LU 7 Changes in Work and Technology SCAQ Practice
1. What is the modern English form of the noun "weorc"?
- A) Labor
- B) Work
- C) Job
- D) Employment
2. What does the term "work" refer to?
- A) Paid employment only
- B) Any activity producing value for others
- C) Voluntary service
- D) Household chores
3. Which of the following is NOT a major kind of work?
- A) Professional and managerial
- B) White collar
- C) Freelance artists
- D) Unskilled manual
4. Which of the following is an example of paid labor?
- A) Volunteering at a community center
- B) Household chores
- C) Office work
- D) Taking care of children
5. What is unpaid labor typically associated with?
- A) Formal labor market
- B) Informal labor market
- C) High income jobs
- D) Managerial positions
6. Which category of work involves clerical workers?
- A) Professional and managerial
- B) White collar
- C) Skilled manual
- D) Unskilled manual
7. Which technological development has significantly changed the structure of work?
- A) Automobiles
- B) Typewriters
- C) Smartphones
- D) Manual filing systems
8. What is an example of outsourcing?
- A) Manufacturing mobile phones in China
- B) Hiring local workers
- C) Buying products from local markets
- D) Exporting goods to other countries
9. Which of the following is a major factor for the rise in dual-career couples?
- A) Decline in women's education
- B) Increase in economic need
- C) Decrease in job opportunities
- D) Traditional family roles
10. What is the "double burden" often referred to in the context of work and family roles?
- A) Working two jobs
- B) Balancing paid work and domestic responsibilities
- C) Managing a business and a family
- D) Holding multiple degrees
11. What is a social role?
- A) A job position in a company
- B) Expected behaviors and attitudes associated with a societal position
- C) A leisure activity
- D) A voluntary service
12. What is a significant component of social structure?
- A) Social roles
- B) Financial rewards
- C) Personal hobbies
- D) Physical health
13. Which phase involves selection of academic or vocational training appropriate for a desired job?
- A) Career choice
- B) Anticipatory socialization
- C) Conditioning and commitment
- D) Continuous commitment
14. What does anticipatory socialization entail?
- A) Learning aspects of a position before entering it
- B) Choosing a career
- C) Adjusting to job demands
- D) Maintaining work-life balance
15. Which term describes remaining committed to work despite problems or alternatives?
- A) Career choice
- B) Continuous commitment
- C) Anticipatory socialization
- D) Conditioning and commitment
16. How has technology altered the requirements of nursing practice?
- A) Decreased the need for documentation
- B) Necessitated resocialization
- C) Eliminated traditional roles
- D) Reduced the need for patient care
17. Which of the following is a new option provided by advances in healthcare technology?
- A) Manual record keeping
- B) Traditional X-rays
- C) Telemedicine
- D) In-person consultations
18. Which technology is used to monitor heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen concentration?
- A) Ultrasound
- B) MRI
- C) Pulse oximetry
- D) CT scan
19. What has become a main source of medical information?
- A) Printed books
- B) Television
- C) The internet
- D) Radio
20. What role does the internet play in patient care?
- A) Decreases patient involvement
- B) Empowers patients to make health decisions
- C) Limits access to information
- D) Increases dependency on doctors
21. What is an implication of technology on nursing education?
- A) Reduced need for training
- B) Increased need for specialization
- C) Decreased use of technology
- D) Less focus on patient care
22. What specialty integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science?
- A) General nursing
- B) Nursing informatics
- C) Public health nursing
- D) Pediatric nursing
23. What will replace traditional documentation systems in nursing practice?
- A) Manual filing
- B) Electronic healthcare records
- C) Verbal reports
- D) Paper charts
24. What does lifelong learning in nursing imply?
- A) Static education
- B) Continuous professional development
- C) Temporary training
- D) One-time certification
25. What factor has contributed to more nurses having Bachelor degrees?
- A) Economic recession
- B) Advances in healthcare technology
- C) Decline in educational institutions
- D) Less need for specialization
26. What is the primary benefit of telehealth?
- A) Increased paperwork
- B) Reduced patient interaction
- C) Enhanced access to healthcare
- D) Limited technology use
27. Which phase of workplace socialization involves adapting to unpleasant job aspects?
- A) Career choice
- B) Continuous commitment
- C) Conditioning and commitment
- D) Anticipatory socialization
28. What does "role exit" refer to?
- A) Transitioning into new social roles
- B) Disengaging from social roles central to self-identity
- C) Entering new job roles
- D) Maintaining existing roles
29. Which of the following is NOT an implication of technology in nursing practice?
- A) Increased need for specialization
- B) Less need for nursing informatics
- C) Advances in telemedicine
- D) Lifelong learning
30. What has increased the applications in telehealth and telemedicine?
- A) Decline in technology use
- B) Advances in digital technology
- C) Traditional nursing practices
- D) Reduced need for electronic records
Answers :
1. B) Work
2. B) Any activity producing value for others
3. C) Freelance artists
4. C) Office work
5. B) Informal labor market
6. B) White collar
7. C) Smartphones
8. A) Manufacturing mobile phones in China
9. B) Increase in economic need
10. B) Balancing paid work and domestic responsibilities
11. B) Expected behaviors and attitudes associated with a societal position
12. A) Social roles
13. B) Anticipatory socialization
14. A) Learning aspects of a position before entering it
15. B) Continuous commitment
16. B) Necessitated resocialization
17. C) Telemedicine
18. C) Pulse oximetry
19. C) The internet
20. B) Empowers patients to make health decisions
21. B) Increased need for specialization
22. B) Nursing informatics
23. B) Electronic healthcare records
24. B) Continuous professional development
25. B) Advances in healthcare technology
26. C) Enhanced access to healthcare
27. C) Conditioning and commitment
28. B) Disengaging from social roles central to self-identity
29. B) Less need for nursing informatics
30. B) Advances in digital technology