COMD 4500 Exam 1 Set 3 Questions and Answers with
100% Correct Answers
Question 1.
Settings where education SLPs work and health how their jobs acute differ across
workplaces (e.g., acute, rehab, etc.)
Correct Answer: care care hospital
Question 2.
acute care hospi- - tal - -rehabilitation - - -home - -nursing - swallowing -
Correct Answer: mostly consultation - little opportunity to start treatment emphasis
on diagnostic evaluation center treatment focus - over weeks or even months
capitalize on physiologic recovery care continued rehabilitation home monitoring
of communication and status maintenance of abilities over time
Question 3.
health care - -16% -13% -10%
Correct Answer: 39% in nonresidential facilities (outpatient clinics, home care) in
hospitals in residential facilities(skilled nursing facilities)
Question 4.
education - -53%
Correct Answer: 56% in schools 3% in universities and colleges
Question 5.
Types of SLP spe- -tracheostomy cialty certification -augmentative -swallowing - - the
swallowing, tion.
Correct Answer: care and alternative communication disorders head and neck
cancer trach and ventilator care new specialty board and certification processes for
those interested in voice, neurologic disorders, and augmentative and alternative
communica-
Question 6.
What SLPs can One and cannot diag- guage nose a cannot One their like what be a
Correct Answer: final thing that's really important for us to understand is that the
speech-lan- pathologist never makes a medical diagnosis. It is fine for us to
diagnose communication disorder and label it as mild, moderate, or severe.
However, we suggest a particular medical diagnosis to the patient. example would
be if a patient comes to you with a progressive weakness, and speech worsens
over time. Furthermore, you have seen dozens of patients this in the past who have
had ALS. You can not say to the patient that that is you suspect; all you could
realistically do is say to the patient that there could a neurological basis to their
communication disorder and that they need to see neurologist to receive a full
medical evaluation.
, Question 7.
Rehabilitation rehabilitation teams - - multidisciplinary -SLPs -each -physician, -avoid
-collaboration
Correct Answer: treatment focus - over weeks or even months capitalize on
physiologic recovery teams don't work alone member brings expertise nurses, PT,
OT, RT, dietitian, psychologist turf wars more productive than competition
Question 8.
ASHA Code of Ethics general principles
Correct Answer:
Question 9.
How Code of -ASHA Ethics breaches -breaches are publicized -sanctions -sanction
-lifetime -A of upon -It essential to really no-no. - reporting
Correct Answer: Leader reports the Board of Ethics Decisions investigated
thoroughly match the seriousness of the case -censure -- the most common
suspension of membership and certification for months or years suspension for
severest cases given society has adopted the codes of conduct, and while
breaching this code ethics may not result in legal consequences, there can be
sanctions depending the nature of the society that has adopted those is simply not
acceptable as a professional to breach any medical record. It is to maintain true and
accurate billing. Once in a while, it may be tempting exaggerate what a clinician has
done slightly or to use a code that does not directly apply because it may result in
greater reimbursement. This is a big The final notion covered by the principle of
ethics is that we are responsible for ethical breaches that we may observe in our
colleagues.
Question 10.
power of attor- - ney - - - - - -
Correct Answer: proxy for the patient who cannot participate indecision-making
proxy (agent) role continues as patient's condition changes knows patient's values
and desires accept or refuse specific treatments decide on life-saving measures
SLP must communicate clearly with the agent balance: patient's wishes, clinical
expertise
Question 11.
living will - - - - - - - - -
Correct Answer: a document, not a person prepared in advance by patient while
clear and competent outlines what measures are acceptable ventilation hydration
nutrition resuscitation - DNR in force when patient cannot participate in
decision-making overridden by patient's current wishes, if expressed
Question 12.
soma/cell body processing along
Correct Answer: of incoming signals, source of outgoing signals, output signals
carried axons
100% Correct Answers
Question 1.
Settings where education SLPs work and health how their jobs acute differ across
workplaces (e.g., acute, rehab, etc.)
Correct Answer: care care hospital
Question 2.
acute care hospi- - tal - -rehabilitation - - -home - -nursing - swallowing -
Correct Answer: mostly consultation - little opportunity to start treatment emphasis
on diagnostic evaluation center treatment focus - over weeks or even months
capitalize on physiologic recovery care continued rehabilitation home monitoring
of communication and status maintenance of abilities over time
Question 3.
health care - -16% -13% -10%
Correct Answer: 39% in nonresidential facilities (outpatient clinics, home care) in
hospitals in residential facilities(skilled nursing facilities)
Question 4.
education - -53%
Correct Answer: 56% in schools 3% in universities and colleges
Question 5.
Types of SLP spe- -tracheostomy cialty certification -augmentative -swallowing - - the
swallowing, tion.
Correct Answer: care and alternative communication disorders head and neck
cancer trach and ventilator care new specialty board and certification processes for
those interested in voice, neurologic disorders, and augmentative and alternative
communica-
Question 6.
What SLPs can One and cannot diag- guage nose a cannot One their like what be a
Correct Answer: final thing that's really important for us to understand is that the
speech-lan- pathologist never makes a medical diagnosis. It is fine for us to
diagnose communication disorder and label it as mild, moderate, or severe.
However, we suggest a particular medical diagnosis to the patient. example would
be if a patient comes to you with a progressive weakness, and speech worsens
over time. Furthermore, you have seen dozens of patients this in the past who have
had ALS. You can not say to the patient that that is you suspect; all you could
realistically do is say to the patient that there could a neurological basis to their
communication disorder and that they need to see neurologist to receive a full
medical evaluation.
, Question 7.
Rehabilitation rehabilitation teams - - multidisciplinary -SLPs -each -physician, -avoid
-collaboration
Correct Answer: treatment focus - over weeks or even months capitalize on
physiologic recovery teams don't work alone member brings expertise nurses, PT,
OT, RT, dietitian, psychologist turf wars more productive than competition
Question 8.
ASHA Code of Ethics general principles
Correct Answer:
Question 9.
How Code of -ASHA Ethics breaches -breaches are publicized -sanctions -sanction
-lifetime -A of upon -It essential to really no-no. - reporting
Correct Answer: Leader reports the Board of Ethics Decisions investigated
thoroughly match the seriousness of the case -censure -- the most common
suspension of membership and certification for months or years suspension for
severest cases given society has adopted the codes of conduct, and while
breaching this code ethics may not result in legal consequences, there can be
sanctions depending the nature of the society that has adopted those is simply not
acceptable as a professional to breach any medical record. It is to maintain true and
accurate billing. Once in a while, it may be tempting exaggerate what a clinician has
done slightly or to use a code that does not directly apply because it may result in
greater reimbursement. This is a big The final notion covered by the principle of
ethics is that we are responsible for ethical breaches that we may observe in our
colleagues.
Question 10.
power of attor- - ney - - - - - -
Correct Answer: proxy for the patient who cannot participate indecision-making
proxy (agent) role continues as patient's condition changes knows patient's values
and desires accept or refuse specific treatments decide on life-saving measures
SLP must communicate clearly with the agent balance: patient's wishes, clinical
expertise
Question 11.
living will - - - - - - - - -
Correct Answer: a document, not a person prepared in advance by patient while
clear and competent outlines what measures are acceptable ventilation hydration
nutrition resuscitation - DNR in force when patient cannot participate in
decision-making overridden by patient's current wishes, if expressed
Question 12.
soma/cell body processing along
Correct Answer: of incoming signals, source of outgoing signals, output signals
carried axons
