Deck 9: Health Professionals and the Health Workforce

Question 1

All of the following characterize the Flexner era in medical education, except:

A) medical schools developed a relatively standardized four-year curriculum.
B) the medical school curriculum was divided into basic sciences during the first two years and clinical experiences during the third and fourth years.
C) prevention and public health were important components of the curriculum.
D) hospital rotations in specialty areas were the focus of the clinical experience.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is true of nurses?

A) Registered nurses (RNs) require a bachelor's degree in all states.
B) The increasing number of candidates taking the examination to become certified as registered nurses each year in the United States will eliminate the shortage in a few years.
C) The number of nurse practitioners is decreasing.
D) Nurse practitioners are always required to function under the authority of physicians.
E) None of these is correct.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

All of the following are true of public health professions, except:

A) certification based upon core master's level competencies was begun in 2008.
B) doctoral degrees including PhD and DrPH degrees are offered.
C) certification of health educators and environmental health specialists/sanitarians are long-standing public health credentials.
D) graduate public health degrees require previous graduate credentials such as medicine, nursing, or law.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following is not true of the ideal of primary care in the United States?

A) It aims to provide the first contact with patients.
B) It aims to provide care for the great majority of diseases and conditions experienced by patients.
C) It aims to provide continuity of care over an extended period of time.
D) It aims to coordinate care between the inpatient (hospital) and outpatient (office) settings.
E) It aims to replace specialty care.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of primary care in the United States?

A) It is delivered almost entirely by physicians.
B) Physicians who deliver primary care must have an MD degree.
C) Physicians who deliver primary care in the United States must have graduated from an accredited medical school in the United States.
D) There are approximately two specialty physicians for every primary care physician in the United States.
E) None of these is correct.

Question 6

A legal document granted by a governmental authority that provides permission to engage in an activity such as the practice of a health profession is an example of:

A) licensure.
B) certification.
C) accreditation.

Question 7

A nongovernmental process designed to ensure the competence of individual health professionals based upon completion of educational requirements and performance on an examination or other evaluation procedure is an example of which of the following?

A) Licensure
B) Certification
C) Accreditation

Question 8

______________ is a process applied to educational institutions and healthcare institutions to define and enforce required structures, processes, and outcomes.

A) Licensure
B) Certification
C) Accreditation

Question 9

A payment mechanism in which clinicians charge insurance companies and/or patients for each patient visit or procedure is called:

A) fee-for-service.
B) capitation.
C) diagnostic-related groups.
D) a salary.

Question 10

Under ____________, a clinician is paid a set amount per time period (often per month) for each patient for whom he or she is responsible for providing services. The clinician is paid even if the patient does not require any services during that time period.

A) fee-for-service
B) capitation
C) diagnostic-related groups
D) a salary