Weeks 1-2: Classroom Quiz 1
This quiz will cover chapters 6 - 7. You will answer a series of true/false and fill in the blank questions. In order to pass the quiz, you must answer 100% correctly. You may retake the quiz as many times as you like to reach 100%. In addition, the quiz is not timed.
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Questions and Answers
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A freestanding emergency center is also referred to as an urgent care center that provides acute care on a "walk-in" or appointment basis.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
A freestanding emergency center is indeed referred to as an urgent care center that provides acute care on a "walk-in" or appointment basis. This means that individuals can receive immediate medical attention for non-life-threatening conditions without needing to make an appointment beforehand. These centers are equipped to handle a wide range of medical emergencies, similar to traditional hospital emergency rooms, but are separate entities that operate independently.Rate this question:
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- 2.
All hospitals are mandated to have an ER department.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
Not all hospitals are mandated to have an ER department. While many hospitals do have emergency rooms to provide immediate care for patients with urgent medical needs, there are some hospitals that do not have ER departments. These hospitals may focus on specialized care or may be smaller facilities that are not equipped to handle emergency cases. Therefore, the statement is false.Rate this question:
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- 3.
A 1986 federal "anti dumping law" states that hospitals cannot inquire about patients' insurance status before providing emergency care.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
The 1986 federal "anti-dumping law" prohibits hospitals from asking about patients' insurance status before providing emergency care. This means that hospitals are legally required to provide emergency medical treatment regardless of whether the patient has insurance or not. This law was put in place to ensure that individuals in need of emergency care receive prompt and necessary treatment without any discrimination based on their insurance status.Rate this question:
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- 4.
The emergency room is considered an outpatient service to the hospital.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
The emergency room is indeed considered an outpatient service to the hospital. Outpatient services refer to medical treatments or procedures that do not require an overnight stay in the hospital. The emergency room is designed to provide immediate medical care for individuals with urgent or life-threatening conditions, who can be treated and released the same day. Therefore, patients visiting the emergency room typically receive outpatient care rather than being admitted as inpatients.Rate this question:
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- 5.
Ambulance services may be provided by police, fire departments, hospitals, volunteer groups, and private ambulance companies.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
Ambulance services can indeed be provided by various entities such as police, fire departments, hospitals, volunteer groups, and private ambulance companies. These organizations have the necessary resources, training, and personnel to respond to emergency situations and provide medical assistance during transportation to a hospital or healthcare facility. Therefore, it is accurate to say that ambulance services can be provided by these different entities.Rate this question:
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- 6.
Ambulance transport services can be provided for a bed bound patient from home to physician visits or other ambulatory care.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
The statement is true because ambulance transport services can indeed be provided for bed bound patients who need to go to physician visits or other ambulatory care. Ambulances are equipped with the necessary medical equipment and personnel to safely transport patients who are unable to move or sit up on their own. This service ensures that bed bound patients can receive the medical care they need outside of their home environment.Rate this question:
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- 7.
Some ambulance companies provide free services to individuals who become members through annual contributions.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
Some ambulance companies offer free services to individuals who become members by making annual contributions. This means that if someone becomes a member and contributes annually, they can receive ambulance services without any additional charges. Therefore, the statement "Some ambulance companies provide free services to individuals who become members through annual contributions" is true.Rate this question:
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- 8.
A Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) can be categorized as an ambulatory care service.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
An HMO cannot be categorized as an ambulatory care service because an HMO is a type of health insurance plan that provides comprehensive medical services to its members, including both inpatient and outpatient care. While ambulatory care services are typically provided on an outpatient basis, an HMO goes beyond just outpatient care and also covers inpatient hospital stays and other medical services. Therefore, categorizing an HMO solely as an ambulatory care service would be incorrect.Rate this question:
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- 9.
Managed care organizations use primary care physicians as "gate keepers" to prevent the unnecessary use of specialists.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
Managed care organizations often use primary care physicians as "gatekeepers" to control and coordinate healthcare services. The role of these physicians is to serve as the first point of contact for patients and manage their overall healthcare needs. By requiring patients to obtain a referral from their primary care physician before seeing a specialist, managed care organizations aim to prevent unnecessary and potentially costly specialist visits. This approach helps to ensure that patients receive appropriate and efficient care while also managing healthcare costs.Rate this question:
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- 10.
A fixed payment remitted at regular intervals to a medical provider by a managed care organization for an enrolled patient is referred to as:
Correct Answer
capitationExplanation
Capitation refers to a fixed payment that is regularly made by a managed care organization to a medical provider for each enrolled patient. This payment is not based on the actual services provided to the patient but rather on the number of patients enrolled. It is a method used by managed care organizations to control costs and incentivize providers to deliver efficient and cost-effective care.Rate this question:
- 11.
