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Deck 8: Health Care Organizations
1
An example of additional health care services is
A) dental cleaning and checkup.
B) annual Papanicolaou (Pap) smear.
C) childhood immunizations.
D) hospital room costs.
A) dental cleaning and checkup.
B) annual Papanicolaou (Pap) smear.
C) childhood immunizations.
D) hospital room costs.
dental cleaning and checkup.
2
The Canadian Classification of Health Interventions database was created for
A) physicians.
B) registered nurses.
C) unregulated health care providers.
D) all health provider groups.
A) physicians.
B) registered nurses.
C) unregulated health care providers.
D) all health provider groups.
all health provider groups.
3
Which province or territory spends the highest percentage of its federal budget on health care?
A) Nova Scotia
B) Ontario
C) Alberta
D) Northwest Territories
A) Nova Scotia
B) Ontario
C) Alberta
D) Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
4
The Canada Health Act (1985)establishes the criteria for
A) provincial health care funding priorities.
B) nurse-to-patient ratios.
C) hospital accreditation standards.
D) federal financial support of a national health care insurance system.
A) provincial health care funding priorities.
B) nurse-to-patient ratios.
C) hospital accreditation standards.
D) federal financial support of a national health care insurance system.
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5
Which criterion of the Canada Health Act prohibits user charges or extra billing?
A) Universality
B) Accessibility
C) Public administration
D) None of the above
A) Universality
B) Accessibility
C) Public administration
D) None of the above
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6
Who is responsible for providing health care funding for recent immigrants?
A) Local institutions
B) Canada's Immigrant Council
C) Federal government
D) Provincial government
A) Local institutions
B) Canada's Immigrant Council
C) Federal government
D) Provincial government
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7
In an open-systems model,an example of an input is
A) information.
B) safety.
C) decision-making.
D) budget variance.
A) information.
B) safety.
C) decision-making.
D) budget variance.
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8
A nurse manager at a home health care service has resigned to take a position at a local ambulatory care centre.To initiate current changes,the nurse manager has to be knowledgeable about the differences between a home health care institution and an ambulatory care centre,which is a primary care institution.Primary care institutions are facilities that provide
A) rehabilitative or long-term care.
B) disease-restorative care.
C) first access to care.
D) only outpatient services.
A) rehabilitative or long-term care.
B) disease-restorative care.
C) first access to care.
D) only outpatient services.
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9
A key feature of primary health care reform is
A) increasing access to entry points into the health care system.
B) development of clear, nonoverlapping scopes of professional practice.
C) the importance of teams of health care providers.
D) inability to sustain collaboration.
A) increasing access to entry points into the health care system.
B) development of clear, nonoverlapping scopes of professional practice.
C) the importance of teams of health care providers.
D) inability to sustain collaboration.
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10
An academic teaching hospital that provides care for patients who require inpatient and ambulatory care for addictions,through a spectrum of wellness and illness services and providers,would be considered
A) a health care network.
B) a tertiary care institution.
C) rehabilitative.
D) long-term care.
A) a health care network.
B) a tertiary care institution.
C) rehabilitative.
D) long-term care.
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11
What was the main purpose of the establishment of the Health Council of Canada in 2011?
A) Assess health and human resource allocation.
B) Monitor the progress of health care reform.
C) Evaluate the duplication in current scopes of practice.
D) Integrate technology in acute care institutions.
A) Assess health and human resource allocation.
B) Monitor the progress of health care reform.
C) Evaluate the duplication in current scopes of practice.
D) Integrate technology in acute care institutions.
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12
A social determinant of health
A) is predictable of acuity.
B) is biologic and genetic endowment.
C) is related mainly to the psychological environment.
D) has little impact on health status.
A) is predictable of acuity.
B) is biologic and genetic endowment.
C) is related mainly to the psychological environment.
D) has little impact on health status.
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13
According to the World Health Organization's (1978)definition,primary health care is considered:
A) the entry point into the health care system.
B) an institution-based health care service.
C) to empower people to be responsible for their own health.
D) to focus mainly on acute care treatment.
A) the entry point into the health care system.
B) an institution-based health care service.
C) to empower people to be responsible for their own health.
D) to focus mainly on acute care treatment.
