Deck 18: Health Care Settings: Potential Job Sites

Question 1

Which of the following are types of health care agencies in which the LPN/LVN would most likely find work?

A) Board and care home
B) Emergency unit facility
C) Skilled nursing facility
D) Adult day care center
E) Hospice

Answer 1

Skilled nursing facility
Hospice

Question 2

An example of a public sector health care agency supported primarily by U.S.taxpayer dollars is the

A) U.S. Public Health Service.
B) Kaiser Permanente hospitals.
C) American Cancer Society.
D) World Health Organization.

Answer 2

U.S. Public Health Service.

Question 3

A patient tells the nurse,"I was treated for an asthma attack at a freestanding ambulatory services center." The nurse correctly identifies the treatment as taking place at a/an

A) urgent care center.
B) domiciliary residence.
C) intermediate care facility.
D) fitness club.

Answer 3

urgent care center.

Question 4

An example of a voluntary health agency that is focused on research and education of the public is

A) the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration.
B) the Visiting Nurse Association.
C) St. Jude's Children's Hospital.
D) the American Heart Association.

Question 5

Accountability of private health care agencies is assumed by the

A) taxpayer.
B) government.
C) owners of the agency.
D) board of directors of the agency.

Question 6

A nurse working in the emergency department who must obtain data to identify the patient's primary care provider should ask the patient about

A) hospital stays.
B) low-cost health care providers.
C) receiving specialized care aimed at restoring the function of a body part.
D) the referring physician, nurse practitioner, or ambulatory care setting.

Question 7

After several weeks of outpatient care,a patient with a badly burned hand has been referred for rehabilitation.The patient asks the nurse what the purpose of rehabilitation is.The best answer would be

A) "It will help you get back the function of your hand and will prevent further disability."
B) "It's a way of keeping you under direct supervision while healing continues."
C) "You'll need to learn new ways of eating and dressing using your good hand."
D) "In your case, I don't know what the purpose is. Why not ask your doctor?"

Question 8

The United States Public Health Service (USPHS)is funded by

A) tax money.
B) lottery money.
C) voluntary contributions.
D) estates and endowments.

Question 9

A patient who had a cerebrovascular accident needs nursing care,physical therapy,and speech therapy.The patient's spouse would like to provide care at home but needs assistance.During the planning conference,the nurse should suggest that the agency that could best meet the patient's needs is

A) a home health agency.
B) the American Red Cross.
C) the American Heart Association.
D) a local wellness center.

Question 10

Which agencies are considered part of the U.S.Public Health Service?

A) National Institutes of Health
B) Food and Drug Administration
C) Veterans Administration
D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
E) American Cancer Society
F) Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration

Question 11

Knowing that Alcoholics Anonymous is a nonprofit group that receives no taxpayer money and is aimed at meeting the needs of a selected population segment would help the nurse to classify it as a

A) public agency.
B) private agency.
C) voluntary agency.
D) proprietary agency.

Question 12

A resident who is terminally ill and his family are considering hospice.They ask the nurse for information about hospice.Which of the following would be information the nurse could correctly relay?

A) Maintaining comfort as death approaches is the hospice philosophy.
B) Hospice care may be provided at home or in a freestanding agency.
C) Family members are encouraged to care for the individual.
D) Hospice can be tailored to meet the individual's and the family's needs.
E) The cost of hospice is more than the cost of hospital care.
F) Respite care is available when the individual is cared for at home.

Question 13

The Visiting Nurse Association is a public voluntary agency that has which of the following characteristics?

A) It is engaged in health teaching.
B) It assists with referrals for patients to other community services.
C) It frequently involves the family in the care of its own members.
D) It provides nursing care in the home setting or to persons with acute and chronic diseases.
E) Care includes health supervision, education, counseling, bedside care, and following physicians' orders.
F) It is staffed primarily by LPN/LVNs and home health aides trained for specific tasks of personal bedside care.

Question 14

A nurse is asked,"What does it mean if a health care agency is described as 'proprietary'?" The nurse should respond

A) "It operates by government mandate."
B) "It is funded by local tax money and government subsidies."
C) "It operates for profit."
D) "It utilizes a large number of volunteers."

Question 15

Which individual is best served by receiving care at an adult day care center?

A) Mr. A, who needs a nebulizer treatment to control an acute asthma attack
B) Mr. B, who has been referred for carpal tunnel surgery
C) Mr. C, a new diabetic who needs teaching
D) Mr. D, who has first-stage Alzheimer's disease and a working wife

Question 16

At a patient care planning conference,the nurse hears the remark,"We need to report this event to our official public health agency." The nurse interprets this as meaning the speaker will contact the

A) American Cancer Society.
B) Visiting Nurse Association.
C) National Easter Seal Society.
D) local health department.

Question 17

An elderly patient is to be discharged from the acute care hospital with left-sided weakness,difficulty swallowing,and inability to independently perform ADLs,therefore requiring daily physical therapy.The patient has no family and lives in a high-rise apartment building.Referral to which level of long-term care would the nurse likely recommend at the care planning conference?

A) Sheltered housing
B) Skilled nursing facility
C) Assisted living facility
D) Domiciliary care

Question 18

The health care agency that provides information and support for breast-feeding mothers and breast milk for infants because of health reasons is the______________.

Question 19

A nurse is asked about public health care agencies.Which of the following would help the nurse frame a comprehensive response?

A) Public health agencies are entirely supported by fees for services.
B) There are two types of public health agencies: official and voluntary.
C) Public health agencies seek to make a profit for the owners.
D) Public health agencies focus on curing illness and disease.
E) Public health agencies emphasize disease prevention, wellness promotion, research, and education.

Question 20

___________________ are for-profit hospitals operated for the financial benefit of the owner of the hospital.