PHRM 251 Midterm Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Define: |Inpatient |care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Medical |care |where |pateitns |have |at |least |one |
overnight |stay |at |a |medical |institution |for |ongoing |treatment |and |monitoring.
Acute |Care |Hospital |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-patient |admitted |for |treatment |over |a |short |
period |of |time
WHY? |-> |1) |assessment/treatment/monitoring |not |able |to |be |done |as |outpatient
HOW? |Publically |funded |; |operated |under |regional |HA.
GOAL? |To |discharge |patients |out |of |facility |as |soon |as |they |are |medically |stable
Ex: |Teaching/community/rural |hospitals
Long-Term |Care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Patients |admitted |to |facility |for |ongoing |24 |hour |care
WHY? |Patient |unable |to |be |cared |for |in |their |own |home/assisted-living.
HOW? |Publically |funded/subsidized |under |regional |HA |, |OR |privately |operated.
GOAL? |Transition |back |home, |OR, |indefinite |management |of |the |patient.
,EX: |Residential |care |facility/hospital, |high-intensity |rehabilitation |centre, |tertiary |mental |health
|institution, |hospice.
Teaching |Hospitals |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Associated |with |a |medical |school
Higher |involvement |in |training |of |HCPs |
Contain |highly-specialized |patient |care |areas
serve |as |research |institutes
Community/Rural |Hospitals |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Serve |a |region
Fewer |speciality |services |compared |to |teaching |hospitals
May |not |have |as |many |integrated |healthcare |teams
5 |regional |HA's |in |BC? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |FHA
2) |Northern |Health
3) |Vancouver |Coastal |Health
4) |Interior |Health
5) |Island |Health
Patient |pathway |through |acute |care |(inpatient) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |arrive |to |ER
2) |Assessment |in |ER/Triage
3) |Admission |(as |required) |
4) |Healthcare |interventions |(i.e., |treatment)
5) |Discharge |(when |patient |is |stable)
, Patient |care |goals |in |ACUTE |setting |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |To |send |patients |home |to |be |
managed |independantly.
-> |Treat |patient |and |stabilize |medical |issues
-> |Improve |patient |functionality |to |baseline
-> |Initiation |of |care |plans |to |prevent |readmission.
Attending |Physician/Most |Responsible |Physician |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Responsible |for |Dx |
and |overall |direction |of |patient |care
Inpatient |= |admitted |under |the |attending |physician/primary |medical |team
Physicians |in |Training |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |Med |students |(MS |3,4)
2) |Resident |(R1-5)
3) |Fellow |(residency |completed, |training |to |become |expert |specialist)
Consult |services |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Physician |specialist |in |a |topic |area, |providing |expert |
opinion/diagnostics, |and |treatment |recommendations |to |the |primary |medical |team
May |"sign-off" |patient |when |consult |request |is |resolved.
Care |Management |Leader |(CML) |/ |Patient |Care |Coordinator |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-RN |
responsible |for |coordinating |patient |care |disposition |(how |it |is |operated)
Ex: |Transfers, |discharges, |liaising |with |community |services
Charge |Nurse |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-RN |responsible |for |coordinating |and |supervising |
nursing |services
Correct Answers
Define: |Inpatient |care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Medical |care |where |pateitns |have |at |least |one |
overnight |stay |at |a |medical |institution |for |ongoing |treatment |and |monitoring.
Acute |Care |Hospital |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-patient |admitted |for |treatment |over |a |short |
period |of |time
WHY? |-> |1) |assessment/treatment/monitoring |not |able |to |be |done |as |outpatient
HOW? |Publically |funded |; |operated |under |regional |HA.
GOAL? |To |discharge |patients |out |of |facility |as |soon |as |they |are |medically |stable
Ex: |Teaching/community/rural |hospitals
Long-Term |Care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Patients |admitted |to |facility |for |ongoing |24 |hour |care
WHY? |Patient |unable |to |be |cared |for |in |their |own |home/assisted-living.
HOW? |Publically |funded/subsidized |under |regional |HA |, |OR |privately |operated.
GOAL? |Transition |back |home, |OR, |indefinite |management |of |the |patient.
,EX: |Residential |care |facility/hospital, |high-intensity |rehabilitation |centre, |tertiary |mental |health
|institution, |hospice.
Teaching |Hospitals |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Associated |with |a |medical |school
Higher |involvement |in |training |of |HCPs |
Contain |highly-specialized |patient |care |areas
serve |as |research |institutes
Community/Rural |Hospitals |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Serve |a |region
Fewer |speciality |services |compared |to |teaching |hospitals
May |not |have |as |many |integrated |healthcare |teams
5 |regional |HA's |in |BC? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |FHA
2) |Northern |Health
3) |Vancouver |Coastal |Health
4) |Interior |Health
5) |Island |Health
Patient |pathway |through |acute |care |(inpatient) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |arrive |to |ER
2) |Assessment |in |ER/Triage
3) |Admission |(as |required) |
4) |Healthcare |interventions |(i.e., |treatment)
5) |Discharge |(when |patient |is |stable)
, Patient |care |goals |in |ACUTE |setting |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |To |send |patients |home |to |be |
managed |independantly.
-> |Treat |patient |and |stabilize |medical |issues
-> |Improve |patient |functionality |to |baseline
-> |Initiation |of |care |plans |to |prevent |readmission.
Attending |Physician/Most |Responsible |Physician |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Responsible |for |Dx |
and |overall |direction |of |patient |care
Inpatient |= |admitted |under |the |attending |physician/primary |medical |team
Physicians |in |Training |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |Med |students |(MS |3,4)
2) |Resident |(R1-5)
3) |Fellow |(residency |completed, |training |to |become |expert |specialist)
Consult |services |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Physician |specialist |in |a |topic |area, |providing |expert |
opinion/diagnostics, |and |treatment |recommendations |to |the |primary |medical |team
May |"sign-off" |patient |when |consult |request |is |resolved.
Care |Management |Leader |(CML) |/ |Patient |Care |Coordinator |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-RN |
responsible |for |coordinating |patient |care |disposition |(how |it |is |operated)
Ex: |Transfers, |discharges, |liaising |with |community |services
Charge |Nurse |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-RN |responsible |for |coordinating |and |supervising |
nursing |services
