Health Professions Test Questions Solved Correctly Latest Update 2025 Graded A+
Admitting officers/clerks - Answers (1) Work in admissions department
(2) Obtain all necessary information when patient admitted to facility
(3) Assign rooms
(4) Maintain records
(5) Process information when patient is discharged
Associate's degree - Answers Awarded by career/technical school or community college. Requires
completion of prescribed two-year course of study
Bachelor's degree - Answers ...Awarded by college or university
Requires completion of prescribed course of study that usually lasts for
four or more years
Biological or medical scientists - Answers (1) Study living organisms such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa,
and other infectious substances
(2) Assist in the development of vaccines, medicines, and treatments for diseases
(3) Evaluate the relationships between organisms and the environment
(4) Administer programs for testing food and drugs
(5) Do some work on isolating and identifying genes associated with specific diseases or inherited traits
and perform research to correct genetic defects
Biomedical equipment technicians (BETs) - Answers (1) Work with many different machines used to
diagnose, treat, and monitor patients
(2) Install, test, service, and repair equipment
(3) Examples include patient monitors, kidney hemodialysis units, diagnostic imaging scanners,
incubators, ECG machines, X-ray units, pacemakers, sterilizers, blood gas analyzers, heart lung machines,
and respirators
(4) Perform constant maintenance and testing for defects in machines because lives depend on accuracy
and proper operation
(5) At times, teach other staff members how to use biomedical equipment
Master's degree - Answers Awarded by college or university
,Requires completion of one or more years beyond a bachelor's degree
Doctorate, doctoral, or doctor's degree - Answers Awarded by college or university
Requires completion of two or more years beyond a bachelor's or master's degree
Some require four to six years of additional study
Certification - Answers A. Issued by professional association or government agency that regulates a
particular career
b. Certificate or statement is issued if person fulfills requirements of education
and performance and meets standards and qualifications established
c. Examples: certified dental assistant, certified laboratory technician, certified medical assistant
Registration - Answers a. Required in some health careers
b. Done by regulatory body (professional associations or state boards) in a health
care area
c. Administer examinations and maintain current list (the "registry") of qualified
personnel
d. Examples: registered dietitian, registered respiratory therapist, and registered radiologic technologist
Licensure - Answers a. * Government agency authorizes individuals to work in a given occupation
b. Occupations requiring licensure vary from state to state
c. Usually require a person to
(1) Complete an approved educational program
(2) Pass a state board test
(3) Maintain certain standard to obtain and retain licensure
d. Examples: physicians, dentists, physical therapists, registered nurses, and licensed
practical/vocational nurses
Continuing education units (CEUs) - Answers a. Required to renew licenses or to maintain certification or
registration in many states
b. Individual must obtain additional hours of education in the specific health care
career during a specified period of time
, c. For example, states require registered nurses to obtain 24 to 48 CEUs every one
to two years to renew licenses
d. Individual should be aware of the state requirements regarding CEUs
Professional - Answers a. Usually requires four or more years of college and an advanced degree
b. Example: medical doctor, dentist
Technologist or therapist - Answers a. Requires three to four years of college in addition to work
experience, usually
bachelor's degree
b. Example: medical laboratory technologist, physical therapist, speech therapist
Technician - Answers a. Usually requires two-year associate degree, special health science technology
education (HSTE), or three to four years of on-the-job training
b. Examples: dental laboratory technician, medical laboratory technician, surgical
technician
Assistant or aide - Answers a. Usually requires up to one or more years of training that combines
classroom
and/or on-the-job experience
b. Examples: dental, medical, or nurse assistants
Entrepreneur - Answers 1. Individual who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of a business
2. Opportunity available in many health care careers
3. Some health care careers allow individual to work as an independent entrepreneur
4. Others encourage the use of groups of cooperating individuals
5. Many entrepreneurs must work under the direction or guidance of physicians or dentists
6. Educational programs are including business skills with career objectives, such as
combining a bachelor's degree in a specific health care career with a master's degree in
business
