HSS Block B Practice Test

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• Which statement best describes how formal and informal networks contribute to care planning?
• In a care home, which step is first in a risk assessment for a wet floor hazard?
• Which statement best describes the duty of candour in practice?
• CT resources to support individuals with disabilities — labor.
• Which assessment measures health numeracy, with short (6-question) and long (21-question) versions?
• Which statement best describes refugees?
• Which theory posits that social factors such as education are fundamental causes of health because they determine access to resources like income, safe neighborhoods, or healthier lifestyles?
• The national standard for team training in healthcare created by AHRQ and the DoD is called what?
• Which statement best describes lawful data sharing in health and social care?
• According to ACC statin recommendations, ASCVD risk greater than 7.5% indicates you should:
• How many years must many lawfully present immigrants wait before becoming eligible for Medicaid or CHIP, and who is exempt from this waiting period?
• ADS stands for
• Grounds for termination listed in the pain medication use agreement include which actions?
• Husky B is for children whose parents make too much for Medicaid but need insurance (part of ___)
• Some CDSS qualify as medical devices and require regulatory review; others are exempt. Which term describes the devices?
• Which steps should you take if you believe a safeguarding allegation has been made against a colleague?
• Doctors can refuse to treat a patient if they are which of the following?
• 4 core elements when assessing capacity to consent: which is the first element?
• Which type of malpractice insurance covers suits only if malpractice occurred and was reported while the policy is active, often requiring tail coverage when changing jobs?
• Which is a key feature of the public health approach to health promotion?
• Harm reduction focuses on what?
• Which of the following is NOT typically considered PPE?
• R is the ______ which ranges from -1 to +1 and indicates the strength and direction of a linear relationship.
• Disparities in the North Hartford Promise Zone can be traced back to which historical practice?
• How does a duty of care relate to professional standards in health and social care?
• Which Social Determinant of Health is listed as contributing to the longevity gap in the North Hartford Promise Zone?
• Under the Equality Act 2010, what is a key aim of the Act in service delivery?
• Which description best captures closed loop communication?
• Which of the following is NOT commonly a feature of dementia?
• Which statement correctly describes the four categories of CDSS types and their deployment?
• Which option describes health-promoting treatment options for impaired healthcare professionals?
• In safeguarding practice, which option best describes secure action?
• Which term describes the sharp reduction or loss of public benefits that can occur with a modest increase in income?
• In monitoring chronic opioid therapy, which process determines the frequency of urine drug testing, database checks, and consideration of dose limits?
• Which of the following is NOT a TeamSTEPPS team event?
• Migrants leave their country for reasons other than which of the following, often seeking better economic opportunities?
• Which element concerns whether the clinician's conduct deviated from the appropriate standard of care?
• Duty is a component of negligence; what does it refer to?
• When a service user lacks capacity for a decision, how should the team proceed?
• Kleinman's ___ is used to understand a patient's personal, cultural, and social perspective on their illness. It recommends these two questions: how is your health? how do you know?
• Which statement best describes the purpose of triage in health and social care?
• The ___ is a $30 million federal 'cradle-to-career' initiative aiming to ensure children reach their full potential by integrating health, academic, and social supports. Which term fills the blank?
• How does the duty of candour apply in health and social care?
• Substance use is a chronic health problem involving changes in brain structure and function, particularly in circuits involving three functions. Which trio is correct?
• Which theory argues that education builds cognitive skills and problem-solving abilities that enable individuals to make healthier choices, understand health information, and navigate health systems more effectively?
• In overseas examination for immigrants, which pair correctly matches a Class A condition and a Class B condition?
• 4 core elements when assessing capacity to consent: which refers to the recognition of how the situation and its consequences apply to the person?
• Undocumented immigrants can receive which of the following for life-threatening emergencies and labor/delivery, and where else do they receive care?
• Which activity is essential to a public health approach to health promotion?
• Which bias involves seeking or valuing only supporting evidence while ignoring disconfirming evidence?
