LEOCT Study Guide
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Mrs. Burgstiner
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Marisa Griffiths
HS-HIS-1: Academic Foundations
Chapters 10 & 11
1) What are the signs and symptoms of
a stroke? List 6
A) Loss of consciousness
B) Weakness or paralysis on one side of the
body
C) Dizziness
D) Dysphagia
E) Mental Confusion
F) Aphasia
2) List six changes of the
Integumentary system that takes place
in the elderly.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)
Skin becomes less elastic and dry
Senile Lentigines Appear
Lines and wrinkles develop
Nails become thick, tough, and brittle
Hair loss occurs
Hair looses shine and color
3) Describe and list reasons for using correct body
mechanics when lifting or pushing a heavy object. State
what muscles you use and where you bend from to perform
correct body mechanics.
A) Muscles work best when used correctly
B) It makes lifting, pulling, and pushing easier
C) Prevents unnecessary fatigue and strain,
saves energy
D) Prevents injury to yourself and others
E) You use your shoulders, upper arms, hips,
and thighs
F) You should bend at the hips and knees
4) How would you convert a client’s
height form feet to inches if the
patients’ high is 6’1” (12 in. in a foot)
A) Multiply 6 x 12 and add 1 inch
B) Answer would be:
A) 73”
HS-HIS-2: Safety Applications
Chapter 11
4) What are Material Safety Data Sheet
(MSDS) and who must provide them?
A) Information sheets on hazardous materials
B) Manufactures must provide to employers and
employers must provide to employees
5) Why do you place a victim in the recovery
position after completing successful CPR?
A) Prevents the victim from choking on
emesis (vomit), mucus, and keeps their
own tongue from falling back and closing
off the airway
B) Maintains alignment of the back
C) Allows rescuer to observe and maintain
access to the victim
6) List five causes of fires and circle two that
are the most prevalent causes
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)
G)
Carelessness with smoking
Carelessness with matches
Misuse of electricity
Improper rubbish disposal
Arson
Defects in heating systems
Spontaneous ignition
7) What three things are needed to
start a fire?
A) Oxygen
B) Fuel
C) Heat
8) What is the most important thing you can
do if you find broken equipment in the lab,
classroom, or hospital?
A) Report it to a supervisor immediately
9) When working in the lab, you get a
particle in your eye what should you do?
A) Report it to your supervisor immediately and get
help to remove it
10) List the four main reasons for using
correct body mechanics in the classroom,
lab and health care settings.
A) Muscles work best
B) Makes lifting, pulling, and pushing easier
C) Prevents unnecessary strain and fatigue,
saves energy
D) Prevents injury to self and others
11) Define Ergonomics
A) An applied science used to promote the
safety and well-being of a person by
adapting the environment and using
technique to prevent injury
HS-HIS-3: Healthcare Delivery
Systems Chapter 1
10) Why is it important for scientists to study the
history of healthcare and what innovation or
improvements have come about in healthcare due
to these studies?
A) So they can keep up with the latest updates and
advances
B) To understand the principles of medicine and learn
about new technology to make health care more efficient
11) What are the Ancient Romans
famous for that was important to
health?
A) They began public health and sanitation
systems
12) List two things Benjamin Franklin
invented and is famous for, and circle the
one that has to do with healthcare.
A) Discovered how to harness electricity
B) Invented Bifocals
13) List three important considerations in
recent years to help cut healthcare cost or
for cost containment
A)
B)
C)
D)
Combination of services
Outpatient services
Mass or bulk purchasing
Home Health Care
14) Your hospital bill is $29,000, your insurance
company will pay 75% and you must pay 25%.
How much will you insurance company pay? How
much will you have to pay?
A)
B)
Cost to insurance company: $22,125
Cost to you is: $7,375
HS-HIS-4: Teamwork and
Leadership
15) If you are planning to be a nurse or
doctor and you are not sure what classes to
take who are two of the most important
people to talk to?
A) Counselor
B) Health Care Science Teacher
A)
B)
C)
D)
16) Which of these healthcare
professions can not own and
operate a business?
Physician
Nursing Assistant
Dentist
Nurse Practitioner
17) List three reasons why setting goals and
accepting change is important in the
healthcare field.
A) Its essential in time management
B) It allows direction in your life
C) Leads to a sense of self importance
when completed
18) List three things that are
important during an interview
A) Appearance
B) Honesty
C) Respectful and confident attitude
19) List at least three healthcare
careers that must have a license to
practice
A)
B)
C)
D)
Physician
Nurses
Nurse Practitioner's
Dentist
20) What degree do you receive after
four years or possibly more of college
studies?
A) Bachelor's Degree
21) In order to obtain a license to
practice all physicians and nurses must
sit a _____ exam and pass
A) State Board
22) What is a multi-skilled worker in
the healthcare field?
