Chapter 1 GW-Learning Review

Who established good nursing standards and practices in the 1800s?

Florence Nightingale

Recent research has proven the ________ has antioxidant benefits.

green tea

True or False: Alternative, complementary, or integrative therapies minimize or avoid the use of surgery and drugs.

True

Which of the following components of wellness is addressed through holistic care? (mental wellness, social wellness, spiritual wellness, all of the above)

all of the above

________ medicine uses medication and surgery to treat the signs and symptoms of illness.

Western

What is the “Back to Sleep” campaign and its results an example of?

accepting new research

Genomic medicine is ________ medical care that uses a patient’s unique combination of genes and chromosomes to prevent illnesses.

personalized

Which of the following terms describes medical care that creates living tissue to replace tissue or organ functions lost due to age, disease, injury, or birth disorder? (genomic medicine, pacemakers, metabolic medicine, regenerative medicine)

regenerative medicine

True or False: Technology has not made a big impact on the healthcare field.

False

A virtual ________ may someday replace the more invasive optical procedure used currently.

colonoscopy

What type of surgery uses a reliable telephone line, robotic equipment, and a skilled surgeon?

telesurgery

Digitalized patient records are also known as ________.

electronic health records (EHRs)

________ is expected to develop devices so small they cannot be seen by a microscope.

Nanotechnology

The National Center of ________ and Alternative Medicine conducts studies to determine effective alternative therapies.

Complementary

True or False: Two big issues challenging the US healthcare system today are affordability and accessibility.

True

Which of the following is not a factor in rising healthcare costs? (Americans are living longer due to better treatments for chronic illnesses, More people are having plastic surgeries, Newly developed healthcare technologies cost more, Poor lifestyle choices lead to more health problems)

More people are having plastic surgeries

True or False: A family’s out-of-pocket costs for food, clothing, or transportation are usually more than the amount spent on healthcare.

False

Low income families can qualify for Medicaid insurance and older individuals can sign up for ________.

Medicare

The ________ Care Act calls for major changes to the healthcare system.

Affordable

Career ________ are groups of similar occupations and industries that share a core set of basic knowledge and skills.

clusters

Which of the following is not a health science career pathway? (diagnostic services, maintenance services, health informatics services, therapeutic services

maintenance services

A career ________ is a smaller group of specialized occupations within a career cluster.

pathway

Which of the following is not a term that refers to a healthcare worker’s credentials? (training, licensure, certification, registration)

training

True or False: Many students are choosing to use the career ladder approach to their education.

True

The National Healthcare ________ Standards describe the skills workers need to succeed in healthcare careers.

Skill