HO CH 8 Test Review

To sustain their careers over time, healthcare practitioners must be prepared to act in a professional manner. Which of the following examples would not display professionalism?

• Acting in an accountable manner
• Talking about a patient in the presence of another patient
• Acting in an ethical manner
• Maintaining steady composure in the face of adversity

Which of the following describes ethics?

• Formal study of moral choices
• Making judgments between right and wrong
• Listening to one’s conscience
• All of these are correct.

Healthcare professionals display their understanding of the need for confidentiality in which of the following ways?

• Upholding their obligation to maintain patient information in a manner that will not permit dissemination beyond the healthcare provider
• Not making comments in public areas about patient information
• Only discussing patient confidential information with those medical personnel who are involved in treating the patient
• All of these are correct.

What are the two types of healthcare teams?

• Functional and patient-centered
• Nurses and doctors
• Hospital workers and non-hospital workers
• Men and women

True or False? Licensing refers to a right conferred by a governmental body to practice an occupation or provide a service.

• True
• False

True or False? Certification refers to the action or process of providing an individual with an official document attesting to their status or level of achievement.

• True
• False

True or False? The most common accusation leveled in a lawsuit against a healthcare practitioner is negligence.

• True
• False

True or False? The process by which a professional seeks recurrent learning activities and training beyond that required for the initial license or certificate is referred to as continuing education.

• True
• False

The common core of knowledge required for healthcare professionals includes which of the following?

• Anatomy and physiology
• Medical terminology
• Infection control
• All of these are correct.

A person with specialized learning who is engaged in a specified activity as an occupation is identified as which of the following?

• A college graduate
• A licensed professional individual
• A professional
• A certified healthcare worker