US/Global exam 2

Which of the following best describes Brazil's epidemiological transition?

A rise in non-communicable diseases

In Brazil, alternative medicine is regarded as:

An integral part of culture

In the France health care system, docteur refers to general practice physicians who

Care for the public with chronic and acute illnesses

The Bolsa Familia Family Program requires meeting following conditions

Children must attend school and be immunized

Which of the following best describes Brazil's health care financing?

Chronic underfunding

Health care delivery in Japan is:

Decentralized

Which health issue is highly debated for public coverage in Italy

Dental services

Supplemental private insurance is a form of payment for which

Everyone has coverage

In Italy, which of the following best describes the role of the GP in primary care?

Gatekeeper

How is health care in Canada funded?

General taxes and Medicare

The two basic types of medical insurance in Japan are

National health insurance and employer, employee health insurance

Which of the following statements most accurately reflect Japan's infant mortality rate? it is

One of the lowest in the world

The purpose of Protection maternelle et infantile program in France is best described as, a program specifically to

Provide basic preventive care for mother and child

The UK has far more physicians than nurses

TRUE

Administrative responsibility for Brazil's health care system rests with which of the following?

The Ministry of Health

The responsibility for administration of Italy's health care system rests with:

The Ministry of Health

The profession regulatory authority in the UK granting registration of nurses within and outside the European Union is called:

The Nursing Midwifery Council

Since decentralization in 1992, what level of government is responsible for equitable distribution of the essential levels of care?

The Regions

Which of the following statements about the physician workforce in Japan in 2006 is most accurate?

The average hospital physician earned more than 14 million yen (over 145,000 USD)

Cuba's overall successful public health record is most attributed to:

The emphasis placed on healthy lifestyles, and managing resources

A frequent complain of Italian healthcare users is

Long wait lists for each level of care they may require

Which of the following is considered a non-core service for which Canada permits private insurance companies to directly bill patients for?

Private rooms

Canada has a better supply of physicians than nurses

TRUE

Cuban women play roles that are supportive of males rather than competitive with them

TRUE

The majority of road accidents in Brazil occur amount which group

Adult males over the age of 20

The leading cause of death in Canada is

cancer

Reflexology is best described as

foot massage

Which of the following is the leading cause of death in Brazil?

Circulatory diseases

Which of the following best accounts for the success that France has enjoyed in achieving overall good health care outcomes? France:

Commits significant resources to funding prevention

Italian hospitals are paid on nationally pre-determined rates based on

DRGs

The North-South Divide in Italy refers to:

Health coverage in the North and the South

The average number of children Japanese women gave birth to in their lifetime is

1.43

The Italian National Institute of Social Security provides cash benefits for people who have been assessed as

100% disables and dependent

One hundred percent of residents in Japan have universal coverage by

1958

The Social Security Act of 2001 sets the rates for health insurance based on earned income at which of the following percents

5.25%

Approximately what percentage of Brazil's population depends on the National Health System for medical care?

80%

In 2011, health care budgetary shortfalls in France were predicted to exceed which of the following?

9 billion

One of Brazil's outstanding achievements in health care is:

A decline in infant mortality for children under 5 years of age

A fifth principle was added to the four basic principles of the National Medical Care Insurance Act. Of the principles listed below which is the fifth? It must:

Accessible

Historically the health care system in Cuba has focused on all the following except:

Acute care

The majority of funding under the revised New Gold Plan of 1994 was allocated for which of the following -Long term rehab -Home care aides -Respite care

All of these

Major religions of the UK include

Anglican, Roman Catholic and Muslim

Which of the following describes how physicans are paid under Italian National Health System?

Capitation Basis

Italy's success in providing healthcare can be attributed to

Cost containment strategies

Which of the following explains the statement that the NHS in the UK has "a yo-yo attitude toward workforce planning" creating a worsening of shortages of nurses and physicians:

Cutting jobs or nurses and physicians in order to save money

When coping with illness, the rich religious tradition among African Canadians is compared to that of African Americans. In particular, if they don't appear to be recovering, they welcome:

Death as a "home going"

The most accurate description of Agence Nationale d'Accreditation et d'Evaluation en Sante (ANAES) is which of the following, designed to:

Developed practice guidelines to improve quality care outcomes

France's threefold health care goal includes all of the following except: -Decreasing costs -Single health insurer -Compulsory salary based premiums -Choice of physicians

Except: Decreasing costs

Absenteeism and turnover rates for Candadian physicians are higher than the rates for nurses

