Cumulative Exam for Intro to Healthcare
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What plan allows a company to take money out of a paycheck and put it into a savings account
for an employee? ✔✔401K
After an emergency surgery, a nurse counts all the supplies and notices that a sponge is missing.
The surgeon asks the nurse if she removed the sponge, and she replies that she thinks the surgeon
removed it. Nobody on the team can account for the missing sponge. What best describes this
scenario? ✔✔an undesirable outcome caused by poor teamwork
Health insurance is ✔✔an agreement between a patient and a health insurance company, stating
that the health insurance company will pay a portion of the patient's medical expenses.
If an insured individual's out-of-pocket expenses are low, which of the following statements is
most likely to be true? ✔✔The health insurance policy will charge a higher premium.
Read the scenario and answer the question that follows.
, Dr. Belford talks to Rosalie, his patient, about the possible risks and side effects of a medication.
He talks about the potential benefits, as well as how other patients have responded to it. Dr.
Belford asks Rosalie whether she would like to try the drug or not.
Which patient right is most associated with this scenario? ✔✔right to informed consent
Which kind of ethical issue is unique to the healthcare industry? ✔✔end-of-life
A patient told his doctor that he has pain in his leg and that his ankle is swollen. The patient also
mentioned that he had a fever the other day. Which statement best explains why the doctor needs
to know the date on which each symptom occurred? ✔✔It helps the doctor determine whether
one symptom was caused by another.
Mariska is attending a meeting about how the staff can help patients feel more comfortable in the
hospital. Mariska suggests that the staff should always try to actively listen to patients. Which
best describes the leadership role that Mariska is exhibiting? ✔✔committee member
Why must medical laboratory technologists protect themselves in the course of their work?
✔✔Because the specimens they handle can include infected tissues
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What plan allows a company to take money out of a paycheck and put it into a savings account
for an employee? ✔✔401K
After an emergency surgery, a nurse counts all the supplies and notices that a sponge is missing.
The surgeon asks the nurse if she removed the sponge, and she replies that she thinks the surgeon
removed it. Nobody on the team can account for the missing sponge. What best describes this
scenario? ✔✔an undesirable outcome caused by poor teamwork
Health insurance is ✔✔an agreement between a patient and a health insurance company, stating
that the health insurance company will pay a portion of the patient's medical expenses.
If an insured individual's out-of-pocket expenses are low, which of the following statements is
most likely to be true? ✔✔The health insurance policy will charge a higher premium.
Read the scenario and answer the question that follows.
, Dr. Belford talks to Rosalie, his patient, about the possible risks and side effects of a medication.
He talks about the potential benefits, as well as how other patients have responded to it. Dr.
Belford asks Rosalie whether she would like to try the drug or not.
Which patient right is most associated with this scenario? ✔✔right to informed consent
Which kind of ethical issue is unique to the healthcare industry? ✔✔end-of-life
A patient told his doctor that he has pain in his leg and that his ankle is swollen. The patient also
mentioned that he had a fever the other day. Which statement best explains why the doctor needs
to know the date on which each symptom occurred? ✔✔It helps the doctor determine whether
one symptom was caused by another.
Mariska is attending a meeting about how the staff can help patients feel more comfortable in the
hospital. Mariska suggests that the staff should always try to actively listen to patients. Which
best describes the leadership role that Mariska is exhibiting? ✔✔committee member
Why must medical laboratory technologists protect themselves in the course of their work?
✔✔Because the specimens they handle can include infected tissues
