HSC Exam 1 Practice Questions – Comprehensive Course Review & Exam
Preparation Study Material
Which of the following is the best example of the meaning of integrity?
a. Noah consistently earns good grades in his classes.
b. Hal is friendly and easy to get along with.
c. Alan strives to tell the truth at all times.
d. Liam is flexible and willing to change work schedules as necessary. - ANS ✔✔c. Alan strives to
tell the truth at all times.
means being placed on an official list after meeting educational and testing requirements. - ANS
✔✔Registration
True or False
Working well with other people is necessary only in health care jobs that involve working
directly with patients. - ANS ✔✔False. All jobs in health care require working well with others
True or False
Most occupational licenses granted by states have both educational and testing requirements. -
ANS ✔✔True
True or False
The Occupational Outlook Handbook contains a list of accredited schools for various health care
occupations. - ANS ✔✔False. The Occupational Outlook Handbook contains detailed
descriptions of job titles and their requirements but does not list schools.
True or False
,Good instructors should include everything students need to know for their future careers in
their lectures. - ANS ✔✔False. Instructors cannot cover everything during class time. Students
must take responsibility for their own learning.
True or False
Students must acquire more information in their classes than that needed to pass tests in their
classes. - ANS ✔✔True.
Brenda has just started a dental assisting program. She wants to do well in school, but she
needs to find reliable daycare for her two young children. She decides to use the five-step
problem-solving process. What would she do as the last step in the process?
a. Evaluate how her chosen solution has worked out
b. Choose an alternative solution
c. Take action by implementing a likely solution
d. Implement the solution that seems most practical - ANS ✔✔a. Evaluate how her chosen
solution has worked out
Alex has received poor grades on his Math for Medical Assistants class. If he uses the five-step
problem-solving process, what should be his first step?
a. Identify the real problem
b. List as many alternative solutions as possible
c. Decide if the problem is worth trying to solve
d. Gather information he might use to solve the problem - ANS ✔✔a. Identify the real problem
Which of the following is an advantage that many adult students have over younger students?
a. They have more time to devote to their studies.
b. They are more intelligent.
c. They have life experiences they can apply to their studies.
, d. They have better study skills. - ANS ✔✔c. They have life experiences they can apply to their
studies.
On the job, you should use thinking and problem-solving skills:
a. when you are not too busy with your work and have the time.
b. at all times.
c. in difficult situations in which your actions have significant consequences.
d. when you are hoping to be promoted. - ANS ✔✔b. at all times.
A patient's temperature reads 101.6°F. This is an example of -------- data. - ANS ✔✔objective
Karina is a surgical technologist. The patient she is preparing for surgery seems extremely
nervous and is crying. As a thinking health care professional, Karina should:
a. remain cheerful and ignore the patient's behavior.
b. tell the patient not to worry, that everything will be fine.
c. use questions to determine why the patient is nervous and upset.
d. assume that all patients are nervous before surgery. - ANS ✔✔c. use questions to determine
why the patient is nervous and upset.
When choosing a career, which of the following consideration is most likely to lead to career
success?
a. The amount you have saved to pay for your education
b. The kinds of jobs your friends are doing and enjoying
c. How interesting and exciting the work sounds to you
d. Your personality and natural abilities - ANS ✔✔d. Your personality and natural abilities
True or False
Preparation Study Material
Which of the following is the best example of the meaning of integrity?
a. Noah consistently earns good grades in his classes.
b. Hal is friendly and easy to get along with.
c. Alan strives to tell the truth at all times.
d. Liam is flexible and willing to change work schedules as necessary. - ANS ✔✔c. Alan strives to
tell the truth at all times.
means being placed on an official list after meeting educational and testing requirements. - ANS
✔✔Registration
True or False
Working well with other people is necessary only in health care jobs that involve working
directly with patients. - ANS ✔✔False. All jobs in health care require working well with others
True or False
Most occupational licenses granted by states have both educational and testing requirements. -
ANS ✔✔True
True or False
The Occupational Outlook Handbook contains a list of accredited schools for various health care
occupations. - ANS ✔✔False. The Occupational Outlook Handbook contains detailed
descriptions of job titles and their requirements but does not list schools.
True or False
,Good instructors should include everything students need to know for their future careers in
their lectures. - ANS ✔✔False. Instructors cannot cover everything during class time. Students
must take responsibility for their own learning.
True or False
Students must acquire more information in their classes than that needed to pass tests in their
classes. - ANS ✔✔True.
Brenda has just started a dental assisting program. She wants to do well in school, but she
needs to find reliable daycare for her two young children. She decides to use the five-step
problem-solving process. What would she do as the last step in the process?
a. Evaluate how her chosen solution has worked out
b. Choose an alternative solution
c. Take action by implementing a likely solution
d. Implement the solution that seems most practical - ANS ✔✔a. Evaluate how her chosen
solution has worked out
Alex has received poor grades on his Math for Medical Assistants class. If he uses the five-step
problem-solving process, what should be his first step?
a. Identify the real problem
b. List as many alternative solutions as possible
c. Decide if the problem is worth trying to solve
d. Gather information he might use to solve the problem - ANS ✔✔a. Identify the real problem
Which of the following is an advantage that many adult students have over younger students?
a. They have more time to devote to their studies.
b. They are more intelligent.
c. They have life experiences they can apply to their studies.
, d. They have better study skills. - ANS ✔✔c. They have life experiences they can apply to their
studies.
On the job, you should use thinking and problem-solving skills:
a. when you are not too busy with your work and have the time.
b. at all times.
c. in difficult situations in which your actions have significant consequences.
d. when you are hoping to be promoted. - ANS ✔✔b. at all times.
A patient's temperature reads 101.6°F. This is an example of -------- data. - ANS ✔✔objective
Karina is a surgical technologist. The patient she is preparing for surgery seems extremely
nervous and is crying. As a thinking health care professional, Karina should:
a. remain cheerful and ignore the patient's behavior.
b. tell the patient not to worry, that everything will be fine.
c. use questions to determine why the patient is nervous and upset.
d. assume that all patients are nervous before surgery. - ANS ✔✔c. use questions to determine
why the patient is nervous and upset.
When choosing a career, which of the following consideration is most likely to lead to career
success?
a. The amount you have saved to pay for your education
b. The kinds of jobs your friends are doing and enjoying
c. How interesting and exciting the work sounds to you
d. Your personality and natural abilities - ANS ✔✔d. Your personality and natural abilities
True or False