FALSE

Cuba is a Muslim dominated society

FALSE

Cuban's risk their lives migrating to other countries because of poor educational opportunities, and the low literacy rate in Cuba

FALSE

England receives the highest level of funding per capita compared to Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland

FALSE

Entry level into professional nursing practice in the UK is in the baccalaureate degree in nursing

FALSE

In Brazil, people who live in the south and southeastern regions have greater access to services of the health care system

FALSE

In an attempt to lower its high health care costs, France is exploring ways to eliminate its National Health Care System

FALSE

Italy has one of the lowest numbers of physicians in the world

FALSE

Japan consumers covered by insurance pay insurance premiums that equal 20% of their income

FALSE

Japan relies heavily on nurse practitioners, physician assistants and herbalists to deliver health care

FALSE

Most Italian citizens rely on private health insurance for their healthcare needs

FALSE

Obesity in Canada is highest among men

FALSE

Primary care plays a marginal role in Brazil's system of health care

FALSE

Scotland has the highest suicide rate among countries in the UK

FALSE

Similar to most developed countries, heart disease is the leading cause of death in Japan

FALSE

The complications occurring after suffering a fall accounts for the highest number of percents of years of life lost to disease in France's health care system

FALSE

The global trend in aging will have a minimal effect on the size of the population over 60 in Brazil

FALSE

The number of infirmed elderly in Japan needing care is predicted to increase 75% by 2025

FALSE

Wales is the only country in the UK where patients still pay for prescription medications

FALSE

Despite Canada's nearly perfect literacy rate, literacy is high among which groups of people?

Francophones

The Japanese health care system was most inspired by which country?

Germany

Which of the following situations are health care costs entirely paid for by the national health insurance? when the person:

Has a long-term chronic illness and has had major surgery (1 and 2)

Canada's health care system can best be described as including all of the following except:

Negotiating fee for services without consumer co-payments

People in Northern Ireland are envious of those in England because England has

None of the above

Which of the following presents a critical staffing issue for the Italian Health care System?

Nursing Shortage

Cuba has committed considerable effort and resources in the area of research into the epidemiology and treatment of diseases. Which health problem is not among those included in these efforts?

Obesity

The purpose of epidemiological surveying of diseases is most accurately to do which of the following?

Predict outbreaks and contain diseases

The majority of hospitals in Japan are

Publicly owned and operated

A nurse from Wales wishing to practice in Scotland must do which of the following?

Register with the regulatory authority

Italy's healthcare system is ranked as

Second to France as the best in the world

Brazil recognizes the public as an important stake holder in the healthcare system

TRUE

Children are mandated by the government to receive free medical and dental care

TRUE

Cuba (a developing country), is more characteristic of an industrialized country

TRUE

Immigrants who can document residency in a French territory for more than 3 months qualify for free health care if they are unable to pay for services

TRUE

In 2008 approximately 5 million Canadian adults did not have a family physician

TRUE

In Japan women, although not forced to care for their older adult parents or in-laws, are scorned if they don't care for them

TRUE

Many of the health care services in the UK in and outside the National Health System including private practices are led by nurses and midwives

TRUE

Medical specialists are in the greatest demand but are in the shortest supply in the UK

TRUE

One of the major factors affecting Italy's nursing shortage is the trend toward specialization over primary care

TRUE

Stroke care that includes direct costs, lost productivity, and disability amounts to more than 4 billion euros

TRUE

The growing incidence of chronic diseases in Brazil can be attributed to such factors as increased income, urbanization, and poor nutrition habits

TRUE

Twenty-four percent of Canadians live in rural areas, but nine percent of the physicians practice in rural Canada

TRUE

Which of the following best describes Brazil's health care strategy?

The Family Health Program

Which of the following most accurately explains the payment of a bill for services after a person visits a doctor in France?

They government pays 70%

Which of the following identifies the most frequent consumers of CAM in Italy

Women

Japan is commonly known around the world as the

aging society

Additional ways of financing health care in France includes

assessments on gambling winnings

Which of the following best describes Frances' compulsory premium? They are:

automatically deducted from all employees' pay

As Canada approached physician saturation during the early 1990s it enacted a major policy decision that cut by 10 percent, which of the following?

first year medical admissions

Sick elders especially at the end-of-life are cared for in which of the following settings?

in their family homes

Which of the following is true of the Barnardos organization

is a leading charitable organization in the United Kingdom

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is responsible for which of the following?

offering equitable care to all residents irrespective of their race or disability status