Deck 1: Challenges and Responsibilities of Health Care Professionals

Question 1

Your two primary responsibilities as a student are to take advantage of opportunities to learn and to decide what _______ will guide your performance.

A) questions
B) standards
C) job opportunities
D) study skills

Answer 1

standards

Question 2

The best way to measure your achievement in your studies is to

A) compare your performance to that of your classmates.
B) evaluate your progress toward your goal of becoming a qualified health care professional.
C) keep track of your grades.
D) compare the "you" of today with the "you" of yesterday, last month, or last term.
E) both b and d

Answer 2

both b and d

Question 3

By understanding an assignment's _______, students can see the assignment as an opportunity to learn, rather than a chore to complete.

A) grade
B) length
C) purpose
D) difficulty

Answer 3

purpose

Question 4

Use the _______ stated by your instructor and listed in the textbook as guidelines for what you are expected to learn.

A) grading policy
B) examples
C) review questions
D)   objectives and goals

Question 5

Empowerment means

A) making decisions for yourself based on what you really want or need.
B) having the power to control others.
C) knowing how to get what you want almost all the time.
D) holding a position of authority in society.

Question 8

Why is it important to identify your areas of weakness as well as your strengths?

Question 9

Briefly describe two experiences: one that won you the approval of others and one that others may not have known about but that brought you a sense of personal accomplishment. Was the satisfaction you felt after each experience similar or different?

Question 10

Describe your own standards for achievement as a student, and name several specific steps you will take to meet those standards.

Question 11

List three challenges for health care professionals.

Question 12

Tell why you agree or disagree with the following statement: Learning to use effective study techniques is just as important as setting aside enough time to study.

Question 13

According to Chapter 1, it is important for health care professionals to have high performance standards because

A) performance that is less than 100 percent correct can harm a patient.
B) patients are likely to sue if they think they have received unsatisfactory care.
C) maintaining high performance standards can lead to a raise or a promotion.
D) only highly qualified applicants are likely to find jobs in the health care field.

Question 14

Identify one area of weakness that you would like to improve. Describe a specific action you can take to strengthen this area.

Question 15

By respecting patients' wishes and involving them in decisions when appropriate, you contribute to the patients'

A) chance of recovery
B) will to live
C) feelings of empowerment
D) health and happiness

Question 16

Describe the standards you hope to set for yourself in your job as a health care professional, and name several specific steps you will take to meet those standards.

Question 17

Explain how your study habits as a student are related to the performance standards you will have as a health care professional.

Question 18

Tell why you agree or disagree with this statement: For future health care professionals, learning "just enough to pass" is not acceptable.

Question 19

Which is an example of empowerment?

A) Juan chooses a college major that will please his mother.
B) Aston turns down a promotion he wants because his girlfriend tells him it would involve too much travel out of town.
C) Jayla informs family members that she is not to be disturbed during her study time.
D) Laura tells her husband, "We can see whatever movie you want."