Introduction to Healthcare Pre-Assessment

What 20th century discovery by Crick and Watson is the foundation for understanding genetic diseases?

• Structure of DNA
• Virus
• ABO blood groups
• Antibiotics

The ancient Greeks were the first to observe the human body and the effects of disease. What type of therapies did they use?

• Prayer and ceremonies
• Massage and art therapy
• Psychological counseling
• Acupuncture and bloodletting

The development of what device enabled physicians to listen to sounds inside the body?

• Microscope
• Iron lung
• Stethoscope
• X-ray

Using knowledge obtained from the Greeks, what did the Romans develop to prevent disease?

• Sanitation systems
• Vaccines
• Printing Press
• Apothecaries

Why was the invention of the printing press during the Renaissance important to healthcare?

• It allowed for medical information to be shared more easily
• Monks no longer had to copy books and their health improved
• It created a need for worker’s compensation for workers injured by the printing press
• It allowed laws to be published that protected the practice of healthcare

Doctors today still use the oath of ethics named for this “Father of Medicine” around 400 B.C.

• Blackwell
• Priesley
• Pasteur
• Hippocrates

Mr. Gonzalez is both a pharmacist and an entrepreneur. Where does he work?

• In a large chain retail store
• In his own pharmacy
• In a hospital emergency room
• In a college health clinic

To establish effective short-term and long-term goals, you should:

• Make the goal as difficult as possible so you can strive to meet it
• Develop a plan so you can complete many different goals at the same time
• Memorize the goals instead of writing them down, so they become a part of you
• State goals in a positive manner and try to avoid negative goals

Exhibiting truthfulness and being willing to admit your mistakes so that they can be corrected is __________________.

• Willingness to learn
• Acceptance of Criticism
• Honesty
• Tact

Exhibiting the ability to identify with and understanding another person’s feelings, situation and motives is _______________.

• Honesty
• Patience
• Self-motivation
• Empathy