Question 1

Which federal agency is responsible for administering most of the federal health-related activities?

Accepted Answer

A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD
C)  
B) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
C) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRS
A)  
D) National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD
C)  
B) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
C) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRS
A)  
D) National Institutes of Health (NIH) B

Question 2

Which statement about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) The AHRQ provides funding for medical and nursing research studies 
B) The AHRQ implements strategies to eliminate health disparities across the country 
C) The AHRQ works to improve the safety of the health care system by publishing clinical guidelines 
D) The AHRQ is a division of the Institute of Medicine. 
A) The AHRQ provides funding for medical and nursing research studies 
B) The AHRQ implements strategies to eliminate health disparities across the country 
C) The AHRQ works to improve the safety of the health care system by publishing clinical guidelines 
D) The AHRQ is a division of the Institute of Medicine. C

Question 3

Which activities would be a responsibility of local health departments? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Ensuring quality of nursing education programs 
B) Determining the safety of residents' wells 
C) Establishing requirements for professionals to maintain their licensure 
D) Providing free health screenings 
E) Providing health education programs on proper nutrition
F)Inspecting restaurants 
A) Ensuring quality of nursing education programs 
B) Determining the safety of residents' wells 
C) Establishing requirements for professionals to maintain their licensure 
D) Providing free health screenings 
E) Providing health education programs on proper nutrition
F)Inspecting restaurants B,D,E,F

Question 4

Which federal agency is responsible for the Women,Infants,and Children (WIC)program,food stamps,and school-based nutrition programs?

Accepted Answer

A) Aid to Dependent Children Department 
B) Department of Agriculture 
C) Department of Education 
D) Department of Health and Human Services 
A) Aid to Dependent Children Department 
B) Department of Agriculture 
C) Department of Education 
D) Department of Health and Human Services

Question 5

Which report states that nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training?

Accepted Answer

A) Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care 
B) Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment 
C) Priority Areas for National Action 
D) The Future of Nursing 
A) Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care 
B) Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment 
C) Priority Areas for National Action 
D) The Future of Nursing

Question 6

Which best describes one of the current goals for the HHS?

Accepted Answer

A) Mandate minimum nurse to patient staffing ratios 
B) Decrease medical malpractice claims 
C) Monitor for health care fraud and abuse 
D) Advance scientific knowledge and innovation 
A) Mandate minimum nurse to patient staffing ratios 
B) Decrease medical malpractice claims 
C) Monitor for health care fraud and abuse 
D) Advance scientific knowledge and innovation

Question 7

Which has led to the more recent focus on cooperation between the state and the federal level in relation to public health?

Accepted Answer

A) The emphasis of Healthy People 2020 
B) The ongoing continued restriction of financial resources 
C) The new presidential administration's goals 
D) The threat of bioterrorism 
A) The emphasis of Healthy People 2020 
B) The ongoing continued restriction of financial resources 
C) The new presidential administration's goals 
D) The threat of bioterrorism

Question 8

Which functions are responsibilities of the states? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Delegating power to localities and holding them accountable for results 
B) Creating managed health organizations to decrease state health care costs 
C) Establishing and managing local health departments 
D) Licensure of professional health care providers 
E) Overseeing all insurance programs
F)Providing access to necessary health services 
A) Delegating power to localities and holding them accountable for results 
B) Creating managed health organizations to decrease state health care costs 
C) Establishing and managing local health departments 
D) Licensure of professional health care providers 
E) Overseeing all insurance programs
F)Providing access to necessary health services

Question 9

Which best describes the effect of President Clinton's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry report (1999)?

Accepted Answer

A) Created improvement in both physician and nurse educational programs 
B) Demonstrated the incredible influence on health care made by the insurance industry 
C) Increased national interest in improving health care and seeking reform 
D) Stimulated the Institute of Medicine to explore quality in more depth 
A) Created improvement in both physician and nurse educational programs 
B) Demonstrated the incredible influence on health care made by the insurance industry 
C) Increased national interest in improving health care and seeking reform 
D) Stimulated the Institute of Medicine to explore quality in more depth

Question 10

Which best describes a health disparity that exists in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Caucasians have higher rates of mortality than minority groups 
B) Caucasians have increased access to see specialist physicians 
C) Minority groups have increased access to government insurance options 
D) Minority groups have a higher prevalence of chronic conditions than Caucasians. 
A) Caucasians have higher rates of mortality than minority groups 
B) Caucasians have increased access to see specialist physicians 
C) Minority groups have increased access to government insurance options 
D) Minority groups have a higher prevalence of chronic conditions than Caucasians.

Question 11

Which would most likely be found in a patients' bill of rights? gave? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) A statement about guaranteeing confidentiality 
B) A statement about how to create a living will 
C) A statement about who has access to the client's medical information 
D) A statement about completing the patient satisfaction survey 
E) A statement about who will be the payer of the services provided
F)A statement about patient autonomy when making decisions 
A) A statement about guaranteeing confidentiality 
B) A statement about how to create a living will 
C) A statement about who has access to the client's medical information 
D) A statement about completing the patient satisfaction survey 
E) A statement about who will be the payer of the services provided
F)A statement about patient autonomy when making decisions

Question 12

Which level of government primarily establishes regulations and provides funding for health care?

