Health Science Study Guide for Midterm

What age does the adolescence stage begin?

• 20 to 40

• 6 to 12

• 1 to 6

• 12 to 20

What does the word part -emia mean?

• Bone

• Blood

• Kidney

• Disease

What does the word part hyper- mean?

• Low

• High; excessive

• Blood

• Breath

What is the best practice to prevent transmission of infection?

• Wearing a mask

• Handwashing

• Isolation

• Wearing gloves

The precautions we use on every patient we encounter are called

• Contact Precautions

• Isolation Precautions

• Universal Precautions

• Airborne Precautions

The founders of Modern Medicine are the

• Greeks

• Chinese

• Romans

• Italian

Who was known as the "Father of Medicine"

• Hippocrates

• Edward Jenner

• Joseph Lister

• Jonas Salk

Who was known as the "Founder of Modern Nursing"

• Clara Barton

• Florence Nightingale

• Elizabeth Blackwell

• Louis Pasteur

Which agency deals specifically with the care of active and retired military?

• CDC

• WHO

• OSHA

• Veteran's Administration

Which trait is NOT an effective trait to have in healthcare?

• Empathy

• Closed Mindedness

• Compassion

• Active Listening