3600 quiz questions

The overwhelming majority of nursing students today attend a hospital based diploma school Select one: True False

false

___________ occurs when the hospital systematically divests the person of these past representations of self. Select one: a. Stripping b. Removal c. Fading d. Standardization e. None of the above

stripping

Estimates for 2019 indicate that health costs may average _________ for every man, woman, and child. Select one: $5,568 $7,026 $10,008 $13,387

$13,387

About _____________ of all the money spent on health in the United States in 2012 was spent on hospital services. Select one: a. 30-35% b. 36-39% c. 40-45% d. 46-50% e. None of the above

30-35%

Parsons's concept of the sick role is based on the assumption that: Select one: Illness is normal and routine Being sick is not a deliberate and knowing choice of the sick person There are different types of illnesses resulting in different reactions Illness always subsides and is replaced by well-being None of the above

Being sick is not a deliberate and knowing choice of the sick person

Which of the following is NOT one of the provisions included in the 2010 U.S. health care reforms? Select one: Persons with preexisting conditions can no longer be denied coverage A minimum level of benefits set by the government must be provided in all health insurance plans Businesses with three or more employees are required to provide health insurance for both full-time and part-time employees Low-income persons under 65 will be covered by an expanded Medicaid program Children may remain on their parent's health insurance plan until age 26

Businesses with three or more employees are required to provide health insurance for both full-time and part-time employees

Which of the following is NOT one of the provisions included in the 2010 U.S. health care reforms? Select one: a. Persons with preexisting conditions can no longer be denied coverage b. A minimum level of benefits set by the government must be provided in all health insurance plans c. Businesses with three or more employees are required to provide health insurance for both full-time and part-time employees d. Low-income persons under 65 will be covered by an expanded Medicaid program e. Children may remain on their parent's health insurance plan until age 26

Businesses with three or more employees are required to provide health insurance for both full-time and part-time employees

Who was one of the leading proponents of labeling theory? Select one: Emile Durkheim Max Weber Sigmund Freud Howard Becker All of these were proponents

Howard Becker

___________________ are a form of managed care health organization, in which employers who purchase group health insurance agree to send their employees to particular hospitals or doctors in return for discounts. Select one: a. Official agencies b. Individual practice associations c. Health maintenance organizations d. Preferred provider organizations e. Allied health enterprises

Preferred provider organizations

The functionalist perspective on deviance: Select one: Is based on the concept that what is regarded as deviant behavior by one person or social group may not be so regarded by other persons or social groups Relies on the ideas of what is good and what is bad to define illness, but also incorporates biological components Stresses societal-level processes, systems, equilibrium, and interrelationships, representing a homeostatic approach to deviance Purely focuses on health and well-being and disregards other forms of deviance, such as criminality None of the above

Stresses societal-level processes, systems, equilibrium, and interrelationships, representing a homeostatic approach to deviance

Medicalization is: Select one: The process where an individual falls sick, goes to the doctor, and seeks out a cure or guidance A process where previously non-medical problems are defined and treated as medical problems A concept which is not health care/medical related, but rather refers to the sociological process of identifying stakeholders in a given situation Purely about the shift in expectation from birthing at home to delivering at a hospital None of the above

a process where previously non-medical problems are defined and treated as medical problems

What is the main health care problem in rural areas with respect to equity? Select one: Quality Cost Access Pharmaceuticals All of the above

access

Parsons's concept of the sick role seems to typically apply only to _________ diseases Select one: Chronic Acute Infectious Catastrophic None of the above

acute

Medical education is adjusting to new realities in medical practice. Changes include the transition in American health care delivery from: Select one: a. A system run by doctors to one shaped by the purchasers of care and the competition for profits b. A decline in the public's trust in doctors to greater questioning and even distrust c. A change in emphasis on specialization and subspecialization to primary care and prevention d. Less hospital care to more outpatient care in homes and doctors' offices e. All of the above

all of the above

Medical specialties like ____________ became increasingly popular in recent years. Select one: Dermatology Anesthesiology Radiology Emergency-room medicine All of the above

all of the above

What is the role of a managed care organization?

