Introduction to Health Careers
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Course Introduction
This course offers students an overview of the diverse career opportunities available within the healthcare industry. Emphasizing both clinical and non-clinical roles, it explores the education, training, skills, and personal attributes necessary for success in various health professions such as nursing, medical technology, therapy, public health, administration, and support services. Students will also learn about current trends, ethical issues, and the importance of interdisciplinary teamwork in modern healthcare environments, empowering them to make informed decisions about their future educational and career pathways.
Recommended Textbook 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) All of the following are true of diagnosis-related groupings (DRGs) except:
A) They greatly affect the health care industry.
B) They lengthen the time allowed for treatment.
C) They provide a diagnosis to Medicare.
D) They were established in 1984.
E) They allow Medicare to reimburse for services based on the diagnosis versus the actual cost.
Answer: B
Q2) Delineate the differences between home health care and hospice care.
Answer: Home health care provides care in the home of the patient and may be publicly or privately owned, whereas hospice care provides medical and psychological care for the terminally ill, either in the home or at a hospice facility; it may be private or part of another facility.
Q3) 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.
Q4) ____________________ is considered the father of modern medicine.
Answer: Hippocrates
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Chapter 2: Interpersonal Dynamics and Communication
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Q1) The changes in the health care industry are due to all of the following except:
A) New medical discoveries
B) Evolving health concerns
C) New medical professionals
D) Technological advances
Answer: C
Q2) Nonverbal messages may include all of the following except:
A) Facial expression
B) Tone of voice
C) Distance between the sender and receiver
D) Reactions of the receiver
Answer: D
Q3) Maslow's hierarchy of human needs is best ordered as:
A) Physical security, social concerns, self-respect, and self-worth
B) Physical security, self-respect, self-worth, and social concerns
C) Social concerns, physical security, self-respect, and self-worth
D) Self-respect, self-worth, social concerns, and physical security
Answer: A
Q4) Explain the relationship between values and attitudes.
Answer: Attitudes are formed from personal values.
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Chapter 3: Safety Practices
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Q1) The most common method of transferring ____________________ organisms that cause serious illness in the health care worker is contact with a contaminated needle or sharp instrument.
Answer: Pathogenic
Q2) 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
Q3) One concern that has been raised because of _________________________ of wastes is the production of toxic gases.
Answer: Local incineration
Q4) ______________________________ may be used so that a small force can lift a heavy object or person.
Answer: Hydraulic mechanical lifts
Q5) ____________________ inhibit the growth of bacteria.
Answer: Antiseptics
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Chapter 4: Legal and Ethical Principles
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Q1) The health care worker's code of ethics has many elements; explain these elements and their effects on patient care.
Q2) What is the purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
Q3) Explain the five elements of advance care directives and the effects of each on the patient.
Q4) The health care worker's code of ethics includes all of the following except:
A) Promoting optimal levels of wellness
B) Promoting specific choices to aid recovery
C) Participating in professional activities
D) Knowing the limits of practice for his or her competency
E) Respecting the religious beliefs of all patients
Q5) Using the Internet, locate several articles about malpractice cases in health care.Summarize your findings and give your opinion on the outcome.
Q6) Delineate the pros and cons of the Internet and its relationship to health care.
Q7) Define ethical codes and list the professions that have developed a set of governing ethical codes.
Q8) Advance directives and ____________________ are legal documents that allow patients to express their wishes about their health care and treatment.
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Chapter 5: Culture and Health Care
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Q1) For many ethnicities, the ____________________ component is essential for recovery and strength.
Q2) Most Americans view ____________________ as basic preventive health care.
Q3) ____________________ is the first drug specifically targeted to one ethnic group.
Q4) Stereotyping can lead to all of the following except:
A) Acceptance
B) Discrimination
C) Alienation
D) Prejudice
E) Lack of trust and respect
Q5) Using the Internet as a source for information, compare and contrast two different cultures.
Q6) Ethnography is a branch of:
A) Biology
B) Anthropology
C) Geology
D) Microbiology
E) Genetics
Q7) ____________________ comes from the Latin word colo.
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Chapter 6: Employability Skills
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Q1) Indirect taxes include:
A) Social Security taxes
B) Federal taxes
C) Gasoline, cigarette, and liquor taxes
D) Property taxes
E) All of the above
Q2) What are some resources available to those searching for job opportunities?
Q3) Investigate employment opportunities for health care workers in your area.What methods might you use when searching for health care positions?
Q4) What is the purpose of an agenda?
