Which would most likely be found in a patients' bill of rights?Select one that does not apply

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Health care facilities often have a 'patients' bill of rights.' Typically, a patients' bill of rights is a list of guarantees or promises for those receiving care at that facility or by providers. Generally included are guarantees of confidentiality, promises of access to information, fair treatment, informed consent, and autonomy over decisions, among other rights. Other patients' rights issues that are vitally important that continue to be discussed and debated are information disclosure, physician and provider choice, direct access to specialists, reimbursement for emergency care, and reimbursement denial.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Title V of the Social Security Act mandates states to provide services for children with special health care needs (crippled children's services), making (C) correct. WIC provides nutrition support, not comprehensive health care (A is incorrect). Not all children at or below poverty level automatically qualify for Medicaid (B is incorrect). MCH funding faced cuts under Reagan (D is incorrect).

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Immunization has the greatest potential for disease prevention in the U.S. due to its proven effectiveness in controlling infectious diseases like measles and polio, impacting large populations efficiently.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Medicare uses diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) for hospital reimbursement, making (C) correct. It covers those 65+, not 60 (A is incorrect), and isn’t tied to welfare rolls (B is incorrect). It doesn’t cover all costs (D is incorrect).

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Effective patient education requires multiple strategies tailored to the patient, not a single strategy (D is the exception). All other options are standard components of effective counseling.