HPRS 3301 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Why is the US hospital beds rate so low? - ANSWER We, as healthcare consumers,
prefer outpatient services
Home healthcare services are provided primarily to children/pediatric population? -
ANSWER False
What is the difference between the life expectancy of a female and male in the United
States? - ANSWER Females typically live longer than males
Life expectancy rates are not an indication of the health of a designated population? -
ANSWER False
Why are life expectancy rates calculated? - ANSWER They calculate the average life
expectancy of a country
They are often used as a comparison measure of a country's health status
They can be used to compare both male and female life expectancy rates
Which statement is correct about tobacco use worldwide? - ANSWER Tobacco use kills
six million people annually
Approximately 600,000 are killed from secondhand smoke
It is the largest preventable risk factor
Professional associations (American Hospital Association, American Health Care
Association) do not play an important role in healthcare policy? - ANSWER False
Which statement is correct about hospitals? - ANSWER They provide total medical care
Hospitals may specialize in treatments such as childrens health, cancer, and mental
, health
Hospitalists accept health insurance
Complementary and integrative medicine practitioners practice unconventional health
therapies such as yoga, vitamin therapy and spritual healing These services normally
are paid out of pocket by consumers - ANSWER True
The US Constitution gives local government the primary role in healthcare for their
citizens they also license health professionals such as physicians, dentists,
chiropractors, nurses, pharmacists, optometrists, and veterinarians who practice within
their jurisdiction - ANSWER False
Which agency was established in 1970 to govern the workplace environment to ensure
that employees have a safe and healthy environment? - ANSWER Occupationla Safety
and Health Administration
The DHS is responsible for ensuring that all governmental levels have an emergency
preparedness plan for catastrophic events. - ANSWER True
Social regulation focuses on - ANSWER organization's actions such as those in the
healthcare industry that impact individual's safety. These regulations focus on
protecting individuals as employees and consumers.
The National Institutes of health is a federal agency that is responsible for - ANSWER
research towards preventing and curing disease
Which federal agency was estasblished in 2002 and why? - ANSWER The department of
Homeland Security to oversee any major catatrasphic events such as terrorism, natural
disasters, and severe weather
The health resource and services adminstration provides access to essential health
care services for people who are low income, uninsured or who live in rural areas or
urban neighborhoods where health care is scarce - ANSWER True
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Why is the US hospital beds rate so low? - ANSWER We, as healthcare consumers,
prefer outpatient services
Home healthcare services are provided primarily to children/pediatric population? -
ANSWER False
What is the difference between the life expectancy of a female and male in the United
States? - ANSWER Females typically live longer than males
Life expectancy rates are not an indication of the health of a designated population? -
ANSWER False
Why are life expectancy rates calculated? - ANSWER They calculate the average life
expectancy of a country
They are often used as a comparison measure of a country's health status
They can be used to compare both male and female life expectancy rates
Which statement is correct about tobacco use worldwide? - ANSWER Tobacco use kills
six million people annually
Approximately 600,000 are killed from secondhand smoke
It is the largest preventable risk factor
Professional associations (American Hospital Association, American Health Care
Association) do not play an important role in healthcare policy? - ANSWER False
Which statement is correct about hospitals? - ANSWER They provide total medical care
Hospitals may specialize in treatments such as childrens health, cancer, and mental
, health
Hospitalists accept health insurance
Complementary and integrative medicine practitioners practice unconventional health
therapies such as yoga, vitamin therapy and spritual healing These services normally
are paid out of pocket by consumers - ANSWER True
The US Constitution gives local government the primary role in healthcare for their
citizens they also license health professionals such as physicians, dentists,
chiropractors, nurses, pharmacists, optometrists, and veterinarians who practice within
their jurisdiction - ANSWER False
Which agency was established in 1970 to govern the workplace environment to ensure
that employees have a safe and healthy environment? - ANSWER Occupationla Safety
and Health Administration
The DHS is responsible for ensuring that all governmental levels have an emergency
preparedness plan for catastrophic events. - ANSWER True
Social regulation focuses on - ANSWER organization's actions such as those in the
healthcare industry that impact individual's safety. These regulations focus on
protecting individuals as employees and consumers.
The National Institutes of health is a federal agency that is responsible for - ANSWER
research towards preventing and curing disease
Which federal agency was estasblished in 2002 and why? - ANSWER The department of
Homeland Security to oversee any major catatrasphic events such as terrorism, natural
disasters, and severe weather
The health resource and services adminstration provides access to essential health
care services for people who are low income, uninsured or who live in rural areas or
urban neighborhoods where health care is scarce - ANSWER True
