Principles of Health Science Practice Questions
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Principles of Health Science offers an introduction to the foundational concepts and skills necessary for success in the health care field. The course covers topics such as human anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, health care systems, and the roles and responsibilities of health care professionals. Students explore ethical and legal issues in health care, safety practices, and basic patient care procedures. Emphasis is placed on developing communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills relevant to diverse health professions, preparing students for further study or entry-level careers in health science.
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Health Careers Today 4th Edition by Judith Gerdin
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Chapter 1: Health Care of the Past, Present, and Future
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Q1) A health professional who acquires ____________________ has attained the legal authority to perform an activity.
Answer: Licensure
Q2) All of the following reflect correct information on medical milestones except:
A) 1893-Aspirin is developed.
B) 1928-Sir Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin.
C) 1986-AIDS is identified as a disease.
D) 1967-The first hospice is founded in England.
E) 1994-Scientists in Boston devise an eye examination to detect Alzheimer's disease.
Answer: C
Q3) What are the four factors that influence the health care industry?
Answer: The four factors that influence health care are (1) the state of the economy, (2) the values of society, (3) the law of supply and demand, and (4) technological developments.
Q4) Explain how wellness services relate to the health care of the future.
Answer: Health care of the future will continue to emphasize wellness and prevention instead of cure. Wellness services include nutritional advice, stress reduction counseling, habit cessation management, and exercise instruction.
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Chapter 2: Interpersonal Dynamics and Communication
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Q1) When working with a patient from a different culture, all of the following apply except:
A) Address patients by their formal name.
B) Use the phrases "you must" or "you should."
C) Explain the need for tests and treatments.
D) Respect any cultural dietary preferences.
Answer: B
Q2) Effective communication consists of all of the following except:
A) A sender
B) A message
C) A medium
D) A receiver
Answer: C
Q3) Managing stress can be achieved by:
A) Proper nutrition
B) Exercise and relaxation techniques
C) Personal behavior changes
D) All of the above
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Safety Practices
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Q1) All of the following are considered primary methods of transmitting infection except:
A) Contact
B) Droplet
C) Body mechanics
D) Airborne
E) Common vehicle
Answer: C
Q2) List the three categories of transmission-based precautions.
Answer: The three categories are airborne precautions, droplet precautions, and contact precautions. Hand washing is the primary method of precaution.
Q3) Transmission-based precautions are:
A) Preventive procedures used before surgery
B) Designed to isolate patients
C) Used for patients with known or suspected infection
D) Designed to reduce the transmission of bacteria
Answer: C
Q4) ____________________ inhibit the growth of bacteria.
Answer: Antiseptics
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Chapter 4: Legal and Ethical Principles
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Q1) Workers in every health occupation are ____________________ for their behavior and the care given.
Q2) Advance directives and ____________________ are legal documents that allow patients to express their wishes about their health care and treatment.
Q3) A ____________________ is written by a doctor to indicate that the patient is not to be resuscitated.
Q4) Jurisprudence involves:
A) Awareness of the laws that influence the industry
B) Ethical behavior
C) Moral behavior
D) b and c
E) a and b
Q5) Delineate the pros and cons of the Internet and its relationship to health care.
Q6) Explain the concept of reasonable care as it applies to the health care worker.
Q7) Give at least three examples of a patient's rights based on every citizen's rights.
Q8) It is considered ____________________ to perform skills that are beyond the level of a health care worker's education and training.
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Q9) Differentiate the terms liable, malpractice, and negligence.
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Chapter 5: Culture and Health Care
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Q1) Many ____________________ can be found within each large cultural group.
Q2) Using the Internet as a source for information, compare and contrast two different cultures.
Q3) Why is culture a learned behavior?
Q4) For many ethnicities, the ____________________ component is essential for recovery and strength.
Q5) How is cultural competence changing the delivery of health care in the United States?
Q6) In which type of society and culture would the oldest woman in the home make all the decisions, including health care choices?
A) Anarchical
B) Patriarchal
C) Communist
D) Democratic
E) Matriarchal
Q7) Give six examples of ways culture is reflected in our lives.
Q8) ____________________ comes from the Latin word colo.
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Q9) The belief that one's own culture is superior to another is called
Chapter 6: Employability Skills
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Q1) List some favorable characteristics of a health care worker.
