Chapter 3- Moving to Family-Focused Care

Chapter 3- Moving to Family-Focused Care

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. Which of the following does not contribute to the high costs of medical care in the last year of life?

1.	Caring for severe illness
2.	Functional impairment
3.	Nursing home expenditures
4.	Over-prescribing practices

 

 

ANS:  4

Rationale:

According to Hogan (2001), caring for severe illness, functional impairment, and nursing home expenditures contribute to the high cost of medical care in the last year of life.

 

PTS:   1

KEY:  Content Area: Differentiate among terms like healthy, unhealthy, and societal health | Integrated Process: Caring | Client Need: Physiological Integrity | Cognitive Level: Knowledge | Question Type: Multiple Choice

 

2. What percent of U.S. adults are overweight or obese?

1.	Less than 25%
2.	34%
3.	40%
4.	More than 50%

 

 

ANS:  2

Rationale:

The obesity crisis is of great concern. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2011), about 33.8% of U.S. adults are overweight or obese.

 

PTS:   1

KEY:  Content Area: Differentiate among terms like healthy, unhealthy, and societal health | Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Physiological Integrity | Cognitive Level: Knowledge | Question Type: Multiple Choice

 

3. Consider the following statements:

Statement A. When physicians discuss end-of-life with cancer patients, their health-care costs are much higher in the last week of life.

Statement B. Many dying persons never get referred to hospice care.

1.	Both statements A and B are true.
2.	Both statements A and B are false.
3.	Statement A is true and statement B is false.
4.	Statement A is false and statement B is true.

 

 

ANS:  4

Rationale:

According to Zhang et al. (2009), costs are much lower when physicians discuss end-of-life care with their patients. Yet many dying persons are never referred to hospice. More than a third of those referred only spend seven days enrolled, although many would benefit greatly from aspects of care management lasting longer (Jennings, Ryndes, D’Onofrio, & Baily, 2010).

 

PTS:   1

KEY:  Content Area: Differentiate among terms like healthy, unhealthy, and societal health | Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Knowledge | Question Type: Multiple Choice

 

4. An ____ point of view encourages one to see connections between society and individual or societal health.

1.	Educated
2.	Ecumenical
3.	Ecological
4.	Environmental

 

 

ANS:  3

Rationale:

An ecological point of view encourages one to see connections between society and individual or societal health.

 

PTS:   1

KEY:  Content Area: Discuss ways thinking family improves individual, family, and societal health | Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance | Cognitive Level: Knowledge | Question Type: Multiple Choice

 

5. How much greater is U.S. health-care spending compared to other nations?

1.	About 2.5 times as high
2.	About 4 times as high
3.	About 7.5 times as high
4.	About 10 times as high

 

 

ANS:  1

Rationale:

The United States is one of the wealthiest nations in the world and spends more money on health care than anywhere else; health-care spending is about 2.5 times as high as other nations.

 

PTS:   1

KEY:  Content Area: Discuss ways thinking family improves individual, family, and societal health | Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Knowledge | Question Type: Multiple Choice