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CHAPTER 2 UNITED STATES MEDICAL LICENSING EXAM
FULLY SOLVED #1
Physicians now must take all three steps of what exam before being eligible for full
licensure as a physician? - correct answer United States Medical Licensing Examination
(USMLE)
List the members of the three guilds of medicine during the seventeenth century. -
correct answer a. Physicians
B. Surgeons
C. Apothecaries (pharmacists)
. List and describe five types of nurses. - correct answer Registered nurse: One who
has completed a course of study at a state-approved school of nursing and passed the
NCLEX-RN exam
Nurse anesthetist: An RN licensed to administer anesthesia
Nurse midwife: An RN licensed to care for women in labor and to deliver babies
Nurse practitioner: An RN licensed to practice medicine and to work as a midlevel
practitioner
Licensed practical nurse: Nurse trained in basic nursing care; usually works under the
direction of an RN or a physician
Why is it important for medical assistants to know the role of other health care
providers? - correct answer Knowing the roles of other health care professionals
enables you to direct patients to the right professional and to speak more intelligently
with others in the medical field.
In ancient civilizations, people thought disease was due to ___________ brought on as
punishment for disobedience to the gods. - correct answer evil spirits and demons
. Egyptians used leeches to remove _________and produce
_____,
Which helps prevent _______ . - correct answer blood and toxins ,hirudin,coagulation
The Hindus in India were known for the - correct answer worlds first nurses and
hospitals.
What did the Romans discover regarding sanitation, and what did they do about it? -
correct answer They realized that disease was connected to filth and overcrowding and
established superior methods of sanitation and water supplies. They drained the
marshes, cleaned the streets, and built an extensive underground sewer system and
pure water aqueducts capable of bringing drinking water into the city.
How did the Christian church feel about illness during medieval history, and what did it
suggest for treatment? - correct answer It believed that illness was punishment for sin
and recommended fasting and prayer.
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