Q2) Explain the importance of career planning.What element should a person consider when choosing a career?
Q3) Health care workers need _________________________ to provide better care.
Q4) Indirect taxes include:
A) Social Security taxes
B) Federal taxes
C) Gasoline, cigarette, and liquor taxes
D) Property taxes
E) All of the above
Q5) What steps should be taken in preparing a letter of application?
Q6) When leaving a job, an employee should give:
A) 1 week's notice
B) 2 weeks' notice
C) 3 weeks' notice
D) 1 month's notice
E) 2 months' notice
Q7) What is the point of parliamentary procedure?
Q8) What is the purpose of an agenda?
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Chapter 7: Foundation Skills
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Q1) For years mercury was used in thermometers.Explain the rationale for its removal and replacement with nontoxic liquids.Explain the environmental and safety risks involved in this decision.
Q2) Describe what measures are included in vital signs.
Q3) How are computers used in health care?
Q4) The diastolic reading occurs when the ventricles are ____________________.
Q5) Define pulse and explain the usual method of assessing the pulse.
Q6) What systems of measurement can be used in health care?
Q7) What actions should be taken when vital signs fall out of the normal parameters?
Q8) Health care workers use abbreviations and symbols for what purpose? What might happen if incorrect abbreviations or symbols are marked on a patient's chart?
Q9) What techniques are used in a physical assessment?
Q10) Four sites used to measure the temperature are:
A) Mouth, under the arm, rectum, knee
B) Mouth, under the arm, rectum, ear
C) Mouth, rectum, knee
D) Ear, mouth, rectum, knee
E) Ear, knee, mouth, under the arm
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Chapter 8: Wellness, Growth, and Development
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Q1) List at least five methods to manage stress.
Q2) The indicators for evaluating physical fitness include:
A) Muscle strength
B) Joint flexibility
C) Oxygen uptake
D) Vital capacity
E) All of the above
Q3) What are three theories or models for describing behavior change as it relates to a person's health?
Q4) Through adolescence, the amount of milk needed daily to supply the minerals necessary for bone growth is:
A) 2 quarts
B) 1 pint
C) 1 quart
D) 3 pints
E) 1 cup
Q5) How is the U.S.Department of Agriculture's new MyPyramid different from the food group pyramid it replaced?
Q6) ____________________ refers to care of the elderly.
Q7) Define wellness.
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Chapter 9: Body Organization
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Q1) ____________________, made of protein fibers, has the unique property of being able to shorten to produce movement.
Q2) What is the purpose of a hospital ethics committee?
Q3) _________________________ covers the body, forms glands, and lines the surfaces of cavities and organs.
Q4) How can chromosomes become damaged?
Q5) What are the two major types of study of the human body?
Q6) The homeostasis mechanism for which body system involves receiving nutrients from blood and regulating body temperature, breathing, blood pressure, and autonomic responses?
A) Urinary system
B) Skeletal system
C) Muscular system
D) Nervous system
Q7) Which of the following is not part of the anatomical position?
A) The person stands erect with the mouth closed.
B) The eyes and head face forward.
C) The feet are close together with the toes facing inward.
D) The arms are close to the body.
E) The palms face forward with the fingers extended.
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Chapter 10: Integumentary System
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Q1) The innermost layer of the skin is called the ____________________.
Q2) ____________________ is a chronic skin disorder in which too many epidermal cells are produced.
Q3) Describe two types of lupus and explain the treatment.
Q4) The skin defends against the damaging ultraviolet radiation of the sun by producing:
A) Basal cells
B) Oils
C) Melanin
D) Adipose tissue
E) Sweat
Q5) What causes fatalities when people become infected with Streptococcus bacteria? Investigate the number of deaths attributed to streptococcal infection each year in the United States.
Q6) Production of ____________________ hormones beginning at puberty initiates hair loss.
Q7) ____________________ glands are located in areas such as under the arms and in the breasts and pubic area.
Q8) ____________________ glands are located only in the auditory canal of the ear.
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Chapter 11: Cardiovascular System
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Q1) The heart has four chambers.The bottom chambers are called the ____________________.
Q2) Describe myocardial infarction.
Q3) Write a poem or short story illustrating the path of the blood through the heart.Reference each structure, as well as the oxygen content of the blood as it travels through the heart.
