Health Science Unit 1 Test Exam Questions
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Match the facility with the correct description. - CORRECT ANSWERS Hospitals- provide
medical and surgical care and treatment for the sick and injured
RehabilitationSelected-provide care to promote physical & mental function
Hospice-provide care for the terminally ill
Industrial Health-provide care in employment settings
HMO-focused on prevention
Laboratories-perform diagnostic tests
Mental Health-treat mental disorders and diseases
Assisted Living-nonskilled nursing that provide assistance with ADLS such as meal preparation and
medication distribution.
In what way did the invention of the microscope help advance medical science? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Scientists were able to identify the causes of some illness, like tiny bacteria or viruses
If an ancient Egyptian warrior sustained a scrape from an enemy arrow passing close by him, what
treatment would the physicians MOST likely have prescribed to prevent the scrape from becoming
infected? - CORRECT ANSWERS applying honey to the scrape
A popular medical drama on television is set in a teaching hospital where medical and nursing students
receive hands-on training. What kind of medical site is MOST likely being depicted here? - CORRECT
ANSWERS public healthcare site
What did the practice of trepanation involve? - CORRECT ANSWERS drilling a hole in the skull
, In what societies were the world's first real hospitals based? - CORRECT ANSWERS islamic
The earliest surgery is thought to have taken place in which present day country? - CORRECT ANSWERS
egypt
As part of her work at the National Institute for Health, Carrie compiles data on vaccine administration
by county in the United States. How is Carrie's salary MOST likely financed? - CORRECT ANSWERS
government taxes
Lucy is busy uploading scans of old x-rays into the hospital's new PACS system. This way, all the x-rays
will be available to medical professionals in the system, allowing them to look at each x-ray on their
computer monitor. In what part of health sciences does Lucy work? - CORRECT ANSWERS
informatics
The Medicare program pays for 100 percent of the healthcare costs for citizens over 65 years of age? -
CORRECT ANSWERS false
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is credited with being the first to observe ______. - CORRECT ANSWERS
bacteria
Which occupation would NOT be found in health sciences? - CORRECT ANSWERS agricultural
engineer
Marcus is looking into an assisted living facility for his elderly grandmother. She has a substantial
retirement fund and Marcus wants the best care for her. He visits one facility that takes everyone but
finds the rooms to be a bit small. In that facility, his grandmother will have to share a room with another
patient. He visits another facility that is available in his area. The facility is much more expensive but less
crowded. Marcus finds the rooms to be spacious and is assured that there is at least one nurse on staff
for every three patients. This means that his grandmother will have constant care. He decides to go with
this facility What kind of healthcare delivery service has Marcus MOST likely picked for his
grandmother? - CORRECT ANSWERS private
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Match the facility with the correct description. - CORRECT ANSWERS Hospitals- provide
medical and surgical care and treatment for the sick and injured
RehabilitationSelected-provide care to promote physical & mental function
Hospice-provide care for the terminally ill
Industrial Health-provide care in employment settings
HMO-focused on prevention
Laboratories-perform diagnostic tests
Mental Health-treat mental disorders and diseases
Assisted Living-nonskilled nursing that provide assistance with ADLS such as meal preparation and
medication distribution.
In what way did the invention of the microscope help advance medical science? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Scientists were able to identify the causes of some illness, like tiny bacteria or viruses
If an ancient Egyptian warrior sustained a scrape from an enemy arrow passing close by him, what
treatment would the physicians MOST likely have prescribed to prevent the scrape from becoming
infected? - CORRECT ANSWERS applying honey to the scrape
A popular medical drama on television is set in a teaching hospital where medical and nursing students
receive hands-on training. What kind of medical site is MOST likely being depicted here? - CORRECT
ANSWERS public healthcare site
What did the practice of trepanation involve? - CORRECT ANSWERS drilling a hole in the skull
, In what societies were the world's first real hospitals based? - CORRECT ANSWERS islamic
The earliest surgery is thought to have taken place in which present day country? - CORRECT ANSWERS
egypt
As part of her work at the National Institute for Health, Carrie compiles data on vaccine administration
by county in the United States. How is Carrie's salary MOST likely financed? - CORRECT ANSWERS
government taxes
Lucy is busy uploading scans of old x-rays into the hospital's new PACS system. This way, all the x-rays
will be available to medical professionals in the system, allowing them to look at each x-ray on their
computer monitor. In what part of health sciences does Lucy work? - CORRECT ANSWERS
informatics
The Medicare program pays for 100 percent of the healthcare costs for citizens over 65 years of age? -
CORRECT ANSWERS false
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is credited with being the first to observe ______. - CORRECT ANSWERS
bacteria
Which occupation would NOT be found in health sciences? - CORRECT ANSWERS agricultural
engineer
Marcus is looking into an assisted living facility for his elderly grandmother. She has a substantial
retirement fund and Marcus wants the best care for her. He visits one facility that takes everyone but
finds the rooms to be a bit small. In that facility, his grandmother will have to share a room with another
patient. He visits another facility that is available in his area. The facility is much more expensive but less
crowded. Marcus finds the rooms to be spacious and is assured that there is at least one nurse on staff
for every three patients. This means that his grandmother will have constant care. He decides to go with
this facility What kind of healthcare delivery service has Marcus MOST likely picked for his
grandmother? - CORRECT ANSWERS private
