Intro to Health Careers Final Exam Review Questions



Intro to Health Careers Final Exam Review Questions

Please answer these on a separate sheet of paper…

1. What was the leading cause of death in the 1900’s?

a. infection

2. What is specialization?

a. When a healthcare provider focuses on just one area of expertise

3. How did the baby boom affect health care?

a. There is an increase in the number of people who are now reaching the age at which they use the healthcare system the most

4. What is palliative care?

a. End of life care for both patients and families.

5. Which health care facility offers palliative care?

a. Hopsice

6. What is the difference between a skilled nursing facility and an intermediate nursing facility?

a. A SNF (skilled nursing facility) provides 24 hour nursing and medical care, intermediate nursing facilities only provide nursing care for certain hours during the day.

7. Why is wellness a current trend in health care?

a. It is cheaper to keep people well than it is to pay for treating them when they are sick.

8. What is the difference between a complementary therapy and an alternative therapy?

a. Complementary therapies are done WITH traditional medicine while alternative therapies are done IN PLACE OF traditional medicine.

9. How is registration different from certification?

a. Registration places a professional on a list, while certification simply states all standards have been met.

10. What shows that someone has been given LEGAL permission to practice?

a. A license

11. Which division of health care do x-ray technicians and lab workers belong to?

a. diagnostic

12. What are the 4 factors shaping the healthcare industry?

a. Technological advancement, specialization, aging population, increased costs

13. Which quality of a healthcare worker includes not wasting supplies?

a. Strive to be cost effective

14. Which quality of a healthcare worker includes continuing medical education?

a. Be willing to learn

15. Define: adipo; -logy; semi-; -stomy; gastro; -pnea; -ism; a-; anti-; hepato

a. Fat; the study of; surgical incision; stomach; breathing; condition; without; against; liver

16. Define: Intercostal; cardiomegaly; hypertension; anuria

a. Between the ribs; enlarged heart; high blood pressure; no urine

17. What is ethics?

a. A system of values and principles to help guide decision making

18. Why is Hippocrates important?

a. He discussed ethical issues thousands of years ago that are still issues today

19. How has technology affected medical ethics?

a. We are able to do things that we don’t have good ethical answers for (such as life support, stem cell research and organ transplants)

20. What is a code of ethics?

a. A statement established or document developed by professional organizations to set standards of professional conduct for a certain profession

21. Who is Jack Kevorkian?

a. A doctor who was known for helping his terminally ill patients commit suicide (euthanasia)

22. How does autonomy apply to healthcare?

a. A patient is allowed to make his own medical decisions – even if the healthcare workers and family do not agree. (DO NOT JUST SAY SELF RULE!)

23. What is implied consent?

a. Permission given simply by the actions of a patient (such as showing up to a doctor’s appointment)

24. How are slander and libel different?

a. Slander is verbal while libel is written

25. What is a DNR?

a. Do not resuscitate. You may not provide extrordiary means if the patient’s heart stops (no CPR/defib/medication)

26. When you think someone will need first aid, what should the first step ALWAYS be?

a. Is the scene safe?

27. Name 2 environmental emergencies?

a. Frostbite, hypothermia, heat stroke, heat exhaustion

28. You notice someone having trouble speaking and difficulty moving the left side of his body – what medical emergency do you suspect?

a. stroke

29. How many compressions do you do on an adult before giving breaths?

a. 30

30. How do you know if you are giving good rescue breaths?

a. You can see the chest rise

31. What are the signs of shock?

a. Pale, nauseous, weak, increased pulse, decreased BP, high respirations

32. What is an obligate intracellular parasite?

a. Must live inside another cell

33. What are the shapes of bacteria?

a. Cocci – round, Bacilli – rod, Spirochete - spiral

34. Which type of pathogen causes the flu and AIDS?

a. Virus (HIV)

35. Which type of pathogen can be treated by antibiotics?

a. bacteria

36. What is PPE?

a. Personal Protective Equipment (gloves, gown, mask…)

37. What is the top number of a blood pressure called?

a. Systolic

38. What is the normal resting heart rate?

a. 72bpm

39. What is demographic information?

a. Information such as name, age, DOB, address, religion, insurance info, etc…

40. What is the measurement of how many times someone breathes in a minute called?

a. Respiratory rate

41. What is normal body temperature when measured orally?

a. 98.6*F/ 37*C

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