HSC 300 LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔death with dignity - ✔✔- withholding/withdrawing life sustaining treatment
- palliative treatment that may hasten death
- euthanasia
- assisted suicide
✔✔euthanasia - ✔✔- the administration of a lethal agent by another person to a patient
for the purpose of relieving intolerable and incurable suffering
- not legal in the u.s
✔✔physician assisted suicide - ✔✔- a doctor intentionally helping a person commit
suicide by providing drugs for self administration, at that persons voluntary and
competent request
- legal in Oregon, Washington state, Washington d.c, Vermont, colorado, and california
✔✔ehealth - ✔✔involves the use of technology to transcend geographical distance in
promoting good health
✔✔mhealth - ✔✔involves the use of devices such as mobile phones and tablets as well
as apps
✔✔telehealth - ✔✔utilizes technology to facilitate long distance health care, education,
administrative teamwork and disaster responses
✔✔telemedicine - ✔✔is a subset of telehealth that specifically offers clinical services to
pts at a distance, usually through the use of teleconference exams and shared
diagnostic data
✔✔epatients - ✔✔people with illness seeking information or help from the internet to
make informed health decisions
✔✔information sufficiency threshold - ✔✔people tend to seek out information to help
them cope and understand their condition
✔✔digital divide - ✔✔- the irony of ehealth is that the people in need of health
information are less likely to have the internet
- individuals 18-29 are 3x more likely than those 60+ to learn about health online
- high speed internet access is 2x more prevalent in homes that make $50,000+
- college graduates are 2.5x more likely to use the internet for health information than
people who did not graduate high school
✔✔social networking theory
, strong ties vs weak ties - ✔✔strong ties :
with the people whose social networks closely overlap ours
weak ties :
with people whose social networks do not overlap much with ours
✔✔advantages of online health - ✔✔- rich array of information
- practical advice
- social support
✔✔disadvantages of online health - ✔✔- unreliable information
- conflicting information
- overwhelming amounts of information
- digital divide
✔✔using the internet effectively - ✔✔- do not trust information if there is no author or
references
- look for another source if the website is trying to sell u something, or the information
costs money
- do not rely on information if it is outdated
- do not rely on reviews from satisfied customers. many times they are paid for positive
reviews
- do ur own research, read medical journal articles and ask health professionals
- read the fine print carefully, look for disclaimers and vague wording
- report suspicious claims to the federal trade commission, better business bureau or
state attorney general
- if it is an emergency, seek medical attention rather than search the internet
✔✔how has technology influenced health communication - ✔✔- people are using online
and interpersonal information equally
- ehealth is used when peoples social and informational needs are not met face to face
communication
- online interactions may help people satisfy their need for comfort and belonging
- a downfall that can affect pt provider communication is if pts do not disclose that they
use online resources
✔✔mhealth pros and cons - ✔✔- can monitor pregnancy, check a bug bite, identify
signs of stroke, check meds and even check blood alcohol level before driving
- one downfall is the lack of standard operating devices
- downfall is the cost of technology, the need for public education about mhealth and
privacy
✔✔telehealth pros and cons - ✔✔can offer long distance care, health education,
disaster response, via real time conversation with health staff
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔death with dignity - ✔✔- withholding/withdrawing life sustaining treatment
- palliative treatment that may hasten death
- euthanasia
- assisted suicide
✔✔euthanasia - ✔✔- the administration of a lethal agent by another person to a patient
for the purpose of relieving intolerable and incurable suffering
- not legal in the u.s
✔✔physician assisted suicide - ✔✔- a doctor intentionally helping a person commit
suicide by providing drugs for self administration, at that persons voluntary and
competent request
- legal in Oregon, Washington state, Washington d.c, Vermont, colorado, and california
✔✔ehealth - ✔✔involves the use of technology to transcend geographical distance in
promoting good health
✔✔mhealth - ✔✔involves the use of devices such as mobile phones and tablets as well
as apps
✔✔telehealth - ✔✔utilizes technology to facilitate long distance health care, education,
administrative teamwork and disaster responses
✔✔telemedicine - ✔✔is a subset of telehealth that specifically offers clinical services to
pts at a distance, usually through the use of teleconference exams and shared
diagnostic data
✔✔epatients - ✔✔people with illness seeking information or help from the internet to
make informed health decisions
✔✔information sufficiency threshold - ✔✔people tend to seek out information to help
them cope and understand their condition
✔✔digital divide - ✔✔- the irony of ehealth is that the people in need of health
information are less likely to have the internet
- individuals 18-29 are 3x more likely than those 60+ to learn about health online
- high speed internet access is 2x more prevalent in homes that make $50,000+
- college graduates are 2.5x more likely to use the internet for health information than
people who did not graduate high school
✔✔social networking theory
, strong ties vs weak ties - ✔✔strong ties :
with the people whose social networks closely overlap ours
weak ties :
with people whose social networks do not overlap much with ours
✔✔advantages of online health - ✔✔- rich array of information
- practical advice
- social support
✔✔disadvantages of online health - ✔✔- unreliable information
- conflicting information
- overwhelming amounts of information
- digital divide
✔✔using the internet effectively - ✔✔- do not trust information if there is no author or
references
- look for another source if the website is trying to sell u something, or the information
costs money
- do not rely on information if it is outdated
- do not rely on reviews from satisfied customers. many times they are paid for positive
reviews
- do ur own research, read medical journal articles and ask health professionals
- read the fine print carefully, look for disclaimers and vague wording
- report suspicious claims to the federal trade commission, better business bureau or
state attorney general
- if it is an emergency, seek medical attention rather than search the internet
✔✔how has technology influenced health communication - ✔✔- people are using online
and interpersonal information equally
- ehealth is used when peoples social and informational needs are not met face to face
communication
- online interactions may help people satisfy their need for comfort and belonging
- a downfall that can affect pt provider communication is if pts do not disclose that they
use online resources
✔✔mhealth pros and cons - ✔✔- can monitor pregnancy, check a bug bite, identify
signs of stroke, check meds and even check blood alcohol level before driving
- one downfall is the lack of standard operating devices
- downfall is the cost of technology, the need for public education about mhealth and
privacy
✔✔telehealth pros and cons - ✔✔can offer long distance care, health education,
disaster response, via real time conversation with health staff