In the medical arena, AMA stands for:
Correct Answer
American Medical AssociationExplanation
AMA is an acronym that stands for American Medical Association. The American Medical Association is a professional organization that represents physicians and medical students in the United States. It works to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. The AMA provides resources and support for physicians, advocates for healthcare policies, and sets standards for medical education and practice.Rate this question:
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A Nonprofit (voluntary) hospital simply means that such an entity is not allowed to make a profit.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
Nonprofit (voluntary) does not mean that the hospital
cannot make a profit; rather it means that there are
restrictions on what can be done with the profit. Profits
must be turned back into the hospital’s operation
rather than distributed to shareholders.Rate this question:
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- 13.
What is the name of the independent, not-for-profit organization that sets standards and “accredits nearly 20,000 health care organizations in the U.S. including hospitals, health care networks, managed care organizations, and health care organizations that provide home care, long-term care, behavioral health care, laboratory, and ambulatory care services?
Correct Answer
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
JCAHO
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare OrganizationsExplanation
The correct answer is the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). This independent, not-for-profit organization is responsible for setting standards and accrediting various healthcare organizations in the U.S., including hospitals, healthcare networks, managed care organizations, and those that provide home care, long-term care, behavioral health care, laboratory, and ambulatory care services.Rate this question:
- 14.
What is the name of the first permanent and voluntary hospital for civilians in the continental United States?
Correct Answer
The Pennsylvania Hospital
Pennsylvania HospitalExplanation
The correct answer is The Pennsylvania Hospital. The Pennsylvania Hospital, also known as Pennsylvania Hospital, is the first permanent and voluntary hospital for civilians in the continental United States. It was founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The hospital has a long history of providing medical care and is considered a pioneer in healthcare in the United States.Rate this question:
- 15.
In the 1850s, the design and management of hospitals was largely influenced by which person?
Correct Answer
Florence NightingaleExplanation
In the 1850s the relationship between filth and disease was recognized, and sanitary measures for preventing disease were accepted. At that time the prevalent theory of disease was that a vaporous emanation from humans could “enter into the putrefactive condition,” causing disease. The germ theory of disease was yet to come. In Nightingale’s design, the dangerous emanations were quickly and continually removed by proper ventilation. The dominating theme of the Nightingale ward was pure air. To deprive the sick of pure air “is nothing but manslaughter under the garb of benevolence,”
according to her.Rate this question:
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In 1865 an English surgeon dramatically reduced surgical infections by using carbolicacid sprays during surgery.Who was this surgeon?
Correct Answer
Joseph ListerExplanation
Joseph Lister's introduction of antiseptic procedures was based on the work of the French chemist Louis Pasteur, who, in opposing the theory of spontaneous generation, showed that organisms found in putrefying materials originated from the organisms found in the air. The introduction of antiseptics so revolutionized surgery that the history of surgery can be divided into two periods: pre-Listerian and post-Listerian.Rate this question:
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A physician at Harvard noted that puerperal (childbed) fever was a contagious disease that was transmitted by the unclean hands and clothing of doctors and midwives (from other women having the disease or from patients with infections) to women undergoing childbirth. Who was this physician?
Correct Answer
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver HolmesExplanation
Oliver Wendell Holmes was the physician at Harvard who noted that puerperal fever was a contagious disease transmitted through unclean hands and clothing of doctors and midwives. He made this observation based on his study of the disease and its transmission during childbirth.Rate this question:
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A Hungarian doctor helped to reduce maternal mortality resulting from child bed fever by introducing antiseptic methods.Who was this physician?
Correct Answer
Ignaz SemmelweisExplanation
Semmelweis was ridiculed for his work, however, and it was not until Lister’s work that Holmes and Semmelweis received professional recognition for their work.Rate this question:
- 19.
Who proved the germ theory of disease in 1876?
Correct Answer
Robert KochExplanation
After microorganisms were discovered, it was generally believed that they caused disease, but there was no proof. Koch studied anthrax, a disease of cattle that occasionally occurs in humans. He established that anthrax bacteria were always present in the blood of animals with the disease,
and that if blood from an infected animal were injected
into a well animal, the well animal would develop
anthrax. Koch also grew the bacteria in nutrients
outside the animal’s body and found that, when
those cultured bacteria were injected into a well animal,
that animal also developed anthrax. On the basis
of this and other experiments, Koch proved that specific
bacteria produce specific diseases.Rate this question:
- 20.
One of the earliest hospitals was established in 1658 in New Amsterdam.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
One of the earliest hospitals in what was to become the continental United States was established in 1658 in New Amsterdam, now New York City.Rate this question:
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