Chapter 3 Moving to Family-Focused Care

Chapter 3  Moving to Family-Focused Care

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Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following does not contribute to the high costs of medical care in the last year of life?
1.
Caring for severe illness
2.
Functional impairment
3.
Nursing home expenditures
4.
Over-prescribing practices

ANS: 4
Rationale:
According to Hogan (2001), caring for severe illness, functional impairment, and nursing home expenditures contribute to the high cost of medical care in the last year of life.

PTS: 1
KEY: Content Area: Differentiate among terms like healthy, unhealthy, and societal health | Integrated Process: Caring | Client Need: Physiological Integrity | Cognitive Level: Knowledge | Question Type: Multiple Choice

2. What percent of U.S. adults are overweight or obese?
1.
Less than 25%
2.
34%
3.
40%
4.
More than 50%

ANS: 2
Rationale:
The obesity crisis is of great concern. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2011), about 33.8% of U.S. adults are overweight or obese.

PTS: 1
KEY: Content Area: Differentiate among terms like healthy, unhealthy, and societal health | Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Physiological Integrity | Cognitive Level: Knowledge | Question Type: Multiple Choice

3. Consider the following statements:
Statement A. When physicians discuss end-of-life with cancer patients, their health-care costs are much higher in the last week of life.
Statement B. Many dying persons never get referred to hospice care.
1.
Both statements A and B are true.
2.
Both statements A and B are false.
3.
Statement A is true and statement B is false.
4.
Statement A is false and statement B is true.

ANS: 4
Rationale:
According to Zhang et al. (2009), costs are much lower when physicians discuss end-of-life care with their patients. Yet many dying persons are never referred to hospice. More than a third of those referred only spend seven days enrolled, although many would benefit greatly from aspects of care management lasting longer (Jennings, Ryndes, D’Onofrio, & Baily, 2010).

PTS: 1
KEY: Content Area: Differentiate among terms like healthy, unhealthy, and societal health | Integrated Process: Nursing Process | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Knowledge | Question Type: Multiple Choice