A) This is a new trend in the healthcare
field, where a HCW is trained to do more
than one skill.
B) Used in hospitals and clinics in rural
areas
C) Used for cost containment
D) Due to high health care costs
E) And now the economy
HS-HIS-5: Introduction To
Healthcare Communication
23) Your insurance company has you on a
healthcare plan of 88/22, how much does
the insurance company pay? How much or
what percent do you pay?
A) Insurance pays: 88%
B) You pay: 22%
24) What does it mean to have
discretion as a healthcare worker?
A) It means to use good judgment in what
you say and do
25) What does empathy mean and why
is it important for a healthcare worker?
A) It means being able to identify with and
understand another person’s feelings,
situation, and motives
B) It is important in providing holistic health
care
26) What does it mean to take
responsibility for you actions as a
HCW?
A) It means you are willing to be held
accountable for your actions
27) Define Communication: then
tell why it is important for a HCW
A) It is the exchange of ideas, thoughts, and
information
B) It is important part of team work
28) List the three essential elements
that must be present for communication
to take place
A) Sender
B) Message
C) Receiver
29) Listening skills are very important for a
healthcare provider. List five techniques that
can be used to improve listening skills
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
Show interest and concern
Be alert, maintain eye contact
Avoid interrupting
Pay attention
Eliminate Distractions
HS-HIS-6: Cultural Diversity
Chapter 9
30) If a medical assistant is asked a question by a
patient before surgery concerning jewelry and they
do not know the answer, the best thing for them to
do is:
A) Ask a supervisor
31) List four ways to show respect for
different cultures beliefs in health care
A) Provide support for spiritual and religious
practices
B) Respect religious symbols and books
C) Allow privacy during clergy visits
D) Refrain from imposing your own belief
32) Define a nuclear family
A) It is a family consisting of a mother, a
father, and the children
33) What are the four basic
characteristics of all cultures?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Culture is shared
Culture is learned
Culture is social in nature
Culture is dynamic and changing
constantly
34) Some religions do not allow their
members to have blood products,
which ones are they:
A) Christian Scientist
B) Jehovah Witness
35) You do not have to believe the same as
you patient but you must respect their
beliefs, list four ways to do this.
A) Appreciate differences
B) Ask questions
C) Evaluate all information before forming an
opinion
D) Avoid prejudice
36) If a pt has limited abilities to communicate due
to speaking another language and they must have
a surgical procedure what must a HCW do when
asking them to sign the permission form?
A) Locate a translator and get them to explain the
procedure in a manner they understand
HS-HIS-7: Life Changes – The
Process of Change Chapter 7 & 10
36) What truth do you know about a
pregnant mother and drinking alcohol?
A) That any amount of alcohol can be transferred
to the child and even a small amount of alcohol
can be harmful to the baby
37) What two physical changes occur during
pre-adolescence ages 6-12 in both male or
female?
A) Primary teeth are lost
B) Eyes are well developed
38) List six signs of aging that are common
and normal and occur as we age.
A) Skin becomes dry, wrinkled, and thinner
B) Muscles lose tone, volume, and strength
C) Bones become brittle and more likely to
break
D) Hair becomes thin and loses shine
E) Blood flow decreases
F) Memory loss occurs
39) List the four main infant
reflexes and what each is:
A) Moro (startle) reflex: reaction to sudden
movement
B) Rooting: touch on the cheek makes them
turn their head
C) Sucking reflex
D) Grasping reflex
40) List and define Maslow’s five
hierarchies of needs from top to bottom
A) Self-Actualization: Achieving one’s full
potential
B) Esteem: Satisfaction with one’s self
C) Love and Affection: Feeling a warm and tender
feeling for another person
D) Safety and Security: The need to be free from
fear and to feel secure in the environment
E) Physiological Needs: Basic need every human
needs to sustain life
41) List the four main types of
growth and development
A)
B)
C)
D)
Physical
Mental
Social
Emotional
HS-HIS-8: Ethical Responsibilities
Chapter 4
42) Define ethics:
A) A set of principles relating to what is
morally right and wrong
43) Give an example of an ethical
issue
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
Euthanasia
Abortion
Animal testing
Cloning
Medical Marijuana
44) Give three reasons why it is important
for a healthcare worker to obey Georgia
State Laws and Professional Standards:
•
•
•
•
A. Protect yourself
B. Protect your employer
C. Protect your patient
D. Health care workers must obey the
laws
45) If you see someone doing something
unethical or illegal in the healthcare
profession what should you do?
A) Report it immediately to your supervisor
or the authorities
46) Why is it important to maintain
confidentiality in the healthcare field?