Q4) Abnormal or extra sounds heard when a stethoscope is used for listening to the sound of the heart are called ____________________.
Q5) Echocardiography is:
A) A procedure in which a tube is inserted through a blood vessel into the heart
B) A procedure used to measure the pressure in the chambers of the heart
C) A procedure that uses ultrasonic waves to show the structures and motion of the heart
D) A procedure used to determine an electrocardiograph pattern
E) A procedure used to cause narrowing of blood vessels
Q6) In an expository , explain the four functions of the cardiovascular system.
Q7) Explain what controls the activity of the heart muscle.
Q8) Describe the properties of the heart.
Q9) What is the relationship between phlebitis and embolus?
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Chapter 12: Circulatory System
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Q1) Vaccinations produce artificially acquired immunities.What are the effects on society when some people refuse to be vaccinated?
Q2) Compare and contrast inherited immunity, acquired immunity, and artificial immunity.Give specific examples of each, highlighting the importance of each in maintaining good health.
Q3) ____________________ is an infection that develops when pathogens enter the blood.
Q4) What are the two important functions of the lymph?
Q5) Explain the two major types of specific immunity that protect the body.
Q6) Chemical tests use a process called _________________________ to measure the exact chemical makeup of a blood sample.
Q7) Explain the causes of allergies; the body's reaction, ranging from mild to severe; and the treatments available for allergy sufferers.
Q8) What is hepatitis?
Q9) ____________________ is a malignant cancer of the lymph system that usually appears in people between 15 and 30 years of age.
Q10) What are the functions of white blood cells?
Q11) ____________________ is plasma without the clotting proteins.
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Chapter 13: Respiratory System
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Q1) ____________________ is an inflammation in the lungs caused by inhaled irritants.
Q2) ____________________ is a collapse of part or all of a lung caused by a tumor in the thoracic cavity, pneumonia, or injury.
Q3) What main diseases are associated with cigarette smoking?
Q4) _________________________ is a deficiency of carbon dioxide in the blood.It is most often caused by hyperventilation, or rapid breathing, resulting from anxiety or from exercise at high elevations.
Q5) What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
Q6) Explain the classification of secondhand smoke.
Q7) Explain the function of the respiratory system.
Q8) Each lung is surrounded by a double membrane called
Q9) The vital capacity is the sum of:
A) Tidal volume, inspiratory reserve, and expiratory reserve
B) Inspiratory reserve, expiratory reserve, and residual volume
C) Expiratory reserve, tidal volume, and residual volume
D) Inspiratory reserve, tidal volume, and residual volume
E) None of the above
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Chapter 14: Skeletal System
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Q1) ____________________ is partial dislocation of a joint, such as occurs in the neck in a "whiplash" injury.
Q2) Research the number of people in the United States affected by rheumatoid arthritis.Explain the effects on the body, as well as possible treatment.
Q3) The ____________________ is the part of the skeletal system that includes the ribs, sternum, and vertebral bones that protect the lungs and heart.
Q4) Ankylosing spondylitis is a(n):
A) Group of disorders evidenced by inflammation of a joint, pain, and stiffness during movement
B) Hereditary chronic spinal disease of unknown cause
C) Condition that occurs when a ligament or tendon pulls off part of a bone during injury
D) Inflammation of the sac around a joint caused by trauma or irritation
E) Common disorder caused by pressure on the median nerve of the wrist resulting from repetitive use or trauma
Q5) ____________________ is inflammation of the sac around the joint and disk caused by trauma or irritation.
Q6) Explain the meaning of "movable joints."
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Chapter 15: Muscular System
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Q1) The disorder of the muscular system known as myasthenia gravis:
A) Is a condition in which nerve impulses are not transmitted normally from the brain to the muscles
B) Is a viral infection that results in paralysis of muscles
C) Is traumatic injury to the tendons, muscles, or ligaments of a joint
D) Is torn or stretched tendons and muscles, causing pain
E) May be congenital or may result from weakened foot muscles
Q2) Research the causes of gangrene.What methods of prevention are available?
Q3) What are the three parts of the skeletal muscles?
Q4) Write an expository on the field of sports medicine.Describe the proactive and reactive responsibilities of both trainers and doctors who serve in this area.
Q5) Discuss the three versions of interferon and their use.
Q6) ____________________ moves a bone closer to another bone.
