NACC PRACTICE EXAM 1. The most pressing cause 1. The most pressing cause of health care reform ha of health care reform has been A. Rising costs of providing technology, drugs and services B. The depression C. Lack of available technology D. Lack of accessibility 2. Which Law ensures that every citizen has ac Which Law ensures that every citizen has access to cess to health care? health care? A. The long term care facilities act B. The Canada health act C. The Medical care act D. The hospital insurance and diagnostic services act 3. Support services provided through home care do not include A. Personal care B. Assistance with activities of daily living C. Respiratory therapy D. Assistance with home management 4. A holistic approach to health is one that A. Takes a realistic view of a person's health problems B. Takes into account the whole person C. Focuses on the person's illness or disability D. Focuses on the person's physical health 5. Which of the following is false? People with s Which of the following is false? People with strong emotional health emotional health A. Show their emotions easily B. Have strong self esteem C. Exhibit self control D. Are aware of their own strengths and weaknesses 6. An acute illness A. Appears suddenly and lasts a short time B. Is a slow, progressive illness C. Results in disability D. People usually recover 7. Which of the following is not true Which of the following is not true of chronic illne of chronic illness? A. It is a slow progressive illness B. The symptoms often appear gradually C. It may result in physical or mental disability D. People usually recover 8. Maslow's hierarchy of needs can Maslow's hierarchy of needs can best be described a best be described as A. Another term for psychosocial health B. A system that arranges human needs into categories C. Physiological and safety needs   D. Love and belonging needs 9. Which statement about the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms is false? freedoms is false? A. It is part of the Canadian constitution B. It does not apply at a provincial level C. It protects Canadian’s right to equality before and under the law D. It protects Canadian's right to freedom and expression 10. The provincial human rights codes do The provincial human rights codes do not promote not promote A. Freedom from discrimination and harassment B. Equal treatment with respect to services and facilities C. The right to vote D. Equal treatment with respect to age, sex and ethnicity 11. Which of the following is not required for a Which of the following is not required for a person to make informed consent? to make informed consent? A. Information about the nature of the treatment B. A discussion of the potential risks and side effects of the treatment C. Reassurance that the proposed treatment is the best and only option D. Information about the likely consequences of not having the treatment 12. Which of the following statement about negligence is false? A. It is an unintentional tort B. The negligent person did not act in a reasonable manner C. Harm was caused to a person or a person's property D. A prison term is likely 13. The intentional attempt or threat to touch a The intentional attempt or threat to touch a person's body without the person's consent 's body without the person's consent A. Assault B. Battery C. Defamation D. False imprisonment 14. The illegal restraint of another's person movement is A. Assault B. Battery C. Defamation D. False imprisonment 15. Which is false? A. Race refers to a group of people who share similar physical traits B. A country has one ethnic group C. A person's culture influences health and illness practises D. People within an ethnic community often share a common history and identify with one another 16. You and Mr. Long are You and Mr. Long are talking; Mr. Long avoids facin talking; Mr. Long avoids facing you stepping back f g you stepping back from you. Which is false? rom you. Which is false? A. Culture influences communication B. Culture may affect roles and responsibilities C. All people respond to cultural differences in the same way