Complete the mcq:
1 Physicians who receive the Doctor of Medicine use an allopathic approach which means they actively intervene in attacking and eradicating disease and focus their efforts on the disease.
True
False
2 Physicians who receive the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) tend to stress interventionist treatments and use a aggressive, pharmaceutical-based approaches to treating patients.
True
False
3 Most DOs are generalists.
True
False
4 Exercise physiologists manage programs to assess, design and manage individual programs for both healthy and unhealthy individuals
True
False
5 Kinesiotherapy is the application of exercise science to enhance the emotional capabilities of individuals with limited functions.
True
False
6 Licensed vocation nurse's responsibilities include patient observation, takes vital signs, keeps records, assists patients with personal hygiene, feeding and dressing them which are considered activities of daily living (ADLs).
True
False
7 Certified nursing midwives (CNM) are registered nurses who have graduated from a nurse-midwifery education program that has been accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwives' Division of Accreditation.
True
False
8 Primary care is important to U.S. healthcare because:
It is the point of entry in the health care system where the patient makes contact with the system.
It focuses on short term interventions that may require a specialist's intervention.
It is the most complex level of medical care needed to complicated health issues.
It is based on a referral from a primary care provider.
9 A hospitalist is a:
Nurse that only works in hospitals.
Physician that replaces the patient's specialist for complicated surgeries.
Physician that monitors the patient from admittance to the hospital to the patient's discharge.
Specialist physicians that work with the patient while they are in the hospital.
10 Physician extenders are:
Registered nurses that are used for physicians in rural areas.
Also called non physician practitioners (NPPs) such as nurse practitioners.
Physicians who are retired but have returned to practice, extending their career.
Chiropractors who manipulate the patient's spine to extend their life expectancy.
11 Which of the following statements are accurate regarding nurses?
Nurses constitute the largest group of health care professionals.
Nurses provide the majority of care to patients.
Nurses represent 20% of the healthcare workforce.
All of these statements are accurate.
12 Which statements are accurate regarding dentists?
They prevent, diagnose and treat teeth, gum and mouth disease.
They are required to complete four years of dental school once they complete a four year undergraduate degree.
Dental practices are not in managed care environments.
All of these statements are true.
13 _________________ is the point of entry into the healthcare system-where the patient makes first contact with the system.
Secondary care
Tertiary care
Primary care
Primary prevention
14 ________________________ constitute the largest group of healthcare professionals in the U.S.
Physicians
Physician extenders
Chiropractors
Nurses
15 The concept of healthcare providers has expanded to include many different positions. This expansion is called
Optometrists
Allied health professionals
Podiatrists
Nurse practitioners
16 This category of healthcare professional focuses on a holistic approach to patient treatments.
Podiatrist
Personal trainer
Chiropractors
Optometrists
17 Another term for primary care physicians is:
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Specialists
Generalists