Q7) The two forms of hepatitis that can be transmitted through body fluids, including blood, are:
A) Hepatitis I and hepatitis II
B) Hepatitis B and hepatitis C
C) Hepatitis A and hepatitis B
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Q8) ____________________ is movement of a body part away from the midline.
Chapter 16: Digestive System
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Q1) How many Americans are considered overweight? What are some medical concerns associated with obesity?
Q2) Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a disorder of the digestive system, include:
A) Inflammation of the stomach lining
B) Frequent heartburn or chest pain
C) Stomach cancer
D) A painful burning sensation in the esophagus
E) Painful dilated veins in the lower rectum or anus
Q3) The ____________________ is a small piece of tissue that closes off the trachea to prevent food and moisture from entering the respiratory tract.
Q4) A hemorrhoid is a disorder of the digestive system that causes:
A) Inflammation of the stomach lining
B) Frequent heartburn or chest pain
C) Bad breath
D) A painful burning sensation in the esophagus
E) Painful dilated veins in the lower rectum or anus
Q5) What is the purpose of the five enzymes produced by the stomach with regard to the digestive process?
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Chapter 17: Urinary System
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Q1) What do urodynamic tests determine?
Q2) An increase in aldosterone from the ____________________ conserves sodium in the plasma, causing water to be retained.
Q3) The disorder of the urinary system known as urinary retention is:
A) A condition in which the kidneys do not filter blood
B) The absence of urine formation
C) Acute or chronic inflammation of the urethra
D) The inability to urinate when the urge is felt or the bladder is full E) Usually caused by bacteria and may affect the bladder, kidneys, or prostate
Q4) Urinalysis assesses:
A) Urine color
B) Urine clarity and pH
C) The specific gravity of the urine
D) The odor and volume of the urine
E) All of the above
Q5) Describe the effects leukemia might have on the urinary system.
Q6) Research who might be the most likely to be afflicted with a kidney stone.Describe the pain level of a person who suffers from a kidney stone.
Q7) ____________________ is a kidney stone.
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Chapter 18: Endocrine System
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Q1) Addison's disease is:
A) A disorder resulting from an acquired or inherited decrease in antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary
B) A disorder that causes hyperactivity of the adrenal glands
C) A condition resulting from a congenital deficiency of thyroid secretion
D) A complex disorder of carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism
E) Caused by hyposecretion of the hormones produced by the cortex of the adrenal gland
Q2) The ____________________ produces the hormone thymosin, which stimulates the lymphoid organs to produce T lymphocytes or antibodies in newborns and young children.
Q3) What is the basal metabolic rate?
Q4) The ____________________ produces the hormones insulin and glucagon.
Q5) What hormones are secreted by the pituitary gland and what are their functions?
Q6) The ____________________ is a structure located above the pituitary gland that translates nervous system impulses into endocrine system messages.
Q7) What is the function of human chorionic gonadotropin?
Q8) The ____________________ produces hormones that regulate the secretion of other glands.
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Chapter 19: Nervous System
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Q1) The ____________________ regulates and coordinates the activity of the autonomic nervous system.
Q2) The ____________________ nerves are stimulated in situations that require action such as the fight-or-flight reaction.
Q3) Research the number of head injuries caused by automobile and motorcycle accidents during the past year.Investigate the methods used to help patients regain use of the brain after injury.
Q4) ____________________ are groups of nerve tissue, principally nerve cell bodies, that are located outside the central nervous system.
Q5) Write an expository delineating the components involved in the storage and recall of information by the human brain.Be sure to investigate and explain the components as they relate to sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.
Q6) What are the varying effects of spinal cord injuries? What research is currently being conducted to aid treatment for people who suffer spinal cord injuries?
Q7) Describe three distinct functional changes that result from Parkinson's disease.
Q8) What are the three components of memory?
Q9) What are the five major types of neuroglia?
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Chapter 20: Sensory System
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Q1) Investigate services available for people who are afflicted with blindness.
Q2) Amblyopia, a disorder of the sensory system, is:
A) A nosebleed that results from disease, trauma, or other conditions, such as hypertension, leukemia, or rheumatic fever
B) A clouding of the lens that causes blurred or partial vision
C) Poor vision in one eye, often resulting from better vision in the other eye during infancy or childhood
D) A slow or sudden painless loss of central vision
E) A collection of fluid in the labyrinth of the ear, leading to dizziness, ringing in the ear, or tinnitus pressure and eventual deafness
Q3) Compare and contrast the use of the surgical techniques radial keratotomy and photorefractive keratectomy for correction of eye disorders.Include the success rate for each technique.
