Intro To Pa Practice Exam Review
Questions With 100%Fully Verified
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Non-physician medical providers & their roles in paving the way for PA Profession - Correct
Answers -1. Feldsher - Russia
2. Barefoot doctors - China
3. Community midwife - America
4. Assistant medical officer - Africa
5 historical & sociological events that fostered the development of the PA profession - Correct
Answers -1. WWII draft decreasing number of physicians
2. Wagner-Murray Dingel Bill; physician specialization leading to shortage of general
practitioners
3. Increased social consciousness and concern about equity
4. Increased positive value related to health & healthcare
5. Availability of nurses & ex-corpsmen
Discuss the co-occurring development of professions to meet the physician shortage - Correct
Answers -1. Charles Hudson & Eugene Stead physician extenders
2. Henry Silver MD & Loretta Ford RN nurse practitioner
3. Richard Smith MEDEX
Explain why nurses were not involved in the Duke University PA Program & why military
corpsman were instrumental to the early success of the profession - Correct Answers -
Opposition by the National League of Nurses
Corpsman are:
1. Highly trained and tested
,2. Politically and publicly appealing
3. Utilize the previous investment in training
Understand the historical importance of accreditation and certification. - Correct Answers -
Uniform terminology & Ensured competency
Understand the history of and controversy surround the name "Physician Assistant" - Correct
Answers -1. Smith MEDEX as he saw associate or assistant demeaning
2. AMA Congress on Healthcare Manpower recommended associate
3. AMA's House of Delegates rejected associate
4. Some programs still use Associate for their degree
5. Physician's/physicians' Assistant vs Physician Assistant
6. Concerns with changing name
Who recommended the name physician associate? - Correct Answers -AMA Congress on
Healthcare Manpower
Who rejected the name "associate"? - Correct Answers -AMA's House of Delegates
Discuss the role of women and minorities in the history of the profession - Correct Answers -1.
Profession was developing during pivotal moments in women's rights & civil rights
2. Richard Smith, MD - African American educated at Harvard
3. Women utilized to fill the need and presence outpaced that of women in medical schools and
now are the majority of PA students
4. Minorities were recruited immediately but numbers are still low and this is an ongoing issue
Understand the progression of our educational requirements over time - Correct Answers -1.
Initially certification programs
,2. BA
3. Now masters standard but development of doctorate
4. Controversy over doctor
What is professionalism as a behavior? - Correct Answers -1. Set of behaviors that can be
demonstrated/observed in our daily work
2. Skill and competency that can be taught
3. Must be developed over our entire career
What are the 4 core competencies of medical professionalism? - Correct Answers -1. Pt.
centered care
2. Integrity & accountability
3. Fair & ethical stewardship of resources
4. Pursuit of excellence
What are the 4 key domains that professionalism can be observed? - Correct Answers -1.
