Your Career in Health Care

Moving up the career ladder usually requires getting additional education in one's occupational area.

• true

• false

Scope of practice refers to the tasks that a health care professional can legally perform as part of a specific occupation.

• true

• false

The educational requirements for obtaining certification in all health care professions are similiar.

• true

• false

Finding the time to study is a problem for many adult learners who have returned to school.

• true

• false

An important quality of health care professionals is integrity, which means that they:

• earned a college degree

• are always honest

• received high grades in school

• can work without direct supervision

Which of the following is an example of subjective data?

• reliable sources of information about a topic

• the opinions of experts

• observations of a patient's condition

• patient's reports about how they feel

"Assessment" is a term used in health care that means:

• gathering facts and informaion

• avoiding the use of opinions

• creating alternatives for solving a problem

• learning to perform procedures

When a person is licensed in a health care profession, this means that he/she:

• graduated from an accredited school

• earned at least a bachelor's degree

• can work in any state

• has been granted permission to legally perform specific acts

When collecting information about a patient, which term best describes the results of diagnostic tests, measurements, and observations made by health care professionals?

• signs

• symptoms

• diagnoses

• data

The goal of _____ careers is to help patients regain and maintain good health.

• therapeutic

• kinesthetic

• certification