Health Care Exam
Which of the following terms describes the condition of being placed on an official list
after meeting the educational and testing requirements for an occupation? - ANSWER
Registration
A medical assistant who believes that a physician made an error when prescribing a
treatment would demonstrate good thinking skills by - ANSWER Asking the physician
before giving the treatment.
Assessment is a term used in health care that means - ANSWER Gathering facts and
information.
Which of the following is an example of subjective data? - ANSWER Patients' reports
about how they feel
When collecting information from a patient, which term best describes the results of
diagnostic tests, measurements, and observations made by health care professionals? -
ANSWER Signs
How can learners best take advantage of their dominant learning style? - ANSWER
Develop personalized study techniques.
Which of the following advice to new students will BEST help them become highly
competent health care workers? - ANSWER Always study for understanding
A true statement about using the five-step problem-solving process is that it - ANSWER
Sometimes requires confronting difficult issues.
When a person is licensed in a health care profession, this means that he or she -
ANSWER Has been granted permission to legally perform specific acts
An important result of learning to think effectively is that when learners become health
care professionals they will - ANSWER Apply what they learned in school to situations
encountered on the job
The main purpose of occupational therapy is to - ANSWER Help patients become as
self-sufficient as possible
Erin has always enjoyed working with her hands and wants to work directly with
patients. Which of the following occupations would be the best choice her to consider? -
ANSWER Massage therapist
,Discovering the principles of chemistry in the eighteenth century made it possible to -
ANSWER Learn how body functions, such as digestion, occur.
What is the most significant reason for the dramatic increase in expected life span over
the last 100 years? - ANSWER The development of antibiotics and immunizations
The growing number of elderly citizens is causing dramatic increases in the need for all
of the following health care services EXCEPT - ANSWER Acute care hospitals
The majority of outpatient services are provided by - ANSWER Private physicians'
offices.
Which of the following health care services is expected to provide the largest number of
employment opportunities for today's health care graduates? - ANSWER Long-term
care
Which of the following describes one of the primary responsibilities of local health
departments? - ANSWER Inspect and regulate services that affect public health
Encouraging a patient to follow a healthy diet and start an exercise program are
examples of the growing emphasis on the concept of: - ANSWER Wellness
What is the major reason why more patients are being encouraged by health care
providers to take responsibility for their own health? - ANSWER Links have been
discovered between lifestyle habits and major diseases.
Which of the following best describes palliative care? - ANSWER Provide comfort and
pain control
The current life expectancy for females born in the United States in 2005 is: - ANSWER
80 years
Personal values are best described as: - ANSWER What an individual believes to be
most important in life
Which statement correctly describes the laws of the United States? - ANSWER Some
laws result in unintended negative results
The term "euthanasia" means: - ANSWER Taking deliberate action that results in death
Which of the following patient care examples is both legal and demonstrates respect for
a patient's autonomy? - ANSWER Allowing a patient to refuse treatment, even if it will
negatively affect his health
Which of the following is NOT a necessary component of a legal contract? - ANSWER A
signed document outlining the terms of the agreement
, The purpose of the suffix in a medical term is to: - ANSWER Add to or change the
meaning of the word root.
What are the components of a combining form? - ANSWER A word root and a vowel
Which of the following is NOT a common meaning of a prefix? - ANSWER Surgical
procedure
How is the letter "i" pronounced when it is used at the end of a word to create the plural
form? - ANSWER Like the word "eye"
Which of the following is a true statement about the use of medical abbreviations in
written health care documentation? - ANSWER Only those that are facility-approved
should be used.
If you are given 3/8 of a pie, into how many parts has the pie been divided? - ANSWER
8
Which of the following is an improper fraction? - ANSWER 8/3
3/8 = - ANSWER 37.5%
5 drops of medication to 1 cup of water is the same as: - ANSWER 20 drops to 4 cups
If a physician orders that a patient be given 45 grams of a medication and it is only
available in 15 gram tablets, how many tablets should the patient be given? - ANSWER
3
10:00 a.m. is expressed in military time as: - ANSWER 2200
The Roman numeral XLVII = - ANSWER 47
A gram is the basic metric unit for measuring which of the following? - ANSWER Weight
1 milliliter is equivalent to how many liters? - ANSWER 1/1000
1 meter is equivalent to how many centimeters? - ANSWER 100
Two pounds is equivalent to approximately how many kilograms? - ANSWER 1
If 5 ml = 1 tsp, how many teaspoons are in 85 ml? - ANSWER 17
If 2 fluid ounces = 60 milliliters, how many milliliters are in 7 ounces of cough syrup? -
ANSWER 210
Which of the following terms describes the condition of being placed on an official list
after meeting the educational and testing requirements for an occupation? - ANSWER
Registration
A medical assistant who believes that a physician made an error when prescribing a
treatment would demonstrate good thinking skills by - ANSWER Asking the physician
before giving the treatment.
