Health Service Providers

Question 1

licensed to take care of the teeth and gums

Answer 1

dentist

Question 2

care for the sick, especially in a hospital

Answer 2

nurse

Question 3

dispense medication and to

promote safe and effective medication

Answer 3

pharmacist

Question 4

treats diseases

Answer 4

doctor

Question 5

draw, test, and analyze body fluids and tissues

Answer 5

medical technologists

Question 6

professionals who are licensed to practice health care under existing laws

Answer 6

health service providers

Question 7

give at least five examples of a health service provider

Answer 7

• Doctors
• Nurses
• Psychologists
• Medical Technologists
• Pharmacists
• Nutritionists/Dietitians

Question 8

major health care facility an provides primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention

Answer 8

hospital

Question 9

_______________ prevention: preventing the onset of a disease

Answer 9

primary

Question 10

______________ prevention: detecting a disease in its earliest stage, before symptoms appear, and intervening to slow down or stop its progression

Answer 10

secondary

Question 11

___________ prevention: interventions designed to arrest the progress of an established disease

Answer 11

tertiary

Question 12

healthcare facility: focuses mainly on the care of outpatients

Answer 12

clinic/health center

Question 13

name five services that a clinic provides

Answer 13

•	outpatient
consultations
•	first aid
•	dental procedures
•	counseling
•	psychotherapy

Question 13

name five services that a clinic provides

Answer 13

•	outpatient
        consultations
•	first aid
•	dental procedures
•	counseling
•	psychotherapy

Question 14

a type of residential care that provides round-the-clock nursing care for a certain group of people

Answer 14

nursing home

Question 15

an accredited establishment that sells medicines and other medical goods or paraphernalia

Answer 15

drug store

Question 16

• examination of specimens and laboratory tests are conducted to rule out any possible illness

Answer 16

medical laboratory

Question 17

• a mechanism that provides for possible health needs including medical and dental coverage

Answer 17

health care plans

Question 18

a government agency that enjoins employees both in the government and in private companies to pay for their monthly contribution

Answer 18

PhilHealth

Question 19

Define HMO

Answer 19

Health Maintenance Organization

Question 20

provideS a type of health plan where individuals (employed or are self-employed) enroll to make sure their future medical expenses, including hospitalizations, are secured

Answer 20

• Health Maintenance Organizations

Question 21

A prepaid benefit that covers the payment of the medical and surgical expenses incurred by the insured from illness or injury

Answer 21

Health insurance plan

Question 22

T/F: Health care providers are required to be licensed to be operational/functional

Answer 22

T

Question 23

T/F: Health care facilities are places where health services are provided to patients

Answer 23

T

Question 24

T/F: Nursing homes, drug stores, and laboratories are allies of hospitals and clinics and does not provide a complete range of instruments to prevent and cure diseases

Answer 24

FALSE