N372 FINAL PRACTICE EXAM WITH 600
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ N372
FINAL EXAM 2024 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which organization made the triple aim?
IHI Triple aim dimensions improve population health improve experience of care decrease cost per capita Triple aim approach to healthcare system that will help increase the healthcare system --> increase outcomes What is a population?collection of people who share one or more personal or environment characteristics in common What are examples of a population?race, age, gender, income, profession, area of residence Improving population health the health outcomes of individuals
- lead to helping entire population
What could be done to improve the health of any population of which Alice is a member?Free clinic Insurance access Transportation access Rehab 1 / 4
Therapy Follow up care Patient care experience how individual perceives care How hospital influences patient care experience focused on designed a high quality experience for paitents
- how hospital provides care
How could we have improves Alice's experience?Free access clinic Welcoming Therapeutic communication Provide resources Goal of reducing per capita healthcare costs save money that is wasted in healthcare What can decreasing costs affect?improve healthcare quality improve health of population Why do we care about the triple aim?US healthcare is expensive increase health of population Why is the US healthcare system strained nowadays?increase in aging population (increase chronic illness) Increased longevity Chronic conditions How can we make the triple aim happen?Use the upstream approach -look at root cause of problems and eliminates it Example of The Upstream Approach 2 / 4
pt with an unhealthy diet has constant CHF exacerbations
- fix diet
- eliminate gang violence
increase in gang violence in neighborhood --> increase in GSW in ER
Social determinants of health non-medical factors that influence health outcomes include Examples of social determinants of health factors such as where people are born, raised, live, work, age, grow Health equity the state in which everyone has the opportunity to attain their full health potential and is not disadvantaged because of social position Health literacy the degree which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use info to inform health related decisions and actions for themselves What grade level should we provide information to patients?6th grade Health disparity preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations
Social determinants of health: economic stability
employment, income, expenses, debt, medical bills, support
- increase in steady income --> better outcomes
Social determinants of health: education access and quality
increase in access and edu --> increase outcomes
Social determinants of health: Health care access and quality
increase access and quality of healthcare --> increase outcomes Social determinants of health: Neighborhood and built environment 3 / 4
increase safety
- weapons, water, food --> increase outomes
Social determinants of health: Social and community context
increase relationships/interactions --> increase outcomes What can occur if we increase the social determinants of health?improve health and outcomes Are some populations more predisposed to better outcomes than others?Yes!
- white
- males
- steady incomes
- heterosexual
- not help everyone equally
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Examples of dangerous occupations farmers, lineman, coal miners, oil fields, mechanic, logging, fishing How does your occupation and where you live affect your health?Put you at higher risk for predisposed health conditions or death Health equality provide same care for everyone
What does health equity affects length of life quality of life rates of disease, disability, death severity of disease access to treatment How are racial and minorities groups affects by healthcare increase in health inequities Based on the info you know about Alice, of which populations would she be a member? (select all the apply)