Health Assisting

Career schools, the Internet, and professional organizations all have what to offer an assistant-level health employee?

• Clinical training programs

• Skills testing

• Industry credentials

• Professional development opportunities

Which team members focus on diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders?

• Health information

• Nursing

• Medical

• Emergency medical services

Which of the following is an example of the interdependence of health team members?

• Lab tests done by diagnostic members are interpreted by medical members and the treatment plan is carried out by nursing members.

• Speech-language pathologists work with patients to treat speech, language, and swallowing problems.

• A nurse explains to a patient how to safely administer an insulin injection.

• Medical team members develop a treatment plan based on the patient's condition and available treatments.

Which of the following terms describes an employee's position within the health care team and identifies to whom the employee should go if there is a problem?

• Therapeutic services

• Interdependence

  
  

• Lines of authority

• Supervision

Which type of health care career involves evaluating the health status of patients at a single point in time?

• Support services

• Therapeutic services

• Diagnostic services

• Information services

Which type of health care facility provides care and counseling to patients with terminal health problems and their families?

• Hospice

• Hospitals

• Mental health facilities

• Medical offices

Which of the following is true of health care teams?

• Health care team members include only those who work directly with patients.

• The health care team must work together to provide the best possible care.

• Aides and assistants do not have an important role on the health care team.

• A health care team consists of only a patient's family and caregivers.

Which type of health care facility provides short and long-term care to people who cannot care for themselves?

• Community health clinics

• Medical offices

• Hospitals

• Nursing facilities

Which of the following is true of nursing team members?

• Team members focus solely on the emotional health of the patient.

• Nursing is usually the smallest group of employees at a facility.

• RNs and LPNs have more training than a nurse assistant.

• Nurse assistants work under the direction of a physician.

What type of health care facility provides minor or routine care for disadvantaged populations?

• Home health care agencies

• Hospice

• Community health clinics

• Subacute centers