Question 1

What is meant by the function of "financing" in relation to the health care system?

Accepted Answer

A)  private insurance coverage 
B)  sales taxes 
C)  how health care is paid for 
D)  equalization payments 
A)  private insurance coverage 
B)  sales taxes 
C)  how health care is paid for 
D)  equalization payments C

Question 2

Through what mechanism do most regions receive funding from their provincial government?

Accepted Answer

A)  a needs-based funding formula 
B)  a program budgeting and marginal analysis (PBM
A)  
C)  a global budget 
D)  program budgets 
A)  a needs-based funding formula 
B)  a program budgeting and marginal analysis (PBM
A)  
C)  a global budget 
D)  program budgets C

Question 3

Which of these terms do citizen involvement,accreditation and credentialing,and complaints procedures exemplify?

Accepted Answer

A)  performance indicators 
B)  stakeholder involvement 
C)  accountability processes 
D)  managerial functions 
A)  performance indicators 
B)  stakeholder involvement 
C)  accountability processes 
D)  managerial functions C

Question 4

Which of the following is a major federal government report commissioned to examine the quality,cost,and future of health care in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Fyke Report 
B)  the Mazankowski Report 
C)  the Clair Report 
D)  the Romanow Report 
A)  the Fyke Report 
B)  the Mazankowski Report 
C)  the Clair Report 
D)  the Romanow Report

Question 5

Which of the following statements best describes a comparison of the health care systems in Canada and the United States (U.S.)40 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  The U.S.relied on government programs;Canada relied on private insurance. 
B)  Canada had universal health care;the U.S.relied on charity. 
C)  No significant difference existed between the two systems. 
D)  Canada and the U.S.both had publicly financed health insurance. 
A)  The U.S.relied on government programs;Canada relied on private insurance. 
B)  Canada had universal health care;the U.S.relied on charity. 
C)  No significant difference existed between the two systems. 
D)  Canada and the U.S.both had publicly financed health insurance.

Question 6

The purpose of analyzing records of what transpires in hospitals is to practice financial stewardship and determine whether it is,in fact,doing good or producing "mischievous outcomes." Which of these authors made this comment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laura Nosek 
B)  Ida Androwich 
C)  Pat Kelly-Heidenthal 
D)  Florence Nightingale 
A)  Laura Nosek 
B)  Ida Androwich 
C)  Pat Kelly-Heidenthal 
D)  Florence Nightingale

Question 7

What is the term for the price that a consumer is willing to pay for a service or product?

Accepted Answer

A)  cost price 
B)  buyer price 
C)  payer price 
D)  price elasticity 
A)  cost price 
B)  buyer price 
C)  payer price 
D)  price elasticity

Question 8

Which of these statements best describes the outcome of health reform strategies such as the restructuring,outsourcing,right sizing,and merging of the past 20 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Costs are no longer a major concern. 
B)  Many costs have been reduced. 
C)  Costs have been contained. 
D)  The overall cost of health care continues to grow. 
A)  Costs are no longer a major concern. 
B)  Many costs have been reduced. 
C)  Costs have been contained. 
D)  The overall cost of health care continues to grow.

Question 9

The study of economics is based on three premises.Which of the following is one of those premises?

Accepted Answer

A)  abundance of resources 
B)  a single product to produce 
C)  scarcity of resources 
D)  consumers' ability to pay 
A)  abundance of resources 
B)  a single product to produce 
C)  scarcity of resources 
D)  consumers' ability to pay

Question 10

What is the term for the way provinces and territories pay their health care providers?

Accepted Answer

A)  physician remuneration 
B)  fee-for-service 
C)  the delivery function 
D)  the funding function 
A)  physician remuneration 
B)  fee-for-service 
C)  the delivery function 
D)  the funding function

Question 11

What is the main strategy associated with discussions about reform in health care delivery?

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing the reliance on private insurance 
B)  changing the taxed-based funding arrangement 
C)  privatizing 
D)  implementing user fees 
A)  increasing the reliance on private insurance 
B)  changing the taxed-based funding arrangement 
C)  privatizing 
D)  implementing user fees

Question 12

To which of the following does the term P3 refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  public-private partnerships 
B)  for-profit services 
C)  out-of-pocket payments 
D)  private insurance 
A)  public-private partnerships 
B)  for-profit services 
C)  out-of-pocket payments 
D)  private insurance

Question 13

What percent of Canada's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)was spent on health care in 2010?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 percent 
B)  5 percent 
C)  12 percent 
D)  25 percent 
A)  2 percent 
B)  5 percent 
C)  12 percent 
D)  25 percent

Question 14

What is the term for unselfish concern for the welfare of others?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethics 
B)  altruism 
C)  egoism 
D)  paternalism 
A)  ethics 
B)  altruism 
C)  egoism 
D)  paternalism

Question 15

Which of these member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)is ranked number two in terms of overall performance while being relatively low in cost?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  United Kingdom 
C)  Japan 
D)  France 
A)  Canada 
B)  United Kingdom 
C)  Japan 
D)  France

Question 16

Which of the following factors is NOT expected to contribute to the growing cost of health care?

