Chapters 7 and 8

Question 1

True or False? The process by which a professional seeks recurrent learning activities and training beyond that required for the initial license or certificate is referred to as continuing education.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Healthcare professionals display their understanding of the need for confidentiality in which of the following ways?
a.
Only discussing patient confidential information with those medical personnel who are involved in treating the patient

b.
All of the choices are correct.

c.
Not making comments in public areas about patient information

d.
Upholding their obligation to maintain patient information in a manner that will not permit dissemination beyond the healthcare provider

Answer 2

b

Question 3

True or False? The legal theory of res ipsa loquitor means the nurse is always held blameless.

Answer 3

false

Question 4

True or False? Certification refers to the action or process of providing an individual with an official document attesting to their status or level of achievement.

Answer 4

true

Question 5

Which of the following industries was one of the largest in 2018 (and projected to generate 2.4 million new jobs between 2019 and 2029)?

Answer 5

health care

Question 6

Which of these settings are among the five major industries that employ healthcare workers?

Answer 6

a.
Hospitals

b.
Nursing and residential facilities
e.
Offices of health practitioners

Question 7

Women account for what percentage of the healthcare workers?

Answer 7

75%

Question 8

True or False? The most common accusation leveled in a lawsuit against a healthcare practitioner is negligence.

Answer 8

false

Question 9

True or False? In order for an individual to work in any field of health care they must be very knowledgeable in both science and math.

Answer 9

false

Question 10

True or False? In some parts of the country, new health workers are finding it difficult to obtain jobs, while other communities cannot find enough workers to fill existing healthcare jobs.

Answer 10

true

Question 11

The Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies health care into three broad categories. Which of the following is not one of those categories?

Answer 11

Healthcare semi-skilled occupations

Question 12

What are the two types of healthcare teams?

Answer 12

Functional and patient-centered

Question 13

As a group, what are the best-known and largest single employers of health workers?

Answer 13

a.
Hospitals

Question 14

True or False? Licensing refers to a right conferred by a governmental body to practice an occupation or provide a service.

Answer 14

true

Question 15

True or False? Professional certification is mandatory for individual health professionals and ensures the employer and the public that a health professional meets an established level of competence in their field.

Answer 15

false

Question 16

Which of the following describes ethics?

a.
Listening to one’s conscience

b.
All of the choices are correct.

c.
Making judgments between right and wrong

d.
Formal study of moral choices

Answer 16

b

Question 17

To sustain their careers over time, healthcare practitioners must be prepared to act in a professional manner. Which of the following examples would not display professionalism?

Answer 17

c.
Talking about a patient in the presence of another patient

Question 18

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, how many of the 20 fastest growing occupations are healthcare related?

Answer 18

8

Question 19

True or False? Home health is expected to grow faster than any other healthcare industry in the next decade.

Answer 19

true

Question 20

There are two general types of health teams: functional and patient centered. Both depend on the kind of problem to be solved and may dissolve at any given point and regroup to meet special problems. Which of the following would you expect to see on the patient-centered teams?

Answer 20

doctors, patients, families