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Health Career Pathways

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following 2 careers is NOT a health career pathway?

a)

doctors

b)

nurses

c)

therapeutic

d)

health informatics

e)

support services

2.

Which pathway is most likely to involve sanitation and disinfecting?

a)

health informatics

b)

diagnostics

c)

support services

d)

therapeutics

3.

What is the name of the person who draws blood? (*spelling counts!)

(a)  

4.

Someone who draws this is a __ and is in the __ pathway.

a)

medical photographer - support services

b)

medical sonographer - diagnostic

c)

medical illustrator - health informatics

d)

doctor- therapeutics

5.

Which careers below might be found in the therapeutic pathway?

a)

cardiologist

b)

primary care physician

c)

nurse

d)

X-ray technician

e)

food services specialist

6.

Image technology like ultrasound, Xray and MRI are all part of the therapeutic pathway.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Hospitals never close. In order to be open all day and night, holidays and weekends, during all types of issues and weather hospitals must be maintained by people that are often "behind the scenes." Which pathway is this?

a)

therapeutic

b)

diagnostic

c)

biotechnology

d)

support services

8.

Physical therapists help patients rehabilitate injured muscles and joints and thus are a segment of __.

a)

diagnostic

b)

support services

c)

biotechnoogy

d)

therapeutic

9.

Because the focus of this pathway is on improving current methodologies, in some ways the future of medicine depends on work in the area of ____.

a)

biotechnology research and development

b)

diagnostics

c)

support services

d)

therapeutic

10.

Epidemiologists, health administrators and the individuals who admit people in to a health care facility are all a part of the pathway called health informatics.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which of the following is the best description of careers in the health informatics pathway?

a)

diagnosing disease and injury

b)

providing care, treatment, education, and counseling

c)

documenting patient records and health information

d)

working behind the scenes to create clean, safe environments

e)

using living cells to make useful products

12.

Geneticists are scientists who study genes and often search for ways to cure genetic diseases. Which of the following careers would be in the same pathway?

a)

Medical illustrator

b)

EKG technician

c)

Epidemiologist

d)

Toxicologist

13.

Choose the careers that are part of support services.

a)

Medical biller

b)

toxicologist

c)

Security guard

d)

Food services

e)

Doctor

14.

People who are currently tracking the emergence and spread of the COVID-19 and other diseases to look for patterns and statistics are called

a)

therapeutics

b)

toxicologists

c)

epidemiologists

d)

cardiologists

e)

immunologists

15.

Which career pathway generally ORDERS diagnostic tests?

a)

diagnostic

b)

therapeutic

c)

support services

d)

health informatics

16.

Which pathway generally RUNS diagnostic tests?

a)

diagnostic

b)

therapeutic

c)

support services

d)

health informatics

17.

You go to the doctor and are checked in by the medical secretary. She is a part of the ___ pathway.

a)

support services

b)

health informatics

c)

technology

18.

Match the description with the correct career pathway:

Counselors who help people deal with addictions, family issues, stress management, self-esteem and emotional health.

a)

Support services - Industrial Hygenists

b)

Diagnostic services - Phlebotomist

c)

Therapeutic - Mental Health Counselor

d)

Biotechnology- Forensic scientists

e)

Health informatics - Medical Illustrator

19.

Match the description with the correct career pathway:

Individuals who create illustrations, diagrams and graphics for scientific journals, textbooks and computer graphics

a)

Support services - Industrial Hygenists

b)

Diagnostic services - Phlebotomist

c)

Therapeutic - Mental Health Counselor

d)

Biotechnology- Forensic scientists

e)

Health informatics - Medical Illustrator

20.

Match the description with the correct career pathway:

These individuals use biotechnology to collect, analyze and preserve evidence such as hair, fingerprints and body tissues to help find a criminal.

a)

Support services - Industrial Hygenists

b)

Diagnostic services - Phlebotomist

c)

Therapeutic - Mental Health Counselor

d)

Biotechnology- Forensic scientists

e)

Health informatics - Medical Illustrator

21.

Match the description with the correct career pathway:

People concerned with the safety of people's workplaces. They look for potential risks, and make recommendations about how to make improvements.

a)

Support services - Industrial Hygenists

b)

Diagnostic services - Phlebotomist

c)

Therapeutic - Mental Health Counselor

d)

Biotechnology- Forensic scientists

e)

Health informatics - Medical Illustrator

22.

Match the description with the correct career pathway:

These people collect blood from patients and prepares it for testing.

a)

Support services - Industrial Hygenists

b)

Diagnostic services - Phlebotomist

c)

Therapeutic - Mental Health Counselor

d)

Biotechnology- Forensic scientists

e)

Health informatics - Medical Illustrator

23.

ECG technicians, optometrists and dentists would all be in the pathway called

a)

diagnostic

b)

therapeutic

c)

support

d)

biotechnology

24.

Choose the therapeutic services careers.

a)

Pharmacist

b)

oral surgeon

c)

MRI technician

d)

Nutritionist

e)

Nurse educator

25.

Choose all of the descriptions that are a part of the biotechnology pathway

a)

create new diagnostic tests

b)

research new treatments

c)

plan the care and treatment of a patient

d)

test new vaccines

e)

create a security plan for a hospital