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TEST BANK LINTON: INTRODUCTION TO
MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING, 6TH
EDITION LATEST UPDATED 2023

,Chapter 01: The Health Care System(FREE)
Chapter 01: The Health Care System
Linton: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. An 89-year-old man, who was recently discharged from a rehabilitation
hospital because of an inability to concentrate and frequent memory lapses,
cannot be left alone while his family works. What options should the
discharge planning team suggest that will satisfy safety concerns and give
the greatest quality of life to the patient?
a. Placement in a day care center from 8 AM to 5 PM daily
b. Placement in a long-term psychiatric facility
c. Placement in a high-security nursing home
d. Admission to a general hospital for evaluation
ANS: A
Day care centers provide supervision, safety, nutritious meals, and
socialization while the caregiving family works.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 7 OBJ: 5 TOP: Day Care Centers
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity:
Reduction of Risk

2. A 66-year-old hospitalized patient is anxious about how the physician will
be paid now that he is on Medicare Parts A and B, instead of his previous
privately funded insurance plan. Who should the nurse explain is the payor
to the physician on this plan?
a. Previous privately funded insurance plan
b. Medicare Part A
c. Medicare Part B
d. Patient or patient’s family

,ANS: C
Part A pays skilled care facilities. Part B pays for physician’s services. The
previously held insurance is no longer available because of the patient’s age.
The family or patient is not responsible because Part B is in effect.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 11 OBJ: 4
TOP: Health Care Funding KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
3. What health care plan is the best referral for an unemployed 42-year-old
patient with renal failure who has lost his job-related private insurance? a.
Medicare
b. Medicaid
c. Public health facility
d. Community-based outpatient clinic
ANS: B
Medicaid is available to needy low-income persons younger than 65 years of
age who have a permanent disability. Medicare is for persons 65 years and
older. Public health services are involved with prevention more often than
with chronic care.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 11 OBJ: 4
TOP: Health Care Funding KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC:
NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care

4. A patient with terminal lung cancer with extensive metastasis is
requesting a hospice transfer. What criteria are included as requirements for
this transfer? a. The patient requests and agrees to the guidelines of hospice
care without requiring a physician’s order.
b. The physician confirms that the patient has 6 months or less of
liferemaining and has provided a written order for hospice care.

, c. Proof confirms that the family can no longer care for the patient at
home. d.The patient’s specific diagnosis is included on a list of accepted
diseases that qualifies the patient for hospice care.
ANS: B
The four criteria for transfer to hospice care are (1) diagnosis of any terminal
illness, (2) prognosis of less than 6 months of life, (3) informed consent of
patient, and (4) written physician’s order.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 7 OBJ: 5 TOP: Hospice Care
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological
Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort

5. A patient admitted yesterday with a diagnosis-related group (DRG)
diagnosis of abdominal pain of an unknown cause is being discharged this
afternoon because all diagnostic test results have been negative. What does
this scenario exemplify?
a. Effective laboratory response
b. Medicare guidelines limiting hospital stay
c. Cost containment related to a DRG diagnosis
d. Patient who should not have been admitted in the first place
ANS: C
Cost containment is a means by which the cost of hospitalization time is
reduced when the need for acute hospital care is no longer necessary. DIF:
Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 11-12 OBJ: 6 TOP: Cost Containment
per DRGs KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX:

N/A

MSC: NCLEX: N/A

year-old patient diagnosed with diabetes and bilateral leg amputation. What
should the nurse inform the patient regarding the stay in the new facility? a.
It will be limited to 25 days.

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