Q5) Career choices should include consideration of:
A) Advancement opportunity
B) Location
C) Fairness of policies
D) Security
E) All of the above
Q6) If a person is fired from a job, how should he or she account for the experience when seeking new employment?
Q7) What are some items that may be deducted from the paycheck?
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Chapter 7: Foundation Skills
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Q1) An example of a computer operating system that interprets and displays data is:
A) Unix/Linux
B) Dell's Inspiron
C) Apple's Mac
D) a and c
E) b and c
Q2) ____________________ is the use of the hands to evaluate structures by touch.
Q3) The normal rate of an adult pulse can range between:
A) 60 and 110
B) 60 and 100
C) 50 and 90
D) 80 and 110
E) 70 and 110
Q4) The pulse can be counted by listening to the heart through a ____________________ placed on the chest.
Q5) The rhythm and character of ____________________ are important observations.
Q6) 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?
Q7) Describe what measures are included in vital signs.
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Chapter 8: Wellness, Growth, and Development
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Q1) Describe the changes that occur in body systems as a person ages.
Q2) The definition of death and the rights of the terminally ill to refuse life-prolonging treatments are the subjects of:
A) Legal controversy
B) Ethical controversy
C) Family controversy
D) a and b
E) a, b, and c
Q3) To achieve aerobic benefits, the elevated heart rate should be maintained for:
A) 45 minutes
B) 30 minutes
C) 60 minutes
D) 20 minutes
E) 15 minutes
Q4) The reference daily intake (RDI) was developed by:
A) The FDA
B) The AMA
C) Insurance companies
D) Physicians
E) The health care industry
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Chapter 9: Body Organization
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Q1) What three planes are used to describe the body? Explain the location of organs in relation to these planes.How might a health care worker refer to these body planes in communicating with other health care workers?
Q2) ____________________, made of protein fibers, has the unique property of being able to shorten to produce movement.
Q3) Research the effects of spina bifida.What is the life expectation of a person afflicted with this disease? What type of lifelong health care is needed?
Q4) ____________________ is the ability of the organism to control its actions and respond to changes in the environment.
Q5) The karyotype is an organized picture of:
A) Genes
B) Cancerous cells
C) Chromosomes
D) Body cavities
E) Body tissues
Q6) Why is a person's hereditary information important to health care workers?
Q7) What are the 12 body systems of physiology?
Q8) Explain preimplantation diagnosis.When might one choose to use such a technique?
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Chapter 10: Integumentary System
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Q1) The term cutaneous, with regard to the integumentary system, refers to:
A) The skin
B) Blue skin
C) Inflammation of the skin
D) A condition of the skin characterized by itching
E) Plastic repair of the nose
Q2) Skin normally has ____________________ in all areas except the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands.
Q3) The most common type of skin cancer is:
A) Squamous cell carcinoma
B) Melanoma
C) Kaposi's sarcoma
D) Basal cell carcinoma
E) All of the above
Q4) 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.
Q5) What are some possible social effects a person with a cleft palate might suffer? What are some treatments available? Investigate the potential costs of each.
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Chapter 11: Cardiovascular System
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Q1) Define congestive heart failure and explain its effects.
Q2) Explain what controls the activity of the heart muscle.
Q3) Define blood pressure and explain the "normal" reading.
Q4) _________________________ can begin with a buildup of fatty deposits in the lining of the coronary arteries that feed the heart muscles.
Q5) The volume of blood pumped from the heart by each contraction, multiplied by the heart rate, is called cardiac ____________________.
Q6) What are some available treatments for regulating high blood pressure?
Q7) The heart has four chambers.The top chambers are called the ____________________.
Q8) Abnormal or extra sounds heard when a stethoscope is used for listening to the sound of the heart are called ____________________.
Q9) Describe the properties of the heart.
Q10) According to KidsHealth.com, 4.5% of children have high blood pressure, and the rate is increasing.Investigate the rationale and research behind this statement.
Q11) What are the functions of high-density lipoprotein and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol?
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Chapter 12: Circulatory System
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Q1) What are the benefits and drawbacks of autotransfusion?
Q2) Define AIDS and the symptoms of the disease.
Q3) What is hepatitis?
Q4) Explain the causes of allergies; the body's reaction, ranging from mild to severe; and the treatments available for allergy sufferers.
