Unit 1: Core Knowledge Study Guide
1. Truth of health care of the past
2. Agencies of accreditation:
3. Those who choose a career in the health field seek:
4. Who may practice independently without supervision:
5. The correct term for HIPAA
6. True of Medicare:
7. The order of Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs:
8. A person’s character is the sum of:
9. Managing stress can be achieved by:
10. Active listening skills requires:
11. Nonverbal messages include:
12. Primary methods of transmitting infection:
13. Standard precautions are:
14. Transmission-based precautions are:
15. The class of fire extinguisher used to put out metal fires is:
16. Employee exposure protocol requires that the injured employee be seen and treated within:
17. Airborne diseases include:
18. What diseases are multidrug resistant?
19. Appropriate hand-washing elements include:
20. Failure to execute the care that a reasonable person exercises is known as:
21. Ethical standards are based on:
22. Failure of professional skill or learning that results in injury, loss, or damage is called:
23. the most common incidences of liability for the health care worker result from:
24. An action that does not represent ideal behavior but may not be illegal is called:
25. Morals are based on:
26. Culture:
27. Stereotyping can lead to:
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28. The goal of organizational development:
29. Career choices should include consideration of:
30. Net income is:
31. When leaving a job, an employee should give:
32. When completing an application, a prospective employee should:
33. Student organizations can:
34. The basic health assessment may include an interview and physical examination to determine:
35. Vital signs are values that can be used to measure changes in:
36. Blood pressure reflects:
37. Four sites used to measure the temperature are:
38. The pulse is usually assessed using:
39. The normal rate of an adult pulse can range between:
40. Basic math may be used in health care to:
41. Risk factors that can be controlled by cardiac patients include:
42. Food habits are influenced by:
43. Some common signs and symptoms of stress are:
44. People with a type A personality are:
45. To achieve aerobic benefits, the elevated heart rate should be maintained for:
True / False
46.
Hippocrates is considered the father of modern medicine.
47. A health professional who acquires Licensure has attained the legal authority to perform an
activity.
48. Agencies of Accreditation determine whether a training program meets acceptable standards.
49. Upon completion of a particular course, individuals may attain certification in a particular area.
50. Registration is only earned through the state.
51. A third-party payer or insurance company assumes most health care costs.
52. Personality is the sum of traits, characteristics, and behaviors.
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53. The behavior an individual displays in a situation is seen as a reflection of a (n) attitude.
54. Maslow established an arch of human needs to understand human behavior.
55. Nonverbal methods of communication may be called body language.
56. Infection is a reaction caused by a microorganism.
57. The least effective method of protection from infection is handwashing.
58. Antiseptics inhibit the growth of bacteria.
59. OSHB sets standards of safety for the workplace and enforces those standards.
60. Body language is the way the body is moved to prevent injury to oneself and others.
61. Workers in every health occupation are liable for their behavior and the care given.
62. It is considered malpractice to perform skills that are beyond the level of a health care worker’s
education and training.
63. Many subcultures can be found within each large cultural group.
64. Considering patients of an ethnic group as all molded together as one is called stereotyping.
65. The belief that one’s own culture is superior to another is called egocentric.
66. Many prospective employees recognize that the first interview occurs when the application is
obtained from the receptionist.
67. The time needed to give a notice of termination depends on the job’s level of responsibility.
68. Continuing education refers to the training and courses completed after the health care worker
begins to practice.
69. The systolic reading occurs while the ventricles of the heart are contracting.
70. The diastolic reading occurs when the ventricles are contracting.
71. The pulse is the heartbeat that can be palpated on surface arteries as the artery walls expand.
72. Metabolism is the term used for the physical and chemical processes that produce energy.
73. Proteins are found in all plants used as food sources.
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74. Proteins are found in food from animal sources such as eggs, milk, fish, and poultry.
75. Stress is the body’s nonspecific reaction to demands of everyday life.
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Profession
Plague
Insurance
Voluntary organization
Long-term care center
Registration
Paraprofessional
Outpatient care facility
Public health care
Pandemic
Value
Interpersonal
Mass communication
Attitude
Habit
Assertiveness
Behavior
Character
Body language
Diversity
Auscultation
Blood pressure
Cardiac arrest
Diastolic
Vital
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