Deck 16: What the Future Holds

Question 1

Which of the following is expected to most likely be true in the near future?

A)Quality improvement projects will decline because of cost cutting measures.
B)Alternative and complementary approaches will continue to be shunned by medical practice.
C)Care will primarily remain in the hospital setting.
D)Increased focus on care transitions will involve nursing.

Answer 1

Increased focus on care transitions will involve nursing.

Question 2

Which of the following is the best action an individual nurse can take to exert leadership in supporting the profession of nursing?

A)Join your local professional organization.
B)Talk about health-care issues to everyone who will listen, including legislators.
C)Register to vote.
D)Learn about the health-care system.

Answer 2

Talk about health-care issues to everyone who will listen, including legislators.

Question 3

Which of the following is the best argument for lower nurse-to-patient ratio?

A)The more patients a nurse has, the better the nurse will be at catching early warning signs.
B)Greater patient-to-nurse ratios decrease patient mortality.
C)Adequate nurse levels do not impact the prevalence of urinary tract infections.
D)Community nursing ratios do not impact Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) rates.

Answer 3

Greater patient-to-nurse ratios decrease patient mortality.

Question 4

Which of the following is true regarding the Affordable Care Act?

A)The Affordable Care Act addressed issues of interest to nursing without controversy.
B)The Affordable Care Act addressed issues of mandatory overtime, incivility, and high workloads for nurses.
C)The Affordable Care Act provided a new patient-centered model for health care.
D)The Affordable Care Act attempted to address many of the issues of interest to nursing, but came with much controversy.

Question 5

Which of the following is a change enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?

A)Creation of national health insurance exchanges for affordable insurance coverage
B)Expansion of school-based health centers
C)Free preventative services for all
D)Medically managed clinics eligible for federal funding

Question 6

Which of the following is the best way for a nurse to improve quality of care?

A)Recognize that physicians are the other health-care professionals interested in improving quality of care.
B)Work with patients and families to improve health care.
C)Collaborate with other health-care professionals, patients, and their families.
D)Recognize that physicians have the greatest numbers of professionals in health care.

Question 7

Which of the following new opportunities might a new nurse see in the future?

A)Transitional care
B)Traditional care
C)Hospital-based care
D)Care based on cost

Question 8

A new model for health care in the future would be best to include which of the following?

A)Community-centered care
B)Care that encourages a healthy environment
C)Accessible care that is affordable for most
D)A focus on local health concerns

Question 9

Which of the following most accurately describes a current concern in health care today?

A)Health care-associated (nosocomial) infections are continuing to expand, despite being limited to health-care settings.
B)Despite preventable deaths increasing from the opioid crisis, the life expectancy in the United States has risen slightly during the last 2 years.
C)Although adverse drug events continue, medication errors have been eliminated through the use of electronic medication administration records.
D)Gun violence has become a rising public health concern.

Question 10

Which of the following is the best way to improve nursing's image?

A)Uniforms should express your personality.
B)Introduce yourself with your full name.
C)Determine what professional behavior means to you, within your personality.
D)Take every opportunity to speak to the public about nursing.

Question 11

Which of the following is a benefit of the U.S.health-care system?

A)With cost savings from technology, there are very few Americans now with no health-care insurance.
B)Quality of care has improved in the United States.
C)Care in the United States has shifted to a prevention focus, rather than an illness focus.
D)The use of technology is projected to decrease health-care costs and improve clinical outcomes.

Question 12

Which of the following best describes a major concern about the health-care system in the United States?

A)Focus on disease prevention
B)Quality of care
C)Collaborative care
D)Decrease in hospital-acquired drug-resistant infections

Question 13

Which of the following is a nursing issue of concern today?

A)Safe staffing
B)Low workloads
C)Increasing professional autonomy
D)Improving salaries

Question 14

Although there is projected to be a small surplus of nurses by 2030, some states will continue to see nursing shortages.Which of the following is the best explanation for this situation?

A)Health-care legislation that impacts nursing salaries in some states
B)Workforce availability
C)Aging of the baby boomers, which means a younger nursing workforce
D)Population declines

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the public image of nurses today?

A)Nurses are assistants to physicians.
B)Nurses view the person within the family and community.
C)Nurses are different from other health-care providers.
D)Nurses are closely involved in shaping the health care of the future.