Introduction to Healthcare Science Semester 2

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1 tsp = 5 mL 1 oz = 30 mL 1 cup = 8 oz = 240 mL How many milliliters are in two pints of milk?

1000 mL

Humans tend to be more group oriented and form friendships with members of their own gender between the ages of

11 and 13 years old

Middle adulthood encompasses the years from:

40 - 65

Can you purchase is a bag of mini Toblerone bars and in the course of the day sheets 10 bars. How many calories did she consume?

667

What percentage of people suffering from HIV/AIDS were in Africa in 1998?

68%

A client decides to take his dog to a different veterinarian and request the dogs chart record. What is the client entitled to?

A copy of the chart.

An imaging center wishes to send a CT scan report to a physician's office. What should accompany the report?

A cover sheet

What health professional would MOST LIKELY use bioinformatics?

A genetic counselor

Which of the following is true of living wills?

A living will often contains a statement that the patient does not want CPR or defibrillation

Which of the following is true of living wills?

A living will often contains a statement that the patient does not want CPR or defibrillation.

Visually impaired but fully qualified as a medical transcriptionist. She does require help for a few tasks that would take 5 to 10 minutes per day from aside a transcriptionist. The Americans with disabilities act would classify this extra help as

A reasonable accommodation

According to the Omnibus budget reconciliation act(1987), residents in nursing homes have the right to which of the following?

Accommodation of needs and choice regarding activities, schedules, and healthcare

Emotional development is often stormy and in conflict

Adolescence

Secondary sexual characteristics develop in both males and females during

Adolescence

The years from age 12 to 20 are known as

Adolescence

The years from age 12 to 20 are known as:

Adolescence

The liquid that surrounds the fetus is called the

Amnionic fluid

Daria has a legal disability. What can she legally do?

Answer a doctors questions

People that do not get enough sleep

Are at greater risk for heart disease Have decreased reaction time

What is the first thing a healthcare worker should do if another offensive sex joke?

Ask the joke tell her to stop because such jerks are unwelcome

The unlawful touching of another person without their consent or giving treatment or care to a person without their consent or against their wishes is

Assault and battery

A dietician tells a client to eat 1400 calories a day to keep her BMR up. What is a BMR?

Basal metabolic rate

Examples of privileged communication that are exempt by law and must be reported by the healthcare worker would be

Births and deaths

A man who controls the stress, exercises regularly, and decreases the amount of fat and salt in his diet will likely decrease his

Blood pressure

What does the term teratogenic mean

Causes fetal harm

The part of the female reproductive system that dilates (widens) during labor is the

Cervix

Taking narcotics from the pharmacy by a pharmacy technician is a violation of

Criminal law

Beth is a 47-year-old first grade teacher and wants to stay healthy. What disease prevention strategy would be the most helpful?

Decreasing her stress

And example of a disease that is probably not caused by stress is ___

Diabetes mellitus

Mr. Green's chart has the letters DNR fixed on an orange label. DNR is the medical abbreviation for

Do not resuscitate

Frequently the most productive life stage with physical development basically complete

Early adulthood

During ____, most individuals begin to seek information by asking why questions

Early childhood

Learn bladder and bowel control

Early childhood

Which of the following has been identified as the primary causes of overweight and obesity? list

Environment, genes and family history, and an active lifestyle

The protection for health information is guarded by important safeguards. Which of the following reflects a technical safeguard?

Every associate must keep his/her password confidential

Joyce is working at the Senior Olympics and knows that 25% of the seniors indicated significant hearing loss on their health forms. How should Joyce position herself when talking to a group of these senior athletes?

Facing the sun

Fertilization most often happens in the

Fallopian tubes

Crack and cocaine used by a pregnant woman causes a distinctive craniofacial deformity of the

False

Crack and cocaine used by a pregnant woman causes a distinctive craniofacial deformity of the infant.

False

Mental ability usually decreases during middle adulthood

False

My Pyramid serves as the guidelines for today's healthy populations.

False

My pyramid serves as the guidelines for today's healthy populations

False

Restraining a person to the bed without the proper doctors orders following a proper protocol would be

False imprisonment

Application of physical restraints on a patient without a proper doctors order or authorization

False improvement

Health information technology is the practice of maintenance and care of health records by traditional and electronic means in hospitals, physician's office clinics, health departments, health insurance companies, and other facilities that provide health care or maintenance of health records.

False. Health Information Management

Choose my plate recommends that you make half your plate

Fruits and vegetables

Darla's doctor explains to her that she must take responsibility for her own health, reduce her stress, and improve her attitude about life. What approach to medicine is Darla's doctor taking?

Holistic

Jan Shevlin goes to the laboratory for bloodwork. She cooperates with the phlebotomist by extending her arm to have blood drawn. What kind of agreement did the phlebotomist have with this patient?

Implied contract

The stage from birth to age 1 is known as

Infancy

Revealing personal information regarding an individual without consent or unnecessary physical exposure of an individual is

Invasion of privacy

The years from age 6 to 12 are known as

Late childhood

During this stage, family relationships often see a decline as children begin lives of their own and parents die.

