HW Questions
HW Questions
HW Questions
Matching
Matching/ T or F
100
A physician is required to report all of the following, except: Births, Deaths, Abuse, or Stroke
stroke
100
A coroner or medical examiner signs a death certificate if: The death is possibly due to criminal causes or is otherwise suspicious, The death was not attended by a physician within a specified length of time, The death is due to causes undetermined by the physician, or All of the above
All of the above
100
Which of the following will most likely require notification of the appropriate health agencies: Auto accident, Staph infection, Strep throat, or Phenylketonuria
Phenylketonuria
100
Tests and approves drugs for public use
Food and Drug Administration
100
Created a no fault compensation program for health care practitioners and/or emergency responders injured by the smallpox vaccine
Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act of 2003
200
Which is not recommended for completing birth and death certificates: Making entries in ink or typewritten form, Using rubber stamps for all signatures, Not skipping any blanks, or Checking entries for correct spelling
Using rubber stamps for all signatures
200
State public health laws derive indirectly from
The Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution
200
Which of the following diseases should be reported to the state health department: E. Coli infection of the urinary tract, Candida vaginitis, Staphylococcal pharyngitis, or Tuberculous pneumonia
Staphylococcal pharyngitis
200
Also known as the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970
Controlled Substances Act
200
The federal law that makes killing or injuring a fetus a crime separate from killing or injuring the pregnant mother, in cases where the federal government has jurisdiction.
Unborn Victims of Violence Act
300
Which of the following is not included on a death certificate: Cause of death, Name of attending physician, Time of death, or Name of decedents next of kin
Name of decedents next of kin
300
Which of the following best describes federalism: Cooperation among federal, state, and local governments, Federal law is accepted as law of the land, State law overrides federal law, or Municipal law overrides state law
Cooperation among federal, state, and local governments
300
Which no fault federal law compensates for childhood vaccine injury
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986
300
Controlled Substances Act
Drug Enforcement Administration
300
T or F: A coroner is a public official who investigates and holds inquests over those who die from an unknown or violent causes
True
400
Physicians may not sign a death certificate in which situation: Death is suspicious, Physician was treating the patient, Death occurred in the home, or Death occurred in the hospital
Death is suspicious
400
Which of the following falls within the supervision of a states public health department: Licensing of public health nurses, Admitting cases of infectious disease to hospitals, Mandatory vaccinating of schoolchildren, or Prescribing treatments for STI
Mandatory vaccinating of schoolchildren
400
Which of the following vaccination information is not documented in a patients medical record: The date the vaccine was administered, The vaccine manufacturer, The vaccine lot number, or The date the vaccine was ordered
The date the vaccine was ordered
400
Requires reports of communicable diseases and certain injuries, as mandated by state laws
Public health statutes
400
T or F: A physician suspects spousal abuse of a patient who denies the abuse. It is the responsibility of the physician to report the abuse.
False
500
What defines a coroner
A public official who investigates and holds inquests over those who die from unknown or violent causes
500
Which of the following should be reported to the health department: Otitis media, Strep throat, Influenza, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
500
Which of the following injuries are reportable to the health department: A restaurant worker falls off a ladder while changing the lightbulb, A woman tells her physician that her broken ribs occurred when her ex husband beat her, or A child is severely injured in an automobile accident
A woman tells her physician that her broken ribs occurred when her ex husband beat her
500
Mandates reporting of child abuse
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974
500
T or F: A health care practitioner who suspects spousal abuse should force the issue to encourage the abused partner to leave the abuser
False
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