Q5) An erythrocyte, with regard to the circulatory system, is a:
A) Red blood cell
B) Record of blood
C) White blood cell
D) Eating cell
E) Blood platelet
Q6) Each red blood cell lives only:
A) 80 to 110 days
B) 70 to 100 days
C) 90 to 110 days
D) 90 to 120 days
E) 80 to 120 days
Q7) What is hemophilia?
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Q8) Write an expository outlining the functions of the lymph.
Q9) What functions are associated with the spleen?
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Chapter 13: Respiratory System
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Q1) What is the hantavirus? Explain the symptoms and treatment of this infection.
Q2) ____________________ is a condition in which air or fluid enters the pleural cavity, limiting the space for respiration.
Q3) What are the effects of smokeless tobacco?
Q4) The lungs have a spongelike texture because they are made up of a large number of:
A) Alveoli, nerves, lymph tissues, and bronchi
B) Alveoli, nerves, lymph tissues, and capillaries
C) Nerves, lymph tissues, capillaries, and bronchi
D) Alveoli, lymph tissues, capillaries, and bronchi
E) None of the above
Q5) According to the CDC, what is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States?
A) Car accidents
B) Smoking
C) House fires
D) Heart attack
Q6) What are the environmental health risks a miner may face?
Q7) ____________________ results when the alveoli lose elasticity, usually after 50 years of age.
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Chapter 14: Skeletal System
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Q1) ____________________ are cells in the bone tissue that produce new cells.
Q2) The ____________________ of the long bone contains fatty tissue and yellow marrow in its cavity.
Q3) What is the Ilazarov method of bone regeneration?
Q4) Explain the process of bone marrow sampling.Why would a physician order such a test, and what abnormalities might the sampling expose?
Q5) Air abrasion is a method used in dentistry to:
A) Polish the teeth
B) Remove tooth decay
C) Fill a cavity in a tooth
D) Replace missing bone
E) a and b
Q6) Tissue that connects bone to bone is called a(n) ____________________.
Q7) Research the number of people in the United States affected by rheumatoid arthritis.Explain the effects on the body, as well as possible treatment.
Q8) Explain the meaning of "movable joints."
Q9) What are the six types of diarthrosis joints?
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Q10) Investigate the cost of osteointegration.What are some advantages to this process?
Chapter 15: Muscular System
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Q1) Fibromyositis, with regard to the muscular system, is:
A) Faulty growth
B) Uncontrolled muscle contraction of the eyelid
C) Inflammation of the muscle tissues
D) A tumor of the muscle
E) Interior organs
Q2) Research the effects of muscular dystrophy.What research is presently being conducted to find a cure for this disorder?
Q3) What are some typical athletic injuries? What causes the majority of these injuries?
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) What is the all-or-none law of skeletal muscle contraction?
Q6) ____________________ is a layer of fibrous connective tissue that separates individual muscles.
Q7) What are the six functions of the muscles?
Q8) ____________________ is a circular or semicircular motion.
Q9) Define and describe the effects of muscular dystrophy.
Q10) What causes back pain and recurrent back pain?
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Chapter 16: Digestive System
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Q1) ____________________ may be a mild, acute, or chronic condition resulting from gallstone blockage, disease, injury, or alcoholism.
Q2) What are the causes and effects of an ulcer?
Q3) A cholecystectomy, with regard to the digestive system, is:
A) Removal of the gallbladder
B) Surgical puncture into the colon
C) Inflammation of the intestines
D) Incision into the abdomen
E) Examination of the rectum
Q4) Write an expository describing the four functions of the digestive system.
Q5) ____________________ disease is a recessive genetic disorder in which fat cells accumulate in the body, damaging normal cells.
Q6) The _________________________ controls the flow of chyme into the intestines.
Q7) ____________________ is a chronic degenerative condition of the liver accompanied by the formation of scar tissue.
Q8) How many Americans are considered overweight? What are some medical concerns associated with obesity?
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Q9) ____________________ is an inflammation of the abdominal cavity caused by bacteria.
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Chapter 17: Urinary System
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Q1) Compare and contrast the two methods of dialysis-hemodialysis and continuous abdominal peritoneal dialysis (CAPD).Explain when it is more appropriate to use one or the other method.
Q2) Describe the processes of dialysis and hemodialysis.
Q3) The disorder of the urinary system known as urethritis 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) Inside the renal pelvis is the ____________________, which serves as a passageway for lymph vessels, nerves, the renal artery, and the renal vein.
Q5) The disorder of the urinary system known as renal failure 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
Q6) Describe the effects leukemia might have on the urinary system.
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Chapter 18: Endocrine System
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Q1) What is the basal metabolic rate?
