Trends in Nursing

1. Of the following descriptors, which one does not accurately pertain to care in a hospital? a. Acute care provider b. Inpatient c. Outpatient d. Parish Nursing Answer: The correct answer is D. Hospitals are acute care providers, providing services both inpatients and outpatients. 2. Which type of healthcare facility employs the largest percentage of RNs? a. Ambulatory care centers b. Long-term care c. Hospitals d. Clinics Answer: The correct answer is C. Despite a downward trend, the largest percentage of RNs is employed by hospitals. 3. What is the most rapidly growing area of healthcare services? a. Hospitals b. Home care c. Nursing homes d. Parish nursing Answer: The correct answer is B. Home care services are the most rapidly growing area of health care. 4. Which healthcare provider is a major source of health assessment and health education for children? a. Hospital emergency department b. Community center c. Nurse practitioner d. School nurse Answer: The correct answer is D. School nurses do provide much for the health assessment and health information for the nations children. 5. How respite care is best defined? a. A service that allows time away for caregivers b. A special service for the terminally ill and their family c. Direct care provided to individuals in nursing homes d. Living units for people without regular shelter. Answer: The correct answer is A. Respite care is provided to enable a primary caregiver time away from the day-to-day responsibilities of homebound patients. 6. Which purpose best describes managed care as a framework for healthcare? a. Designed to control the cost of care while maintaining the quality of care

b. Coordinates care to maximize positive outcomes and contain costs c. The delivery of services from initial contact through ongoing care. d. Based on a philosophy of ensuring death in comfort and dignity. Answer: The correct answer is A. Managed care is a way of providing care, designed to control costs while maintaining the quality of care. 7. Of the following healthcare agencies and services, which one is a government agency? a. Alcoholics Anonymous b. Public Health Service c. Rural Health Center d. Ambulatory care center Answer: The correct answer is B. The Public Health Service is a government agency. 8. Your newly employed friend is a part of the companys HMO. This means he: a. Can have healthcare services from a provider of his choice b. Will be unable to have emergency care c. Receives all healthcare from providers within HMO d. Must pay an additional monthly premium. Answer: The correct answer is C. In most HMOs, the patient does not have a choice of healthcare providers and receives all services from providers within the HMO. 9. Private insurance most often is called a 3rd party payer. What does this mean? a. You pay no monthly premium and pay all healthcare costs yourself. b. You belong to a preferred provider organization c. You are at risk if your healthcare provider is not a part of the plan. d. You pay a monthly premium, and the insurance company pays the bill. Answer: The correct answer is D. You (and your employer, if appropriate) pay monthly premiums, and the insurance company pays all or most of the cost of care. 10. What type of technology has increased the number of knowledgeable healthcare consumers? a. Television b. Computers c. Cell Phones d. Informatics Answer: The correct answer is B. Consumers are increasingly using their home computers to access healthcare information through the Internet.