BYU Health: Lesson 8: Consumer and Community Health – Flashcards
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Self Check 8.1
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Be a Smart Consumer of Health Care
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What is medical treatment and advice that has not been scientifically proven?
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Unconventional (Alternative)
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Which of the following is NOT included in the Patient's Bill of Rights?
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Patients are told to sue their doctors or hospitals for any mistakes made.
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Which of the following is NOT a reason to go to the emergency room for medical treatment?
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An extremely sore throat which has white patches
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What is a common mistake people make when accessing (needing) health care?
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Not knowing when health care should be accessed.
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Which of the following is NOT included in the Patient's Bill of Rights?
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Patients do not owe the health care industry any more money than what the insurance pays.
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Who developed the Patient's Bill of Rights?
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American Hospital Association
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Self Check 8.2
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Health Related Laws, Programs, and Practices in the US
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Which regulation states the FDA cannot control dietary supplements?
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Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act
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Which legislation promotes confidentiality and protection of patient's health care records?
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HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
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Which regulation puts drugs into categories based on medical use and likelihood of patients becoming dependent on them?
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Controlled Substances Act
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Which law protects bystanders when they give first aid at the scene of an accident?
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Good Samaritan Act
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Self Check 8.3
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Current Health Related Issues
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List several technological advancements that have occurred during the twentieth century and the start of the twenty-first century.
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Answers may vary but can include any of the following: advancing from x-ray machines to CT scanners, MRIs; advancing from contact lenses to laser surgery; implementing more advanced transplantation of organs and tissues; creating artificial hearts, artificial kidneys, a wide variety of prosthetics, and artificial joints; saving babies who are barely half way through their intra-uterine development and performing surgeries while they are still in the uterus; separating conjoined (Siamese) twins and repairing many birth defects; introducing computer charting, electronic submission of insurance forms, and robots that perform surgery; cloning animals; initiating stem-cell research to search for cures for Parkinson's disease, diabetes mellitus, and broken spinal cords; completing the Human Genome Project by mapping out the genetic (DNA) sequences of all of the genes on the forty-six chromosomes; treating genetic disorders by using gene therapy; using bacteria to produce insulin for humans; and so forth.
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Of all the technological advancements you listed, which two do you think impact us the most and why?
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Answers may vary. Just to let you know what your instructor thinks, I think the two technological advances that have the most impact are immunizations—which have protected many in the world from infectious disease and many times an early death—and the completion of the Human Genome Project and the starting of gene therapy. I believe we will be able to save many people from untimely deaths with these tools.
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What is another name for "living wills"?
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Advanced directives
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Self Check 8.4
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Attributes of a Healthy Community
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Which value describes that people have an awareness of another person's distress and try to help?
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Compassion
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Which of the following are values a healthy society is based on?
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Respect, compassion, cooperation, honesty, and civility
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Which value describes the expectation that people should be nice to each other?
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Civility
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Lesson 8 Speedback Assignment
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Consumer and Community Health
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What is the main goal of Healthy People 2010?
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Health promotion
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Which of the following is not addressed in Healthy People 2010?
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Helmet safety
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Which of the following is not a reason why health care costs are spiraling upward in the United States?
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Decreasing numbers of uninsured
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Which of the following would help you to get the best health care information currently available?
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Research a medical condition at the library of your local hospital.
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According to the lesson material, what term best describes anyone who buys or uses goods and services of any kind?
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Consumer
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Which community value helps us to tell the truth and to fulfill our end of a contract?
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Honesty
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When people do not have adequate health insurance or good access to health care, where do they typically go for health care services?
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The emergency department of a local hospital
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What describes trying to find an answer to our questions such as organ transplants and deciding how long to keep someone alive because we know how to do it?
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Ethics
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Which of the following is not a function of the school nurse?
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TBD Please see lesson 8, objective 4.
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In the United States, which drug resistant lung infection is increasing in frequency due to homelessness and other diseases?
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Tuberculosis
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What is the role of OSHA?
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Regulates safety in the workplace
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Marcus is complaining of a headache and his friend suggests to him that he should have a spinal adjustment to make the pain go away. What form of unconventional medicine is this friend most likely suggesting?
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Chiropractics
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Which of the following statements could make you vulnerable to medical scams?
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Believe all statements that use pseudo-medical terms to describe the cure.
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Lucretia is having abdominal pain and decides she needs to have certain points in her foot massaged to control her pain. What type of unconventional medicine is she using?
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Reflexology
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Which of the following is not a reason to seek care from an emergency department?
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Your mother says she is having a difficult time seeing the television screen.
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Which of the following is not a right listed in the Patient's Bill of Rights?
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The right to refuse payment
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Which of the following is not one of the top ten leading objectives outlined in Healthy People 2010?
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Increase the use of nutrient supplements in diets.
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Which law helps to allow donation of organs without cost to the donor?
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Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
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What organization originally developed the Patient's Bill of Rights?
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American Hospital Association
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Who pays most of the health care costs of patients over the age of sixty-five?
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Medicare
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Which of the following does not contribute to homelessness?
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Medical insurance
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Which of the following is not a technological advancement of the twentieth century?
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Microscopes
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Which of the following is not a sign of a medical scam?
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved the product.
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Which policy helps protect patients' privacy and insurance coverage?
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HIPAA
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What law prevents heroin from being prescribed by physicians and health care providers?
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Controlled Substances Act
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What government agency helps homeless people find shelter?
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HUD
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Which of the following non-profit agencies is least likely to be an advocate for a no-smoking campaign to keep our lungs and babies healthy?
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Meals on Wheels
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The value compassion affects a community by causing its members to do which of the following?
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Run organizations that help the needy
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You stop at the scene of an accident and notice a woman face down in a puddle of water. You turn her over and determine that she is unconscious. What law enables you to proceed with emergency care?
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Good Samaritan Act
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Which of the following is generally not a function of community health departments?
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Providing emergency care for accident victims
