WOMENS HEALTH A PRIMARY CARE CLINICAL GUIDE 5TH EDITION
Chapter 1 Access to Women’s Health Care in the United States: Affordability, Equity, Rights
1. Which health occupation has the highest percentage of women?
A. Pharmacists
B. Physical therapists
C. Registered nurses
D. Dental hygienists
Answer: D
2. Which health occupation has the lowest percentage of women?
A. Physicians
B. Dentists
C. Pharmacists
D. Physical therapists
Answer: B
3. Which health profession has the largest number of workers?
A. Health aides
B. Physicians
C. Licensed practical nurses
D. Registered nurses
Answer: D
4. Which of the following are certifications available in advanced practice registered nursing?
(Select all that
,apply.)
A. Certified nurse midwife
B. Certified registered nurse anesthetist
C. Certified nurse pharmacologist
D. Clinical nurse specialist
E. Nurse practitioner
Answer: A, B, D, E
5. What level of education is required to become a licensed practical nurse?
A. 2-year master’s degree (in addition to a 4-year bachelor’s degree)
B. 4-year bachelor’s degree
C. 2-year associate’s degree
D. 1-year certificate or diploma
Answer: D
6. What percentage of physicians and surgeons in the United States in 2014 were women?
A. 27%
B. 37%
C. 47%
D. 57%
Answer: B
,7. What medical specialty has the highest percentage of women?
A. General pediatrics
B. Obstetrics and gynecology
C. Orthopedic surgery
D. Urology
Answer: A
8. On an average, the income of female physicians is what percentage of that of male physicians?
A. 59%
B. 79%
C. 99%
D. 109%
Answer: A
9. What level of education is required to become a pharmacist?
A. 6-year doctorate degree
B. 2-year master’s degree (in addition to a 4-year bachelor’s degree)
C. 4-year bachelor’s degree
D. 2-year associate’s degree
Answer: A
10. Which of the following is the median income of dentists in the United States (2012)?
A. $89,310
, B. $109,310
C. $129,310
D. $149,310
Answer: D
11. Which of the following are the current trends in dentistry? (Select all that apply.)
A. More specialists than generalists
B. Research linking oral health to overall health
C. Focus on treatment of disease rather than prevention
D. Expected growth of 18% from 2014 to 2024
E. Increasing demand for dental implants, bridges, and cosmetic services
Answer: B, D, E
12. Which allied health occupation is projected to be the fastest growing?
A. Health information technicians
B. Nursing aides
C. Occupational therapists
D. Paramedics
Answer: A
13. One in five workers in which of the following allied health occupation is at or below the
federal poverty
level?
A. Medical assistant
Chapter 1 Access to Women’s Health Care in the United States: Affordability, Equity, Rights
1. Which health occupation has the highest percentage of women?
A. Pharmacists
B. Physical therapists
C. Registered nurses
D. Dental hygienists
Answer: D
2. Which health occupation has the lowest percentage of women?
A. Physicians
B. Dentists
C. Pharmacists
D. Physical therapists
Answer: B
3. Which health profession has the largest number of workers?
A. Health aides
B. Physicians
C. Licensed practical nurses
D. Registered nurses
Answer: D
4. Which of the following are certifications available in advanced practice registered nursing?
(Select all that
,apply.)
A. Certified nurse midwife
B. Certified registered nurse anesthetist
C. Certified nurse pharmacologist
D. Clinical nurse specialist
E. Nurse practitioner
Answer: A, B, D, E
5. What level of education is required to become a licensed practical nurse?
A. 2-year master’s degree (in addition to a 4-year bachelor’s degree)
B. 4-year bachelor’s degree
C. 2-year associate’s degree
D. 1-year certificate or diploma
Answer: D
6. What percentage of physicians and surgeons in the United States in 2014 were women?
A. 27%
B. 37%
C. 47%
D. 57%
Answer: B
,7. What medical specialty has the highest percentage of women?
A. General pediatrics
B. Obstetrics and gynecology
C. Orthopedic surgery
D. Urology
Answer: A
8. On an average, the income of female physicians is what percentage of that of male physicians?
A. 59%
B. 79%
C. 99%
D. 109%
Answer: A
9. What level of education is required to become a pharmacist?
A. 6-year doctorate degree
B. 2-year master’s degree (in addition to a 4-year bachelor’s degree)
C. 4-year bachelor’s degree
D. 2-year associate’s degree
Answer: A
10. Which of the following is the median income of dentists in the United States (2012)?
A. $89,310
, B. $109,310
C. $129,310
D. $149,310
Answer: D
11. Which of the following are the current trends in dentistry? (Select all that apply.)
A. More specialists than generalists
B. Research linking oral health to overall health
C. Focus on treatment of disease rather than prevention
D. Expected growth of 18% from 2014 to 2024
E. Increasing demand for dental implants, bridges, and cosmetic services
Answer: B, D, E
12. Which allied health occupation is projected to be the fastest growing?
A. Health information technicians
B. Nursing aides
C. Occupational therapists
D. Paramedics
Answer: A
13. One in five workers in which of the following allied health occupation is at or below the
federal poverty
level?
A. Medical assistant
