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Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing Care: Concepts, Connections & Skills
Chapter 2 : Health-Care Delivery, Settings, and ECONOMICS Questions
Question 1 of 5
Fill in the blank with the correct Key Term(s) or italicized words from your text: When care is provided to a person without admitting him or her to a health-care facility, the person is referred to as a(n)
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: An outpatient receives care without being admitted to a healthcare facility.
Question 2 of 5
Fill in the blank with the correct Key Term(s) or italicized words from your text: A facility that specializes in intense physical, occupational, and speech therapy is called a(n) ___ facility.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A rehabilitation facility specializes in intensive physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
Question 3 of 5
At what age are people eligible for Medicare?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Medicare eligibility begins at age 65 for most people.
Question 4 of 5
Insurance companies will only pay costs when a procedure is deemed medically necessary. By medically necessary, they mean
Correct Answer: A,C
Rationale: Medically necessary procedures are reasonable interventions that treat an illness or injury.
Question 5 of 5
A 58-year-old patient is in an ICU step-down unit at an acute care hospital after having a cerebrovascular accident (stroke) with right-sided weakness. He is medically stable but needs assistance with all activities of daily living (ADLs). The doctors think he may be able to regain all his former level of function. The appropriate level of care at this point in the patient's progress is a(n)
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A rehabilitation facility is appropriate for a patient needing intensive therapy to regain function after a stroke.