Which of the following was not identified as an area of health care disparities according to the 2008 National Healthcare Disparities Report?
a. Age groups c. Geographic areas
b. Socioeconomic groups d. Racial and ethnic populations
A
The 2008 National Healthcare Disparities Report found that health care disparities often persist across
socioeconomic groups, racial and ethnic populations, and geographic areas. The report also noted that
across the process of care measures tracked, patients received the recommended care less than sixty
percent of the time.
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a. attitudes. b. group behavior. c. knowledge. d. individual behavior.
As part of a quality assurance project, a nurse is to round on every patient daily for 1 month to ensure the intravenous tubing is labeled with date hung and nurse's initials
The nurse is hoping to be promoted to a full-time position within the quality department, and her success on this project is very important to her receiving the position. The nurse retains all other assignments, and she is often interrupted to help other staff or answer call lights. The nurse discusses her concerns with the manager, who frees her for 1 hour each day to make rounds. During this 1 hour each day the nurse will organize herself and environment by practicing the: a. art of "no detourism." b. reducing stacked-desk syndrome. c. art of "wastebasketry." d. managing e-mail and memo mania.
A healthcare provider has a responsibility to tell a patient the reason for taking the medication, the effect
of the medication, and the side effects of the medication. Which right is this? A. right reason B. right to know C. right drug D. right technique
Which one of the following factors has resulted in the Era of Chronic Long-Term Health Conditions?
A) Decreased usage of tobacco by young populations B) Despite programs of control, many infectious diseases persist with many people surviving to experience chronic, long-term conditions secondary to the infectious disease. C) Shorter life expectancies due to chronic diseases D) Death from infectious diseases results in a decrease in degenerative diseases.