HSC 1000 EXAM 1 REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
Patient Bill of Rights
Answer:
Established in 1973, a list of rights that are designed to protect both the patient
and HCP
Question:
What does certification mean?
Answer:
a person has met the standards required to practice in their field.
Question:
What is typically required to gain certification as a healthcare professional?
Answer:
a healthcare professional must complete certain educational requirements
and pass a professional examination.
Question:
Registration
Answer:
being places on an official registry list. These individuals will take a national
registry examination and once they pass this exam, they will be placed on a
registry list.
Question:
Health Care License
Answer:
a person has been granted permission to legally perform certain acts. Licenses
are granted by the state and require an application and a fee. It is always
important to know what is required of you to keep up your license. Most
professions require the successful completion of continuing education hours
to maintain licensure. They may also require a fee every time a license is
renewed, many professions require an updated license every 2 years.
Question:
On the Job Training
Answer:
Instruction at the place of work on how a job should be carried out
Question:
School Accreditation
Answer:
it is important to attend a school that is accredited.
Question:
What does it mean to think like a health care pro-fessional?
, Answer:
1. Understanding info
2. applying learned materials to new situations
3. having an organized approach to problem solving
4. basing decision on facts not emotions/biases
5. creating relationships between facts
6. locating reliable sources of information with to make decisions
7. basing decisions on ethical principles
8. practicing good communication skills when gathering and distributing
information
9. understanding your scope of practice (what legally trained to do)
Question:
What are the steps in successful problem solving?
Answer:
1. Identify the problem
2. Gather information: Opinions, Objective data-Signs (what can be observed,
measured, and tested), Subjected data-Symptoms (what is reported by the
patient-pain)
3. Create alternatives- list of alternatives
4. choose an alternative
5. Evaluate and Revise- Review of the actions taken
Question:
Integrity
Answer:
being honest at all times. Respect the privacy of others. Be loyal to the
employer and accept responsibility for your actions.
Question:
What was the historical view of illness?
Answer:
one being possessed by evil like the devil or a spirit
Question:
What factors contribute to an increase in lifespan?
Answer:
improvement in medical care, new drugs, and safer more advanced medical
techniques
Question:
what are the pros of having an increase in specialization in medicine?
Answer:
increased number of employment opportunities and allows a health care
profession to focus on an area of true interest
Question:
what are the cons of having an increase in specialization in medicine
Answer:
Relationship between the doctor and the patient is lost. Patients used to have
close relationships with their family doctor. Loss of focus on the patient as a
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
Patient Bill of Rights
Answer:
Established in 1973, a list of rights that are designed to protect both the patient
and HCP
Question:
What does certification mean?
Answer:
a person has met the standards required to practice in their field.
Question:
What is typically required to gain certification as a healthcare professional?
Answer:
a healthcare professional must complete certain educational requirements
and pass a professional examination.
Question:
Registration
Answer:
being places on an official registry list. These individuals will take a national
registry examination and once they pass this exam, they will be placed on a
registry list.
Question:
Health Care License
Answer:
a person has been granted permission to legally perform certain acts. Licenses
are granted by the state and require an application and a fee. It is always
important to know what is required of you to keep up your license. Most
professions require the successful completion of continuing education hours
to maintain licensure. They may also require a fee every time a license is
renewed, many professions require an updated license every 2 years.
Question:
On the Job Training
Answer:
Instruction at the place of work on how a job should be carried out
Question:
School Accreditation
Answer:
it is important to attend a school that is accredited.
Question:
What does it mean to think like a health care pro-fessional?
, Answer:
1. Understanding info
2. applying learned materials to new situations
3. having an organized approach to problem solving
4. basing decision on facts not emotions/biases
5. creating relationships between facts
6. locating reliable sources of information with to make decisions
7. basing decisions on ethical principles
8. practicing good communication skills when gathering and distributing
information
9. understanding your scope of practice (what legally trained to do)
Question:
What are the steps in successful problem solving?
Answer:
1. Identify the problem
2. Gather information: Opinions, Objective data-Signs (what can be observed,
measured, and tested), Subjected data-Symptoms (what is reported by the
patient-pain)
3. Create alternatives- list of alternatives
4. choose an alternative
5. Evaluate and Revise- Review of the actions taken
Question:
Integrity
Answer:
being honest at all times. Respect the privacy of others. Be loyal to the
employer and accept responsibility for your actions.
Question:
What was the historical view of illness?
Answer:
one being possessed by evil like the devil or a spirit
Question:
What factors contribute to an increase in lifespan?
Answer:
improvement in medical care, new drugs, and safer more advanced medical
techniques
Question:
what are the pros of having an increase in specialization in medicine?
Answer:
increased number of employment opportunities and allows a health care
profession to focus on an area of true interest
Question:
what are the cons of having an increase in specialization in medicine
Answer:
Relationship between the doctor and the patient is lost. Patients used to have
close relationships with their family doctor. Loss of focus on the patient as a
