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Midterm Healthcare questions and answers. Updated 2022/2023 What is the focus of care in any health care agency? The person Staff members Caregivers Reimbursement - Ans-The person Which type of... care includes medical or surgical care received when a person is not admitted to an agency? In-patient Patient-centered Out-patient Patient-focused - Ans-Out-patient Care that is provided to a person who is dying is known as which of the following? Long-term care Hospice Acute care Assisted living - Ans-Hospice What is one of the requirements for being the director of nursing (DON) within an organization? The DON has an associate's degree in nursing. The DON is a licensed vocational nurse. The DON has a business or law degree. The DON is an RN. - Ans-The DON is an RN. What is a registered nurse with limited diagnosing and prescribing functions? Director of nursing Licensed practical nurse Nurse practitioner Case manager - Ans-Nurse practitioner What is the role of the nursing case manager? Focuses on tasks and jobs Provides total patient care Delegates care of patient to other nurses and nursing assistants Coordinates care of specific groups of patients from admission through discharge - Ans-Coordinates care of specific groups of patients from admission through discharge Which of the following is a jointly funded federal and state system that covers the health care of children and older, blind, and disabled persons? Group insurance Medicare Private insurance Medicaid - Ans-Medicaid What is a sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover? Acute illness Terminal illness Chronic illness Palliative illness - Ans-Acute illness What is the role of the nurse in charge of staff development? To oversee continuous quality care To provide direct patient care To coordinate nursing care for the shift To provide nursing education to the staff - Ans-To provide nursing education to the staff The law that requires that all Americans have health insurance is known as which of the following? Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Prospective payment systems Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Ans-Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act What are the benefits insurance companies must provide under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? (Select all that apply.) Prescription drugs Hospital costs Maternity care Health club memberships - Ans-Prescription drugs Hospital costs Maternity care An acute illness is an illness that is slow or gradual in onset. a sudden illness from which the person is expected to recover. an on-going illness for which there is no known cure. an illness for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery. - Ans-a sudden illness from which the person is expected to recover. An on-going illness that is slow or gradual in onset and for which there is no known cure is a terminal illness. an acute illness. a chronic illness. a physical illness. - Ans-a chronic illness. Functional nursing is a team of nursing staff led by an RN who delegates care to other nurses. a nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs. a nursing care pattern in which an RN is responsible for the person's total care. moving services from departments to the bedside. - Ans-a nursing care pattern focusing on tasks and jobs. An RN is responsible for the person's total care. This is called primary nursing. team nursing. functional nursing. patient-focused care. - Ans-primary nursing. Persons living in long-term care centers are called residents. clients. individuals. patients. - Ans-residents Persons receiving care in hospitals are called individuals. patients. clients. residents. - Ans-patients. Which health team member is responsible for the entire nursing staff? Staff nurse Charge nurse Director of nursing Nurse manager - Ans-Director of nursing An assisted living residence (ALR) is for persons with chronic mental illness. is for persons with terminal illnesses. provides complex, on-going rehabilitation. provides three meals a day and 24-hour supervision. - Ans-provides three meals a day and 24-hour supervision. Assisted living residences (ALRs) provide the following except housing. complex medical care. social activities. personal care. - Ans-complex medical care. Which of these individuals perform delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of a licensed nurse? Nursing assistants Nurse practitioners Social workers Medical technologists - Ans-Nursing assistants The nursing team involves the following except nursing assistants. physicians. LPNs. RNs. - Ans-physicians. Which person leads the health team? An LPN/LVN An RN A nursing assistant A nurse manager - Ans-An RN LPNs/LVNs may be supervised by all of the following except RN. licensed dentist. licensed doctor. nursing assistant. - Ans-nursing assistant. Which health team member assesses, makes nursing diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care? Case manager Nursing assistant RN LPN - Ans-RN As a nursing assistant, you are part of the board of trustees. the prospective payment system. the interdisciplinary health care team. the case management team. - Ans-the interdisciplinary health care team. Which term describes when services are moved from departments to the patient's bedside? Case management Team nursing Primary nursing Patient-focused care - Ans-Patient-focused care Nursing education staff supervises dietitians. trains nursing assistants. oversees social workers. manages physicians. - Ans-trains nursing assistants. Dementia care units are hospice units. open units. closed units. managed care units. - Ans-closed units. A hospice is a skilled nursing facility. a home health care agency. an agency or program for persons who are dying. a health care program for persons who present dangers to themselves or others. - Ans-an agency or program for persons who are dying. A federal health insurance program for persons 65 [Show More]

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