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WorksheetsCh.17 Written Communication
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The healthcare professional cannot depend on word processing spell checkers to catch all the spelling errors in a document prepared on the computer.
True
False
Patient confidentiality rules only apply to written materials if they contain potentially embarrassing information about a patient.
True
False
Why must written communication be organized even more carefully than oral communication?
Written documents usually deal with more important subjects.
The sender has more time to prepare written documents
It lacks nonverbal clues, because there is no real-time interaction between the sender and the receiver.
Grammatical errors are more obvious.
When you start the process of writing a report on a healthcare topic, it is recommended that you start by:
listing every idea you can think of, including those that seem unlikely
relying on the information in your textbooks.
using what you have collected in your class notes.
limiting your search to professional publications.
Some professional writers suggest that a good way to prevent being overwhelmed by a long writing project is to:
write the first draft quickly without worrying about perfect grammar and spelling.
write one page each day
write it perfectly the first time so that it will be finished.
write only as much as necessary.
Which word correctly applies the rule for adding a final suffix?
Admitt
Admited
Admitting
Admitts
Which word correctly applies the rule about forming plurals?
Ratioes
Potatos
Tomatos
Radios
Which sentence is written correctly?
Dr. Hernandez prefers to spend time with each patient, he can't always do so.
Dr. Hernandez prefers to spend time with each patient he can't always do so.
Dr. Hernandez prefers to spend time with each patient, but he can't always do so.
Dr. Hernandez prefers to spend time with each patient but he can't always do so.
Which is the correct way to punctuate the salutation in a business letter?
Dear Mrs. Chen,
Dear Mrs. Chen;
Dear Mrs. Chen:
Dear Mrs. Chen-
In medical usage, which is the correct way to express the percentage?
Eighty-five percent
85%
Eighty-five%
85 percent
Which of the following professional titles is written correctly?
Dr. Sally Wong, M.D.
Hal Salinas, Registered Nurse
Stephen Carruthers, O.D.
Dr. Elena Gutierrez, D.D.S.
A physician informs a patient about the results of diagnostic tests.
Announcement
Follow-up
Consultation
Recall
A medical receptionist reminds a patient to call and schedule her annual physical exam.
Recall
Collection
Explanation
Inquiry
A medical assistant asks a vendor for information about new medical office management software.
Announcement
Collection
Recall
Inquiry
A physician requests that a physical therapist see a patient.
Explanation
Inquiry
Consultation
Follow-up
Which of the following is the correct punctuation for between independent clauses that are not joined by a connecting word?
Apostrophe
Colon
Period
Semicolon
Which of the following punctuations is after most abbreviations?
Period
Comma
Quotation Marks
Semicolon
Which of the following punctuation is used to create possessive forms of nouns?
Apostrophe
Colon
Comma
Period
The most serious consequence of sending a poorly written ___________ to a patient is that the patient may lose confidence in the level of care being provided.
Paper
Book
Letter
Article
In addition to providing information for people who are not able to attend, the ____________ of staff meetings provide documentation of discussions and decisions that may be needed for regulatory or legal purposes.
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Days
The word "it's" is an example of a ___________meaning that is a combination of two words.
Conception
Metaphor
Contradiction
Contraction
_____________ marks should enclose the exact words of a speaker or writer.
Question
Black
Quotation
Big
_________ is the set of rules that determines how a given language is organized.
Grammar
Structure
Syntax
Language
Four major purposes of writing health care documents are to persuade, gather information, encourage action, and ____________.
Respond
Inform
Wait
Listen
Many English words (as well as medical terms) can be changed in meaning by adding a word part called a ___________to the end of the word.
Addition
Suffix
Postfix
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