Two conditions that are more likely affecting patient care in ...

[mspears3]

Two conditions that are more likely affecting patient care in acute care institutions today as a result of our chaotic health-care systems are:
 
  A. House foreclosures and bankruptcy
  B. Uncertainty and unpredictability
  C. Anxiety and depression
  D. Managed care and end-of-life care

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a wild card that would greatly affect staffing in an acute-care institution?
 
  A. Three ill staff members assigned to the same shift who call in sick
  B. A patient who is diagnosed with Ebola virus
  C. Absence of the nurse manager and as-signed charge nurse on the same shift
  D. A community disaster that sends 78 pa-tients to the hospital for burns and other trauma injuries

[jennafosdick]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Feedback
A Incorrect because foreclosures and bank-ruptcy do not directly affect hospital care.
B Correct because uncertainty and unpre-dictability is rampant in acute-care institu-tions.
C Incorrect because anxiety and depression may be more hospital care.
D Incorrect because managed care and end-of-life care have been around for multiple years and are not directly affect-ing acute care.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D

Feedback
A Incorrect because there are per diem and float nurses who can staff this unit.
B Incorrect because infectious disease phy-sicians and public health specialists are experienced with rare infection manage-ment.
C Incorrect because there are other educated and experienced people at the institution.
D Correct because a community disaster that sends 78 people with major life-threatening injuries to one hospital is a wild card in that it is extremely rare for that many acutely ill people to be using one hospital's resources at the same time.

[mspears3]

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[atrochim]

Excellent