HSA Final Exam ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Diane and Steve care for Steve's elderly mother. They have planned a vacation to Disney World
and cannot take Steve's mom. Which care option should they explore? - CORRECT
ANSWER Respite Care
The Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen: - CORRECT ANSWER taxed the
salaries of sailors'
Responsibilities of state departments of health include all of the following except: - CORRECT
ANSWER assuring the safety of food, cosmetics, and medications annually
All of the following are examples of curative research except: - CORRECT
ANSWER Reducing symptoms for menopause
ADLs are: - CORRECT ANSWER Activities of Daily Living
Which of the following is not true about cost benefit analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER It
compares efficacy of drugs versus devices
A diagnosis of mental illness is determined: - CORRECT ANSWER through a
combination of objective and subjective data
Which of the following is NOT a department of the DHHS? - CORRECT
ANSWER National Eye Institute
Nursing homes account for ___________% of the total LTC given. - CORRECT
ANSWER 4
,All of the following are categories of nursing home care except: - CORRECT
ANSWER ADF
Which of the following is NOT true about worksite-based programs for health promotion and
disease prevention? - CORRECT ANSWER For every $1 spent on wellness programs, the
employer saves $10 in health insurance costs
20 people died from cardiovascular disease this year is a(n) _______________ measure. -
CORRECT ANSWER mortality
Of the group over age 85 that requires assistance, __________ are in nursing homes. -
CORRECT ANSWER greater than 5% and less than 10%
What percent of adults age 85 and older require ADL or IADL assistance? - CORRECT
ANSWER 20%
This agency works to provide health care to people who live in areas where health care is not
readily available - CORRECT ANSWER Health Resources and Services Administration
Which of the following countries does not have a variant of the single payer system? -
CORRECT ANSWER Australia
All of the following are true about home health care except: - CORRECT ANSWER The
number of clients is decreasing
Mexico was in the world spotlight in 2009 because of: - CORRECT ANSWER The
pandemic of the H1N1 flu outbreak
This agency maintains national health statistics: - CORRECT ANSWER Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
,The first hospital in Mexico was founded in: - CORRECT ANSWER 1791
Which of the following is NOT true about the Ayurevedic system? - CORRECT
ANSWER Health or illness depends on eating the proper amount of food in each food
group
This medical disorder involves the body, mood, and thoughts - CORRECT
ANSWER Depression
Control describes research designed to: - CORRECT ANSWER decrease the
symptoms/severity of a disease
All of the following are true about ELSI except: - CORRECT ANSWER ELSI is
concerned with cost/benefit issues in pharmaceuticals
All of the following are ways a new drug is marketed in the United States except: - CORRECT
ANSWER asking the FDA to advertise the drug
The mortality rate for mothers and infants in the U.S. is ranked ____ in the world. - CORRECT
ANSWER 13th
Medical technology is: - CORRECT ANSWER therapeutic and diagnostic devices used by
health professionals to prevent, treat, and medically assist and diagnose illness
In Mexico, health care is delivered by all of the following except: - CORRECT
ANSWER Ayurevedic practitioners
All of the following are true about an IND except: - CORRECT ANSWER it is first
approved by an Institutional Review Board
, The medical technology industry employs about _____________ people. - CORRECT
ANSWER 423,000
All of the following are phases of prevention research except: - CORRECT
ANSWER determining health disparities
The two impairments most likely to result in the need for residential long term care are: -
CORRECT ANSWER continence control and transferring
All of the following are settings in which LTC may take place except: - CORRECT
ANSWER clinics
This legislation required labeling of drugs and food additives. - CORRECT
ANSWER Food and Drug Act of 1906
The oldest national health care system is in: - CORRECT ANSWER The United Kingdom
The State Care Acts: - CORRECT ANSWER centralized financial responsibility for the
care of individuals with mental illness in every state government
Gene correction research is being used in the treatment of: - CORRECT
ANSWER Parkinson's disease
Which of the following is NOT a role of the Canadian federal government? - CORRECT
ANSWER Pay for dentistry
Which of the following is NOT a center of the NIH? - CORRECT ANSWER National
Heart Association
Pharmaceuticals are: - CORRECT ANSWER bioactive agents for therapeutic purposes