Q4) Research the various causes of hearing loss.
Q5) What are the effects on the body from even casual use of cellular phones?
Q6) Investigate the function and cost of three common medications used in the treatment of sensory system disorders.
Q7) Describe the structure and function of the sensory system.
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Chapter 21: Reproductive System
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Q1) Orchiectomy, with regard to the reproductive system, is:
A) Outside of the normal location
B) Removal of the testes
C) Fixation of the uterus
D) Removal of the prostate
E) Repair of the vagina
Q2) The ____________________ transport the mature ovum from the ovary to the uterus.
Q3) Describe the process of a "closed" fetal procedure.
Q4) In addition to producing sperm, what is another function of the testes?
Q5) Investigate the number of teenage pregnancies that occur in the United States annually.What are some effects on the young mothers' lives?
Q6) Chlamydia, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, is:
A) A painless swelling of the scrotum
B) A contagious bacterial infection characterized by painful sores in the genital area
C) The most common sexually transmitted disease
D) Failure of the testes to descend into the scrotal sac before birth
E) An age-associated condition in men in which the prostate grows and may stiffen
Q7) What is the mortality rate of men afflicted with testicular cancer?
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Chapter 22: Laboratory Careers
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Q1) ____________________ diseases are those caused by specific organisms that are capable of producing a contagious disease.
Q2) The term aerobic, with regard to the laboratory, pertains to:
A) Against poisoning
B) Air
C) A cell that eats
D) Originating (causing) disease
E) One who studies disease
Q3) Explain how the skin serves as a defense mechanism against pathogenic microorganisms.
Q4) Discuss the five major groups of microorganisms that cause disease.
Q5) What are some careers in blood banking?
Q6) Research the frequency of botulism on an annual basis.Explain the causes and effects of the disease.
Q7) Investigate the frequency of Rocky Mountain spotted fever on an annual basis in the United States.What are the causes of the disease (include reservoir and mode of transportation), and what are the effects?
Q8) List the steps involved in making a streak plate.What would occur if a step is missed?
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Chapter 23: Imaging Careers
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Q1) What must a facility do to achieve FDA approval for radiation services provided?
Q2) What is near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)?
Q3) In what area might a radiologist specialize?
Q4) Mammograms are recommended for whom? What is the test reliability?
Q5) Each worker wears a ____________________ that records the level of exposure to radiological materials.
Q6) How are radioactive compounds transferred to the human body?
Q7) Electroencephalography technologists measure the ____________________ of the brain to aid in the diagnosis of disorders.
Q8) Explain the interventional radiology technique.
Q9) The diagnostic medical sonographer produces:
A) One-dimensional images of internal organs
B) Three-dimensional images of internal organs
C) Two-dimensional images of internal organs
D) Two-dimensional images of external extremities
E) One-dimensional images of external extremities
Q10) Discuss the development of x-ray techniques up through the body imaging methods available today.How does body imaging assist in the diagnosis of disease?
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Chapter 24: Nursing Careers
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Q1) When a patient refuses oral intake by mouth, what are the nurse's options? Does the nurse need a physician's approval before exercising these options?
Q2) Nurse ____________________ provide anesthesia during obstetrical and surgical procedures under the supervision of an anesthesiologist.
Q3) What are the job duties of a home care assistant (HCA)?
Q4) Describe the routine for assisting with the bed bath.
Q5) Nurse ____________________ provide perinatal care and deliver babies under the supervision of an obstetrician.
Q6) Hematemesis refers to:
A) Without nutrition
B) Vomiting blood
C) Slow breathing
D) Painful breathing
E) Below the tongue
Q7) Describe the "points of pressure" on the body.
Q8) What is the apical-radial method of assessing the pulse?
Q9) ____________________ is considered to be anything that is liquid at room temperature and taken by mouth.
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Chapter 25: Medical Careers
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Q1) Research the development and implementation of the Snellen chart in measuring visual acuity.
Q2) Compare and contrast the two types of medical doctors, the doctor of medicine and the doctor of osteopathy.
