POHS- Fall Final Exam Review
Quiz by Kathryn Barnett
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- Q1
What is the most important reason why healthcare professionals should identify potential problems when working with patients?
Ensure patient safety and well-being.
Earn a good employee evaluation.
Prevent wasting expensive supplies and employee time.
Help their employers avoid being sued for malpractice.
30s - Q2
"Assessment" is a term used in healthcare that means:
Learning to perform procedures.
Creating alternatives for solving a problem.
gathering facts and information
Avoiding the use of opinions.
30s - Q3
An important result of learning to think effectively is that when students become healthcare professionals, they will:
Rapidly move up the career ladder.
Impress patients and employers with what they know.
Apply what they learned in school to situations encountered on the job.
never make mistakes
30s - Q4
An important quality of healthcare professionals is integrity, which means that they:
earned a college degree
Received high grades in high school.
are always honest.
can work without direct supervision
30s - Q5
Which of the following healthcare services is expected to provide the largest number of employment opportunities for today's healthcare graduates?
Emergency services.
Hospices
Long-term care
Hospitals
30s - Q6
Encouraging a patient to follow a healthy diet and an exercise program is an example of the growing emphasis on the concept of :
progressive health
expanding consciousness
wellness
complementary therapies
30s - Q7
Which statement best describes the meaning of complementary medicine?
It is used together with traditional Western medicine.
It is new, having been developed in the last 25 years.
Practitioners of complementary medicine are always licensed.
It has not been proven to have value for patients.
30s - Q8
Which of the following best describes palliative care?
Gives specialized treatment
Treats chronic conditions
Provides comfort and pain control
Promotes movement and function
30s - Q9
What is the meaning of antibiotic resistance?
Antibiotics are ineffective against an increasing number of bacteria.
Growing numbers of patients who refuse to take antibiotics.
The high cost of producing antibiotics.
Antibiotics are increasing in cost for patients to pay
30s - Q10
Every healthcare professional is likely to face occasional ethical dilemmas, which are:
Problems that involve life and death issues.
Situations where there are no clear answers.
It is always related to religious beliefs.
Issues that can only be resolved by the law.
30s - Q11
Which is the best action for healthcare professionals to take if they believe that their facility has a policy that is not in the best interest of the patients?
Do what they think is best for the patients.
Talk with their supervisor privately about their concerns.
Gather the opinions of patients about the issues.
Discuss it with coworkers.
30s - Q12
It is becoming more acceptable in our society to discontinue the use of artificial means of life support because:
It allows a death that is going to happen anyway as a result of the patient's current illness or injury.
If is difficult to care for patients who are in a vegetative state.
It is believed that the resources should be used to help patients who have a chance of recovering.
It has become too expensive to maintain patients by these means.
30s - Q13
Which of the following patient care examples is both legal and demonstrates respect for a patient's autonomy?
It allows a patient to refuse treatment, even if it negatively affects his health.
Arguing with a patient until he consents to life-saving surgery.
Keeping in the hospital a seriously ill man who wants to go home.
Giving an injection to control pain after a patient states she does not want to take medications.
30s - Q14
What is the recommended way to decipher the meaning of an unfamiliar medical term?
Define the word root, then the prefix, then the suffix.
Start at the end of the word and work to the left, identifying and defining each part of the word.
Define the word root, then the suffix then the prefix.
Start at the beginning of the word and work to the right, identifying and defining each word part.
30s - Q15
Which of the following is a true statement about the use of medical abbreviations in written healthcare documentation?
Only those that are facility-approved should be used.
Abbreviations are universally standardized, and the same ones are used in every healthcare facility.
They may be created by individual healthcare professionals if their meanings are clear.
They should never be used because misunderstandings can occur.
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