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Chapter 3 - Health care careers

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which career cluster is a forensic scientist?

a)

Therapeutic

b)

Diagnostic

c)

Biotechnology Research and Development

d)

Support Services

2.

A CEO of a hospital and a housekeeper are in which career cluster?

a)

Therapeutic

b)

Support services

c)

Diagnostic

d)

Health Informatics

3.

Radiologist and Radiological Technologist are both in which career cluster?

a)

Therapeutic

b)

Diagnostic

c)

Support services

d)

Health Informatics

4.

Every doctor, nurse and therapist are under which career cluster?

a)

Therapeutic

b)

Diagnostic

c)

Support Services

d)

Biotechnology Research and Development

5.

The educational degree that is a 2 year degree from a community college is a ______________ degree.

a)

Masters

b)

Bachelors

c)

Associates

d)

Doctorate

6.

You need a ________________ degree before you can get a masters degree.

a)

1st masters

b)

Associates

c)

Doctorate

d)

Bachelors

7.

A physician usually gets a Bachelors degree in a science, then applies to and attends medical school for 4 years, then to specialize does a ____________________.

a)

Masters degree

b)

Internship

c)

Residency

d)

Fellowship

8.

CEU stands for.....

a)

Continuing Education Unit

b)

Continuing Earning Unit

c)

Continuous Earning Units

d)

Continental Excused Credit

9.

When you first obtain a degree, you must then sit for an exam to get a license, then get a _________________ with a state, and then later Certification in a specialty.

a)

CEU

b)

Registration

c)

License

d)

certificate

10.

A _________________________ technologist has a 2 year degree and operates the xray machines to take x-rays of patients.

a)

Health

b)

Ultrasound

c)

Radiological

d)

chemical

11.

An EKG (Electrocardiograph) technician uses ultrasound to diagnose ______________ conditions.

a)

Brain

b)

muscle

c)

heart

d)

cancer

12.

The highest level of EMT training is called....

a)

First responder

b)

Expert

c)

Intermediate

d)

paramedic

13.

A nurse gets a bachelor's degree in nursing and then gets a _____________ to practice, later becoming specialized in a certain area of expertise.

a)

license

b)

masters

c)

certification

d)

registration

14.

An oncologist is a physician who specializes in __________ care for patients.

a)

cancer

b)

teeth

c)

surgical

d)

organ

15.

A medical specialist who owns their own business is a(n)

a)

associate

b)

physician

c)

entrepreneur

d)

president

16.

A medical specialist who treats diseases and disorders of the eye and does surgeries is a(n) __________________

a)

optical lab technician

b)

Optician

c)

Optometrist

d)

Opthamologist

17.

A doctor who specializes in identifying and tracking diseases as they occur in a group of people.

a)

pandemicist

b)

forensic scientist

c)

Scientist

d)

Epidemiologist

18.

In order to teach or manage nurses, a nurse must have a _________________ degree.

a)

masters

b)

Bachelors

c)

Doctorate

d)

Associates

19.

A physician Assistant needs a _______________ degree.

a)

Doctorate

b)

Masters

c)

Bachelors

d)

Associates

20.

A person who is trained in more than 1 area is a _________________ workers.

a)

skilled

b)

competent

c)

Multiskilled

d)

multi-degreed

21.

This career cluster required knowledge and skills in documentation of patient care.

a)

Therapeutic

b)

Diagnostic

c)

Health Informatics

d)

Support Services

22.

A career that provides information to individuals and families on genetic diseases or inherited conditions.

a)

Physician Assistant

b)

Social worker

c)

Genetic Counselor

d)

Genetic Scientist

23.

About how many different types of careers are there in healthcare in the U.S.

a)

100

b)

250

c)

150

d)

400

24.

In the word "orthodontist" ortho means ______________ and dont means ______________

a)

teeth, cleaning

b)

mouth, teeth

c)

clean, teeth

d)

bone, teeth

25.

A person who fixes or runs the equipment is the ______________ and the person who runs the test on the patient is the _______________.

a)

Technician/ Technologist

b)

Technologist/Technician

c)

Assistant/Technologist

d)

Technologist/Scientist

26.

It is important to make sure that a college program is a(n) ____________________ program.

a)

a+

b)

proven

c)

Accredited

d)

certified

27.

An example of a therapeutic career is ...

a)

Physical Therapist

b)

Forensic Scientist

c)

Radiological Technologist

d)

Lab technician

28.

An example of a health career in health informatics services cluster is....

a)

Genetic Counselor

b)

Dental Hygienist

c)

medical illustrator

d)

process technician

29.

Mortuary careers work in...

a)

hospitals

b)

funeral homes

c)

clinics

d)

doctor offices

30.

Geriatric nurses work with ____________ patients.

a)

veteran

b)

disabled

c)

Young/children

d)

elderly/older patients

31.

______________________ operates the heart-lung machine during open heart surgery.

a)

Physician specialist

b)

Perfusionist

c)

Cardiologist

d)

Operating room nurse

32.

A medical specialist who treats diseases and disorders of the skin is a ________________.

a)

dermatologist

b)

oncologist

c)

orthopedist

d)

Pediatrician

33.

A medical professional who treats diseases and disorders of children is a (n) ________________.

a)

Pedodontics

b)

Pathologist

c)

Pediatrician

d)

Periodontics

34.

A phlebotomist is a diagnostic career that _______________.

a)

test blood in the laboratory

b)

Takes blood from patients

c)

looks for diseases in bloor under a microscope

d)

operates the heart lung machine during heart surgery.

35.

Assesses nutritional needs of individuals and manages food service systems.

a)

Nutritional consultant

b)

Dietician

c)

chef

d)

Health food administrator

36.

CNA stands for _____________ ______________ _______.

a)

Coronary nursing Assistant

b)

Certified nutritional Assistant

c)

Certified nursing Assistant

d)

Competent nursing Assistant

37.

MD stands for _________.

a)

Medical diagnosis

b)

Medical Doctor

c)

Medical dog

d)

Medical Dermatologist

38.

An Occupational Therapist helps a patient recover from illness or injury with ...

a)

exercises of daily living tasks

b)

speech therapy

c)

weight lifting for strength

d)

programs of aqua therapy

39.

Psychiatrists are doctors who treat mental disorders with therapy and __________________

a)

do research studies

b)

can read the mind

c)

can prescribe medication

d)

can do surgery

40.

DVM stands for....

a)

Doctor of Veterinary medicine

b)

Doctor of vein medicine

c)

Dermatology and vein medicine

d)

Doctor of Vision Medicine

41.

Admitting clerks, medical librarians and medical transcriptionists are part of the ________ career cluster.

a)

Therapeutic

b)

Diagnostic

c)

Health Informatics

d)

Support Services

42.

The health career cluster that affects a patient's health status over a long period of time is the ________________ cluster.

a)

Therapeutic

b)

Diagnostic

c)

Support Services

d)

Biotechnology Research and Development

43.

_______________ career cluster workers create a therapeutic environment to provide direct or indirect patient care.

a)

Therapeutic

b)

Support services

c)

Diagnostic

d)

Health Informatics

44.

Child Life Specialist help children and parents in the hospital to.....

a)

get through procedures

b)

understand medical terms

c)

Cope with the stress of hospitalization

d)

All of the above

45.

This career cluster creates a health status of a patient at one point in time.

a)

Therapeutic

b)

Diagnostic

c)

Health Informatics

d)

Support services