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing rates of debilitating diseases associated with aging 
B)  increased use of expensive technology 
C)  emergence of new infectious diseases 
D)  expanded roles for nurses 
A)  increasing rates of debilitating diseases associated with aging 
B)  increased use of expensive technology 
C)  emergence of new infectious diseases 
D)  expanded roles for nurses

Question 17

Which of these systems has replaced in-house costing in many Canadian hospitals?

Accepted Answer

A)  case-costing 
B)  resource benchmarking 
C)  resource intensity weights (RIWs) 
D)  activity-based costing (AB
C)  
A)  case-costing 
B)  resource benchmarking 
C)  resource intensity weights (RIWs) 
D)  activity-based costing (AB
C)

Question 18

Which strategy is included in financial reform for health care in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  de-insuring certain services 
B)  introducing co-payments 
C)  charging some user fees 
D)  extending the use of fee-for-service to other providers 
A)  de-insuring certain services 
B)  introducing co-payments 
C)  charging some user fees 
D)  extending the use of fee-for-service to other providers

What is meant by the function of "financing" in relation to the health care system?

Through what mechanism do most regions receive funding from their provincial government?

Which of these terms do citizen involvement,accreditation and credentialing,and complaints procedures exemplify?

Which of the following is a major federal government report commissioned to examine the quality,cost,and future of health care in Canada?

Which of the following statements best describes a comparison of the health care systems in Canada and the United States (U.S.)40 years ago?

The purpose of analyzing records of what transpires in hospitals is to practice financial stewardship and determine whether it is,in fact,doing good or producing "mischievous outcomes." Which of these authors made this comment?

What is the term for the price that a consumer is willing to pay for a service or product?

Which of these statements best describes the outcome of health reform strategies such as the restructuring,outsourcing,right sizing,and merging of the past 20 years?

The study of economics is based on three premises.Which of the following is one of those premises?

What is the term for the way provinces and territories pay their health care providers?

What is the main strategy associated with discussions about reform in health care delivery?

To which of the following does the term P3 refer?

What percent of Canada's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)was spent on health care in 2010?

What is the term for unselfish concern for the welfare of others?

Which of these member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)is ranked number two in terms of overall performance while being relatively low in cost?

Which of the following factors is NOT expected to contribute to the growing cost of health care?

Which of these systems has replaced in-house costing in many Canadian hospitals?

Which strategy is included in financial reform for health care in Canada?

Canadas Health Care Environment

Evidence-Based Practice

Nursing and Health Care Informatics

Population-Based Health Care Practice

Personal and Interprofessional Communication

Politics and Consumer Partnerships

Nursing Leadership and Management

Effective Team Building

Budget Concepts for Client Care

Effective Staffing

Delegation of Nursing Care

Strategic Planning and Organizing Client Care

Change and Conflict Resolution

Power

Managing Performance and Outcomes Using an Organizational Quality Improvement Model

Decision Making

Legal Aspects of Client Care

Spirituality and the Profession of Nursing

Ethics and the Profession of Nursing

Collective Bargaining

Career Planning and Development: Creating Your Path to the Future

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Exam 2: Basic Clinical Health Care Economics

What is meant by the function of "financing" in relation to the health care system?

Through what mechanism do most regions receive funding from their provincial government?

Which of these terms do citizen involvement,accreditation and credentialing,and complaints procedures exemplify?

Which of the following is a major federal government report commissioned to examine the quality,cost,and future of health care in Canada?

Which of the following statements best describes a comparison of the health care systems in Canada and the United States (U.S.)40 years ago?

The purpose of analyzing records of what transpires in hospitals is to practice financial stewardship and determine whether it is,in fact,doing good or producing "mischievous outcomes." Which of these authors made this comment?

What is the term for the price that a consumer is willing to pay for a service or product?

Which of these statements best describes the outcome of health reform strategies such as the restructuring,outsourcing,right sizing,and merging of the past 20 years?

The study of economics is based on three premises.Which of the following is one of those premises?

What is the term for the way provinces and territories pay their health care providers?

What is the main strategy associated with discussions about reform in health care delivery?

To which of the following does the term P3 refer?

What percent of Canada's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)was spent on health care in 2010?

What is the term for unselfish concern for the welfare of others?

Which of these member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)is ranked number two in terms of overall performance while being relatively low in cost?

Which of the following factors is NOT expected to contribute to the growing cost of health care?

Which of these systems has replaced in-house costing in many Canadian hospitals?

Which strategy is included in financial reform for health care in Canada?

Canadas Health Care Environment

Evidence-Based Practice

Nursing and Health Care Informatics

Population-Based Health Care Practice

Personal and Interprofessional Communication

Politics and Consumer Partnerships

Nursing Leadership and Management

Effective Team Building

Budget Concepts for Client Care

Effective Staffing

Delegation of Nursing Care

Strategic Planning and Organizing Client Care

Change and Conflict Resolution

Power

Managing Performance and Outcomes Using an Organizational Quality Improvement Model

Decision Making

Legal Aspects of Client Care

Spirituality and the Profession of Nursing

Ethics and the Profession of Nursing

Collective Bargaining

Career Planning and Development: Creating Your Path to the Future

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