Q2) Discuss the two classes of hormones and how they influence their target organs.
Q3) The primary function of the endocrine system is to produce ____________________ that monitor and coordinate body activities.
Q4) The ____________________ produces the hormone thymosin, which stimulates the lymphoid organs to produce T lymphocytes or antibodies in newborns and young children.
Q5) Cretinism 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
Q6) The ____________________ is a structure located above the pituitary gland that translates nervous system impulses into endocrine system messages.
Q7) The ____________________ produces hormones that regulate body metabolism.
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Q8) What seven hormones are produced by the anterior pituitary gland?
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Chapter 19: Nervous System
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Q1) Describe three distinct functional changes that result from Parkinson's disease.
Q2) Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) are often called little strokes.What are the effects of TIAs? Research the treatment involved and its cost.
Q3) Explore the present and past bans on fetal tissue research, as well as the political impetus for enacting laws that prevent such research.To what extent do these laws hinder progress in finding cures for diseases?
Q4) List the three parts of the brain stem.What are the effects when each part becomes dysfunctional?
Q5) Describe the four major areas of the brain.
Q6) The ____________________ nerves are stimulated in situations that require action such as the fight-or-flight reaction.
Q7) Encephalotomy, with regard to the nervous system, is:
A) Inflammation of the meninges
B) An incision into the skull
C) Study of the nerve
D) The brain and spine
E) A small brain
Q8) What are the three components of memory?
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Chapter 20: Sensory System
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Q1) Research the various causes of hearing loss.
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) When one sensory organ becomes dysfunctional, what is the effect on the remaining four sensory organs?
Q4) What are the effects on the body from even casual use of cellular phones?
Q5) The ____________________ senses of the skin perceive touch, pressure, temperature, and pain through five specialized cells located in the skin.
Q6) How is visual acuity assessed?
Q7) Light touch and motion near the skin are perceived by ____________________ corpuscles.
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Chapter 21: Reproductive System
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Q1) Expulsion of semen is called ____________________.
Q2) Investigate the cost of surgery, radiation treatment, and chemotherapy for the treatment of cervical cancer.
Q3) 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
Q4) Investigate the number of teenage pregnancies that occur in the United States annually.What are some effects on the young mothers' lives?
Q5) The ____________________ transport the mature ovum from the ovary to the uterus.
Q6) Investigate some local organizations that help raise money to fight breast cancer.What are some activities used to help raise money?
Q7) The ____________________ is a tube on the surface of each testis that stores the sperm while they mature.
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Chapter 22: Laboratory Careers
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Q1) Blood and urine tests are used to check for alcohol and drug use.How expensive are these tests? What are the accuracy rates?
Q2) The mode of transmission for the herpes simplex 1 virus is:
A) A puncture wound
B) Direct contact
C) A mosquito bite
D) Direct contact with saliva
E) Blood to blood, parenteral
Q3) The reservoir for the plague (bubonic) was:
A) People, hair
B) Horses
C) Wild rodents
D) Swine
E) Fish
Q4) Explain how at least two careers in the laboratory field of health care may play a part in the legal system.
Q5) ____________________, or researchers, study living organisms and life processes, including growth and reproduction.
Q6) What are some careers in blood banking?
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Chapter 23: Imaging Careers
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Q1) Discuss three imagery careers available to health care workers.Cover the education needed, the potential earnings, and each career's place in the health care facility.
Q2) A sonogram is:
A) A record or image made using sound waves
B) A record or image of a plane of the body
C) A record or image of a blood vessel
D) A record or image of the heart made using sound waves
E) A record or image of the breast
Q3) ______________________________ is an imaging process that creates superb image resolution and tissue contrast.
Q4) What is near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)?
Q5) Identify an imaging technique that does not use radiation.
Q6) Electroencephalography technologists measure the ____________________ of the brain to aid in the diagnosis of disorders.
Q7) Why is correct positioning during an imaging procedure important?
Q8) What must a facility do to achieve FDA approval for radiation services provided?
Q9) By the 1950s several radioactive ____________________ and other energy forms, such as sound waves, were used for diagnosing conditions.
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Chapter 24: Nursing Careers
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Q1) Nurses must have which of the following qualities?
A) The ability to get along with other people
B) The ability to communicate well
C) Self-control
D) Problem-solving abilities
E) All of the above
Q2) What are the job duties of a home care assistant (HCA)?
Q3) What are some job duties of a licensed practical nurse (LPN)?
