Medical Skills Review

Who is the father of medicine?

• Pare

• Hippocrates

• Nightingale

• Blackwell

Used acupuncture and herbal remedies to treat illness?

• Chinese

• Greeks

• Romans

• Egyptians

Founder of modern nursing

• Clara Barton

• Elizabeth Blackwell

• Robert Koch

• Florence Nightingale

The invention of what diagnostic instrument confirmed diseases were caused by microorganisms, not angry Gods?

• Microscope

• Bifocals

• Xrays

• Stethoscope

The Romans developed ________to prevent disease.

• Printing press
• Sanitation system
• Apothecaries
• Vaccine

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is concerned with:

• Proper Body Mechanics
• Causes, spread and control of diseases
• Reducing workplace injuries
• sales of drugs (pharmaceutical sales)

Medicaid is a health care plan for people with low income or physically disabled.

• True
• False

Airborne precautions are used for diseases transmitted by coming into contact with someone's skin. 

• True
• False

What type of precautions should be observed for all healthcare workers at all times?

• Contact Precautions
• Airborne Precautions
• Standard Precautions
• Droplet Precautions

Which of the following refers to the amount of money a patient pays for a particular service regardless of the total cost of the service and is required by some health insurance plans?

• Deductible
• Co-payment
• Premium
• Co-insurance