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Test Bank for Health Careers Today, 7th Edition 7e by Judith Gerdin. ISBN-13: 3557 Full Chapters test bank included Unit I: Healthcare Today 1. Healthcare in the United States 2. Healthcare Facilities and Organizations 3. Healthcare Delivery and Patient Workflow 4. Healthcare Workforce 5...

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  • July 26, 2023
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Chapter 01.bnk

TRUE/FALSE

1.In 2018, 8 years after the Affordable Care Act was passed into law, 1
out of every 2 Americans (50%) were still without healthcare coverage
due to the cost.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
OBJ: 4. Describe the different factors that have contributed to the rising cost
of health care and demand for healthcare reform.
TOP: Healthcare Policy

2.Spending habits of a person within a given population would be
considered demographic data.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
OBJ: 2. Define health and components of the healthcare system and
industry.
TOP: Health in the United States

3. Mortality is the study of the nature, cause, control, and determinants
of the frequency of disease, disability, and death in a population.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
OBJ: 2. Define health and components of the healthcare system and
industry.
TOP: Health in the United States

4.Palliative care is meant to provide comfort for physical, emotional,
social, practical, and spiritual effects of treatment.
ANS: T
PTS: 1
OBJ: 2. Define health and components of the healthcare system and
industry.
TOP: Health in the United States

5. Preventative healthcare may temporarily save money but has not been

,proven to decrease complete costs of care over a patient's lifetime.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
OBJ: 3. Describe the differences between the medical model and wellness
model.
TOP: Health in the United States

6.Federal law requires insurers to completely cover certain preventative
healthcare services.
ANS: T
PTS: 1
OBJ: 3. Describe the differences between the medical model and wellness
model.
TOP: Health in the United States

7. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) changed policies to allow children to
stay on their parents' health plan until the age of 26 if they lived with
their parents and are also claimed as dependents on taxes.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
OBJ: 4. Describe the different factors that have contributed to the rising cost
of health care and demand for healthcare reform.
TOP: Healthcare Policy

8.COVID-19 was considered a pandemic because it spread across many
countries.
ANS: T
PTS: 1
OBJ: 2. Define health and components of the healthcare system and
industry.
TOP: Health in the United States

9.The federal agency that oversees healthcare and public health in the
United States is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
OBJ: 2. Define health and components of the healthcare system and

,industry.
TOP: Health in the United States

10.In order to establish a single-payer model in the United States,
almost all the funding would come from donations and corporate taxing.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
OBJ: 5. Discuss the single-payer model and its advantages and
disadvantages.
TOP: Single-Payer Model

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Who was Florence Nightingale?

a. The first patient to receive successful heart bypass surgery
b. A doctor who developed the idea of preventative care
c. The founder of nursing as we know it
d. A pharmacist who created the first modern health insurance

ANS: c
PTS: 1
OBJ: 1. Discuss the history of medicine and the evolution of healthcare in
the United States.
TOP: Health in the United States

2. Who was Hippocrates and what is he known for?

a. The first person to regulate and monitor medicines, considered the
father of pharmacy
b. The father of modern medicine and namesake of the oath of medical
practice
c. A Greek philosopher who studied mental health and named many
illnesses we know today
d. An Egyptian man who is the first known brain surgery patient

ANS: b
PTS: 1
OBJ: 1. Discuss the history of medicine and the evolution of healthcare in
the United States.

, TOP: Health in the United States

3.In American history, which public location was a place where
healthcare services were performed, including surgery?
a. Laundromats
b. Bars
c. Pharmacies
d. Barber shops

ANS: d
PTS: 1
OBJ: 1. Discuss the history of medicine and the evolution of healthcare in
the United States.
TOP: Health in the United States

4. What is the basic idea of the medical model?
a. Disease or illness requires treatment.
b. Treatment is a service that costs money.
c. Primary care providers are the gatekeepers to all healthcare services.
d. The focus of care is on illness prevention not treatment.

ANS: a
PTS: 1
OBJ: 3. Describe the differences between the medical model and wellness
model.
TOP: Health in the United States

5.Which healthcare model focuses on the prevention of disease and the
maintenance of a person's overall welfare?

a. Gatekeeper model
b. Mental health model
c. Wellness model
d. Medical model

ANS: c
PTS: 1
OBJ: 3. Describe the differences between the medical model and wellness

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