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HS 210 Final Exam Questions And Answers
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Why HS 210? - Answer✔-need a fundamental understanding of how to assess research
-learn how to ask an interesting question
-learn how to conduct a study
Information Literacy definition - Answer✔information literacy is a set of abilities requiring
individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and
use effectively the needed information
**key: locate, evaluate, and use the information & recognize when information is needed
Health Literacy - Answer✔-a type of information literacy
-allows us to obtain, process and understand health information and services
-needed to make a "health decision"
-example--are breast cancer biopsies still the gold standard?
Physical therapy - Answer✔A patient comes into the office with a specific uncommon injury and
this injury may be not comprehensively understood by the group of PT practitioners at that
specific clinic. Therefore, **in order to develop an effective, evidenced based PT treatment plan,
the PT practitioner may have to research the available literature specific to the given injury. **
This will give the practitioner a sense of effective OR ineffective treatment plans for this specific
injury. With a thorough review of the available literature on this specific topic, the practitioner
can develop an evidenced based treatment plan specific to the individual's needs.
medicine - Answer✔A doctor wants to know whether administering a given treatment
regimen/protocol will be effective. S/he may be interested in performing a clinical trial to assess
the regimen/protocol's effectiveness in reducing the burden of a given disease/injury. **It is
critical to have a comprehensive review of literature in order to support the initial decision to test
this new treatment. Has this treatment been studied? If so, to what capacity?** By who
(organization)? Thorough analysis of the literature will help the doctor/research team develop
and support the clinical trial.
Example - hernia repairs laparoscopic vs. open repair
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global health - Answer✔Prior to developing a research question it is **important to know
whether this question had already been asked and at what capacity the question had been
analyzed**. For example, performing a global level literature review at WHO to identify gaps in
research on Access to Medicines in Low and Middle Income countries. The results of this lit
review help direct research questions to areas that are often overlooked/understudied in access to
medicines in LMICs.
Example - in Ethiopia you have to bring your own medicines to the hospital
Nursing - Answer✔Since research is continuously conducted, practice of a given treatment may
be modified in accordance with the literature. For example, a nurse may be trained to treat a
given illness with a specific treatment plan during Nursing school. However, once this nurse is
practicing, s/he may alter his/her treatment plan given the available research. **A purpose of
research is to continuously improve existing practices. Therefore, practitioners, such as nurses
must stay up to date with current literature and be able to adapt practices when necessary.**
Example - prevention of falls/infection
--How should patients be transferred to minimize their risk of falling?
Health Administration - Answer✔May be interested in improving current administrative
processes. For example a health administrator may be interested in **decreasing emergency
room waiting times. Being able to effectively dissect the current literature specific to this topic
will help direct this administer understand tested methods to reduce emergency room waiting
times**. After reviewing the literature, the health administer can make recommendations to the
hospital so that emergency room waiting times are reduced.
--What does the evidence say about how to decrease patient wait times in the ED
Dentistry - Answer✔Oral Health: A dentist may have to make a decision between two treatments
for a given patient. As with most treatment plans, it is important that this patient strictly follow
the treatment recommendation. ** The dentist may want to review literature available that
assesses patient compliance of these two treatments to determine which treatment
recommendation to provide for the given patient.** Choosing the treatment plan with higher
patient compliance will more likely lead to better results of the patient.
Example - How frequently should you brush your teeth?
--A patient asks how many times they should brush their teeth in one day? what does the
literature say?
The importance of research and information literacy - Answer✔doctors routinely ask about
seatbelt use
-it was less likely to be reported for adults injured in MVC, who were young, male, AA, low
SES, and passengers. While use of restraints should be encouraged for everyone, efforts focused
on these individuals could have the greatest impact
-this is the job of most health care workers
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WHY information literacy? - Answer✔-surrounded by an increasing amount of information in
all formats
-the amount of information available is going to continue to increase. The types of technology
used to access, manipulate, and create information will likewise expand
-not all information is created equal!**
An information literate student is able to... - Answer✔-Determine the extent of information
needed
-access the needed information effectively and efficiently
-Evaluate information and its sources critically
-Incorporate selected information into one's knowledge base
-Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose
*understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and
access and use information, and access and use information ethically and legally
Information literate students know... - Answer✔-information is formally and informally
produced, organized and disseminated
-knowledge can be organized into disciplines that influence the way information is accessed
-the value and differences of potential resources in a variety of formats (multimedia, data set,
etc)
-the purpose and audience of potential resources
-difference between primary and secondary sources, recognizing how their use and importance
vary with each discipline
-information may need to be constructed with raw data from primary sources
how is information produced and disseminated? - Answer✔formally and informally
formal research - Answer✔scientific method
-develop a hypothesis
-conduct research using random sampling
-it is objective as you accept or reject your hypothesis
informal research - Answer✔-nonscientific
-looks at values or qualities
-subjective
-good way to gather preliminary data
-findings cannot be projected to represent an entire audience or population
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HS 210 Final Exam Questions And Answers
100% Verified And Updated.
