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True / False

• Growth in the health care industry is expected to slow down over the next 10 years.
• True
• False

ANSWER: False

POINTS: 1

NOTES: Rapid growth is predicted.

• Scope of practice refers to the tasks that a health care professional can legally perform as part of a specific occupation.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

POINTS: 1

NOTES: Scope of practice refers to legally permissible acts.

• The educational requirements for obtaining certification in all health care professions are similar.
• True
• False

ANSWER: False

POINTS: 1

NOTES: The educational requirements can vary significantly between professional certifications.

• On-the-job training for many health care occupations is being replaced by formal classroom education.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

POINTS: 1

NOTES: Formal classroom education is becoming more common than on-the-job training.

• Moving up the career ladder usually requires getting additional education in one’s occupational area.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

POINTS: 1

NOTES: Moving up to a more advanced level in one’s occupational field usually requires additional education.

• Finding the time to study is a problem for many adult learners who have returned to school.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

POINTS: 1

NOTES: Most adults have a variety of responsibilities; therefore, finding the time to study can be a major (Introduction to Health Care, 4e Dakota Mitchell, Lee Haroun) (Test Bank all Chapters) 1 / 4

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problem.

Multiple Choice

• What is the most important reason why health care professionals should identify potential problems when working with

patients?

• Help their employers avoid being sued for malpractice.
• Ensure patient safety and well-being.
• Prevent wasting expensive supplies and employee time.
• Earn a good employee evaluation.

ANSWER: b

FEEDBACK: a. Identifying potential problems ensures patient safety and well-being.

• Correct.
• Identifying potential problems ensures patient safety and well-being.
• Identifying potential problems ensures patient safety and well-being.

POINTS: 1

• Which of the following terms describes the condition of being placed on an official list after meeting the educational

and testing requirements for an occupation?

• Certification
• Licensure
• Recognition
• Registration

ANSWER: d

FEEDBACK: a. Certification is the process of determining whether a person has met predetermined standards.

• Licensure is a designation that means a person has been granted permission to legally

perform certain acts.

• Recognition is not a designation of approval to practice an occupation.
• Correct.

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• A medical assistant who believes the physician made an error when prescribing a treatment would demonstrate good

thinking skills by:

• giving the treatment and asking the physician about it at the next convenient opportunity.
• assuming that the physician is correct and giving the treatment.
• asking the physician before giving the treatment.
• refusing to give the treatment and dismissing the patient.

ANSWER: c

FEEDBACK: a. If an error is suspected, always ask before giving the treatment.

• If an error is suspected, always ask before giving the treatment.
• Correct.
• If an error is suspected, always ask before giving the treatment. However, do not dismiss the

patient in case the treatment is approved and should be given.

POINTS: 1

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• Characteristics of students who are learning to think like health care professionals include all of the following

EXCEPT:

• considering the impact of their actions on others.
• expecting their instructors to supply answers to all their questions.
• relating new information to what they already know.
• looking for ways to increase their personal efficiency.

ANSWER: b

FEEDBACK: a. This is a characteristic of someone who is learning to think like a health care professional.

• Correct.
• This is a characteristic of someone who is learning to think like a health care professional.
• This is a characteristic of someone who is learning to think like a health care professional.

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11. “Assessment” is a term used in health care that means:

• gathering facts and information.
• avoiding the use of opinions.
• creating alternatives for solving a problem.
• learning to perform procedures.

ANSWER: a

FEEDBACK: a. Correct.

• Assessment is gathering facts and information.
• Assessment is gathering facts and information.
• Assessment is gathering facts and information.

POINTS: 1

• Which of the following is an example of subjective data?
• Reliable sources of information about a topic
• The opinions of experts
• Observations of a patient’s condition
• Patients’ reports about how they feel

ANSWER: d

FEEDBACK: a. This is objective data.

• Opinions are not necessarily data (facts).
• This is objective data.
• Correct.

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• When collecting information about a patient, which term best describes the results of diagnostic tests, measurements,

and observations made by health care professionals?

• Signs
• Symptoms
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• Data

ANSWER: a

FEEDBACK: a. Correct.

• Symptoms are subjective. They are reported by the patient but are not observable or

measurable.

• A diagnosis is the identification of a disease or condition.
• Data refers to any facts and figures from which conclusions can be drawn.

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• How can learners best take advantage of their dominant learning style?
• Use only that style when studying for tests.
• Develop personalized study techniques.
• Avoid taking classes that require the use of other styles.
• Ask instructors to use teaching methods that coordinate with their style.

ANSWER: b

FEEDBACK: a. Studying can be easier and more effective when using techniques that coordinate with one’s learning style.

• Correct.
• Studying can be easier and more effective when using techniques that coordinate with one’s

learning style.

• Studying can be easier and more effective when using techniques that coordinate with one’s

learning style.

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• Which of the following advice to new students will BEST help them become highly competent health care workers?
• Concentrate on learning what is needed to do well on tests.
• Always study for understanding.
• Identify their learning style.
• Memorize all the information in their class notes.

ANSWER: b

FEEDBACK: a. The best advice to new students is to always study for understanding.

• Correct.
• The best advice to new students is to always study for understanding.
• The best advice to new students is to always study for understanding.

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• A true statement about using the five-step problem-solving process is that it:
• ensures finding the correct solution.
• is simple to do.
• sometimes requires confronting difficult issues.
• leads to decisions based on opinions.

ANSWER: c

FEEDBACK: a. Using the problem-solving process sometimes requires confronting difficult issues.

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