HEALTH CARE CHPT. 1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
List four benefits of working in the health care industry. - ANSWER 1. Health care employs about 10% of
all American workers.
2. Job opportunities both now and in the future appear excellent
3. Health care is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the U.S. economy.
4. The health care industry offers diverse employment opportunities.
benefits of working in the health care industry. - ANSWER A. Working in health care is the opportunity to
improve the quality of people's lives.
B.Earn advanced degrees and additional professional certifications
C.Move up the ladder in your original discipline
D. Become multiskilled cross trained perform more than one function,
E.transferable skills
soft skills - ANSWER 1. Personality characteristics that enhance your ability to interact effectively with
other people
2. Distinctive qualities of a person; patterns of behavior and attitudes
The ability to interact with other people
3. relate more to who you are than what you know
hard skills - ANSWER the hands-on, technical, hard skills duties of your job.
List two reasons why health care workers must be aware of current trends and issues in the health care
industry. - ANSWER 1. Population trends, especially the aging of Baby Boomers, are driving major
changes in health care.
People born in the United States between 1946 and 1964
2.An insufficient supply of doctors and health care workers are leaving large segments of the population
medically underserved.
Health care changes - ANSWER 1. Health care is a business.
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
List four benefits of working in the health care industry. - ANSWER 1. Health care employs about 10% of
all American workers.
2. Job opportunities both now and in the future appear excellent
3. Health care is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the U.S. economy.
4. The health care industry offers diverse employment opportunities.
benefits of working in the health care industry. - ANSWER A. Working in health care is the opportunity to
improve the quality of people's lives.
B.Earn advanced degrees and additional professional certifications
C.Move up the ladder in your original discipline
D. Become multiskilled cross trained perform more than one function,
E.transferable skills
soft skills - ANSWER 1. Personality characteristics that enhance your ability to interact effectively with
other people
2. Distinctive qualities of a person; patterns of behavior and attitudes
The ability to interact with other people
3. relate more to who you are than what you know
hard skills - ANSWER the hands-on, technical, hard skills duties of your job.
List two reasons why health care workers must be aware of current trends and issues in the health care
industry. - ANSWER 1. Population trends, especially the aging of Baby Boomers, are driving major
changes in health care.
People born in the United States between 1946 and 1964
2.An insufficient supply of doctors and health care workers are leaving large segments of the population
medically underserved.
Health care changes - ANSWER 1. Health care is a business.