Middle adulthood

If a nurse forgets to give A hospitalized patient has medication, the nurse would be guilty of

Negligence

If a nurse forgets to give a hospitalized patient his medication, the nurse would be guilty of

Negligence

Mr. Jones goes to a medical office with chest pain. The physician orders in and does not do an EKG. That night Mr. Jones died from a heart attack. The doctor could be charged with

Negligence

A patient presents to the local ER and is found to test positive for STD. The nurse notifies the local health department of the patient's condition without aquiring written permission. What right does the patient have?

None, Personal Health Information can be used/disclosed without authorization to avert a serious threat to health and safety.

"Patients have the right to adequate notice concerning the use/disclosure of their PHI" is related to which of the following?

Notice of Privacy Practices

Berry suffers from sleep apnea, which is most likely caused by

Obesity

Residence in long-term care facilities are guaranteed certain rights under the

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (1987)

Marty Johnson is a 57 year old female. She works long hours and has not been physically active in a while. She smokes ½ pack of cigarettes a day and survives primarily on salty snacks and coffee. Her recent blood labs were all normal. Which of the following conditions might Ms. Johnson be most at risk for?

Osteoporosis

The female sex cell is called the

Ovum/gamete

A nurse notes that Mrs. Jones tolerates her bath better after receiving pain medication thirty minutes before the bath. When using the SOAP method, where would the nurse document the recommendation to give pain medication 30 minutes before the bath?

P

Residents in long-term care facilities are guaranteed certain rights under the:

Patient Self- Determination Act

What does the P in HIPAA stand for?

Portability

HIPPA is mostly about

Privacy of health information

What does the Patient self determination act requires her facilities to do?

Provide patients with notice of their decision-making rights and advance healthcare directive

What does the patient self-determination act require help facilities to do?

Provide patients with notice of their decision-making rights and advanced healthcare directive

A physical change that occurs when a stressor causes the body to go into an alarm or warning mode is

Pupils in the eyes dilating to improve vision

Which statement regarding sleep is not correct?

Sleep is a block of time when your brain and body shut down

The legislation that requires that patient records be kept confidential is called

The health insurance portability and accountability act (1996)

A woman has legally written and witnessed Living Will that states she does not want her life for a long time and her condition is terminal. She is in a car accident and suffers in irreversible brain damage. Her daughter wants her kept alive on a respirator. What or who will legally determine the patient's future?

The living will

It is the healthcare employee's responsibility to make sure patients know which of the following rights, check all that apply.

The right to see and copy their Personal Health Information The right to protected privacy and confidentiality The right to contact the hospital's privacy administrator for any privacy concerns

According to most experts a pregnant mother may drink this amount of alcohol without putting her on board child at risk for harm

There is no reliable evidence that any amount is totally safe

My plate encourages you to

Think before you eat

Dan is caring for his elderly mother. He could be charged with psychological abuse if he

Threatens to lock her in her room

Mr. Bon signs a HIPAA authorization form at a dental practice. An additional authorization form would need to be signed:

To give Mr. Bon's complete dental treatment information to his son.

EMT is charged with battery. What did the EMT do?

Treated a victim, even though the victim refused treatment

An EMT is charged with battery. What did the EMT do?

Treated a victim, even though the victim refused treatment.

A minor does not have the legal capacity to form a contract

True

A newborns head is the largest part of his or her body

True

A registered dietitian needs licensure in order to practice

True

Babies usually begin walking by the time they are 12 months old

True

Children born with fetal alcohol syndrome often have emotional disorders

True

If a pregnant woman is exposed to chickenpox and has never had a case of chickenpox, her unborn child could be harmed

True

Individual needs tend to vary during the different stages of life

True

Information given to healthcare personnel by patient is called privileged communications

True

Mothers who have herpes run the risk of giving herpes to their babies at delivery

True

What behavior is a part of active listening?

Trying to see the other person's point of view.

A pt is adm c Dx cystitis. What lab study would MOST LIKLEY be ordered?

UA

The female reproductive organ that houses the developing fetus from implantation until birth is called the

Uterus

Angie is 35 years old. She runs two miles a day and eats a healthy diet. What should she add to her routine to increase her strength and build stronger bones?

Weight lifting two days a week

Angie is 35 years old. She runs 2 miles a day and eats a healthy diet. What should she add to her routine to increase her strength and build stronger bones?

Weightlifting two days a week

When composing a business letter, what step usually follows the creation of an outline?

Writing a first draft

Betty is visually impaired but fully qualified as a medical transcriptionist. She does require help for a few tasks that would take 5-10 minutes per day from a sighted transcriptionist. The Americans with Disabilities Act would classify this extra help as:

a reasonable accommodation

Chicken is an example of:

complete protein

Respond to discomfort such as pain, cold, or hunger by crying

infancy

Which of the following is an example of a legal directive?

living will

Carla has a BMI of 31. She would be classified as

obese

What diagnosis must be reported to the proper authorities?

overdose of heroin

Telling the news media a patient has a drug problem when another condition exists would be considered which tort?

slander


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