Exam 1: Health Care Delivery Systems

Patients whose care requires them to remain in the hospital overnight are called _______.

_________ focuses on treating patients where they reside.

Voluntary compliance with a set of standards developed by an independent agency is part of the _________ process.

The patient was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday morning and died Tuesday evening. This patient is classified as a(n):

Occupational therapy is an example of a(n) ________.

A specialty inpatient facility that focuses on the treatment of individuals who are not adults is a _________.

List and describe in your own words how facilities can be different from each other.

A synonym for "vocational nurse" is:

A facility that focuses totally on palliative care is a(n):

A nurse is responsible for:

Distinguish between diagnosis and procedure. Give examples of both.

Allied Health Professional Organizations exist to provide all of the following EXCEPT:

Palliative care for the terminally ill is the focus of ________care.

A hospital with an average length of stay of less than 30 days, an emergency department, operating suite, and clinical departments to handle a broad range of diagnoses and treatments is most likely an ________.

The state approves the number of beds a hospital is allowed to have as part of its:

The actual number of beds that a hospital has available for inpatients is called the _________.

What problems arise in an acute care facility in distinguishing between an outpatient and an inpatient?

Which health care professionals are responsible for orders that create the treatment plan?

Unlike Medicare, eligibility for Medicaid is primarily based on:

The broad range of services that may be required by a patient in his/her lifetime is referred to as the __________.