A difference between HMOs and PPOs is 1. The HMO is a provider arrangement whereby comprehensive care if provided to members for a fixed, “per member per month,” fee. 2. A PPO does not use predetermined rates for services to be delivered to members. 3. HMOs have one model of care delivery. 4. PPOs do […]
A person with end-stage kidney failure who is on dialysis no matter what age is eligible for 1. Medicaid 2. Blue Cross 3. Medicare 4. HMO ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 3
Services offered at the federal government level include 1. Family planning 2. Direct care services 3. Policy making 4. Preventing communicable and infectious disease ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 3
Efficiency focuses on time or speed in performing tasks and minimizing the waste or unused input during productions. How can nurses promote efficiency? 1. Evaluating how well a program of service achieves what was intended 2. Trying new products provided by sales representatives 3. Using time wisely by delegating non-nursing tasks to unlicensed care providers […]
The health care system developed in four “phases” from 1800 to today. The first phase was characterized by 1. The rise in technology 2. Epidemics of infectious disease such as typhoid, influenza, and malaria 3. Physicians and nurses who attained their skills in scientifically-based programs 4. An expansion of hospital clinics and long-term care facilities […]
Medicare and Medicaid 1. Are available to any citizen who wishes to enroll 2. Are two federal programs that provide insurance to special groups 3. Are private insurance providers 4. Both are funded by the state government ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2
The distribution of health care is affected largely by the way it is financed in the United States. The barriers to health care access include all of the following except 1. The lack of insurance 2. Being poor 3. Access to care 4. Chronic illness ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 4
The lesser-developed countries still bear most of the cost for their own health care, and contributions from major organizations provide only a small amount of needed resources. Reports indicate that the majority of funds raised by international agencies 1. Development and installation of technology 2. Food relief, worker training, and disaster relief 3. Support of […]
Which of the following is true about the disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) in lesser-developed countries? 1. Communicable diseases account for the greatest percentage. 2. Diarrheal disease, respiratory infections, and worm infestation are rampant despite technology. 3. Injuries account for most disability 4. Birth control methods are often lacking ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 1
The World Health Organization developed an indicator called the global burden of disease (GBD). The GBD tracks 1. The number of cases of HIV/AIDS a country has 2. Losses from premature death and losses of healthy life that results from disability 3. The economic impact of disability on lesser-developed countries 4. The rate of disability […]