Health Care Career Quiz

The educational requirements for a given health care career are usually the same throughout the United States.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank to complete the following statement. _______________ is the process by which a government agency authorizes individuals to work in a given occupation.

• Licensure

• Certification

• Registration

• Accreditation

A dietitian is most likely to be employed by a pharmaceutical company.

• True

• False

How can becoming familiar with the health science career cluster help students interested in health care careers?

• It gives salary and other detailed information about 250 health care careers.

• It provides students with the specific educational requirements of a variety of health care occupations.

• It provides them with information about the types of courses they should take in school.

• It gives specific advice about which career would be best for an individual.

Students who are interested in math and science principles, as well as product design and development, might want to explore careers in which of the following?

• Diagnostics services

• Therapeutic services

• Support services

• Biotechnology research

Which of the following careers would be most suitable for a student who is interested in providing direct patient care but does not want to attend more than one year of formal training?

• Occupational therapist

• Massage therapist

• Physician assistant

• Pharmacist

An important difference between psychiatrists and psychologists is that

• psychologists are certified, but psychiatrists are not.

• psychiatrists are medical doctors while psychologists are not.

• psychiatrists do not need a license to practice, while psychologists do.

• psychologists are required to have a doctoral degree, but psychiatrists are not.

​ (a)   is a self-assessment that you can use to help choose a healthcare career that best suits you.

• Career inventory test
• Licensure

On-the-job training is all that is required for work as an embalmer.

• True

• False

Match the health informatics career with its description.

• computer entry data-dictation

• Medical librarians

• Perform general office duties and tasks

• Medical coders

• Organize print materials

• Medical transcriptionists

• Identify diagnoses, procedures-record

• Medical administrative assistants