• When a resident falls, what is the first step in the incident reporting process?
• In patient safety, the sequence from least to most severe is near miss, precursor, severe. Which option lists this order?
• Husky A is for children, parents, and which group?
• Which TeamSTEPPS component emphasizes assisting teammates to maintain safety?
• What is the difference between confidential information and sensitive personal data?
• Which statement best describes the relationship between service user safety and confidentiality in safeguarding allegations?
• Husky C is for those with disabilities, low-income 65+, and ___ pts
• What does CUS stand for in patient safety communications?
• Husky D is for ___
• In craving terminology, which definition is correct?
• If a model has R^2 equal to 0.75, what does this imply?
• Under credentialing theory, educational degrees primarily function to improve access to what?
• According to USPSTF statin recommendations, what is the guidance for ASCVD risk between 7.5% and 10%?
• Name three care values that underpin ethical practice in health and social care.
• Asylees have been granted political asylum from fear of persecution once they have already done what?
• Which bias is the tendency to judge harmful actions as worse or more immoral than equally harmful inactions?
• 4 core elements when assessing capacity to consent: which is the fourth core element?
• What percent of adverse events were judged preventable?
• What term describes a state-licensed electronic database that allows prescribers and pharmacists to access a patient's controlled substance history?
• An adverse drug reaction is a ______ response to a medication that occurs at ______ doses used for prophylaxis, diagnosis, or therapy.
• Under the Equality Act 2010, what must service providers do?
• Which content belongs in an incident report after a fall?
• What does dignity in care entail, and how can staff uphold it in practice?
• Affordable Care Act increased eligibility to what percent of federal poverty level in expansion states?
• Which of the following is an example of a self-care deficit that could affect wellbeing?
• As part of the ACA expansion, which group was included?
• I PASS the BATON is used for handoffs in healthcare transitions. Which is the first element?
• Three major types of value-based care include ___ (3).
• What is the valid range of the Pearson correlation coefficient?
• Which care value specifically emphasizes a person's right to make their own choices?
• Social determinants of health influence care planning by affecting:
• Which coding system allows for standard documentation and coding for social determinants of health, translating patient experiences into data that help identify unmet needs?
• In a bundled payment, payment is based on average total costs for a patient based on their ___.
• In meta-analysis, increasing external validity (generalizability) is accompanied by an increase in statistical power, which is the probability that a test correctly rejects a false null hypothesis.
• How should you communicate with a service user who has limited speech or is non-verbal?
• What best describes the difference between care planning and care coordination?
• Which algorithm is used for binary classification by modeling the probability of an event using a sigmoid function?
• What is the primary purpose of a pain medication use agreement?
• How should families be involved in person-centered care planning?
• Which model determines how much weight each article included in a meta-analysis will have in calculating the estimated overall effect?
• In a care setting, what are the main responsibilities of an appointed safeguarding lead?
• CT resources to support individuals with disabilities — housing.
• Which statement best describes data sharing and privacy within a multidisciplinary team?
• Burnout involves three components. Which are they?
• Which system shares data across state lines?
• In STEP, which element corresponds to the setting in which care is delivered?
• What does PPE stand for and when is it used?
• A pain medication use agreement (or contract) is a formal document outlining the expectations for a patient on chronic opioid therapy. It mandates that patients use a single ___, refrain from obtaining pain medication from ___, and submit to random urine drug tests and pill counts. It also lists specific grounds for ___, including selling medication, forging prescriptions, and harassing staff.
• Which statistic is used to test for heterogeneity in meta-analysis, often reported alongside I^2?
• ___ is their ability to use math to understand their health (dosages, lab values, charts/graphs, risk probabilities).
• Which of the following is a component of situation monitoring within TeamSTEPPS?
• Which of the following is a protective factor against burnout?
• Subsequently, about what percent of admissions had at least one preventable adverse event?
• Which system helps clinicians make better, safer decisions at the point of care by providing patient-specific information and evidence-based recommendations, including tasks such as diagnosis, medication ordering, risk assessment, and guideline adherence?
