NURS350 Quiz 1

Which of the following situations describes Phase IV of a clinical trial for a new antidepressant?

After the drug is on the market, scientists collect information regarding its safety on various populations.

During the U.S. Civil War, ____________ legitimized the role of women as professional health care providers.

Dorothea Dix

Gender and ethnic bias is prevalent in medical research whereas socioeconomic bias is not.

False

What did the NIH Revitalization Act do for women's health?

It required that women and minorities be included as subjects in all human research funded by NIH.

Which major event(s) influenced women's health in the 1960's & 1970's?

Legalization of abortion

Which of the following statements is true?

Research from the completed Human Genome Project promises to significantly improve public health.

Which agency coordinates all women's health initiatives throughout the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services?

The Office on Women's Health

The Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) was established as a result of an investigation into the lack of equity in medical research studies on women by the NIH.

True

To evaluate a drug's safety and effectiveness, scientists use _________ to answer specific questions about human subjects' responses to the drug.

clinical trials

Feminism is the idea that ________________

women should have the same rights, opportunities, and privileges that men do.