Chapter 3 Practice Test

Question 1 of 33

1

Which addition to a community best demonstrates the concept of the Healthy People 2020 report?

Select one of the following:

New cardiothoracic intensive care unit at a major hospital
New rehabilitation center
New recreational health center
New children’s hospital

Explanation

Question 2 of 33

1

Which of the following statements is correct concerning the Affordable Care Act (ACA), signed into law in March 2010?

Select one of the following:

Penalties are imposed for persons who fail to acquire health insurance
The ACA was challenged in 2012, requiring Supreme Court mandated revisions
It passed secondary to bipartisan support
All of the above statements are correct

Explanation

Question 3 of 33

1

Which of the following persons would be eligible to participate in the market place exchange program?

Select one of the following:

Individual covered by the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
An individual looking to shop for a better plan than what his employer provides
A newly unemployed individual who has lost his health care insurance
Anyone may participate in the Market Place Exchange Program

Explanation

Question 4 of 33

1

Health insurance plans, offered under the market place exchange program, must include which of the following features?

Select one of the following:

Low deductibles and low out-of-pocket costs
Birth control coverage
Dental coverage
Uniform monthly premiums for all persons

Explanation

Question 5 of 33

1

The Health of the Nation is an annual report prepared by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Which of the following statements would accurately represent findings for the 2014 report?

Select one of the following:

Cancer is the number one cause of deaths, followed by heart disease
Life expectancy has increased for women and remained static for men
Suicide and drug-related deaths have decreased secondary to education programs
Smoking for persons 18 years and over has dropped

Explanation

Question 6 of 33

1

Healthy People 2020 would be most concerned with which of the following healthcare issues?

Select one of the following:

Promoting reform regarding deaths from gun violence
Evaluating the merits of single-payer healthcare
Treating vulnerable populations
Eliminating healthcare fraud which consumes available funds

Explanation

Question 7 of 33

1

Which of the following individuals is statistically the most likely to have a child who will succumb to a cause of infant mortality?

Select one of the following:

A 30-year-old teacher who insists on delivering her baby at home, with a midwife
A 17-year-old African American with credits toward her GED and in good health
An Asian woman who is having a C-section due to small pelvis
A 26-year-old accountant who quit smoking 18 months ago when she moved to NY

Explanation

Question 8 of 33

1

Which nurse is at risk of making a medical error?

Select one of the following:

A nurse working overtime
A nurse who works in a hospital that advocates multidisciplinary care
A nurse caring for four care recipients during the shift
A nurse who attends regular continuing education programs

Explanation

Question 9 of 33

1

The person known as the father of British and American public health is

Select one of the following:

Lillian Wald
Edwin Chadwick
Lemuel Shattuck
Paul Ehrlich.

Explanation

Question 10 of 33

1

A community health nurse most effectively preserves the health of a person with tuberculosis (TB) and the community by

Select one of the following:

administering and reading the purified protein derivative (PPD) of all close contacts
providing direct observed therapy (DOT) for the individual with TB.
isolating the person because it is likely drug resistant
telling the person to wear a mask when leaving the home.

Explanation

Question 11 of 33

1

A community planning committee is working on the development of a community nursing center. Which of the following essential components should be included in this center?

Select one of the following:

Physician as medical director
Interdisciplinary staff
Nurse as chief manager
Partnership with an academic institution

Explanation

Question 12 of 33

1

Considering the provider and care recipient perspective, which of the following is the most autonomous form of insurance?

Select one of the following:

Fee-for-service plan
Health maintenance organization (HMO)
Preferred provider organization (PPO)
Independent practice association (IPA)

Explanation

Question 13 of 33

1

Which could result in a change in a nurse practitioner’s practice?

Select one of the following:

Holding a master’s degree or higher
Moving to another state when she gets married
Caring for Medicare care recipients
Changing to another office within the same practice

Explanation

Question 14 of 33

1

Which health care provider represents a primary care provider?

