Health Professions Midterm
Questions And Answers
The introduction of personal protective equipment in the 1990s reduced the
death rate from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by 80 percent
✓~ False
Excellent ______________ performance has become a standard, at the cost
of the personal, human touch.
✓~ technical
Which of the following are components for improving the health of all
Americans?
✓~ a) Data collection and documenting trends in risk factors
b) Disseminating reliable and accurate information
c) Gaining an understanding of the healthcare needs
d) All of these are correct.
,By 1900, ______________ disease epidemics had been brought under control
as a result of improving environmental conditions
✓~ infectious
In 2014, what infectious agent was responsible for the largest epidemic in
history and was spread to the United States by healthcare workers employed in
West Africa?
✓~ Ebola virus
The U.S. government agency that monitors infectious diseases and developed
infection control measures for hospitals treating infected patients
✓~ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Improves health by protecting against disease, lessening the impact of disease,
or detecting disease at an early stage when it is easier to treat
✓~ Preventative health services
A cause of skin infection in the community, such as in high schools and day care
centers
, ✓~ Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Improves communication and efficiency in providing health care and will
increasingly be used by the government to monitor the quality and cost of
healthcare delivery
✓~ Health information technology (health IT)
Preventive healthcare services improve health by protecting against disease,
lessening the __________ of disease, or detecting disease at an early stage
when it is easier to treat.
✓~ impact
Which of the following were priorities established by the National Prevention
Council to improve health and quality of life, reducing death and major illness?
✓~ a) Radiation exposure
b) Healthy eating
c) Mental wellbeing
d) Sexual health
e) Infection control
, f) Tobacco-free living
ALL ANSWERS ARE CORRECT
Which of the following has increased the prevalence of chronic and
degenerative diseases?
✓~ Increased number of elderly
Treatment of chronic conditions in the elderly accounts for what portion of the
total healthcare costs in the United States?
✓~ c) Two-thirds
True or False? More aggressive and invasive testing improves health by
protecting against disease, lessening the impact of disease, or detecting disease
at an early stage when it is easier to treat.
✓~ False
True or False? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the best
"vaccine" against common diseases is frequent doctor visits and a strict
medication regiment.
Questions And Answers
The introduction of personal protective equipment in the 1990s reduced the
death rate from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by 80 percent
✓~ False
Excellent ______________ performance has become a standard, at the cost
of the personal, human touch.
✓~ technical
Which of the following are components for improving the health of all
Americans?
✓~ a) Data collection and documenting trends in risk factors
b) Disseminating reliable and accurate information
c) Gaining an understanding of the healthcare needs
d) All of these are correct.
,By 1900, ______________ disease epidemics had been brought under control
as a result of improving environmental conditions
✓~ infectious
In 2014, what infectious agent was responsible for the largest epidemic in
history and was spread to the United States by healthcare workers employed in
West Africa?
✓~ Ebola virus
The U.S. government agency that monitors infectious diseases and developed
infection control measures for hospitals treating infected patients
✓~ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Improves health by protecting against disease, lessening the impact of disease,
or detecting disease at an early stage when it is easier to treat
✓~ Preventative health services
A cause of skin infection in the community, such as in high schools and day care
centers
, ✓~ Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Improves communication and efficiency in providing health care and will
increasingly be used by the government to monitor the quality and cost of
healthcare delivery
✓~ Health information technology (health IT)
Preventive healthcare services improve health by protecting against disease,
lessening the __________ of disease, or detecting disease at an early stage
when it is easier to treat.
✓~ impact
Which of the following were priorities established by the National Prevention
Council to improve health and quality of life, reducing death and major illness?
✓~ a) Radiation exposure
b) Healthy eating
c) Mental wellbeing
d) Sexual health
e) Infection control
, f) Tobacco-free living
ALL ANSWERS ARE CORRECT
Which of the following has increased the prevalence of chronic and
degenerative diseases?
✓~ Increased number of elderly
Treatment of chronic conditions in the elderly accounts for what portion of the
total healthcare costs in the United States?
✓~ c) Two-thirds
True or False? More aggressive and invasive testing improves health by
protecting against disease, lessening the impact of disease, or detecting disease
at an early stage when it is easier to treat.
✓~ False
True or False? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the best
"vaccine" against common diseases is frequent doctor visits and a strict
medication regiment.
