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Spomer Exam 2: Ch. 10 and 13
True and False Section
18
Health Care
12th Grade
03/16/2010

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Term
Culture is uniform among all members within a cultural group.
Definition
False
Term
Every individual is prejudiced to some degree.
Definition
True
Term
Most women prefer more personal space and will stand farther apart than men while communicating.
Definition
False
Term
Every individual has the right to choose the type of health care system and method of treatment he or she feels is best.
Definition
True
Term
To determine a patient's health care preferences, the health care provider should talk with the patient and ask questions.
Definition
True
Term
The key to respecting cultural diversity is to regard each person as a unique individual.
Definition
True
Term
Statistics from U.S. Census Bureau verify that almost 20 percent of the population under age 65 speaks a language other than English at home.
Definition
True.
Term
Most patients appreciate it when a health care worker can speak even a few words of their language.
Definition
True
Term
Always be alert to the patient's verbal and nonverbal communication as well as inconsistencies between them.
Definition
True
Term
Health Care workers must use touch and invade personal space to give many types of care.
Definition
True
Term
While washing hands, use hot water to help kill pathogenic organisms.
Definition
False
Term
Fingertips should be pointed downward while washing hands.
Definition
True
Term
Every patient must be considered a potential source of infection.
Definition
True
Term
Gloves can be washed between patients if the gloves have not been contaminated.
Definition
False
Term
Standard precautions must be followed at all times by all health care workers.
Definition
True
Term
To remove contaminated gloves, put the gloved fingers of one hand inside the cuff of the glove on the opposite hand to remove the first glove.
Definition
False
Term
To don the first sterile glove, insert your hand under the folded-down cuff of the glove.
Definition
False
Term
An epidemic is present when a communicable disease affects a large number of people at the same time over a wide geographic area.
Definition
False
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