• ABCDE characteristics of addiction include five elements. Which set completes the sequence: Abstain; Behavioral; Craving; Diminished; Emotional?
• Why is accuracy and legibility important in health records?
• What term describes the variation among results from different studies in a meta-analysis, which is often shown with a forest plot and quantified by I^2?
• CT requires mandatory reporting if a provider is unable to practice with reasonable skill or safety. This mandate can be fulfilled by filing a petition with which department and by referring to which confidential assistance program?
• What is a key activity for safeguarding governance in care settings?
• Resource for individuals facing disability-based discrimination.
• Be a safety CHAMP is an acronym for a set of patient-safety actions. Which of the following is included?
• In TeamSTEPPS, the brief phase serves what purpose?
• Which of the following is a core element of a risk management plan?
• In diagnosing and treating substance use, which sequence best describes the physician's role?
• Which bias refers to overreliance on computer-generated suggestions?
• In a patient-centered medical home, a group of which professionals work together to provide highly coordinated primary care?
• Which actions are part of securely managing a potential safeguarding concern?
• Which statement best describes capacity and consent in health and social care decision-making?
• Which statement correctly describes ICD 10 Z-codes?
• Which meta-analysis model assumes a single common effect size across all studies?
• Which element is included in standards for developing trustworthy clinical guidelines?
• Which statement best describes communication needs for someone with dementia?
• The goal of a Prescription Monitoring Program is to detect and deter drug __.
• Which of the following is NOT a common sign of abuse or neglect in adults?
• Which assessment measures health literacy by pronouncing words correctly (not understanding)?
• R^2 is the percent of variance explained by the model. A higher R^2 value indicates a better fit.
• Which element of negligence refers to the actual conduct or action by the clinician?
• What is the core aim of person-centered care in health and social care?
• 4 core elements when assessing capacity to consent: which is the third core element?
• Avoid patient abandonment by providing adequate patient notification in writing, along with other care obligations. Which action is explicitly listed as part of this guidance?
• Which is an example of aberrant drug-related behaviors?
• How should you assess a service user's communication needs during an assessment process?
• What best describes the standard of care for a given disease?
• Which of the following are examples of social determinants of health?
• Which bias describes the tendency for recent or vivid cases to dominate judgment?
• When would you use 'best interests' decision under the Mental Capacity Act?
• What does the Care Act 2014 require local authorities to do?
• I'M SAFE is used to assess readiness for high risk tasks. What does the acronym represent?
• An I^2 value of 0% indicates what about heterogeneity?
• Data protection in electronic health records covers privacy and security. Which of the following measures are commonly used?
• LEARN method for cultural sensitivity consists of which steps?
• Which type of malpractice insurance covers incidents that occur during the policy period regardless of when the claim is reported?
• Which LEARN step involves negotiating the treatment plan with the patient?
• Which bias is the tendency to cling to the initial diagnosis?
• What is the primary role of a safeguarding lead in a health and social care team?
• Which organization assists with refugee resettlement and which form is submitted to countries with available quotas?
• Which option is NOT one of the five main types of abuse that staff must identify in safeguarding?
• What is triage in health and social care settings?
• If a service user expresses beliefs about self-harm or suicide, which response is most appropriate?
• Expanded dependent coverage under the ACA extends up to what age?
• RRF stands for what in refugee resettlement?
• Refugees apply to come to the U.S. from a country they fled, fearing persecution on account of which grounds?
• Which of the following is a sign of potential financial abuse in a care setting?
• Which action best supports safeguarding of service users' information during an assessment?
• In accountable care organizations, a group of providers from which form a network to coordinate care?
• Under the Care Act 2014, promoting wellbeing means authorities should focus on which goal?
• Asymmetry in which graphical display indicates publication bias?
• ___ is a board-certified specialty focused on improving patient care and health outcomes by analyzing and designing information systems
• The measurement of spread in a data set is the variance, which equals the standard deviation squared.