Q3) Surgical technologists:
A) Design, fit, and adapt lenses and frames based on an optical prescription
B) Assist during surgical procedures under the supervision of the surgeon and a registered nurse
C) Examine and test eyes to evaluate vision and detect diseases of the eye for referral to a medical doctor
D) Diagnose and treat diseases and injuries of the eye
E) Working under the direction of a physician, perform about 70% of the duties of the medical doctor
Q4) ____________________ assistants and technicians provide care to the ophthalmology patient by measuring vision, changing dressings, administering eye and oral medications, applying contact lenses, and assisting with specialized ocular tests.
Q5) What is involved in a comprehensive eye examination?
Q6) Write an expository describing the function of medical health care providers.
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Chapter 26: Dental Careers
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Q1) Explain the nine dental specialties.
Q2) ____________________ refers to the design and fitting of bridgework and dentures, as well as substitutes for missing teeth or tissue.
Q3) Investigate various dental insurance plans available for patients.
Q4) Write an expository specifying the role of the dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant, and dental lab technician, including personal qualities, levels of education, and credentialing requirements.
Q5) When does human tooth formation begin?
Q6) The term mandibular pertains to:
A) The treatment of disease of the inside of the tooth
B) The cheek
C) The upper jaw and face
D) Inflammation of the gums
E) The lower jaw
Q7) What are the two sections of the tooth?
Q8) Dental _________________________ are the only members of the dental health care team who do not work directly with patients.
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Q9) Research the cost of orthodontic services for people with imperfect tooth placement.
Chapter 27: Complementary and Alternative Careers
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Q1) Acupuncture has been in use for:
A) 1,000 years
B) 3,000 years
C) 5,000 years
D) 7,000 years
E) 10,000 years
Q2) What are the five domains of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)?
Q3) When might a patient seek the resources available through biofeedback?
Q4) The term orthopedic medicine pertains to:
A) A picture taken using heat
B) Inflammation of the bones and joints
C) A picture taken using radiation
D) Treatment with water
E) Correction of the bones
Q5) Explain the focus of licensed naturopathic doctors.
Q6) What are biofeedback techniques designed to change?
Q7) What are the three available therapies based on wellness and natural treatment?
Q8) What does traditional Oriental medicine emphasize?
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Q1) Environmental conditions that afflict marine life include:
A) Water salinity, temperature, acidity
B) Light, water salinity, temperature, acidity, organisms
C) Oxygen content, water salinity, temperature, acidity
D) Water salinity, temperature, acidity, light, oxygen content
Q2) Veterinarians specializing in ______________________________ protect humans from diseases transmitted by animals.
Q3) Explain how animals as pets might affect people therapeutically.
Q4) Some examples of animal ____________________ include kennel, stable, shelter, pet shop, and wildlife assistants, as well as grooming attendants.
Q5) The duties of the _________________________ include maintaining a clean and safe environment, observing behavior, preparing animals for examination or treatment, and maintaining daily records.
Q6) Veterinarians are ____________________ by the state in which they practice.
Q7) Describe restraint techniques that might be used when a domestic animal is examined or treated.
Q8) Veterinarians ____________________ animals against disease and advise owners on ways to keep pets healthy.
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Q1) Research the countries that are a part of the World Health Organization.What is the primary function of the WHO?
Q2) Public health care agencies are concerned with:
A) Maternal and child health
B) Dental health
C) Tuberculosis control
D) Sexually transmitted disease control
E) All of the above
Q3) The percentage of high school seniors who have used inhalants is estimated to be:
A) 13%
B) 15%
C) 17%
D) 19%
E) 21%
Q4) ____________________ social workers specialize in providing assistance to the elderly.
Q5) What are some preventive measures available in your community to encourage children to stay drug free?
Q6) What is the primary goal of community and social health care workers?
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Q1) ____________________ are functional disturbances of the mind.
Q2) ____________________ disorders are caused by injury to the brain, such as by high fever, a tumor, or toxic substances such as drugs.
Q3) Studies conducted by the Minnesota Center for Twin and Adoption Research indicate:
A) Genetics may influence a person's personality and mental behavior
B) Environment is the primary factor in a person's personality and mental behavior
C) Proper medical care is the primary factor in a person's personality and mental behavior
D) a and b
E) a, b, and c
Q4) Psychoneuroses are functional disturbances of the mind.Delineate the causes of two such neuroses and possible treatments for each.
