Chapter 8 Practice Questions Bank

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Medical terminology is best described by which of the following?

• Latin interpretation of medical terms
• Medical version of English
• The language used in medicine
• A secret code used to document patient histories

Communication is very important in health care. Which of these methods of communication would you expect to see in health care?

• Documentation
• Data collection
• Interpreting diagnostic and therapeutic treatments.
• Entering patient information into the electronic health record
• Discussing a patient’s diagnosis and condition with another patient

The common core of knowledge required for healthcare professionals includes which of the following?

• Anatomy and physiology
• Medical terminology
• Infection control
• All of these are correct.

To sustain their careers over time, healthcare practitioners must be prepared to act in a professional manner. Which of the following examples would not display professionalism?

• Acting in an accountable manner
• Talking about a patient in the presence of another patient
• Acting in an ethical manner
• Maintaining steady composure in the face of adversity

Which of the following describes ethics?

• Formal study of moral choices
• Making judgments between right and wrong
• Listening to one’s conscience
• All of these are correct.

Healthcare professionals display their understanding of the need for confidentiality in which of the following ways?

• Upholding their obligation to maintain patient information in a manner that will not permit dissemination beyond the healthcare provider
• Not making comments in public areas about patient information
• Only discussing patient confidential information with those medical personnel who are involved in treating the patient
• All of these are correct.

What are the two types of healthcare teams?

• Functional and patient-centered
• Nurses and doctors
• Hospital workers and non-hospital workers
• Men and women

There are two general types of health teams: functional and patient centered. Both depend on the kind of problem to be solved and may dissolve at any given point and regroup to meet special problems. Which of the following would you expect to see on the patient-centered teams?

• Patients
• Families
• Doctors
• X-ray technicians
• Laboratory workers