• Which statement best describes how capacity decisions should be approached when illness impacts decision-making?
• What is positive risk, and how should it be balanced with safety in care planning?
• What is the third leading cause of death in the United States?
• When assessing capacity, which statement is most accurate?
• ___ is a person's capacity to access and use information and services for health-related decisions.
• Which legislation provides the right to data protection and privacy in health records in the UK?
• The rate your insurance company can pay below the asking price, typically lower with public insurances, is called the ___.
• Which statement best describes formal vs informal networks in social care?
• Which acronym summarizes the four elements that must be proven for negligence?
• Which of the following is NOT a strategy to support effective teamwork in health and social care settings?
• Which bias is stopping the diagnostic process too early after finding a seemingly sufficient explanation?
• What is the key difference between needs assessment and risk assessment in adult social care?
• The ___ four pillars includes establishing a full-service grocery store, attracting health-promoting services, supporting locally owned small businesses, and increasing owner-occupied housing. What is the name of this initiative?
• Which CT resource focuses on early childhood?
• What is the role of a safeguarding lead liaising with external agencies?
• When can information be shared without consent?
• Which statement best describes the Prevent duty in safeguarding?
• Provide an example of a care plan component that reflects the holistic assessment of a client.
• In the ___ model providers are paid for each service delivered. In the ___ model, providers receive a fixed payment per patient per month regardless of how many services are used; in the ___ model, payment is tied to quality, outcomes, and cost efficiency.
• Which CT agency is the state department of education?
• Person-centered care plans are tailored to which aspect of the person?
• In TeamSTEPPS, STEP refers to status of patient, team members, environment, and progress toward a goal. Which item is one of these components?
• Which of the following is a core element of a risk management plan?
• In a risk control plan for a wet floor hazard, which measure would be appropriate?
• CDSS mitigation of cognitive bias includes forcing a comprehensive second look, standardizing care pathways, alerting to conflicting or missing data, and providing data-driven risk estimates. This reflects which description?
• Holistic assessment in person-centered care addresses which domains?
• Tail coverage refers to purchasing coverage to cover past incidents after changing jobs. Which option correctly classifies this concept?
• CT resources to support individuals with disabilities — developmental services.
• Why is recording subjective and objective information separately important?
• The ACA protects those with which of the following in terms of eligibility?
• What term describes exploring data to find significant results without a priori hypotheses?
• Which statement correctly matches health plan types to their characteristics?
• Which term refers to predictable mental shortcuts or errors in thinking that can lead clinicians to incorrect judgments or decisions?
• Resource for individuals with disabilities at risk of abuse, neglect, or rights violations.
• Which test evaluates heterogeneity in meta-analyses by determining if two or more populations have similar distributions for the same variable, with a high P value indicating homogeneity?
• Which approach best maintains independence while ensuring safety at home?
• ___ is any physical, mental, or behavioral disorder that interferes with a provider's ability to safely practice to accepted standards. Give examples.
• In health and social care contexts, a care plan differs from a support plan in that:
• When a service user's illness affects decision-making, which statement is true about capacity and consent?
• Which risk management strategy focuses most directly on maintaining thorough records to support decision-making and care?
• What is closed loop communication in crisis resource management?
• Which of the following is NOT a strategy to reduce falls in residential care settings?
• Which element belongs in culturally competent care planning?
• What is the term for the unit representing physician work, practice expense, and malpractice risk in CPT-based service valuation?
• In responding to a service user with dementia who repeatedly asks to go home, which strategy aligns with person-centered care?
• Which statement best describes the role of advocacy in health and social care?
• Per panelists, recovery is more than abstinence; it is rebuilding a meaningful life by restoring what?
• Which step correctly starts the meta-analysis process?
• CLaMS is a TeamSTEPPS framework. Which four words represent its components?
• Which option is NOT part of the three parts of health care financing as it applies to the medical payment system?
• Why is accuracy and legibility important in health records?