HCMT 2315 - CHAPTER 9 (HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL LEGAL-ETHICAL ISSUES) |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - (ANSWER)A registered nurse (RN) who has an advanced
education beyond that of an RN, and include nurse practitioners (NP), clinical nurse specialists (CNS),
nurse anesthetics, and nurse midwives.
certification - (ANSWER)The recognition by a governmental or professional association that an
individual's expertise meets the standards of that group.
chiropractic - (ANSWER)A healthcare professional who seeks to alleviate pain or physical impairment by
manipulating the spine and neck.
clinical nurse specialist (CNS) - (ANSWER)A professional nurse with an advanced academic degree,
experience, and expertise in a clinical speciality (i.e., obstetrics, pediatrics . . .)
dentist - (ANSWER)A healthcare provider who practice focuses on the teeth, gums, and oral tissue.
dietitian - (ANSWER)Healthcare professionals who expertise is the analysis of how a patient's dietary
habits conform to his or her physiological needs and development of dietary plans to help the patient
improve their ability to restore or maintain health.
float nurse - (ANSWER)Nurses who rotate from unit to unit based on staffing needs.
laboratory medical technologist - (ANSWER)Technical personnel who conduct lab tests to assess a
patient's overall condition in relation to standardized values (ie., CBC, blood glucose, AIC, ...)
licensure - (ANSWER)The process by which some competent authority grants permission to a qualified
individual or entity to perform certain specified activities that would be illegal without a license.
medical assistant - (ANSWER)An unlicensed person who provides administrative, clerical, and/or
technical support to a licensed practitioner.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - (ANSWER)A registered nurse (RN) who has an advanced
education beyond that of an RN, and include nurse practitioners (NP), clinical nurse specialists (CNS),
nurse anesthetics, and nurse midwives.
certification - (ANSWER)The recognition by a governmental or professional association that an
individual's expertise meets the standards of that group.
chiropractic - (ANSWER)A healthcare professional who seeks to alleviate pain or physical impairment by
manipulating the spine and neck.
clinical nurse specialist (CNS) - (ANSWER)A professional nurse with an advanced academic degree,
experience, and expertise in a clinical speciality (i.e., obstetrics, pediatrics . . .)
dentist - (ANSWER)A healthcare provider who practice focuses on the teeth, gums, and oral tissue.
dietitian - (ANSWER)Healthcare professionals who expertise is the analysis of how a patient's dietary
habits conform to his or her physiological needs and development of dietary plans to help the patient
improve their ability to restore or maintain health.
float nurse - (ANSWER)Nurses who rotate from unit to unit based on staffing needs.
laboratory medical technologist - (ANSWER)Technical personnel who conduct lab tests to assess a
patient's overall condition in relation to standardized values (ie., CBC, blood glucose, AIC, ...)
licensure - (ANSWER)The process by which some competent authority grants permission to a qualified
individual or entity to perform certain specified activities that would be illegal without a license.
medical assistant - (ANSWER)An unlicensed person who provides administrative, clerical, and/or
technical support to a licensed practitioner.
