CHAPTER 14 WORKING IN HEALTH
CARE HIS EXAM WITH QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS| VERIFIED BY EXPERT|
2025 UPDATE.
Delegate - ANSWER ✔✔ to assign the accountability and responsibility of one's task to another
worker
Discharge plan - ANSWER ✔✔ a set of instructions regarding the patient's treatment and
medications for use after leaving a healthcare facility
Otoscope - ANSWER ✔✔ a lighted medical advice used to examine the ear and eardrum
Ophthalmoscope - ANSWER ✔✔ a lighted medical device used to examine the interior of the
eyes
Laryngeal mirror - ANSWER ✔✔ a device used to examine the mouth, tongue, and teeth
Speculum - ANSWER ✔✔ a medical device designed to enter a body opening such as the
vagina, rectum, or nose, making those areas visible for and examination
Plaque - ANSWER ✔✔ a sticky substance found on teeth
Oral Prophylaxis - ANSWER ✔✔ term for actions taken to maintain oral health and prevent the
spread of disease
Auscultation - ANSWER ✔✔ The act of using a stethoscope to listen to the internal sounds of
the body, such as the heartbeat
Discharge - ANSWER ✔✔ the term commonly used to indicate when a patient is released from
or leaves the healthcare facility to go home
Palpation - ANSWER ✔✔ The act of using the hands to feel an object, such as a lump on the
body or a mass in the body to determine its location, size, shape, and hardness
Percussion - ANSWER ✔✔ The act of tapping on areas of the body to determine underlying
body structure issues such as fluid in the abdominal or chest cavities
Phlebotomy - ANSWER ✔✔ The surgical opening or puncture of a vein to withdraw blood
CARE HIS EXAM WITH QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS| VERIFIED BY EXPERT|
2025 UPDATE.
Delegate - ANSWER ✔✔ to assign the accountability and responsibility of one's task to another
worker
Discharge plan - ANSWER ✔✔ a set of instructions regarding the patient's treatment and
medications for use after leaving a healthcare facility
Otoscope - ANSWER ✔✔ a lighted medical advice used to examine the ear and eardrum
Ophthalmoscope - ANSWER ✔✔ a lighted medical device used to examine the interior of the
eyes
Laryngeal mirror - ANSWER ✔✔ a device used to examine the mouth, tongue, and teeth
Speculum - ANSWER ✔✔ a medical device designed to enter a body opening such as the
vagina, rectum, or nose, making those areas visible for and examination
Plaque - ANSWER ✔✔ a sticky substance found on teeth
Oral Prophylaxis - ANSWER ✔✔ term for actions taken to maintain oral health and prevent the
spread of disease
Auscultation - ANSWER ✔✔ The act of using a stethoscope to listen to the internal sounds of
the body, such as the heartbeat
Discharge - ANSWER ✔✔ the term commonly used to indicate when a patient is released from
or leaves the healthcare facility to go home
Palpation - ANSWER ✔✔ The act of using the hands to feel an object, such as a lump on the
body or a mass in the body to determine its location, size, shape, and hardness
Percussion - ANSWER ✔✔ The act of tapping on areas of the body to determine underlying
body structure issues such as fluid in the abdominal or chest cavities
Phlebotomy - ANSWER ✔✔ The surgical opening or puncture of a vein to withdraw blood
