Public Health Exam 4 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1: All of the following are true of the Flexner model for medical education except:
A: Medical schools encourage science courses as preparation for medical school
B: The hospital is the center of medical education
C: The medical school curriculum is divided into basic sciences during the first two years and
clinical experiences during the third and fourth years
D: Primary care is a major emphasis of the medical education curriculum - CORRECT
ANSWER D
2: Changes that have occurred in medical education in recent years include all of the
following except
A: Problem-based learning has become a part of the curriculum at many medical schools
B: The number of osteopathic medical schools has increased much faster than allopathic
medical schools
C: Outpatient or ambulatory clinical experiences have greatly increased
D: The fourth year of medical school now consists largely of required courses - CORRECT
ANSWER D
3: Which of the following is NOT true of primary care in the United States?
A: Primary care aims to provide care for the great majority of diseases and conditions
experienced by patients
B: Physician assistants and nurse practitioners are rapidly developing central roles in the
delivery
of primary care
C: The ratio of primary care physicians to specialty physicians is increasing
D: Primary care physicians include general internists, general pediatricians and family
practitioners - CORRECT ANSWER C
, 4: All of the following are considered major reasons for the current nursing shortage except
A: Increased demand for nursing services
B: Limited entry of males into nursing
C: Limited ability to enter nursing through undergraduate education outside of nursing
D: Failure of health care institutions to raise the financial compensation of nurses -
CORRECT ANSWER D
5: Which of the following is the most accurate description of the relationship between
physicians and
nurses in the United States
A: Nurses work under the authority of physicians in most hospitals
B: Nurse practitioners cannot generally prescribe medications
C: Nurses cannot earn doctoral degrees or call themselves doctor of nursing
D: Nursing generally has its own line of reporting to the hospital administration separate from
physicians - CORRECT ANSWER D
6: Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the regulation of the health
professions?
A: Licensure is a requirement to practice public health
B: Licensure implies the completion of specialty training in medicine and nursing
C: Licensure is a state responsibility that often requires background checks and continuing
education credits in addition to passing a certifying examination
D: Licensure is a professional credential that is conferred by obtaining a degree and passing a
national examination - CORRECT ANSWER C
7: All of the following is true of the reimbursement mechanisms for physicians except:
A: Fee-for-service is a widely utilized mechanism that may encourage over utilization of
services
B: Capitation is a mechanism of reimbursement which may result in under utilization of
services
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1: All of the following are true of the Flexner model for medical education except:
A: Medical schools encourage science courses as preparation for medical school
B: The hospital is the center of medical education
C: The medical school curriculum is divided into basic sciences during the first two years and
clinical experiences during the third and fourth years
D: Primary care is a major emphasis of the medical education curriculum - CORRECT
ANSWER D
2: Changes that have occurred in medical education in recent years include all of the
following except
A: Problem-based learning has become a part of the curriculum at many medical schools
B: The number of osteopathic medical schools has increased much faster than allopathic
medical schools
C: Outpatient or ambulatory clinical experiences have greatly increased
D: The fourth year of medical school now consists largely of required courses - CORRECT
ANSWER D
3: Which of the following is NOT true of primary care in the United States?
A: Primary care aims to provide care for the great majority of diseases and conditions
experienced by patients
B: Physician assistants and nurse practitioners are rapidly developing central roles in the
delivery
of primary care
C: The ratio of primary care physicians to specialty physicians is increasing
D: Primary care physicians include general internists, general pediatricians and family
practitioners - CORRECT ANSWER C
, 4: All of the following are considered major reasons for the current nursing shortage except
A: Increased demand for nursing services
B: Limited entry of males into nursing
C: Limited ability to enter nursing through undergraduate education outside of nursing
D: Failure of health care institutions to raise the financial compensation of nurses -
CORRECT ANSWER D
5: Which of the following is the most accurate description of the relationship between
physicians and
nurses in the United States
A: Nurses work under the authority of physicians in most hospitals
B: Nurse practitioners cannot generally prescribe medications
C: Nurses cannot earn doctoral degrees or call themselves doctor of nursing
D: Nursing generally has its own line of reporting to the hospital administration separate from
physicians - CORRECT ANSWER D
6: Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the regulation of the health
professions?
A: Licensure is a requirement to practice public health
B: Licensure implies the completion of specialty training in medicine and nursing
C: Licensure is a state responsibility that often requires background checks and continuing
education credits in addition to passing a certifying examination
D: Licensure is a professional credential that is conferred by obtaining a degree and passing a
national examination - CORRECT ANSWER C
7: All of the following is true of the reimbursement mechanisms for physicians except:
A: Fee-for-service is a widely utilized mechanism that may encourage over utilization of
services
B: Capitation is a mechanism of reimbursement which may result in under utilization of
services