Accepted Answer

A) Federal government 
B) Local health departments 
C) Regional health districts 
D) State health departments 
A) Federal government 
B) Local health departments 
C) Regional health districts 
D) State health departments

Question 13

Which would be offered as part of the community health services of a local health department? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Immunization programs 
B) Food inspection programs 
C) Health promotion education 
D) School-based clinics 
E) Maternal-child programs
F)Community-based mental health programs 
A) Immunization programs 
B) Food inspection programs 
C) Health promotion education 
D) School-based clinics 
E) Maternal-child programs
F)Community-based mental health programs

Question 14

Which advanced nurse does not have advanced education in a clinical specialty?

Accepted Answer

A) Clinical nurse leader 
B) Clinical nurse specialist 
C) Nurse midwife 
D) Nurse practitioner 
A) Clinical nurse leader 
B) Clinical nurse specialist 
C) Nurse midwife 
D) Nurse practitioner

Question 15

Who primarily provides care for military personnel,their families,and veterans,as well as Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A) Federal government 
B) Local health departments 
C) Regional health districts 
D) State health departments 
A) Federal government 
B) Local health departments 
C) Regional health districts 
D) State health departments

Question 16

Which best describes how complementary and alternative therapies differ from traditional health care? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Alternative therapies have been documented as ineffective 
B) Complementary medicine is expanding because of paid media coverage 
C) Nurses rarely are involved in complementary or alternative therapies 
D) Providers vary in training and licensure 
E) Reimbursement is often unavailable
F)Alternative therapies lack any research related to their effectiveness. 
A) Alternative therapies have been documented as ineffective 
B) Complementary medicine is expanding because of paid media coverage 
C) Nurses rarely are involved in complementary or alternative therapies 
D) Providers vary in training and licensure 
E) Reimbursement is often unavailable
F)Alternative therapies lack any research related to their effectiveness.

Question 17

Which statement best describes the significance of the Health Plan Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)?

Accepted Answer

A) Data are publicized so consumers can make informed decisions about where to go for care 
B) Data are used to measure performance in the accreditation of managed care organizations (MCOs) 
C) Obvious improvement in the provision of health care has resulted from requiring health care providers to collect and analyze such data 
D) Physicians and other health care providers can publicize the data to market their services to new clients. 
A) Data are publicized so consumers can make informed decisions about where to go for care 
B) Data are used to measure performance in the accreditation of managed care organizations (MCOs) 
C) Obvious improvement in the provision of health care has resulted from requiring health care providers to collect and analyze such data 
D) Physicians and other health care providers can publicize the data to market their services to new clients.

Question 18

Which best describes the principal factor behind ongoing legislation on the federal level related to health care?

Accepted Answer

A) Change is needed to reflect differences in health needs today 
B) Efforts must be put in place to control constantly increasing costs 
C) There is a need to focus on the population as a whole 
D) Technological breakthroughs should be expanded. 
A) Change is needed to reflect differences in health needs today 
B) Efforts must be put in place to control constantly increasing costs 
C) There is a need to focus on the population as a whole 
D) Technological breakthroughs should be expanded.

Question 19

Which health care provider organization is seeing an increase in the demand for their services?

Accepted Answer

A) Physician practice 
B) Hospice service 
C) Hospitals 
D) Long-term care facilities 
A) Physician practice 
B) Hospice service 
C) Hospitals 
D) Long-term care facilities

Question 20

Which accurately describes the impact that the ACA had on expanding Medicaid?

Accepted Answer

A) There was no impact as Medicaid is funded by state governments 
B) Each state determined if they would accept the federal expansion of Medicaid 
C) Program enrollment decreased as less money was invested in Medicaid 
D) The cases of fraud and abuse within the Medicaid system rose. 
A) There was no impact as Medicaid is funded by state governments 
B) Each state determined if they would accept the federal expansion of Medicaid 
C) Program enrollment decreased as less money was invested in Medicaid 
D) The cases of fraud and abuse within the Medicaid system rose.

Exam 11: The Health Care System

Which federal agency is responsible for administering most of the federal health-related activities?

Which statement about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)is accurate?

Which activities would be a responsibility of local health departments? (Select all that apply.)

Which federal agency is responsible for the Women,Infants,and Children (WIC)program,food stamps,and school-based nutrition programs?

Which report states that nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training?

Which best describes one of the current goals for the HHS?

Which has led to the more recent focus on cooperation between the state and the federal level in relation to public health?

Which functions are responsibilities of the states? (Select all that apply.)

Which best describes the effect of President Clinton's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry report (1999)?

Which best describes a health disparity that exists in the United States?

Which would most likely be found in a patients' bill of rights? gave? (Select all that apply.)

Which level of government primarily establishes regulations and provides funding for health care?

Which would be offered as part of the community health services of a local health department? (Select all that apply.)

Which advanced nurse does not have advanced education in a clinical specialty?

Who primarily provides care for military personnel,their families,and veterans,as well as Native Americans?

Which best describes how complementary and alternative therapies differ from traditional health care? (Select all that apply.)

Which statement best describes the significance of the Health Plan Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)?

Which best describes the principal factor behind ongoing legislation on the federal level related to health care?

Which health care provider organization is seeing an increase in the demand for their services?

Which accurately describes the impact that the ACA had on expanding Medicaid?

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