Exam 2: The Canadian Health Care Delivery System

Which of the following best describes primary care?

"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 describes which principle of the Canada Health Act (1984)?

Older adults,who constitute less than 14% of the Canadian population,account for what percentage of health care spending?

Which of the following is an appropriate referral for an older client who requires some assistance with daily activities within a partially protective environment?

Which of the following is true regarding the Romanow Commission?

A mother brings her child to be seen in a nurse-managed setting.She is concerned that her child's rash could be measles.What type of care does this represent?

Which of the following concepts is discussed in the Kirby Report (The Health of Canadians-The federal role,2002)?

A client comes to the ambulatory care clinic for management of a chronic condition.What does the nurse tell him when he asks for an explanation of the Medicare system?

Child immunizations,support groups for adolescent parents,and chlorinated water are examples of which level of health care?

Nurses use levels of prevention to provide a framework or guide for nursing interventions.Focus is based on the client's needs and the care or service provided.Which of the following is an example of a true health promotion service?

Which of the following is the fastest growing component of the health care system?

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)?

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

Aboriginal health care is directed by a number of treaties.Which of the following refers to Treaty 6,which includes a provision for health care services?

For which of the following health care tasks is the federal government responsible?

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

The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI)provides leadership in building and advancing a safer health care system.According to the CPSI,how many clients contract an infection while in hospital?