Assessment is a term used in health care that means - ANSWER Gathering facts and
information.
Which of the following is an example of subjective data? - ANSWER Patients' reports
about how they feel
When collecting information from a patient, which term best describes the results of
diagnostic tests, measurements, and observations made by health care professionals? -
ANSWER Signs
How can learners best take advantage of their dominant learning style? - ANSWER
Develop personalized study techniques.
Which of the following advice to new students will BEST help them become highly
competent health care workers? - ANSWER Always study for understanding
A true statement about using the five-step problem-solving process is that it - ANSWER
Sometimes requires confronting difficult issues.
When a person is licensed in a health care profession, this means that he or she -
ANSWER Has been granted permission to legally perform specific acts
An important result of learning to think effectively is that when learners become health
care professionals they will - ANSWER Apply what they learned in school to situations
encountered on the job
The main purpose of occupational therapy is to - ANSWER Help patients become as
self-sufficient as possible
Erin has always enjoyed working with her hands and wants to work directly with
patients. Which of the following occupations would be the best choice her to consider? -
ANSWER Massage therapist
,Discovering the principles of chemistry in the eighteenth century made it possible to -
ANSWER Learn how body functions, such as digestion, occur.
What is the most significant reason for the dramatic increase in expected life span over
the last 100 years? - ANSWER The development of antibiotics and immunizations
The growing number of elderly citizens is causing dramatic increases in the need for all
of the following health care services EXCEPT - ANSWER Acute care hospitals
The majority of outpatient services are provided by - ANSWER Private physicians'
offices.
Which of the following health care services is expected to provide the largest number of
employment opportunities for today's health care graduates? - ANSWER Long-term
care
Which of the following describes one of the primary responsibilities of local health
departments? - ANSWER Inspect and regulate services that affect public health
Encouraging a patient to follow a healthy diet and start an exercise program are
examples of the growing emphasis on the concept of: - ANSWER Wellness
What is the major reason why more patients are being encouraged by health care
providers to take responsibility for their own health? - ANSWER Links have been
discovered between lifestyle habits and major diseases.
Which of the following best describes palliative care? - ANSWER Provide comfort and
pain control
The current life expectancy for females born in the United States in 2005 is: - ANSWER
80 years
Personal values are best described as: - ANSWER What an individual believes to be
most important in life
Which statement correctly describes the laws of the United States? - ANSWER Some
laws result in unintended negative results
The term "euthanasia" means: - ANSWER Taking deliberate action that results in death
Which of the following patient care examples is both legal and demonstrates respect for
a patient's autonomy? - ANSWER Allowing a patient to refuse treatment, even if it will
negatively affect his health
Which of the following is NOT a necessary component of a legal contract? - ANSWER A
signed document outlining the terms of the agreement
, The purpose of the suffix in a medical term is to: - ANSWER Add to or change the
meaning of the word root.
What are the components of a combining form? - ANSWER A word root and a vowel
Which of the following is NOT a common meaning of a prefix? - ANSWER Surgical
procedure
How is the letter "i" pronounced when it is used at the end of a word to create the plural
form? - ANSWER Like the word "eye"
Which of the following is a true statement about the use of medical abbreviations in
written health care documentation? - ANSWER Only those that are facility-approved
should be used.
If you are given 3/8 of a pie, into how many parts has the pie been divided? - ANSWER
8
Which of the following is an improper fraction? - ANSWER 8/3
3/8 = - ANSWER 37.5%
5 drops of medication to 1 cup of water is the same as: - ANSWER 20 drops to 4 cups
If a physician orders that a patient be given 45 grams of a medication and it is only
available in 15 gram tablets, how many tablets should the patient be given? - ANSWER
3
10:00 a.m. is expressed in military time as: - ANSWER 2200
The Roman numeral XLVII = - ANSWER 47
A gram is the basic metric unit for measuring which of the following? - ANSWER Weight
1 milliliter is equivalent to how many liters? - ANSWER 1/1000
1 meter is equivalent to how many centimeters? - ANSWER 100
Two pounds is equivalent to approximately how many kilograms? - ANSWER 1
If 5 ml = 1 tsp, how many teaspoons are in 85 ml? - ANSWER 17
If 2 fluid ounces = 60 milliliters, how many milliliters are in 7 ounces of cough syrup? -
ANSWER 210
