Exam 2: The Canadian Health Care Delivery System

What is an appropriate referral for an older patient who requires some assistance with daily activities within a partially protective environment?

The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI)provides leadership in building and advancing a safer health care system.According to the CPSI,about two thirds of preventable incidents that occur during hospitalization are related to what?

A nurse working with a group of Indigenous parents refers to Treaty 6,which includes a provision for health care services and is often referred to as

Which of the following is an example of a true health promotion service provided by a nurse?

"Residents temporarily absent from their home province are to have their incurred services paid for by the home province,in the same amount that would have been paid by the home province." This statement reflects which principle of the Canada Health Act (1984)?

In teaching a group of older persons about health care spending,a nurse tells them that about 14% of the Canadian population is in their age group and that this group accounts for what percentage of health care spending?

The nurse initiated a support group for adolescent parents and is teaching them about chlorinated water and child immunizations,which are all examples of which of the following?

What is the fastest growing component of the health care system?

When a mother brings her child to be seen in a nurse-managed setting,over concerns that her child's rash could be measles,what type of care is rendered?

A patient comes to the ambulatory care clinic for management of a chronic condition and asks the nurse for an explanation of the Medicare system.The nurse's response is based on the knowledge that it is

A Canadian is explaining to a non-Canadian friend the benefits of the Canadian health care system.The Canadian discusses being able to access surgical or medical hospital-based care with no out-of-pocket charges;mentions that if he or she must travel for work to another province within Canada,he or she is still covered;and explains that it is easy to access health care services and that the care received is respectful and embraces diversity.Which of the following principles of the Canada Health Act of 1984 is the Canadian describing? (Select all that apply. )

To whom do the principles of the Canada Health Act of 1984 apply?

Primary care is best described as what?

When conducting a health care system class for immigrants to Canada,the nurse informs them that the federal government is responsible for which of the following?

Which of the following is one of the four pillars of primary health care,as described by the National Primary Health Care Awareness Strategy (2006)?

Canadian health care workers' rights include which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

Which of the following is a contributing factor to the shortage of nurses in Canada?

Mr.Jones is 72 years old.He is ambulatory and is to be discharged from hospital after a total hip replacement,with requirements for daily physiotherapy and respiratory therapy.What is the most appropriate facility referral for the nurse to make?