HSCO EXAM 1 COMPREHENSIVE TEST
PAPER WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ How is communication different when working with a patient
who are medicated , confused or disoriented? Does this change
when working with patients from different cultures?
Answer: Speak slowly and clearly
- identify yourself
-maintain eye contact
-write it down
-give patient time to respond
No it does not change
◉ In the US hospitals patients must know how to speak/ and or
understand English in order to sign the consent form for
treatment. Is this statement true or False? Explain
Answer: True , if someone cannot understand they cannot sign. If
not, you will need a translator
◉ Are telephone communication skills needed in a health care
setting? Would this skill be considered an asset on an application
for health care employment
Answer: yes/ yes
, ◉ Explain how a radiological technologist would be involved in
patient eduction
Answer: explaining the process of an xray
◉ Explain how gossip in the healthcare workplace "would be
grounds" for firing a HCW
Answer: you should not gossip, about personal information. There
are rules in healthcare that you cannot (Hippa)
◉ What is the difference between ilium and ileum
Answer: ileum- apart of your small intestine
-ilium- is apart of the pelvis
◉ How is written communication used in patient education? Is
writing communication important in working with patients from
another culture?
Answer: -to record patients medical history
-yes
◉ How are errors corrected in a patient record
Answer: if an error is made when inputting data, be sure that only
the intended sections are erased
◉ What is a data base in reference to computers in hospital
settings?
PAPER WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ How is communication different when working with a patient
who are medicated , confused or disoriented? Does this change
when working with patients from different cultures?
Answer: Speak slowly and clearly
- identify yourself
-maintain eye contact
-write it down
-give patient time to respond
No it does not change
◉ In the US hospitals patients must know how to speak/ and or
understand English in order to sign the consent form for
treatment. Is this statement true or False? Explain
Answer: True , if someone cannot understand they cannot sign. If
not, you will need a translator
◉ Are telephone communication skills needed in a health care
setting? Would this skill be considered an asset on an application
for health care employment
Answer: yes/ yes
, ◉ Explain how a radiological technologist would be involved in
patient eduction
Answer: explaining the process of an xray
◉ Explain how gossip in the healthcare workplace "would be
grounds" for firing a HCW
Answer: you should not gossip, about personal information. There
are rules in healthcare that you cannot (Hippa)
◉ What is the difference between ilium and ileum
Answer: ileum- apart of your small intestine
-ilium- is apart of the pelvis
◉ How is written communication used in patient education? Is
writing communication important in working with patients from
another culture?
Answer: -to record patients medical history
-yes
◉ How are errors corrected in a patient record
Answer: if an error is made when inputting data, be sure that only
the intended sections are erased
◉ What is a data base in reference to computers in hospital
settings?