and CORRECT Answers
Diane and Steve care for Steve's elderly mother. They have planned a vacation to Disney World
and cannot take Steve's mom. Which care option should they explore? - CORRECT
ANSWER Respite Care
The Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen: - CORRECT ANSWER taxed the
salaries of sailors'
Responsibilities of state departments of health include all of the following except: - CORRECT
ANSWER assuring the safety of food, cosmetics, and medications annually
All of the following are examples of curative research except: - CORRECT
ANSWER Reducing symptoms for menopause
ADLs are: - CORRECT ANSWER Activities of Daily Living
Which of the following is not true about cost benefit analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER It
compares efficacy of drugs versus devices
A diagnosis of mental illness is determined: - CORRECT ANSWER through a
combination of objective and subjective data
Which of the following is NOT a department of the DHHS? - CORRECT
ANSWER National Eye Institute
Nursing homes account for ___________% of the total LTC given. - CORRECT
ANSWER 4
,All of the following are categories of nursing home care except: - CORRECT
ANSWER ADF
Which of the following is NOT true about worksite-based programs for health promotion and
disease prevention? - CORRECT ANSWER For every $1 spent on wellness programs, the
employer saves $10 in health insurance costs
20 people died from cardiovascular disease this year is a(n) _______________ measure. -
CORRECT ANSWER mortality
Of the group over age 85 that requires assistance, __________ are in nursing homes. -
CORRECT ANSWER greater than 5% and less than 10%
What percent of adults age 85 and older require ADL or IADL assistance? - CORRECT
ANSWER 20%
This agency works to provide health care to people who live in areas where health care is not
readily available - CORRECT ANSWER Health Resources and Services Administration
Which of the following countries does not have a variant of the single payer system? -
CORRECT ANSWER Australia
All of the following are true about home health care except: - CORRECT ANSWER The
number of clients is decreasing
Mexico was in the world spotlight in 2009 because of: - CORRECT ANSWER The
pandemic of the H1N1 flu outbreak
This agency maintains national health statistics: - CORRECT ANSWER Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
,The first hospital in Mexico was founded in: - CORRECT ANSWER 1791
Which of the following is NOT true about the Ayurevedic system? - CORRECT
ANSWER Health or illness depends on eating the proper amount of food in each food
group
This medical disorder involves the body, mood, and thoughts - CORRECT
ANSWER Depression
Control describes research designed to: - CORRECT ANSWER decrease the
symptoms/severity of a disease
All of the following are true about ELSI except: - CORRECT ANSWER ELSI is
concerned with cost/benefit issues in pharmaceuticals
All of the following are ways a new drug is marketed in the United States except: - CORRECT
ANSWER asking the FDA to advertise the drug
The mortality rate for mothers and infants in the U.S. is ranked ____ in the world. - CORRECT
ANSWER 13th
Medical technology is: - CORRECT ANSWER therapeutic and diagnostic devices used by
health professionals to prevent, treat, and medically assist and diagnose illness
In Mexico, health care is delivered by all of the following except: - CORRECT
ANSWER Ayurevedic practitioners
All of the following are true about an IND except: - CORRECT ANSWER it is first
approved by an Institutional Review Board
, The medical technology industry employs about _____________ people. - CORRECT
ANSWER 423,000
All of the following are phases of prevention research except: - CORRECT
ANSWER determining health disparities
The two impairments most likely to result in the need for residential long term care are: -
CORRECT ANSWER continence control and transferring
All of the following are settings in which LTC may take place except: - CORRECT
ANSWER clinics
This legislation required labeling of drugs and food additives. - CORRECT
ANSWER Food and Drug Act of 1906
The oldest national health care system is in: - CORRECT ANSWER The United Kingdom
The State Care Acts: - CORRECT ANSWER centralized financial responsibility for the
care of individuals with mental illness in every state government
Gene correction research is being used in the treatment of: - CORRECT
ANSWER Parkinson's disease
Which of the following is NOT a role of the Canadian federal government? - CORRECT
ANSWER Pay for dentistry
Which of the following is NOT a center of the NIH? - CORRECT ANSWER National
Heart Association
Pharmaceuticals are: - CORRECT ANSWER bioactive agents for therapeutic purposes