7. Involves risks and requires certain level of education and ability
Admitting officers/clerks - Answers (1) Work in admissions department
(2) Obtain all necessary information when patient admitted to facility
(3) Assign rooms
(4) Maintain records
(5) Process information when patient is discharged
Associate's degree - Answers Awarded by career/technical school or community college. Requires
completion of prescribed two-year course of study
Bachelor's degree - Answers ...Awarded by college or university
Requires completion of prescribed course of study that usually lasts for
four or more years
Biological or medical scientists - Answers (1) Study living organisms such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa,
and other infectious substances
(2) Assist in the development of vaccines, medicines, and treatments for diseases
(3) Evaluate the relationships between organisms and the environment
(4) Administer programs for testing food and drugs
(5) Do some work on isolating and identifying genes associated with specific diseases or inherited traits
and perform research to correct genetic defects
Biomedical equipment technicians (BETs) - Answers (1) Work with many different machines used to
diagnose, treat, and monitor patients
(2) Install, test, service, and repair equipment
(3) Examples include patient monitors, kidney hemodialysis units, diagnostic imaging scanners,
incubators, ECG machines, X-ray units, pacemakers, sterilizers, blood gas analyzers, heart lung machines,
and respirators
(4) Perform constant maintenance and testing for defects in machines because lives depend on accuracy
and proper operation
(5) At times, teach other staff members how to use biomedical equipment
Master's degree - Answers Awarded by college or university
,Requires completion of one or more years beyond a bachelor's degree
Doctorate, doctoral, or doctor's degree - Answers Awarded by college or university
Requires completion of two or more years beyond a bachelor's or master's degree
Some require four to six years of additional study
Certification - Answers A. Issued by professional association or government agency that regulates a
particular career
b. Certificate or statement is issued if person fulfills requirements of education
and performance and meets standards and qualifications established
c. Examples: certified dental assistant, certified laboratory technician, certified medical assistant
Registration - Answers a. Required in some health careers
b. Done by regulatory body (professional associations or state boards) in a health
care area
c. Administer examinations and maintain current list (the "registry") of qualified
personnel
d. Examples: registered dietitian, registered respiratory therapist, and registered radiologic technologist
Licensure - Answers a. * Government agency authorizes individuals to work in a given occupation
b. Occupations requiring licensure vary from state to state
c. Usually require a person to
(1) Complete an approved educational program
(2) Pass a state board test
(3) Maintain certain standard to obtain and retain licensure
d. Examples: physicians, dentists, physical therapists, registered nurses, and licensed
practical/vocational nurses
Continuing education units (CEUs) - Answers a. Required to renew licenses or to maintain certification or
registration in many states
b. Individual must obtain additional hours of education in the specific health care
career during a specified period of time
, c. For example, states require registered nurses to obtain 24 to 48 CEUs every one
to two years to renew licenses
d. Individual should be aware of the state requirements regarding CEUs
Professional - Answers a. Usually requires four or more years of college and an advanced degree
b. Example: medical doctor, dentist
Technologist or therapist - Answers a. Requires three to four years of college in addition to work
experience, usually
bachelor's degree
b. Example: medical laboratory technologist, physical therapist, speech therapist
Technician - Answers a. Usually requires two-year associate degree, special health science technology
education (HSTE), or three to four years of on-the-job training
b. Examples: dental laboratory technician, medical laboratory technician, surgical
technician
Assistant or aide - Answers a. Usually requires up to one or more years of training that combines
classroom
and/or on-the-job experience
b. Examples: dental, medical, or nurse assistants
Entrepreneur - Answers 1. Individual who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of a business
2. Opportunity available in many health care careers
3. Some health care careers allow individual to work as an independent entrepreneur
4. Others encourage the use of groups of cooperating individuals
5. Many entrepreneurs must work under the direction or guidance of physicians or dentists
6. Educational programs are including business skills with career objectives, such as
combining a bachelor's degree in a specific health care career with a master's degree in
business
7. Involves risks and requires certain level of education and ability