all of the above

What is the role of a managed care organization? Select one: a. Control the cost of health care b. Monitor the work of doctors and hospitals c. Limit visits to specialists d. Require prior authorization for hospitalization e. All of the above

all of the above

Which of the following are reasons why the doctor-nurse game is changing: Select one: Greater assertiveness by nurses Increased numbers of male nurses The growing numbers of female doctors All of the above B and C only

all of the above

Which is a contributor to the increase in health care expenditures? Select one: Aging of the population Increases in hospital expenses Higher costs for physician services Increase in the number of prescriptions written All of the above are contributors

all of the above are contributors

Which is a contributor to the increase in health care expenditures? Select one: a. Aging of the population b. Increases in hospital expenses c. Higher costs for physician services d. Increase in the number of prescriptions written e. All of the above are contributors

all of the above are contributors

The _____ was founded in Philadelphia in 1847. Select one: a. American Medical Association b. American College of Physicians c. Health Care Workers, USA Chapter d. Alliance of Physicians e. All of the above

american medical association

Physician assistant and nurse practitioners in the United States: Select one: Are both increasing both in use and numbers Are decreasing both in use and numbers Are neither increasing nor decreasing in use and numbers Decreasing in use but increasing in numbers Increasing in use but decreasing in numbers

are both increasing both in use and numbers

What is the central rule of the doctor-nurse game? Select one: Communicate clearly and succinctly Only speak in private Avoid open disagreement between the players Ignore existing power structures Only speak in public

avoid open disagreement between the players

_________________ financing is a fixed monthly sum paid by the subscriber and his or her employer that guarantees care, with little or no additional cost. Select one: a. Pro-rated b. Capitation c. Partial d. Health insurance e. None of the above

capitation

_______________ beliefs emphasized that human beings were duty bound to provide assistance to the sick and needy. Select one: a. Christian b. Humanitarian c. Governmental d. Taylorist e. None of the above

christian

What does DRG stand for? Select one: Diagnostic Related Groups Drug Review Groups Doctor Resource Guild Dermatology Rheumatology Groups Doctor Resource Groups

diagnostic related groups

What does DRG stand for? Select one: a. Diagnostic related groups b. Drug review guide c. DR (doctor) G (guild) d. Dermatology rheumatology groups e. None of the above

diagnostic related groups

Medical schools have begun to employ which method to help decrease doubt and improve the application of medical knowledge? Select one: a. Clinical rotations b. Koch's postulates c. Evidence-based medicine d. Grand rounds e. None of the above

evidence-based medicine

When patients present themselves for treatment in a hospital, they bring with them a particular social identity, what Goffman refers to as a: Select one: a. Self b. Face c. Front d. Persona e. None of the above

face

The total number of hospitals in the United States has increased from 1975 to 2007 Select one: True False

false

This method of payment is consistent with the principle of the open market, in which the consumers of health care, like the consumers of other products, are free to choose which health care providers offer the best services at prices they can afford: Select one: a. Fee-for-service b. Capitation c. Managed care d. Credit cards e. All of the above

fee-for-service

The role of the Registered Nurse: Select one: Has not changed over time Has been led to include more bedside services Has changed to include an administrative role Has created a pathway to medical school Has not provided a manner for nurses to be promoted

has changed to include an administrative role

_________________ are managed care prepaid group practices, in which a person pays a monthly premium for comprehensive health care services. Select one: Official agencies Individual practice associations Health maintenance organizations Preferred provider organizations Allied health enterprises

health maintenance organizations

_________________ are managed care prepaid group practices, in which a person pays a monthly premium for comprehensive health care services. Select one: a. Official agencies b. Individual practice associations c. Health maintenance organizations d. Preferred provider organizations e. Allied health enterprises

health maintenance organizations

The ______________, as a major social institution for the delivery of health care in the modern world, offers considerable advantages to both patient and society. Select one: a. Government b. Nonprofit sector c. Institution of medicine d. Hospital e. All of the above

hospital

"A state or condition of suffering as the result of a disease or sickness" defines: Select one: The sick role Illness Disability Disease None of the Above

illness

One of the most significant guiding principles of the AMA has been its view of the physician as a(an): Select one: a. Academic force for change b. Articulate, charismatic healer c. Societal leader d. Independent practitioner e. All of the above

independent practitioner

Which group exercises influence over medical work through its research productivity rather than focusing on individual diagnosis and treatment? Select one: a. Knowledge elite b. Research elite c. Policy elite d. Management elite e. None of the above