Q4) Throughout the day, the patient is assisted with ____________________ needs of elimination such as using the bathroom or bedpan.
Q5) ____________________ includes urine, vomit, drainage from wounds, and liquid stool.
Q6) What is involved in maintaining an orderly and safe environment for the patient?
Q7) Describe the routine for assisting with the bed bath.
Q8) Describe the "points of pressure" on the body.
Q9) Nurse ____________________ emerged as a profession to meet the needs of rural communities.
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Q10) The nurse ____________________ works under the direction of the registered nurse or licensed practical nurse to provide basic care.
Chapter 25: Medical Careers
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Q1) A medical career in the area of osteopathy focuses on:
A) The manipulation of the spine by hand
B) The science of vision using both eyes
C) Mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders
D) Incision into a vessel
E) A therapeutic approach to medicine
Q2) What are the two types of medical doctors?
Q3) ____________________ examine and test eyes to evaluate vision and detect diseases of the eye for referral to a medical doctor.
Q4) What are steps taken by a health care worker when assisting with a patient exam? Why are these steps important?
Q5) ____________________ 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.
Q6) Compare and contrast the two types of medical doctors, the doctor of medicine and the doctor of osteopathy.
Q7) When is it necessary to obtain an ECG recording on a patient?
Q8) What are the duties of a medical assistant?
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Chapter 26: Dental Careers
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Q1) Investigate various dental insurance plans available for patients.
Q2) Research the cost of orthodontic services for people with imperfect tooth placement.
Q3) ____________________ is the treatment of disease of the dental pulp, usually with a root canal procedure.
Q4) What are the three functions of the teeth?
Q5) The term buccal refers 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
Q6) Pedodontics is a dental term that pertains to:
A) Correcting tooth placement
B) The teeth of children
C) The study of the tooth
D) One who places artificial appliances on teeth
E) Middle
Q7) Investigate the effects of smokeless chewing tobacco on oral hygiene.
Q8) What are the two sections of the tooth?
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Chapter 27: Complementary and Alternative Careers
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Q1) What interventions does the National Institutes of Health recognize?
Q2) What are biofeedback techniques designed to change?
Q3) Radiography is:
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
Q4) Research the effectiveness of hypnotherapy in relation to weight loss.
Q5) Explain the focus of licensed naturopathic doctors.
Q6) Chiropractors use a ____________________ approach to treatment that emphasizes health and wellness.
Q7) Reiki therapy is part of what complementary and alternative medicine method?
A) Alternative medical systems
B) Mind-body interventions
C) Biological-based therapies
D) Manipulative and body-based methods
E) Energy therapies
Q8) What makes acupuncture effective?
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Chapter 28: Veterinary Careers
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Q1) In what different areas might veterinarian technicians work?
Q2) ____________________ is the process of surgical sterilization to prevent unwanted births.
Q3) Veterinary technicians (VTs) assist the veterinarian by:
A) Preparing animals and equipment
B) Obtaining information on the animal
C) Collecting specimens
D) Assisting with procedures
E) All of the above
Q4) Describe the five different external parasites that may affect animals.Explain the effects and treatments of each.
Q5) Explain the procedure of euthanasia.
Q6) Veterinarians are ____________________ by the state in which they practice.
Q7) The number of specialty boards in veterinary medicine is:
A) 10
B) 20
C) 25
D) 30
E) 50
Q8) What are different focuses for animal breeders?
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Chapter 29: Community and Social Careers
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Q1) What is the primary goal of community and social health care workers?
Q2) Provide examples of a geriatric social worker position.
Q3) If immunizations are not up to date, what happens to schoolchildren? When might one be exempt from immunizations?
Q4) Community ____________________ workers provide food and nutrition education through public health clinics and programs.
Q5) What is the most commonly abused substance in the United States?
A) Marijuana
B) Cigarettes
C) Caffeine
D) Alcohol
E) Cocaine
Q6) What are some reasons people use or abuse mind-altering substances?
Q7) What are some symptoms of withdrawal?
Q8) Describe the responsibilities of supervisors of caseworkers.
Q9) ____________________ is the most commonly abused substance in the United States and is a major medical problem.
Q10) Explain the role of a community nutrition worker.
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Chapter 30: Mental Health Careers
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Q1) Explain the proper care of a confused person.
Q2) Mental health care workers must have an interest in ____________________ and the ability to communicate well.
Q3) Explain the role of a psychiatric technician.
Q4) Explain the systematic approach to orientation for a confused person.
