MA03_4300

What feature of Hope Clinic most clearly reflects healthcare as an open system?

• Use of electronic medical records

• Influence of community factors like transportation and funding

• Standardized HIV treatment protocols

• Clinic hours of operation

Which systemic issue illustrates how external social determinants affect the internal function of a healthcare system?

• Staff burnout due to high patient loads

• Poor communication among staff

• Transportation barriers leading to missed appointments

• Ashley’s limited knowledge of HIV regimens

The impact of funding instability on staffing and care delivery exemplifies which characteristic of a complex system?

• Sensitivity to external economic inputs

• Linear causality in clinical outcomes

• Closed feedback loops

• Resistance to environmental change

When Nurse Sarah cannot adequately educate patients due to time constraints and varying literacy levels, what systemic challenge is most evident?

• Technological limitations

• Interdependence between resources and patient comprehension

• Over-reliance on standardized procedures

Which of the following best exemplifies a feedback loop within the healthcare system at Hope Clinic?

• Use of paper charts

• Medication non-adherence leading to poor outcomes, prompting review of care strategies

• Weekly team meetings

• Distribution of multilingual brochures

Fragmented care at the clinic reflects what feature of complex systems?

• Predictability of outcomes

• Hierarchical control of decisions

• Non-linearity and interdependence between system components

• Centralized resource allocation

Introducing a patient navigator to assist with appointments and social support addresses which systemic challenge?

• Staff licensure gaps

• Over-medicalization of care

• Integration across subsystems to improve care coordination

• Overuse of technology

The case manager’s difficulty in meeting rising demand reflects what limitation within complex systems?

• Technical barriers to data access

• Capacity limits within human resource components

• Resistance to patient-centered care

Why is cultural competency training a systems-level intervention?

• It improves billing efficiency

• It addresses relational dynamics across social and clinical boundaries

• It increases staff fluency in clinical jargon

• It replaces the need for interpreters

What does the clinic’s attempt to form partnerships with transportation providers suggest about its systemic adaptability?

• It aims to expand clinical services

• It recognizes intersectoral collaboration as key to solving healthcare access issues

• It reduces the need for follow-up care

• It avoids reliance on public funding