knowledge elite

Physicians in the United States used to lack: Select one: a. A service orientation b. Lengthy training in specialized knowledge c. Male dominance d. The desire to help patients e. All of the above

lengthy training in specialized knowledge

__________________ has become the dominant form of health care delivery in the U.S., which makes insurance companies as third-party payers important in both bolstering medicalization through its coverage of particular services and a constraint in placing limitations on those services Select one: Managed care Fee-for-service Medicare/Medicaid All of the above None of the above

managed care

In the public sector, the federal government instituted cost controls for services to _______________ patients by establishing set fees for DRGs. Select one: Welfare SCHIP Medicare Medicaid None of the above

medicare

Hospitals eventually became places where physicians also referred their _________ and _________ class patients, since the most advanced medical technology was located there Select one: a. Lower; working b. Middle; lower c. Middle; upper d. Upper; working e. None of the above

middle; upper

What led to an increase in the status and salary of nurses in the late 1980s? Select one: Economic recession Nursing shortage Cold War Nursing surplus None of these lead to an increase

nursing shortage

The physician exercises leverage over the patient through three basic techniques. Which is NOT one: Select one: Professional prestige Situational authority Situational dependency of the patient Objective authority All of the above are techniques used to exercise leverage

objective authority

Atul Gawande argues that the primary cause of McAllen's extreme costs was, very simply, the across-the-board _____. Select one: a. poor health condition of town residents b. limited social resources of town residents c. limited supply of doctors and hospitals d. rise of managed care companies e. overuse of medicine

overuse of medicine

___________________ are a form of managed care health organization, in which employers who purchase group health insurance agree to send their employees to particular hospitals or doctors in return for discounts. Select one: Official agencies Individual practice associations Health maintenance organizations Preferred provider organizations Allied health enterprises

preferred provider organizations

People with chronic health problems requiring long-term hospitalization tend to be sent to ______________ institutions Select one: a. Public b. Private c. For-profit d. None of the above

public

Atul Gawande notes that spending on doctors, hospitals, drugs, and the like now consumes more than one of every _____ dollars we earn Select one: a. two b. four c. six d. eight e. ten

six

Parsons was the first to demonstrate the function of medicine as a form of: Select one: Social control Deviance Medicalization Stigmatization None of the above

social control

Which of the choices below is the highest status nursing job in hospitals: Select one: Nursing aide Nonspecialist Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Specialist Registered Nurse They are all equal

specialist registered nurse

Paul Starr notes that _____ became the means for realizing both the search for physician authority and for control of the medical service market. Select one: a. Manual labor b. Standardization of training and licensing c. Commercialism d. Obligations of kinship e. Hospital movements

standardization of training and licensing

What major world event influenced the way nursing became a formal occupation? Select one: The Black Death The Rise of Christianity The Enlightenment The Fall of the Roman Empire The Discovery of the Western World

the rise of christianity

Which of the following is NOT true of nurse practitioners? Select one: In the future, nurse practitioners may provide much of the primary care for patients Nurses are concerned the role of nurse practitioner may be consumed by the medical profession There are new Doctoral of Nursing Practice degrees The role of the nurse practitioner is decreasing None of the above are true

the role of the nurse practitioner

Renée Fox found that medical students at Cornell Medical School acquired two basic traits as a result of their medical training: the ability to be emotionally detached from the patient and to _____. Select one: a. Understand the limitations of medicine b. Convey "bad news" c. Tolerate uncertainty d. All of the above e. None of the above

tolerate uncertainty

Nursing represents the largest single group of health workers in the United States Select one: True False

true

Paul Starr argues that the authority that physicians exercise over nurses, technicians, and other subordinates in the medical hierarchy is primarily social authority. Select one: True False

true

While evidence-based medicine is a major improvement in reducing uncertainty, uncertainty is still attached to many aspects of medical practice. Select one: True False

true

The patient-physician relationship involves mutuality in the form of behavioral expectations, and the status and power of the parties are: Select one: Balanced Equal Unequal Unknown None of the above

unequal

The ________________ and ________________ educated the patient, the less likely the patient was to express highly conforming attitudes. Select one: Older; better Older; worse Younger; better Younger; worse None of the above

younger; better

The ________________ and ________________ educated the patient, the less likely the patient was to express highly conforming attitudes. Select one: a. Older; better b. Older; worse c. Younger; better d. Younger; worse e. None of the above

younger; better