Interaction b/w clinicians & pts./families
2. Interaction among team members
3. Practice settings
4. Professional organizations & external environments influencing care
What does professionalism require? - Correct Answers -the capacity to navigate competing
priorities and make sound judgments, often under pressure
What is unprofessionalism? - Correct Answers -Transient lapses in professionalism viewed as
"performance lapses" rather than character flaws
, How do you correct unprofessionalism? - Correct Answers -education
What are the positive factors of professional behavior? - Correct Answers -Self-intent
Self-efficacy
Positive Role Models
What are the negative factors of professional behavior? - Correct Answers -Burnout or personal
distress
Negative role models
Stressful situations
What is a professionalism challenge? - Correct Answers -situation that may make it difficult for
an individual to remain true to professionalism values
What is a professionalism lapse? - Correct Answers -error in judgment, skill or attitude that
leads an otherwise competent individual to behave in a manner contrary to professionalism
norms
What is Maslow's hierarchy of needs? - Correct Answers -theory of human motivation that
states humans will behave predictably to fulfill
1. Physiological needs
2. Safety and Security needs
3. Love and Belonging Needs
4. Self esteem
5. self actualization
Questions With 100%Fully Verified
Answers [Guaranteed A + Grade]
Non-physician medical providers & their roles in paving the way for PA Profession - Correct
Answers -1. Feldsher - Russia
2. Barefoot doctors - China
3. Community midwife - America
4. Assistant medical officer - Africa
5 historical & sociological events that fostered the development of the PA profession - Correct
Answers -1. WWII draft decreasing number of physicians
2. Wagner-Murray Dingel Bill; physician specialization leading to shortage of general
practitioners
3. Increased social consciousness and concern about equity
4. Increased positive value related to health & healthcare
5. Availability of nurses & ex-corpsmen
Discuss the co-occurring development of professions to meet the physician shortage - Correct
Answers -1. Charles Hudson & Eugene Stead physician extenders
2. Henry Silver MD & Loretta Ford RN nurse practitioner
3. Richard Smith MEDEX
Explain why nurses were not involved in the Duke University PA Program & why military
corpsman were instrumental to the early success of the profession - Correct Answers -
Opposition by the National League of Nurses
Corpsman are:
1. Highly trained and tested
,2. Politically and publicly appealing
3. Utilize the previous investment in training
Understand the historical importance of accreditation and certification. - Correct Answers -
Uniform terminology & Ensured competency
Understand the history of and controversy surround the name "Physician Assistant" - Correct
Answers -1. Smith MEDEX as he saw associate or assistant demeaning
2. AMA Congress on Healthcare Manpower recommended associate
3. AMA's House of Delegates rejected associate
4. Some programs still use Associate for their degree
5. Physician's/physicians' Assistant vs Physician Assistant
6. Concerns with changing name
Who recommended the name physician associate? - Correct Answers -AMA Congress on
Healthcare Manpower
Who rejected the name "associate"? - Correct Answers -AMA's House of Delegates
Discuss the role of women and minorities in the history of the profession - Correct Answers -1.
Profession was developing during pivotal moments in women's rights & civil rights
2. Richard Smith, MD - African American educated at Harvard
3. Women utilized to fill the need and presence outpaced that of women in medical schools and
now are the majority of PA students
4. Minorities were recruited immediately but numbers are still low and this is an ongoing issue
Understand the progression of our educational requirements over time - Correct Answers -1.
Initially certification programs
,2. BA
3. Now masters standard but development of doctorate
4. Controversy over doctor
What is professionalism as a behavior? - Correct Answers -1. Set of behaviors that can be
demonstrated/observed in our daily work
2. Skill and competency that can be taught
3. Must be developed over our entire career
What are the 4 core competencies of medical professionalism? - Correct Answers -1. Pt.
centered care
2. Integrity & accountability
3. Fair & ethical stewardship of resources
4. Pursuit of excellence
What are the 4 key domains that professionalism can be observed? - Correct Answers -1.
Interaction b/w clinicians & pts./families
2. Interaction among team members
3. Practice settings
4. Professional organizations & external environments influencing care
What does professionalism require? - Correct Answers -the capacity to navigate competing
priorities and make sound judgments, often under pressure
What is unprofessionalism? - Correct Answers -Transient lapses in professionalism viewed as
"performance lapses" rather than character flaws
, How do you correct unprofessionalism? - Correct Answers -education
What are the positive factors of professional behavior? - Correct Answers -Self-intent
Self-efficacy
Positive Role Models
What are the negative factors of professional behavior? - Correct Answers -Burnout or personal
distress
Negative role models
Stressful situations
What is a professionalism challenge? - Correct Answers -situation that may make it difficult for
an individual to remain true to professionalism values
What is a professionalism lapse? - Correct Answers -error in judgment, skill or attitude that
leads an otherwise competent individual to behave in a manner contrary to professionalism
norms
What is Maslow's hierarchy of needs? - Correct Answers -theory of human motivation that
states humans will behave predictably to fulfill
1. Physiological needs
2. Safety and Security needs
3. Love and Belonging Needs
4. Self esteem
5. self actualization
