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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In which province was the first universal hospital insurance plan introduced in 1948?
a. Saskatchewan
b. Ontario
c. British Columbia
d. Alberta
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 352
BLM: Remember
2. Why is Canada at a crossroads with respect to its medicare system?
a. Waiting lists are not being addressed.
b. People with health insurance are not receiving care.
c. There are too many physicians to pay.
d. Health-care costs are high.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 353
BLM: Higher order
3. Which of the following health-care services is the federal government responsible for
providing?
a. managing prescription care and public health
b. evaluating provisions of hospital care
c. managing and delivering health-care services
d. delivering direct health services to specific groups (e.g., military personal)
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 353
BLM: Higher order
4. What type of funding structure would pay health-care units or institutions based on the
volume and complexity of patient treatment?
a. incentive-based funding
b. service-based funding
c. activity-based funding
d. pay-for-performance funding
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 353
BLM: Remember
5. What is the term for a qualified medical doctor who specializes in and treats skin diseases?
a. nephrologist
b. urologist
c. dermatologist
d. epidemiologist
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 354
BLM: Remember
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6. After being diagnosed with diabetes, what type of specialist might your family physician refer
you to?
a. Hematologist
b. Endocrinologist
c. Oncologist
d. Gynaecologist
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 355
BLM: Higher order
7. Which of the following is NOT a medical right for Canadians?
a. donating a body part for money
b. receiving competent diagnosis and treatment
c. having their medical records kept private
d. accessing their own medical records
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 355
BLM: Higher order
8. In which health-care sector do dieticians, nutritionists, laboratory technicians, and pharmacists
work?
a. primary-care sector
b. preventative health sector
c. alternative-care sector
d. allied health sector
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 355
BLM: Remember
9. A patient must give permission for hospitalization, surgery, and other major treatments. What
is the term for this?
a. informed consent
b. advanced order
c. living will
d. directive
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 355
BLM: Higher order
10. Which of the following is one of the vital signs that should be measured at rest?
a. blood glucose
b. oxygen saturation
c. cholesterol level
d. blood pressure
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 355
BLM: Higher order
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Chapter 13—Traditional and Complementary Health-Care Approaches
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In which province was the first universal hospital insurance plan introduced in 1948?
a. Saskatchewan
b. Ontario
c. British Columbia
d. Alberta
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 352
BLM: Remember
2. Why is Canada at a crossroads with respect to its medicare system?
a. Waiting lists are not being addressed.
b. People with health insurance are not receiving care.
c. There are too many physicians to pay.
d. Health-care costs are high.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 353
BLM: Higher order
3. Which of the following health-care services is the federal government responsible for
providing?
a. managing prescription care and public health
b. evaluating provisions of hospital care
c. managing and delivering health-care services
d. delivering direct health services to specific groups (e.g., military personal)
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 353
BLM: Higher order
4. What type of funding structure would pay health-care units or institutions based on the
volume and complexity of patient treatment?
a. incentive-based funding
b. service-based funding
c. activity-based funding
d. pay-for-performance funding
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 353
BLM: Remember
5. What is the term for a qualified medical doctor who specializes in and treats skin diseases?
a. nephrologist
b. urologist
c. dermatologist
d. epidemiologist
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 354
BLM: Remember
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6. After being diagnosed with diabetes, what type of specialist might your family physician refer
you to?
a. Hematologist
b. Endocrinologist
c. Oncologist
d. Gynaecologist
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 355
BLM: Higher order
7. Which of the following is NOT a medical right for Canadians?
a. donating a body part for money
b. receiving competent diagnosis and treatment
c. having their medical records kept private
d. accessing their own medical records
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 355
BLM: Higher order
8. In which health-care sector do dieticians, nutritionists, laboratory technicians, and pharmacists
work?
a. primary-care sector
b. preventative health sector
c. alternative-care sector
d. allied health sector
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 355
BLM: Remember
9. A patient must give permission for hospitalization, surgery, and other major treatments. What
is the term for this?
a. informed consent
b. advanced order
c. living will
d. directive
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 355
BLM: Higher order
10. Which of the following is one of the vital signs that should be measured at rest?
a. blood glucose
b. oxygen saturation
c. cholesterol level
d. blood pressure
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: 2 REF: 355
BLM: Higher order
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