Why HS 210? - Answer✔-need a fundamental understanding of how to assess research
-learn how to ask an interesting question
-learn how to conduct a study
Information Literacy definition - Answer✔information literacy is a set of abilities requiring
individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and
use effectively the needed information
**key: locate, evaluate, and use the information & recognize when information is needed
Health Literacy - Answer✔-a type of information literacy
-allows us to obtain, process and understand health information and services
-needed to make a "health decision"
-example--are breast cancer biopsies still the gold standard?
Physical therapy - Answer✔A patient comes into the office with a specific uncommon injury and
this injury may be not comprehensively understood by the group of PT practitioners at that
specific clinic. Therefore, **in order to develop an effective, evidenced based PT treatment plan,
the PT practitioner may have to research the available literature specific to the given injury. **
This will give the practitioner a sense of effective OR ineffective treatment plans for this specific
injury. With a thorough review of the available literature on this specific topic, the practitioner
can develop an evidenced based treatment plan specific to the individual's needs.
medicine - Answer✔A doctor wants to know whether administering a given treatment
regimen/protocol will be effective. S/he may be interested in performing a clinical trial to assess
the regimen/protocol's effectiveness in reducing the burden of a given disease/injury. **It is
critical to have a comprehensive review of literature in order to support the initial decision to test
this new treatment. Has this treatment been studied? If so, to what capacity?** By who
(organization)? Thorough analysis of the literature will help the doctor/research team develop
and support the clinical trial.
Example - hernia repairs laparoscopic vs. open repair
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global health - Answer✔Prior to developing a research question it is **important to know
whether this question had already been asked and at what capacity the question had been
analyzed**. For example, performing a global level literature review at WHO to identify gaps in
research on Access to Medicines in Low and Middle Income countries. The results of this lit
review help direct research questions to areas that are often overlooked/understudied in access to
medicines in LMICs.
Example - in Ethiopia you have to bring your own medicines to the hospital
Nursing - Answer✔Since research is continuously conducted, practice of a given treatment may
be modified in accordance with the literature. For example, a nurse may be trained to treat a
given illness with a specific treatment plan during Nursing school. However, once this nurse is
practicing, s/he may alter his/her treatment plan given the available research. **A purpose of
research is to continuously improve existing practices. Therefore, practitioners, such as nurses
must stay up to date with current literature and be able to adapt practices when necessary.**
Example - prevention of falls/infection
--How should patients be transferred to minimize their risk of falling?
Health Administration - Answer✔May be interested in improving current administrative
processes. For example a health administrator may be interested in **decreasing emergency
room waiting times. Being able to effectively dissect the current literature specific to this topic
will help direct this administer understand tested methods to reduce emergency room waiting
times**. After reviewing the literature, the health administer can make recommendations to the
hospital so that emergency room waiting times are reduced.
--What does the evidence say about how to decrease patient wait times in the ED
Dentistry - Answer✔Oral Health: A dentist may have to make a decision between two treatments
for a given patient. As with most treatment plans, it is important that this patient strictly follow
the treatment recommendation. ** The dentist may want to review literature available that
assesses patient compliance of these two treatments to determine which treatment
recommendation to provide for the given patient.** Choosing the treatment plan with higher
patient compliance will more likely lead to better results of the patient.
Example - How frequently should you brush your teeth?
--A patient asks how many times they should brush their teeth in one day? what does the
literature say?
The importance of research and information literacy - Answer✔doctors routinely ask about
seatbelt use
-it was less likely to be reported for adults injured in MVC, who were young, male, AA, low
SES, and passengers. While use of restraints should be encouraged for everyone, efforts focused
on these individuals could have the greatest impact
-this is the job of most health care workers
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WHY information literacy? - Answer✔-surrounded by an increasing amount of information in
all formats
-the amount of information available is going to continue to increase. The types of technology
used to access, manipulate, and create information will likewise expand
-not all information is created equal!**
An information literate student is able to... - Answer✔-Determine the extent of information
needed
-access the needed information effectively and efficiently
-Evaluate information and its sources critically
-Incorporate selected information into one's knowledge base
-Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose
*understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and
access and use information, and access and use information ethically and legally
Information literate students know... - Answer✔-information is formally and informally
produced, organized and disseminated
-knowledge can be organized into disciplines that influence the way information is accessed
-the value and differences of potential resources in a variety of formats (multimedia, data set,
etc)
-the purpose and audience of potential resources
-difference between primary and secondary sources, recognizing how their use and importance
vary with each discipline
-information may need to be constructed with raw data from primary sources
how is information produced and disseminated? - Answer✔formally and informally
formal research - Answer✔scientific method
-develop a hypothesis
-conduct research using random sampling
-it is objective as you accept or reject your hypothesis
informal research - Answer✔-nonscientific
-looks at values or qualities
-subjective
-good way to gather preliminary data
-findings cannot be projected to represent an entire audience or population
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