,Chapter 1: Access to Women’s Health Care in the United States: Affordability, Equity, Rights
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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
B. Home health aide
C. Radiology technician
D. Speech-language pathologist
Answer: B
14. Veronica is a registered nurse who pours herself into her job. She works long hours without
complaint andstrives to do her best. Often, she maintains a cheerful, caring, and kind demeanor on
the outside whilefeeling exhausted and frustrated on the inside. The effort it takes to maintain this
front before her patientsresults in a lot of stress. This phenomenon can best be described as which
of the following?
A. Identity crisis
B. Psychological disparity
C. Emotional dissonance
D. Gender discrimination
Answer: C
15. Tests of implicit racial bias among health professionals have revealed which of the following?
A. An unconscious preference for Whites over Blacks
B. Use of racially charged, derogatory language
C. Sharing of racist jokes
D. Lower pay for racial minorities
Answer: A
Chapter 2 Women’s Development into the 21st Century
1. To enhance women’s health care in the 21st century, researchers should do which of the
following? (Select
all that apply.)
A. Design studies in collaboration with women
B. Analyze changes in women’s health data relative to men’s
C. Include homogeneous populations of women in studies
,D. Translate qresearch qfindings qinto qclinical qand qpublic qhealth qpractice
E. Focus qon qtreatment qapproaches qequally qapplicable qto qmen qand qwomen
Answer: qA, qB, qD
2. Historically, qgender qhas q been qdefined qby qwhich qof qthe qfollowing? q(Select qall qthat qapply.)
A. Self-identification
B. Appropriate qroles
C. Division qof qlabor
D. Economic qpower
E. Political qinfluence
Answer: qB, qC, qD, qE
3. Hammarstrӧm qet qal. qpropose qa qmodel qof qsex qand qgender qthat qincludes qwhich qof
qthe qfollowing qconcepts?
(Select qall qthat qapply.)
A. Binary qsexuality qbased qon qone’s qchromosomes
B. Sex, qinteracting qwith qgender, qas qa qcontinuum
C. Biologically qdetermined qsex qbased qon qthe qeffects qof qsex qhormones qon
qreproductive qorgandevelopment
D. Sex qand qgender qas qan qintegration qof qbody, qmind, qand q context
E. Intersectionality qand qembodiment qas qfactors qsignificantly qaffecting qsex qandgender
Answer: qB, qD, qE
4. Which qof qthe qfollowing qis qthe qbest qexample qof qhow qgender qbias qhas qaffected qthe
qhealth qand qhealth qcare qof
women?
A. Similar qrates qof qmental qillness qbeing qfound qin qmen qand q women
B. Treatment qoutcomes qamong qwomen qvarying qbased qon qpatient qcompliance
C. Association qof qpatient qincome qlevel qwith qtype qof qdiagnosis
D. Disproportionately qmore qpsychotropic qmedications qbeing qprescribed qto qwomen qthan qmen
, Answer: qD
5. Krieger qhas qproposed qwhich qof qthe qfollowing qregarding qsex, qgender, qand qhealth?
q(Select qall qthat qapply.)
A. Gender qand qsex qplayed qno qsignificant qrole qin qdetermining qhealth qoutcomes qfor q women
B. Gender qrelations qinfluence qthe qexpression qand qthe qinterpretation qof qbiological qtraits
C. Sex-linked qbiological qcharacteristics qcontribute qto qgender qdifferentials qin qhealth
D. Traditional qperspectives qon qgender qand qsex qhave qresulted qin qbetter qhealth qoutcomes
qfor qwomen qthan qfor
men
E. Equitable qgender qrelationships qhave qresulted qin qsimilar qhealth qoutcomes qin qmen qand
qwomen
Answer: qB, qC
6. When qdid qwomen’s qhealth qscholarship qbegin q to qflourish?
A. 1960s
B. 1970s
C. 1980s
D. 1990s
Answer: qB
7. Which qof qthe qfollowing qwere qthe qgoals qincluded qin qthe qreport q“Women’s
qHealth qResearch: qProgress, qPitfalls,
and qPromise,” qwhich qwas qpublished qby qthe qOffice qof qResearch qon qWomen’s qHealth qin
q2010? q(Select qall qthat
apply.)
A. Increase qsex qsimilarities qresearch qin qbasic qsciences q studies
B. Incorporate qfindings qof qsex qand qgender qdifferences q in qthe qdesign qof qnew qtechnologies
C. Create qstrategic qalliances qto qmaximize qdomestic qand qglobal qimpact qof qwomen’s qhealth
qresearch
D. Develop qand qimplement qnew qsocial qnetworking qtechnologies qto qpromote qmen’s
qhealth qand qwellness
research
E. Employ qinnovative qstrategies qto qbuild qa qwell-trained, qdiverse, qand qvigorous qwomen’s
qhealth