Question 1

Which of the following help explain why hospital care is often depersonalized?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patients are often unable to talk when they enter the hospital. 
B)  Health care workers often derive much of their data about patients from machines, rather than by interacting directly with their patients. 
C)  Hospital schedules often don't reflect the natural rhythms of sick patients. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a and a only 
A)  Patients are often unable to talk when they enter the hospital. 
B)  Health care workers often derive much of their data about patients from machines, rather than by interacting directly with their patients. 
C)  Hospital schedules often don't reflect the natural rhythms of sick patients. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a and a only

Question 2

US citizens who need nursing home care

Accepted Answer

A)  generally pay for it through Medicare. 
B)  are disproportionately African-American. 
C)  often become impoverished as a result. 
D)  cannot legally be moved to a lower-quality home if their funds run out. 
E)  are generally under age 65. 
A)  generally pay for it through Medicare. 
B)  are disproportionately African-American. 
C)  often become impoverished as a result. 
D)  cannot legally be moved to a lower-quality home if their funds run out. 
E)  are generally under age 65.

Question 3

Based on your textbook,compare the experiences of individuals seeking medical treatment in three different time periods.Where would someone seek treatment? How would health care providers interact with a patient? How would race and class affect patients' experiences?

Accepted Answer

In the past, individuals seeking medical

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The majority of hospice patients have AIDS. 
B)  On average, those who use hospices report less satisfaction than those who use conventional care-providers. 
C)  Hospice care shifts costs to families and away from hospitals. 
D)  Hospices work primarily with those who have heart disease. 
E)  Hospices primarily serve lower class non-whites. 
A)  The majority of hospice patients have AIDS. 
B)  On average, those who use hospices report less satisfaction than those who use conventional care-providers. 
C)  Hospice care shifts costs to families and away from hospitals. 
D)  Hospices work primarily with those who have heart disease. 
E)  Hospices primarily serve lower class non-whites.

Question 5

What forces have led to the cooptation of hospices,and how does this cooptation affect users and potential users of hospices?

Accepted Answer

There are several forces that have led t

Question 6

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Few 90-year-old American men have prostate cancer. 
B)  Prostate cancer kills most who develop it. 
C)  Treatment for prostate cancer causes few significant side-effects. 
D)  A nationwide prostate cancer detection and treatment program would reduce the national costs for the disease. 
E)  A nationwide detection and treatment program would increase the national costs of dealing with prostate cancer. 
A)  Few 90-year-old American men have prostate cancer. 
B)  Prostate cancer kills most who develop it. 
C)  Treatment for prostate cancer causes few significant side-effects. 
D)  A nationwide prostate cancer detection and treatment program would reduce the national costs for the disease. 
E)  A nationwide detection and treatment program would increase the national costs of dealing with prostate cancer.

Question 7

By the late nineteenth century,

Accepted Answer

A)  doctors began pushing for access to hospital facilities for medical technology and surgery. 
B)  voluntary hospitals increasingly emphasized their commitment to serving the poor. 
C)  demographic changes had reduced the need for hospitals. 
D)  hospitals had become chaotic and dirty places. 
E)  most hospitals were owned by only a handful of corporations. 
A)  doctors began pushing for access to hospital facilities for medical technology and surgery. 
B)  voluntary hospitals increasingly emphasized their commitment to serving the poor. 
C)  demographic changes had reduced the need for hospitals. 
D)  hospitals had become chaotic and dirty places. 
E)  most hospitals were owned by only a handful of corporations.

Question 8

Most hospice clients pay for their care

Accepted Answer

A)  out of pocket. 
B)  through private insurance. 
C)  through family contributions. 
D)  with Medicare. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  out of pocket. 
B)  through private insurance. 
C)  through family contributions. 
D)  with Medicare. 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

The cost of hospice care is

Accepted Answer

A)  less expensive than hospital or nursing home care. 
B)  more expensive than nursing home care. 
C)  more expensive than hospital care. 
D)  about the same as hospital or nursing home care. 
E)  dropping due to the feminization of aging. 
A)  less expensive than hospital or nursing home care. 
B)  more expensive than nursing home care. 
C)  more expensive than hospital care. 
D)  about the same as hospital or nursing home care. 
E)  dropping due to the feminization of aging.

Question 10

Hospitals were first developed to

Accepted Answer

A)  provide care for the "deserving" poor. 
B)  protect wealthy people from seeing poor, sick, homeless people. 
C)  deal with epidemics. 
D)  provide care for those with chronic illnesses. 
E)  generate profits for investors. 
A)  provide care for the "deserving" poor. 
B)  protect wealthy people from seeing poor, sick, homeless people. 
C)  deal with epidemics. 
D)  provide care for those with chronic illnesses. 
E)  generate profits for investors.

Which of the following help explain why hospital care is often depersonalized?

US citizens who need nursing home care

Based on your textbook,compare the experiences of individuals seeking medical treatment in three different time periods.Where would someone seek treatment? How would health care providers interact with a patient? How would race and class affect patients' experiences?

Which of the following statements is true?

What forces have led to the cooptation of hospices,and how does this cooptation affect users and potential users of hospices?

Which of the following is true?

By the late nineteenth century,

Most hospice clients pay for their care

The cost of hospice care is

Hospitals were first developed to

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Exam 10: Health Care Settings and Technologies

Which of the following help explain why hospital care is often depersonalized?

US citizens who need nursing home care

Based on your textbook,compare the experiences of individuals seeking medical treatment in three different time periods.Where would someone seek treatment? How would health care providers interact with a patient? How would race and class affect patients' experiences?

Which of the following statements is true?

What forces have led to the cooptation of hospices,and how does this cooptation affect users and potential users of hospices?

Which of the following is true?

By the late nineteenth century,

Most hospice clients pay for their care

The cost of hospice care is

Hospitals were first developed to

The Sociology of Health,Illness, and Health Care

The Social Sources of Illness

The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States

Illness and Death in the Less Developed Nations

The Social Meanings of Illness

The Experience of Disability, Chronic Pain, and Chronic Illness

The Sociology of Mental Illness

Health Care in the United States

Health Care Around the Globe

The Profession of Medicine

Other Mainstream and Alternative Health Care Providers

Issues in Bioethics

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