PCT Ch 1-21 Test Bank

Which of the following must the PCT recognize regarding the healthcare delivery system?

• It includes all states

• The major goal is to achieve optimal levels of healthcare.

• It affects the illness of patients.

• Insurance companies are not involved

What is required by the healthcare team to identify the needs of a patient and to design care to meet those needs?

• An individualized care plan

• The physician’s order sheet

• The nurse’s notes

• The Kardex

How does an interdisciplinary approach to patient treatment enhance care?

• By improving efficiency of care

• By reducing the number of caregivers

• By shortening hospital stay

• By preventing the fragmentation of patient care

How may a newly licensed LPN/LVN practice?

• Independently in a hospital setting

• With an experienced LPN/LVN

• Under the supervision of a physician or RN

• As a sole practitioner in a clinic setting

What document identifies the roles and responsibilities of the LPN/LVN?

• The nurse’s employer

• NLN Accreditation Standards

• Nurse Practice Act

• NAPNE Code

What is the title of the American Hospital Association’s 1972 document that outlines the patient’s expectations to be treated with dignity and compassion?

• Code of Ethics

• Patient’s Bill of Rights

• OBRA

• Advance directives

What system reduces the number of employees but still provides quality care for patients?

• Team nursing

• Cross-training

• Use of critical pathways

• Case management

On what premise is Maslow’s Model of Health and Illness based?

• All needs are equally important.

• Basic needs must be met before the next level of needs can be met.

• Self-actualization is a primary need.

• Individuals prioritize needs the same way.

What must the nurse realize when assessing physical and social environmental factors affecting health and illness?

• They affect one another.

• They cause illness.

• They cause patients to react similarly.

• They can be separated.

What system of comprehensive patient care considers the physical, emotional, and social environment and spiritual needs of a person?

• Interdependent care

• Holistic healthcare

• Illness prevention care

• Health promotion care