Chapter 11 - The Health Care Delivery System

Correct response: Hospitals Explanation: Hospitals are the most appropriate acute care setting for people who are too ill to care for themselves at home, are severely injured, require surgery or complicated treatments, or are having babies. An ambulatory care center, which may be referred to as an outpatient care center, is a medical care facility that provides outpatient services. These include diagnosis, treatment, consultation, and intervention services. Day care centers have a variety of purposes: some care for healthy infants and children whose parents work; some care for children with minor illnesses; some provide a place for older adults to socialize and to receive care while family members work; some provide health-related services and care to people who do not need to be in a health care institution but cannot be at home alone. Primary care is the day-to-day health care given by a health care provider and can be provided in an outpatient facility.

Which is the acute care setting for people who are too ill to care for themselves at home, are severely injured, or require surgery? -Day care centers -Ambulatory care centers -Hospitals -Primary care centers

Correct response: Team nursing Explanation: Team nursing is the provision of care with a nurse supervising the work of one or more aides.

You are the nurse employed in an acute care hospital. The head nurse states that you will be caring for 12 clients with the help of two nurse assistants. This is considered to be what type of nursing care delivery? -Tertiary care -Team nursing -Primary care -Modular nursing