Deck 8: Health and Illness in Modern Healthcare

Question 1

What would a patient recognize as symbols of healthcare providers? Select all that apply.
1)Stethoscope
2)White lab coat
3)Nurse's cap
4)White uniform
5)Mobile phone device

Answer 1

1,2,3,4

Question 2

What was the focus of healthcare during the early part of the twentieth century? Select all that apply.
1)Treatment of infectious diseases
2)Maternal and child health
3)Implementing Medicare
4)Reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS
5)Discovery of external cardiac pacing

Answer 2

1,2

Question 3

Which are considered habits within the culture of healthcare? Select all that apply.
1)Charting
2)Using jargon
3)Following the problem-solving method
4)Being neat
5)Hand washing

Answer 3

1,2,3,4,5

Question 4

What is an assumption about socialization into the healthcare culture?
1)Effective treatment can only be done by educated and licensed professionals.
2)The more technological the intervention,the greater benefit it yields.
3)Interventions for health events must follow a prescribed protocol.
4)Alternative complementary treatments have validity.

Question 5

What was the goal of healthcare reform efforts in the 1990s?
1)Making healthcare affordable,comprehensive,and accessible
2)Allocating health resources based on priority needs
3)Providing government-subsidized healthcare
4)Ensuring all citizens had health insurance

Question 6

The nurse is reviewing the contents of the Affordable Care Act to explain the changes in healthcare to a patient.What will the nurse include when teaching about the Act? Select all that apply.
1)Small businesses will have tax credits for health insurance.
2)Free preventive care will be provided.
3)Health care quality and efficiency will improve.
4)People with preexisting conditions can have healthcare insurance.
5)Allows coverage of dependent children until age 30.

Question 7

What would be a reason why a person with sickle cell disease does not receive adequate care and pain control during a crisis?
1)There may be subtle racism exhibited toward those with sickle cell disease.
2)Physicians are not familiar with the trajectory of a pain crisis.
3)The person isn't aware that appropriate care for a pain crisis exists.
4)The person may not explain their symptoms appropriately.

Question 8

The cost of prescription medications,an indicator of healthcare costs,has skyrocketed from $2.7 million in 1960 to $271.1 billion in 201
1)Technology costs associated with new drug development
2)Health insurance covers all medication costs
3)People want more prescription medications for all of their illnesses.
3)What would be a reason for the increase in prescription medication costs?
4)The majority of prescription medications are used by an increasingly aging population.

Question 9

What impact did social and health policy have on the healthcare system in the latter part of the twentieth century?
1)Exploding healthcare costs and the challenges to reform and control them
2)The majority of healthcare being paid for through government subsidies
3)Affordable healthcare for all citizens
4)Healthcare costs decreasing as a result of social and health policy

Question 10

In the current health care market,what will occur with healthcare expenditures per capita in the United States?
1)Increase as part of the overall gross domestic product
2)Match those of other Western countries
3)Have the United States achieve the highest health status in the world
4)Decrease as healthcare becomes available for all citizens

Question 11

How does the U.S.healthcare expenditure per person compare to other nations?
1)Expenditures exceed those of other nations.
2)Expenditures are equal with other nations.
3)Expenditures are a fraction of the gross domestic product.
4)Expenditures rank lower than those of other nations.

Question 12

What is considered to be a constant for any culture?
1)Socialization into its traditions,language,and practices
2)Ability for it to change quickly to adjust to new challenges
3)Requirement that all members of the culture act the same
4)Necessity for its members to be homogeneous in all their decisions

Question 13

A patient is seeking a second level of care for a health problem.What types of healthcare providers are found at this level? Select all that apply.
1)Obstetricians
2)Resident
3)Surgeon
4)Neurologist
5)Rehabilitation

Question 14

A patient is unable to access healthcare.What are the reasons for this barrier to healthcare? Select all that apply.
1)Lack of money
2)No health insurance
3)Lack of transportation
4)No primary care physicians
5)Lack of time

Question 15

What was the impact of infrastructure on the healthcare industry in the middle of the twentieth century?
1)Development of the foundation for today's costly tests and treatments
2)Restriction of public immunizations and medications for communicable diseases
3)Social policy planning for health care expenditures
4)Decrease of hospital building and local resources for health care

Question 16

Which identifies a common complaint about contemporary U.S.healthcare providers?
1)In general,healthcare providers are rigid to the Western system of healthcare.
2)There are no variations in treatment for various medical diagnoses.
3)Only Western care treatments should be insurance-reimbursable.
4)Western medical practices and Eastern medicine practices cause fragmented care.

Question 17

What are issues surrounding the shifting of healthcare coverage from the private sector to the public sector,and now back to the private sector? Select all that apply.
1)Technology has exploded.
2)Soaring cost of health care
3)Blindly covering costs of services
4)Families being left bankrupt
5)Improvement in care quality

Question 18

According to the 2013 statistics,what was the infant mortality rate in the United States?
1)3.5/1000 live birth
2)7/1,000 live births
3)5.96/1,000 live births
4)6.9/1,000 live births

Question 19

A patient tells the nurse that the Affordable Care Act will not be helpful,since the patient cannot afford to pay for health insurance.What should the nurse say in response to this patient?
1)It will provide tax credits to those who need help buying health insurance.
2)Health insurance will need to be obtained through an employer.
3)It focuses on the healthcare needs of the elderly.
4)It will cause most Americans' taxes to increase.

Question 20

A patient is a migrant farm worker.Which barrier would exist for this patient to access healthcare if needed?
1)Language
2)Homelessness
3)Racism
4)Access

Question 21

How would the nurse practicing CULTURALCARE define health?
1)Balance of the person both within and in the outside world
2)Absence of illness and disease
3)Experience of well-being and integrity of the mind and body
4)Use of science and technology to cure disease

Question 22

Which is the philosophy of CULTURALCARE?
1)Holistic care is predicated on cultural HEALTH traditions and needs.
2)Sufficient money,technology,and science are used to cure.
3)Premature death must be avoided.
4)Disease and injury are avoided through health promotion and maintenance.

Question 23

What causes medicine-the modern healthcare system-to be identified as an "institution of social control"?
1)Placing attention on health issues that are considered preventable diseases.
2)Debating the issues of who has the right to stop medical treatment
3)Limiting the use medications
4)Limiting the use of technology

Question 24

What would be a barrier to healthcare for a person who lives in a rural area?
1)Transportation
2)Education
3)Insurance
4)Technology

Question 25

The nurse is reporting a patient care situation to the authorities.In which situations would the practice of medicine and the law overlap? Select all that apply.
1)Immunizations
2)Sanitation
3)Abortion
4)Euthanasia
5)Medication distribution

Question 26

How does modern medical care differ from CULTURALCARE in the medicalization of life?
1)Application of the medical model and technologies to problems thought of as medical in nature
2)Application of knowledge to the entire sociocultural and health/HEALTH context of patients
3)Acknowledging treatment may not yield a better quality of life
4)Non-recognition of a patient's heritage in treatment regimens.

Question 27

Why would a patient of limited income find technology as a barrier to accessing health care?
1)Inability to afford,desire,or utilize what technology offers as tests or treatments
2)Difficulty understanding the results obtained as a result of technology
3)Limited benefits due to age
4)Lack of accessing the various diagnostic technological treatments