Q5) When should physical restraints be used? Who should be liable if injury occurs to the health care worker or the patient?
Q6) The responsibilities of a psychiatric assistant include all of the following except:
A) Helping patients with activities of daily living
B) Administering prescribed drugs
C) Leading group sessions
D) Making home visits
E) Prescribing medications
Q7) What is deprivation syndrome?
Q8) How much influence do you think society has over a person's mental health?
Q9) Explain the two classifications of mental disorders.
Q10) ____________________ are functional disturbances of the mind.
Q11) What are the reasons for more than half of all visits to a physician's office?
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Chapter 31: Rehabilitative Careers
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Q1) Analyze five drug types and explain the actions and effects of each drug in the human body.
Q2) Explain the role of a pharmacy technician and the skills required.
Q3) Write an expository outlining the various types of breathing treatments available.
Q4) Certified ____________________ provide services for patients with disabling conditions of the limbs or spine.
Q5) Aphasia means :
A) A record of hearing
B) Difficulty articulating
C) Stuttering
D) Without speech
E) Babbling
Q6) The health care worker who helps patients strengthen and coordinate body movement using exercise is a:
A) Kinesiotherapist
B) Audiologist
C) Prosthetist
D) Occupational therapist
E) Physical therapist
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Q1) The ____________________ system is a coordinated response by all levels of practitioners to accidents and sudden illness.
Q2) Shock may result from:
A) Trauma, electrical injury, insulin shock, hemorrhage, reaction to drugs
B) Electrical injury, trauma, insulin shock, reaction to drugs
C) Trauma, electrical injury, hemorrhage, reaction to drugs
D) Hemorrhage, insulin shock, trauma, electrical injury, exposure
E) Insulin shock, reaction to drugs, trauma, exposure, electrical injury
Q3) Research different toxins produced by animals, plants, and bacteria.Which are the most deadly?
Q4) Research the number of reported sports injuries that require immediate first aid to determine which sport is most dangerous.
Q5) What should be done for a victim of heatstroke?
Q6) What is the goal of modern emergency care?
Q7) Describe the signs, symptoms, and treatment for stroke and seizure activity.Explain the effects of the treatment.
Q8) All emergency workers use _________________________ precautions to prevent the spread of microorganisms.
Q9) ____________________ occurs when the water in body tissues freezes.
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Chapter 33: Information and Administration Careers
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Q1) Describe the responsibilities of registered records administrators (RRAs), also known as health information managers (HIMs).
Q2) ____________________ is taking photographs through a microscope.
Q3) How might people without insurance afford medical care?
Q4) Administrators and information personnel may not have direct contact with a patient, but they must follow which of the following with regard to information about the patient?
A) Confidentiality requirements
B) Sharing of information with unauthorized health care workers
C) HIPAA guidelines
D) Providing information to the family of the patient
E) a and b
Q5) The medical ____________________ listens to and types information to provide a permanent record from a variety of audio equipment.
Q6) Who is responsible for records management?
Q7) What are the responsibilities of a medical secretary?
Q8) Explain the purpose of a health care advocate.
Q9) The top executive is often referred to as the _________________________.
Q10) Describe the main steps in an appointment procedure.
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Chapter 34: Environmental Careers
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Q1) 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
Q2) Describe a surgical technician's job?
Q3) The food _________________________ evaluates the safety of food processing and ingredients in the industry setting.
Q4) Explain the effects of various types of pollution on the health of the community.Discuss effective means to combat the negative effects of these elements.
Q5) ____________________ identify existing and potential hazards in conditions and practices.
Q6) Describe a thorough analysis of water.
Q7) Explain the epidemiological approach a health care worker might employ.
Q8) Public health ____________________ conduct tests and study the relationship of people to organisms that cause pollution, disease, or epidemics to prevent the same problems in the future.
Q9) How might water become contaminated?
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Chapter 35: Biotechnology Careers
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Q1) Write a position paper in support of gene therapy.Include references to the ethical questions surrounding gene therapy.
Q2) Explain the purpose of forensics.
Q3) The international effort to identify and sequence all of the human chromosomes is called:
A) Eugenics
B) Gene splicing
C) Gene mapping
D) Genetic splicing
E) Genetic coding
Q4) What is a criticism of biotechnologists?
Q5) How many genetic diseases can be identified using DNA testing?
A) 50
B) 60
C) 70
D) 80
E) 100
Q6) Why would families employ a geneticist before conceiving a child? What are some options a geneticist might offer?
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