Select one of the following:

Psychiatric advanced practice nurse
Clinical nurse specialist
Pediatric nurse practitioner
Acute care nurse practitioner

Explanation

Question 15 of 33

1

Which form of managed care restricts providers to caring for individuals who are members of their organization?

Select one of the following:

Fee-for-service plan
Health maintenance organization (HMO)
Preferred provider organization (PPO)
Independent practice association (IPA)

Explanation

Question 16 of 33

1

A Medicare care recipient reports to the home care nurse that he is receiving care through an accountable care organization (ACO). Which of the following considerations should be made when delivering care to this individual?

Select one of the following:

The individual must see a primary care provider before being referred to a specialist
The focus of care is prevention and management of individuals with chronic disease
The individual has paid a membership fee to be part of this organization.
The focus of care is to conserve money in a health savings account

Explanation

Question 17 of 33

1

Which of the following statements is correct concerning Medicare Advantage plans?

Select one of the following:

They are plans which can be purchased in addition to traditional Medicare for greater coverage
They are a substitute for the traditional Medicare program
They are funded under the Affordable Care Act to improve availability of healthcare insurance
They are available to persons who would not otherwise qualify for Medicare

Explanation

Question 18 of 33

1

An individual states that his family has insurance, but that paying for routine medical costs is very expensive because most routine services are paid for out of pocket. Which type of insurance plan does this individual most likely have?

Select one of the following:

High deductible health insurance plan (HDHP)
Point-of-service plan (POS)
Health maintenance organization (HMO)
Preferred provider organization (PPO)

Explanation

Question 19 of 33

1

Which of the following is a health plan consisting of hospitals and physician providers providing health care services to plan members (usually at discounted rates) in return for expedited claims payment?

Select one of the following:

Health maintenance organization (HMO)
Health savings account (HSA)
Preferred provider organization (PPO)
Independent practice association (IPA)

Explanation

Question 20 of 33

1

Two working adults do not have access to health insurance for their family via their respective employers and they do not meet the financial criteria for Medicaid. For which of the following federal programs may the children in this family be eligible?

Select one of the following:

Medicare
Civilian Health Medical Program for Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS)
State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Veteran’s Administration Program

Explanation

Question 21 of 33

1

A nurse complies with the Patient Self-Determination Act when asking

Select one of the following:

a person upon admission to the hospital if he or she has an advanced directive
the family in the recovery room whether the care recipient has an advanced directive
a person being discharged from the hospital if he or she has an advance directive
the family about an advanced directive after the person has been intubated

Explanation

Question 22 of 33

1

A nurse discussing the care of a person on the surgical unit following gastric bypass surgery with a friend is in violation of the

Select one of the following:

Patient Self-Determination Act
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Americans with Disabilities Act
Civil Rights Act

Explanation

Question 23 of 33

1

Which is a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996?

Select one of the following:

Nurse reporting a case of TB to the health department
Nurse reporting a case of child abuse to the Department of Human Services
Nurse discussing the person’s case with his or her physician
Nurse discussing the person’s case with his or her school nurse

Explanation

Question 24 of 33

1

Which nurse is functioning as a care manager?

Select one of the following:

A nurse working with a family to coordinate care for a child with multiple previous hospital admissions due to exacerbation of asthma
A nurse providing asthma education in an office setting to a child with moderate, persistent asthma
A nurse administering the appropriate anti-inflammatory medication to a child hospitalized for exacerbation of asthma
Nurse making a home visit to perform a respiratory assessment on a child discharged from the hospital following an admission for an asthma exacerbation

Explanation

Question 25 of 33

1

A pregnant woman with two toddlers living at less than 135% of the federal poverty level would be eligible for

Select one of the following:

Medicare Part A
Medicare Part B
Medicaid
State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

Explanation

Question 26 of 33

1

Which person is at highest risk for being uninsured?