Q5) Explain the possible causes of Alzheimer's disease and the types of care available for patients afflicted with the disease.
Q6) ____________________ may result from a reduced blood supply to the brain.
Q7) Explain the systematic approach to orientation for a confused person.
Q8) Explain the proper care of a confused person.
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Q1) Speech pathologists treat disorders such as:
A) Delayed language development
B) Inability to speak
C) Stuttering
D) Articulation problems
E) All of the above
Q2) Certified ____________________ provide services for patients with disabling conditions of the limbs or spine.
Q3) ____________________ trainers work under the supervision of the team physician in a variety of amateur and professional sports and other settings.
Q4) ____________________ modify and provide footwear to patients with imperfectly formed feet.
Q5) The responsibilities of a respiratory therapist include all of the following except:
A) Evaluating a patient to administer respiratory care
B) Operating the life support equipment under the supervision of a physician
C) Monitoring respiratory care equipment
D) Observing a patient's responses
E) Monitoring the dialysis machine
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Q1) Explain and describe the three different degrees of burns and the effects on the skin.
Q2) Research the number of reported sports injuries that require immediate first aid to determine which sport is most dangerous.
Q3) Seizures may be preceded by a(n) ____________________ and may occur in several patterns.
Q4) ____________________ occurs when the water in body tissues freezes.
Q5) Investigate and compare the minimum training requirements and earnings of doctors, nurses, and EMTs.
Q6) Describe the signs, symptoms, and treatment for stroke and seizure activity.Explain the effects of the treatment.
Q7) Accidents account for 50% of ____________________ in individuals 15 to 24 years of age.
Q8) Describe various injuries to bones and muscle tissue.
Q9) Stroke victims suffer a variety of effects.Research and report on the most debilitating effects and the recovery process.
Q10) Identify the differences in CPR for adults, children, and infants.Explain the reasoning behind these differences.
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Chapter 33: Information and Administration Careers
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Q1) _________________________ is the responsibility of every health care worker.
Q2) When might a numeric filing system be beneficial? When might an alphabetical filing system be beneficial?
Q3) The medical transcriptionist:
A) Listens to and types information to provide a permanent record
B) Provides access to information
C) Analyzes public health data
D) Records the work of the photomicrographer
E) Types charting done on a discharged patient
Q4) Explain the correct method to use for charting.
Q5) Choose three information and administration careers and describe their function in the health care arena.Include the cost of education for each career as well as the responsibilities and duties involved in each career.
Q6) Investigate and compare the salaries of four different information and administrative health care careers.
Q7) What are the responsibilities of a medical secretary?
Q8) Patient representatives, or ____________________, help patients to understand the health care policies and procedures of the facility, obtain services, and make informed decisions about their care.
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Q1) Describe a thorough analysis of water.
Q2) Examine the issue of noise pollution and its effect on hearing loss; pay specific attention to noise source, decibels, and sensations (effects on hearing).
Q3) Explain the epidemiological approach a health care worker might employ.
Q4) Environmental health technicians must:
A) Develop methods to control hazards
B) Test air for radiation
C) Collect and analyze air and water samples
D) Control pollution
E) test air for radiation
Q5) ____________________ plan, develop, and execute environmental health programs.
Q6) Nutrition services are an important facet of the health care field.Explain the function of dietitians and dietary technicians.Include their effect on patient care.
Q7) How might water become contaminated?
Q8) Explain the prerequisites for a well-balanced meal.
Q9) _________________________ test air, soil, water, floors, walls, and other areas of human contact for radiation.
Q10) Describe a surgical technician's job?
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Q1) Biotechnology refers to:
A) The study of the manipulation of the genes of living organisms
B) The study of methods for controlling human characteristics
C) The study of artificial insemination
D) Pertaining to new origins
Q2) The human genome contains an estimated:
A) 10,000 genes
B) 20,000 genes
C) 30,000 genes
D) 50,000 genes
E) 100,000 genes
Q3) What is pharmacogenomics?
Q4) Free-floating rings of DNA, called ____________________, from an organism such as Escherichia coli can be used to introduce new genetic information.
Q5) How many genetic diseases can be identified using DNA testing?
A) 50
B) 60
C) 70
D) 80
E) 100
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