Deck 7: US Healthcare Workforce

Question 1

A hospitalist is a:

A)Nurse that only works in hospitals.
B)Physician that replaces the patient's specialist for complicated surgeries.
C)Physician that monitors the patient from admittance to the hospital to the patient's discharge.
D)Specialist physicians that work with the patient while they are in the hospital.

Answer 1

Physician that monitors the patient from admittance to the hospital to the patient's discharge.

Question 2

Physicians who receive the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs)tend to stress preventive treatments and use a holistic approach to treating a patient which means they don't focus only on the disease but on the entire person.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Most DOs are generalists.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the following statements are accurate regarding nurses?

A)Nurses constitute the largest group of health care professionals.
B)Nurses provide the majority of care to patients.
C)Nurses represent 20% of the healthcare workforce.
D)All of these statements are accurate.

Question 5

A new term, ___________ , is an extension of tertiary care and refers to highly specialized, cutting edge tertiary care which is often performed in research facilities.

Question 6

Medical illustrators are trained artists that portray visually scientific information to teach both the professionals and the public about medical issues.

Question 7

Registered nurses can only be licensed in one state.

Question 8

Exercise physiologists manage programs to assess, design and manage individual programs for both healthy and unhealthy individuals
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Question 9

Specialists can be primary care physicians, family care practitioners, general internal medicine physicians, or general pediatricians.

Question 10

It is important to mention the general term nonphysician practitioner (NPP), which includes nonphysician clinicians (NPCs)and midlevel practitioners (MLPs)and also referred to as physician expanders.
physician extenders.

Question 11

Exercise psychologists assess, design, and manage individual exercise programs for both healthy and unhealthy individuals.

Question 12

Primary care is important to U.S. healthcare because:

A)It is the point of entry in the health care system where the patient makes contact with the system.
B)It focuses on short term interventions that may require a specialist's intervention.
C)It is the most complex level of medical care needed to complicated health issues.
D)It is based on a referral from a primary care provider.

Question 13

Certified nursing midwives (CNM)are registered nurses who have graduated from a nurse-midwifery education program that has been accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwives' Division of Accreditation.
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Question 14

Physicians who receive the Doctor of Medicine use an allopathic approach which means they actively intervene in attacking and eradicating disease and focus their efforts on the disease.

Question 15

Licensed vocation nurse's responsibilities include patient observation, takes vital signs, keeps records, assists patients with personal hygiene, feeding and dressing them which are considered activities of daily living (ADLs).

Question 16

Physician extenders are:

A)Registered nurses that are used for physicians in rural areas.
B)Also called non physician practitioners (NPPs)such as nurse practitioners.
C)Physicians who are retired but have returned to practice, extending their career.
D)Chiropractors who manipulate the patient's spine to extend their life expectancy.

Question 17

Chiropractors have a holistic approach to treating their patients, which means they focus on the entire body with emphasis on the spine.

Question 18

Certified nursing assistants (CNAs)are licensed patient attendants who work under the supervision of physicians and nurses.
unlicensed.

Question 19

Psychologists study the human mind and human behavior. Some psychologists work independently, doing research or working only with patients.

Question 20

The concept of ___________ has occurred because physicians prefer to practice in urban and suburban areas where there is a higher probability of increased income.

Question 21

They may be managing hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, community health centers, and other types of healthcare facilities. At the top of the organization, they are responsible for strategic planning and the overall success of the organization. Who are they?

A)Chief Medical Officers
B)Board of Trustee Member
C)Health Services Administrators
D)None of the above

Question 22

What are activities of daily living?

Question 23

Which statements are accurate regarding dentists?

A)They prevent, diagnose and treat teeth, gum and mouth disease.
B)They are required to complete four years of dental school once they complete a four year undergraduate degree.
C)Dental practices are not in managed care environments.
D)All of these statements are TRUE.

Question 24

Why has specialty maldistribution of physicians occurred?

Question 25

Secondary care focuses on short-term interventions which include:

A)hospitalizations.
B)Routine surgery
C)Specialty consultation.
D)all are correct

Question 26

What are the primary responsibilities of pharmacy technicians?

A)Take from customers or health professionals the information needed to fill a prescription.
B)Count tablets and measure amounts of other medication for prescriptions
C)Compound or mix medications, such as preparing ointments
D)All are correct

Question 27

______________or specialists in blood bank (SBB)technology provide routine and specialized tests for blood donor centers, transfusion centers, laboratories, and research centers.

A)Perfusionists
B)Sonographers
C)Physician assistants
D)Transfusion medicine specialists

Question 28

A ______________ operates equipment to support or replace a patient's circulatory or respiratory function.

A)Orthoptist
B)Perfusionist
C)Prosthetist
D)Recreational therapist

Question 29

What is the difference between geographic and specialty maldistribution?

Question 30

What is the difference between primary, secondary and tertiary care?

Question 31

What is the role of health services administrators?