Question 1

Patients who are unable to pay may be sent to other hospitals before they are examined and stabilized

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The positive features of ambulatory care centers include all the following except for

Accepted Answer

A)  no need to waste time obtaining a comprehensive medical history. 
B)  being open 7 days a week. 
C)  having no appointments necessary. 
D)  being cheaper than a hospital emergency department. 
A)  no need to waste time obtaining a comprehensive medical history. 
B)  being open 7 days a week. 
C)  having no appointments necessary. 
D)  being cheaper than a hospital emergency department.

Question 3

The responsibility for the accreditation of hospitals in the United States rests with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The question that need not be asked when selecting a hospital is,

Accepted Answer

A)  Does it provide ambulance service? 
B)  What are your physicians' privileges? 
C)  Is it a teaching hospital? 
D)  Is it accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations? 
E)  Does it adhere to the Patient's Bill of Rights? 
A)  Does it provide ambulance service? 
B)  What are your physicians' privileges? 
C)  Is it a teaching hospital? 
D)  Is it accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations? 
E)  Does it adhere to the Patient's Bill of Rights?

Question 5

To have an operation at an ambulatory surgery center, a consumer must have a doctor's recommendation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What proportion of American hospitals are accredited?

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer than half 
B)  all hospitals that offer surgery 
C)  almost all hospitals with fewer than 50 beds 
D)  about 80% 
A)  fewer than half 
B)  all hospitals that offer surgery 
C)  almost all hospitals with fewer than 50 beds 
D)  about 80%

Question 7

Walk-in care centers have emerged for all the following reasons except for

Accepted Answer

A)  the high cost of hospital services. 
B)  patients' desire to use credit cards for services. 
C)  the reluctance of physicians to make house calls. 
D)  consumer dissatisfaction with emergency department service in hospitals. 
A)  the high cost of hospital services. 
B)  patients' desire to use credit cards for services. 
C)  the reluctance of physicians to make house calls. 
D)  consumer dissatisfaction with emergency department service in hospitals.

Question 8

Problems of nursing home care include all the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  inadequate number of personnel. 
B)  failure to maintain patient dignity. 
C)  Indiscriminate use of drugs. 
D)  unsanitary conditions. 
E)  lack of published federal certification standards. 
A)  inadequate number of personnel. 
B)  failure to maintain patient dignity. 
C)  Indiscriminate use of drugs. 
D)  unsanitary conditions. 
E)  lack of published federal certification standards.

Question 9

Good hospitals seldom have consumer representatives on their board of directors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Federal law aimed to improve the quality of medical care in nursing homes requires

Accepted Answer

A)  minimum levels of staffing. 
B)  physicians on duty for most of the day. 
C)  restraining of most patients. 
D)  issuance of periodic written progress reports to the patient's family. 
A)  minimum levels of staffing. 
B)  physicians on duty for most of the day. 
C)  restraining of most patients. 
D)  issuance of periodic written progress reports to the patient's family.

Question 11

Consumers can register complaints about the quality of nursing home care to a variety of sources, starting with the administrator of the facility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Hospitals are discharging patients earlier because home care can be achieved at a lower cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Accreditation ensures a high level of medical care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Accreditation is a procedure used to promote quality medical care in hospitals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

There are several web sites that tabulate data on hospitals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is not required for hospital accreditation by the Joint Commission?

Accepted Answer

A)  many types of diagnostic and treatment services 
B)  maintenance of infection control procedures 
C)  at least 200 beds 
D)  regularly scheduled educational activities for its staff 
A)  many types of diagnostic and treatment services 
B)  maintenance of infection control procedures 
C)  at least 200 beds 
D)  regularly scheduled educational activities for its staff

Question 17

What proportion of the elderly can not afford nursing home care for one year?

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 5% 
B)  around 25% 
C)  more than half 
D)  most 
A)  less than 5% 
B)  around 25% 
C)  more than half 
D)  most

Question 18

The alternatives to nursing home care include all the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  home health care. 
B)  homemaker services. 
C)  life-care community living. 
D)  a personal care facility. 
E)  outpatient hospital care. 
A)  home health care. 
B)  homemaker services. 
C)  life-care community living. 
D)  a personal care facility. 
E)  outpatient hospital care.

Question 19

Hospital-acquired infections are a significant problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Patients who are unable to pay may be sent to other hospitals before they are examined and stabilized

The positive features of ambulatory care centers include all the following except for

The responsibility for the accreditation of hospitals in the United States rests with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

The question that need not be asked when selecting a hospital is,

To have an operation at an ambulatory surgery center, a consumer must have a doctor's recommendation.

What proportion of American hospitals are accredited?

Walk-in care centers have emerged for all the following reasons except for

Problems of nursing home care include all the following except

Good hospitals seldom have consumer representatives on their board of directors.

Federal law aimed to improve the quality of medical care in nursing homes requires

Consumers can register complaints about the quality of nursing home care to a variety of sources, starting with the administrator of the facility.

Hospitals are discharging patients earlier because home care can be achieved at a lower cost.

Accreditation ensures a high level of medical care.

Accreditation is a procedure used to promote quality medical care in hospitals.

There are several web sites that tabulate data on hospitals.

Which of the following is not required for hospital accreditation by the Joint Commission?

What proportion of the elderly can not afford nursing home care for one year?

The alternatives to nursing home care include all the following except

Hospital-acquired infections are a significant problem.

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Patients who are unable to pay may be sent to other hospitals before they are examined and stabilized

The positive features of ambulatory care centers include all the following except for

The responsibility for the accreditation of hospitals in the United States rests with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

The question that need not be asked when selecting a hospital is,

To have an operation at an ambulatory surgery center, a consumer must have a doctor's recommendation.

What proportion of American hospitals are accredited?

Walk-in care centers have emerged for all the following reasons except for

Problems of nursing home care include all the following except

Good hospitals seldom have consumer representatives on their board of directors.

Federal law aimed to improve the quality of medical care in nursing homes requires

Consumers can register complaints about the quality of nursing home care to a variety of sources, starting with the administrator of the facility.

Hospitals are discharging patients earlier because home care can be achieved at a lower cost.

Accreditation ensures a high level of medical care.

Accreditation is a procedure used to promote quality medical care in hospitals.

There are several web sites that tabulate data on hospitals.

Which of the following is not required for hospital accreditation by the Joint Commission?

What proportion of the elderly can not afford nursing home care for one year?

The alternatives to nursing home care include all the following except

Hospital-acquired infections are a significant problem.

Consumer Health Issues

Separating Fact From Fiction

Frauds and Quackery

Advertising and Other Promotional Activities

Science-Based Health Care

Mental and Behavioral Help

Dental Care

The Cam Movement

A Close Look at Chiropractic

Nutrition Fads, Fallacies, and Scams

Weight Control

Fitness Concepts, Products, and Services

Personal Health and Safety

Cardiovascular Disease

Health Devices

Coping With Death

Health-Care Facilities

Health Insurance

Health-Care Financing

Consumer Laws, Agencies, and Strategies

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