PHS Final Exam

The results that are produced from the work or action of a system:

Strains of bacteria that have become "immune" to the effects of antibiotics are called:

Touch, taste, smell, hearing, and vision are called:

These support workers install equipment, do routine inspections, and calibrate diagnostic equipment:

The deepest layer of skin that has fat and connective tissue that adheres to the muscle beneath:

What is the minimum degree that a Health Educator requires?

Smiling, frowning, raising eyebrows, clinching a fist, are all examples of:

The organ that filters blood to create urine:

CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds are all types of:

Toucing items that are contaminated with blood, body fluids, secretions, and excretions requires:

Students learn how to deliver safe and effective healthcare by studying course content based on:

People who use a firm tone of voice and “I” statements to express feelings and opinions clearly are called:

Which of these an associate's or bachelor's degree in mortuary science, an apprenticeship and license?

What is OSHA?

Which type of insurance plan only covers providers in their network and has lower deductibles and co-pays?

Thin, outer layer of skin made of mostly dead skin cells:

The forms and notes that healthcare workers fill out and add to a medical chart are called:

In healthcare, the manager that is responsible for securing patient records and staying up to date on technology:

Doctors often order patient medications this way because it reduces errors and is faster:

Which of these is not a recent advancement in healthcare?

What do therapeutic workers do to pass information along at shift change?

This organ removes toxic substances, drugs, bacteria, and dead blood cells from the body:

What can students or healthcare workers do to improve their reading comprehension skills?

Which of these work tasks can't be delegated to a nursing assistant by a registered nurse (RN)?

Which law regulates how a lab test is done and how the test results are interpreted and reported?

The middle layer of skin where the oil glands, hair follicles, etc. are located:

In the communication cycle, the sender knows that the message has been understood through:

An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) with a master's degree could do which of these jobs?

Showing a patient respect, helping them to feel at ease, and trying to get to know them as individuals:

What training or education is needed to become a medical assistant?

The type of tissue that is very important for movement:

Which type of degree does someone in health informatics need?

In a SOAP note, a patient's own description of the symptoms would be found where?

How can healthcare workers get credentialed and pass a licensing exam in a specific career?

Housekeepers in healthcare facilities are part of which department?

Which of these required all Americans to get health insurance either from their work or through government programs?

These workers are concerned with safe drinking water, air quality, and other public health issues:

When harm occurs to a patient that could have been avoided by using the proper standard of care, this is callled:

What type of college degree does a pharmacy technician need?

Which of these must do a 1-year technical training program to perform some nursing tasks like catheters?

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart:

The part of the brain that controls the smooth muscles maintain breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, etc:

Medical care that includes physical, emotional, social, and spirital needs is called:

These workers maintain wheelchairs and gurneys and do the cleaning and storage of this equipment:

These cells are part of the immune system:

Inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation are:

The term that refers to the way a system uses input is called?

An aging population with longer life-expectancy is leading to an increase in healthcare employment.

Which of these is part of the job of an audiologist?

Employers don't want workers who are lethargic or complain a lot, so they prefer to hire someone with:

These cells break down bone during exercise so it can be remodeled into new bone cells:

Healthcare workers in this department are the ones who put together and create a patient's EHR or EMR:

The type of tissue that lines cavities, forms a protective layer, allows absorption, and forms secretions:

When harmful substances transfer from one food or food prep surface to another:

Which of these tissues sends impulses to and from different areas of the body?

Which is a good interviewing technique to get patients to give detailed information?

When is it appropriate for a healthcare worker to refuse to do a task?

Which of these is something that a nurse would not do in a patient's care?

The type of facilities that will provide nursing care and rehab services to patients for months or years:

Which one of these is not part of the health science career cluster's occupational pathways?

What is required for working long hours on your feet, positioning patients for tests or transporting them?

What is it called when the diaphragm muscle contracts to pull air into the lungs?

Which of these is a type of skin cancer?

This organelle packages and sorts proteins to be used by the cell or removed from the cell:

Therapists might work in which of these places?

These workers create various materials that promote the services offered at their healthcare facility:

Medical assistants, nurses, doctors, insurance representatives, etc. are all a part of?

The March of Dimes, Red Cross, and American Heart Association are examples of?

The dietetic worker who is responsible for planning patient meals and overseeing the other workers:

An apologetic person who uses a tentative tone of voice ito try to avoid conflict is called:

When an infection can be spread from direct or indirect contact with a patient, use which of these?

What is required to become a dentist?

Which nursing care model has one nurse (RN or LVN) being assigned several patients and proving all their care?