• A. HIPAA Laws
• B. Torts governing Health Care Records
and Privileged Communication
• C. It is a legal violation and you could be
sued and lose your license
47) List 4 things a health care worker must
do to maintain a pts confidentiality with their
personal information and records
A)
B)
C)
D)
Limit personnel allowed to access the records
Use codes on computers to limit access
Require passwords
Constant monitoring of computer use
HS-HIS-9: Legal Responsibilities:
Chapter 4
46) What does OBRA stand for and
what does it regulate and do?
A) Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
B) The rights of pts in long term care
facilities
47) Define the tort: Invasion of
Privacy
A) Unnecessary exposure of an individual or
revealing personal information
48) If a pt is diagnosed with a terminal
illness they may obtain a living will,
what is a living will?
A)A Living Will is one of the two Advanced
Directives, the other being a Durable Power of
Attorney that a person can make to have control
of their healthcare in the event of a terminal
illness, accident, or pending death
B) A Living Will is a Legal document stating a
person’s desires on what measures should or
should not be taken to prolong life when his or
her condition is terminal.
49) Guidelines that healthcare workers are
suppose to follow in each institution they
might work are called ____ and ____
A) Policies
B) Procedures
50) What are the two main advanced
directives used in healthcare when someone
is terminally ill or undergoing extensive
medical treatment?
A) Living will
B) Durable Power of Attorney
HS-HIS-10: Health Maintenance
Practices
51) List three examples of mental
development
A) Problem Solving
B) Making judgments
C) Math, Puzzle, or Mental Problems
52) List four disorders and problems
associated with adolescence
A)
B)
C)
D)
anorexia
Bulimia
Chemical Abuse
Suicide
53) List the five stages of death
and dying
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
54) List the four different types of
precautions and give the difference between
each that are necessary to protect yourself
as a healthcare provider:
A)
Standard: used with every pt
A) PPEs, don’t recap needles, dispose of body fluids
appropriately
B) Airborne: Diseases that are transmitted through the air
A) Wear a HEPPA Mask
C) Droplet: Diseases that are transmitted through moisture droplets
A) Stay within 3 ft of client
D) Contact: diseases spread through contact with pt
A) Wear gloves
54) List four major conditions of the
musculoskeletal system caused by
aging
A)
B)
C)
D)
Muscles lose tone and strength
Osteoporosis - Bones become brittle
Arthritis occurs
Lose a sense of balance
HS-HIS-11: Concepts of
Microbiology
55) What is the most important thing you
can do to protect yourself as a HCW and to
help break the chain of infection
A) Wash your hands
56) What is it called when you go into the
hospital without an infection and then you
get one while in the hospital?
A) Nosocomial
56) To prevent and teat infections it is
important to always look for a way to
____ the _____
A) Break
B) Chain of infection
HS-HIS-12: Medical Terminology
and Abbreviations Chapter 5
57) Give the meaning for these
abbreviations
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)
G)
po: by mouth
Ac: before meals
ADL: activities of daily living
DOA: dead on arrival
NPO: nothing by mouth
Pt: Prothombin Time
ENT: Ear, Nose, and Throat
58) Give the meaning for these
medical terms
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
Urinate: Void
Void: Urinate
Specimen: spec
Hepatomegaly: enlarged liver
Appendicitis: Inflammation of the
appendix
F) Tonsillectomy: Surgical Removal of the
Tonsils
HS-HIS-13: Community Safety
(First Aid and CPR)
59) Which is most important the
compressions or breaths when doing
CPR?
A) Compressions
60) It is important to press hard and
fast what is the rate per minute?
A) 100 compressions per minute
61) If you are alone what is the ratio of
compressions to breaths when
performing CPR?
A) 30 compressions / 2 breaths
62) List four special considerations to
remember when applying AED pads
• Do not use if victim is less than 1 year
• If victim has a hairy chest you one set of
pads to remove and apply a new set or
shave
• If victim is in water or has water on chest,
remove from water and dry chest
• If victim has a medicine patch on side of
chest meant for pad remove and wipe
before applying pad
63) The most important thing to
remember in all emergencies is to
remain _____
A) Calm
64) If you come upon a victim with
bleeding you can see you should do
what?
A) Stop the bleeding by applying pressure
What is the only level of aseptic control that
destroys/kills all microorganisms including spores
and viruses?
A. Sterilization
List 3 ways to break the “Chain of Infection”
at the Susceptible Host Link.
• A. Treatment of underlying disease
• B. Recognition of high-risk pts
– Receiving Chemotherapy/Radiation
– Organ Transplant
– Bone marrow Transplant
• C. Immunizations to Prevent Disease
– Measles, Mumps, Rubella
– Hepatitis B
– Polio, etc.
Why were the Ancient Romans the first to organize
healthcare in ancient Italy?
Because they needed to provide care for
injured soldiers.
What is the health insurance plan called that
provides for workers injured on the job?
• Workmen’s Compensation
What was used to treat insanity, epilepsy,
and HA in ancient times?
• Trepanning