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14
An arrangement has been made between an industry partner and a hospital for the industry partner to build a new hospital structure and then for the hospital to rent the space at an agreed rate over the useful life of the asset (usually decades).Proponents of this type of arrangement indicate that this partnership shifts the
A) risk of building delays to the industry partner.
B) organizational accountability for safety in the workplace.
C) burden of capital costs to the private sector.
D) efficiency to public rather than private enterprise.
A) risk of building delays to the industry partner.
B) organizational accountability for safety in the workplace.
C) burden of capital costs to the private sector.
D) efficiency to public rather than private enterprise.
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15
Samuel,a 4-year-old boy,has just received a diagnosis in the clinic of an extremely rare medical condition.The family is counselled that Samuel will be referred to which type of care?
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Quaternary
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Quaternary
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16
Which of the following has placed considerable strain on the Canadian health care system?
A) Decreasing costs
B) A stable economy
C) Increase in elderly population
D) Status quo health care services
A) Decreasing costs
B) A stable economy
C) Increase in elderly population
D) Status quo health care services
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17
Instituting similarities in services across health care regions among provinces and territories is considerably complex because of
A) a lack of knowledge and skill in their associated use.
B) the vast geographic areas present in the Canadian landscape.
C) minimal diversity in provincial health care needs.
D) an inability to accurately reflect exact cost per service provided.
A) a lack of knowledge and skill in their associated use.
B) the vast geographic areas present in the Canadian landscape.
C) minimal diversity in provincial health care needs.
D) an inability to accurately reflect exact cost per service provided.
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18
Which province or territory was projected to spend the most,per person,on health care in 2013?
A) Saskatchewan
B) British Columbia
C) Prince Edward Island
D) Nunavut
A) Saskatchewan
B) British Columbia
C) Prince Edward Island
D) Nunavut
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19
Which of the following is a key function associated with the Canadian health care system?
A) Financing
B) Accessibility
C) Implementation of insurance programs
D) Universality
A) Financing
B) Accessibility
C) Implementation of insurance programs
D) Universality
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20
Which of the following is a characteristic of an open-systems organization?
A) A change in one component will not affect other components.
B) The internal environment consists of dependent, interactive components.
C) Inputs are acquired from the internal environment and are processed to be released as outputs.
D) Feedback about performance is used to influence subsequent selection of inputs.
A) A change in one component will not affect other components.
B) The internal environment consists of dependent, interactive components.
C) Inputs are acquired from the internal environment and are processed to be released as outputs.
D) Feedback about performance is used to influence subsequent selection of inputs.
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21
Which of the following recommendations are included in the First Ministers' A 10-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care (2004)?
A) Increase funds for the supply of health care professionals.
B) Implement primary health care.
C) Introduce the use of electronic records.
D) Develop primary care.
A) Increase funds for the supply of health care professionals.
B) Implement primary health care.
C) Introduce the use of electronic records.
D) Develop primary care.
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22
In Canada,which of the following has the most authority over the management and delivery of health care?
A) Hospital board of directors
B) Regional health boards
C) Provincial government
D) Federal government
A) Hospital board of directors
B) Regional health boards
C) Provincial government
D) Federal government
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23
The largest percentage of health care costs is spent on
A) hospitals.
B) medications.
C) physicians.
D) unregulated health care workers.
A) hospitals.
B) medications.
C) physicians.
D) unregulated health care workers.
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24
In an open-systems model,an example of feedback is
A) errors.
B) patient satisfaction.
C) wellness.
D) collaboration.
A) errors.
B) patient satisfaction.
C) wellness.
D) collaboration.
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25
The Office of Nursing Policy is an advisory body for
A) the Canadian Nurses Association.
B) the Canada Health Act Implementation Committee.
C) Health Canada.
D) provincial and territorial ministries of health.
A) the Canadian Nurses Association.
B) the Canada Health Act Implementation Committee.
C) Health Canada.
D) provincial and territorial ministries of health.
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26
Which three provinces/territories provide nurses with unrestricted access to seek work and enable nearly seamless nurse mobility between them?
A) Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island
B) Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut
C) Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan
D) Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan
A) Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island
B) Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut
C) Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan
D) Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan
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