ATI RN
Health Care Delivery in the United States Questions
Question 1 of 5
Correct statements about nursing home care in the U.S. include all the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The mean age of nursing home residents is closer to 85, not 70 (B is the exception).
Question 2 of 5
All the following were recommendations of the Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care (the 'Pepper Commission') EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The Pepper Commission did not recommend a Canadian-style single-payer system (E is the exception); it focused on incremental reforms.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following factors contributed to the increase in hospital costs over the past 10 years in the United States?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: High-tech diagnostics and treatments drove hospital cost increases in the 1980s (D is correct).
Question 4 of 5
True statements about the relationship between socioeconomic status and psychiatric hospitalization include all the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Upper-class families are more likely to care for patients at home with private resources (C is the exception).
Question 5 of 5
Match each description below to the proper health care organization: Nonprofit association of physicians that reviews the quality of care provided to Medicare, Medicaid, and other patients
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: PROs review quality of care for Medicare/Medicaid, matching the description (A is correct).