Healthcare has become more patient centered over the past several decades. True or false? - answer-True
Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel helped establish what area of the health sciences? - answer-Genetics
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek first observed what? - answer-Bacteria
Scientists discovered...
Health Science Units 1-5 Midterm
Healthcare has become more patient centered over the past several decades. True or false? - answer-
True
Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel helped establish what area of the health sciences? - answer-
Genetics
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek first observed what? - answer-Bacteria
Scientists discovered bacteria for the first time in the 1920's.
True or False - answer-false
Private insurance is purchased by whom? - answer-Individuals
Who found an ancient Egyptian papyrus that discussed medical concerns? - answer-Edwin Smith
The type of healthcare site that a professional works at has very little impact on treatments, services
offered, and other healthcare aspects.
True or False - answer-False
Who is considered the father of modern anatomy? - answer-Vesalius
Medicare is an example of what? - answer-Social Insurance Program
Trepanation - answer-ancient practice of drilling holes in the skull
Public hospitals have declined in the United States since the mid 1990's. True or False - answer-True
Health sciences are the application of various sciences to health.
True or False - answer-True
What is an example of a supportive healthcare role? - answer-Hospice worker
What healthcare site is often associated with teaching hospitals where nurses receive hands-on training
and experience? - answer-Public healthcare sites
Ancient peoples did not try to understand disease or experiment with treatments. True or False -
answer-False
What type of care is likely to see the widest range of diseases and illnesses? - answer-Primary Care
Cytotechnologists examine what? - answer-cells
Florence Nightingale was which of the following? - answer-Nurse
Cytotechnologists may examine cells for abnormalities or disease.
, True or False - answer-True
Health science professionals need to adhere to confidentiality rules and guidelines. True or False -
answer-True
Most occupational therapist positions require at least what degree? - answer-Masters degree
Most psychiatric hospitals are a form of tertiary care.
True or False - answer-True
What level of service deals with inpatient care for individuals at sites providing advanced, specialized
treatment and research? - answer-Tertiary Care
What characteristic relates to having the necessary skills and knowledge for the job? - answer-
Competence
The license and certification requirements for a registered nurse are the same regardless of location.
True or False - answer-False
What type of care is likely to see the largest number of people? - answer-Primary Care
Two important characteristics of primary care are that it has the widest scope of medicine and
healthcare and that it cares for the largest number of people. True or False - answer-True
Dependability is not an important characteristic for health science professionals. True or False - answer-
False
For biomedical engineers, what degree is generally required to teach in a university setting? - answer-
PhD
Some health science sites may restrict employees from wearing perfume or other scents. True or False -
answer-True
Many deaths in middle adulthood are caused by a single illness or disease, such as cancer or heart
disease. True or False - answer-True
What is an age sign that often develops in middle adulthood? - answer-Wrinkles
SIDS is a condition in which the infant stops breathing and dies for no apparent reason. True or False -
answer-True
Emerging adulthood typically takes place between which years of age? - answer-18 to 25
On average, male and female children are fairly similar in height and weight during childhood. True or
False - answer-True
Most people reach their physical peak between which ages? - answer-19 to 26
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