Select one of the following:

68-year-old retired mailman
48-year-old on renal dialysis
2-year-old whose parents work but do not have benefits through their employers
27-year-old who attends college and works part-time in a small pizza parlor

Explanation

Question 27 of 33

1

Adoption of a Canadian-style health care system in the United States has the potential to

Select one of the following:

decrease waiting times for tests and procedures
create further health disparities
increase the number of HMOs
increase the amount of funding available for health care

Explanation

Question 28 of 33

1

A system used to evaluate the necessity, appropriateness, and efficiency of the use of the health care system, the purpose of which is to lower costs by discouraging unnecessary treatments, is known as

Select one of the following:

managed care
gate keeping
utilization review
Capitation

Explanation

Question 29 of 33

1

The country with the lowest infant mortality rate in 2011 was

Select one of the following:

Canada
Mexico
Sweden
the United States

Explanation

Question 30 of 33

1

The country with the highest life expectancy for women in 2011 was

Select one of the following:

France
Germany
Sweden
the United States

Explanation

Question 31 of 33

1

A community health nurse is presenting information about the current health of the nation to a local political action group in 2011. Which of the following information would be included in this presentation? (Select all that apply.)

Select one or more of the following:

Funding of public health programs has improved the health of the nation
Provision of health care has improved the health of the nation
Advances in technology have improved the health of the nation
Consumer education has improved the health of the nation

Explanation

Question 32 of 33

1

Which of the following statements about the financing of health care in the United States is accurate? (Select all that apply.)

Select one or more of the following:

Employee-sponsored health insurance premiums experienced minimal increases from 2001 to 2011
State tax dollars must fund at least 50% of a state’s Medicaid cost
The largest percentage of health care dollars is spent on hospital care
Most workers who have an employer-sponsored health insurance plan are enrolled in preferred provider organizations (PPOs)

Explanation

Question 33 of 33

1

Which of the following would be considered part of a vulnerable population? (Select all that apply.)

Select one or more of the following:

Deaf man
Cocaine-addicted teenage girl
Handicapped child
College graduate

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Chapter 3 Practice Test

Question 1 of 33

Which addition to a community best demonstrates the concept of the Healthy People 2020 report?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 33

Which of the following statements is correct concerning the Affordable Care Act (ACA), signed into law in March 2010?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 33

Which of the following persons would be eligible to participate in the market place exchange program?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 33

Health insurance plans, offered under the market place exchange program, must include which of the following features?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 33

The Health of the Nation is an annual report prepared by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Which of the following statements would accurately represent findings for the 2014 report?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 33

Healthy People 2020 would be most concerned with which of the following healthcare issues?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 33

Which of the following individuals is statistically the most likely to have a child who will succumb to a cause of infant mortality?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 33

Which nurse is at risk of making a medical error?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 33

The person known as the father of British and American public health is

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 33

A community health nurse most effectively preserves the health of a person with tuberculosis (TB) and the community by

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 33

A community planning committee is working on the development of a community nursing center. Which of the following essential components should be included in this center?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 33

Considering the provider and care recipient perspective, which of the following is the most autonomous form of insurance?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 33

Which could result in a change in a nurse practitioner’s practice?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 33

Which health care provider represents a primary care provider?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 33

Which form of managed care restricts providers to caring for individuals who are members of their organization?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 33

A Medicare care recipient reports to the home care nurse that he is receiving care through an accountable care organization (ACO). Which of the following considerations should be made when delivering care to this individual?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 33

Which of the following statements is correct concerning Medicare Advantage plans?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 33

An individual states that his family has insurance, but that paying for routine medical costs is very expensive because most routine services are paid for out of pocket. Which type of insurance plan does this individual most likely have?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 33

Which of the following is a health plan consisting of hospitals and physician providers providing health care services to plan members (usually at discounted rates) in return for expedited claims payment?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 33

Two working adults do not have access to health insurance for their family via their respective employers and they do not meet the financial criteria for Medicaid. For which of the following federal programs may the children in this family be eligible?