NURS 325 EXAM 1 PT 2 complete exam text with correct answers
1. The nurse identifies and meets the health needs of a patient. Which
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1. Teacher
2. Advocate
3. Surrogate
4. Counselor -
2. The nurse is examining research results regarding receipt of health-care benefits in the United States. Which group of people is the most underserved?
1. Children
2. Older adults
3. Pregnant women
4. Middle-aged men -
3. A patient with an infection receives medical intervention and nursing care in a hospital setting. Which level health-care service has been provided in this situation?
1. Emergency
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary
4. Primary -
4. The nurse identifies that the cornerstone of Nursing's Agenda For Health Care Reform is:
1. A standardized package of health-care services must be provided by the federal government
2. Advanced practice nurses should play a prominent role in the provision of primary care
3. Services need to be provided in environments that are accessible, familiar, and friendly
4. Nursing must provide for the central focus for the health-care delivery system -
5. A home health-care nurse is functioning as a Case Manager for a patient recently discharged from the hospital. What is the primary role of the nurse when functioning as a Case Manager?
1. Coordinator
2. Counselor
3. Provider
4. Teacher -
6. Which is the best example of an inpatient care setting where nursing care is delivered?
1. Ambulatory care center
2. Extended-care facility
3. Day-care center
4. Hospice -
7. Which change identified by the nurse will most affect health-care delivery in the United States in the future?
1. Less emphasis will be placed on prolonging life
2. The proportion of older adults in society will increase
3. More people will seek health care in an acute care setting
4. Genetic counseling will dramatically decrease the number of ill infants born - answer
8. It is important for the nurse to understand that Diagnostic Related Groups mainly were instituted by the federal government to reduce the:
1. Number of professionals working in hospitals
2. Focus on illness and place it on prevention
3. Fragmentation of care
4. Cost of health care -
9. What characteristic is unique to the nurse-patient relationship?
1. Patient's needs are satisfied
2. There is a social component
3. The nurse is the leader of the team 4. Both are working toward a common goal -
10. A recently licensed Registered Nurse is working the night shift on an active medical unit in the hospital. What is the best thing this nurse can do to prevent professional burnout?
1. Challenge the how and why of one's role
2. Get adequate sleep and exercise each day
3. Clarify expectations, strengths, and limitations
4. Seek a balance among seriousness, humor, and aloofness -
11. In the emerging health-care delivery system in the United States, a professional who can provide independent health care with third-party reimbursement is a:
1. Licensed Registered Nurse
2. Clinical Nurse Specialist
3. Physician's Assistant
4. Nurse Practitioner -
12. The nurse understands that critical pathways in health care refer to:
1. Educational career ladders for health-care professionals
2. Multidisciplinary plans with predetermined patient outcomes
3. Times during life when certain health problems are more likely to occur
4. Organizations that provide services that progress from acute care to long-term care -
13. The nurse understands that the setting that is the organizational center of the United States health-care system is the:
1. Clinic setting
2. Acute care setting
3. Community setting
4. Long-term care setting
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