Question 1

Respite care refers to

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A) board and care homes. 
B) skilled nursing homes. 
C) any system designed to give caregivers a break from their responsibilities. 
D) care grounded in a spirit of charity. 
E) care given respectfully. 
A) board and care homes. 
B) skilled nursing homes. 
C) any system designed to give caregivers a break from their responsibilities. 
D) care grounded in a spirit of charity. 
E) care given respectfully. C

Question 2

Which of the following is true?

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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. E

Question 3

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

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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 D

Question 4

Which of the following is a result of commodification?

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A) keeping nursing home residents strapped to chairs during the day 
B) purchasing gourmet foods for nursing home residents 
C) requiring nursing home residents to shower daily 
D) increased drug use among nursing home staff 
E) increased drug use among nursing home administrators 
A) keeping nursing home residents strapped to chairs during the day 
B) purchasing gourmet foods for nursing home residents 
C) requiring nursing home residents to shower daily 
D) increased drug use among nursing home staff 
E) increased drug use among nursing home administrators

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true?

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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 6

Modern US hospitals most commonly provide

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A) long term care for the disabled. 
B) long term care for the dying. 
C) short term care for acute illness. 
D) long term care for chronic illness. 
E) none of the above 
A) long term care for the disabled. 
B) long term care for the dying. 
C) short term care for acute illness. 
D) long term care for chronic illness. 
E) none of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is true?

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A) The majority of nursing homes are run on a for-profit basis. 
B) Men are more likely than women to eventually need nursing home care. 
C) Nursing homes now treat a healthier mix of patient than they did 20 years ago. 
D) Since the passage of Medicare, the number of nursing homes has declined. 
E) Nursing homes are staffed primarily by doctors. 
A) The majority of nursing homes are run on a for-profit basis. 
B) Men are more likely than women to eventually need nursing home care. 
C) Nursing homes now treat a healthier mix of patient than they did 20 years ago. 
D) Since the passage of Medicare, the number of nursing homes has declined. 
E) Nursing homes are staffed primarily by doctors.

Question 8

Which of the following is not a technology?

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A) Band-Aids 
B) heart-lung machines 
C) the process of blood transfusion 
D) fruit salads with high vitamin C content 
E) blood pressure machines 
A) Band-Aids 
B) heart-lung machines 
C) the process of blood transfusion 
D) fruit salads with high vitamin C content 
E) blood pressure machines

Question 9

Given current knowledge about prostate cancer, doctors' support for prostate cancer screening seems an example of

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A) depersonalization. 
B) emotional detachment. 
C) the technological imperative. 
D) the emphasis on acute illness. 
E) ethical conflicts. 
A) depersonalization. 
B) emotional detachment. 
C) the technological imperative. 
D) the emphasis on acute illness. 
E) ethical conflicts.

Question 10

During the first half of the nineteenth century, hospitals

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A) provided care to all who needed it. 
B) kept dying patients out of sight of other patients. 
C) dramatically reduced mortality rates in urban America. 
D) were generally chaotic and dirty. 
E) generated large profits for investors. 
A) provided care to all who needed it. 
B) kept dying patients out of sight of other patients. 
C) dramatically reduced mortality rates in urban America. 
D) were generally chaotic and dirty. 
E) generated large profits for investors.

Question 11

How does the profit motive affect the experiences of hospital patients and nursing home residents?

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The profit motive can have both positive

Question 12

In recent years, hospitals have

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A) reduced the number of outpatient surgeries they perform. 
B) shifted to treating an older and sicker mix of patients. 
C) stopped serving as primary care providers for the poor. 
D) abandoned the practice of patient dumping. 
E) increasingly moved to nonprofit status. 
A) reduced the number of outpatient surgeries they perform. 
B) shifted to treating an older and sicker mix of patients. 
C) stopped serving as primary care providers for the poor. 
D) abandoned the practice of patient dumping. 
E) increasingly moved to nonprofit status.

Question 13

To assist families in caregiving, some wealthy nations provide

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A) long-term paid leaves. 
B) free or inexpensive assistance with domestic chores. 
C) more assistance than the United States. 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) long-term paid leaves. 
B) free or inexpensive assistance with domestic chores. 
C) more assistance than the United States. 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 14

Which of the following has contributed to the rise in home care?

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A) the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill 
B) the increasing complexity of medical technologies 
C) financial incentives for hospitals to keep patients longer 
D) the rising divorce rate 
E) All of the above are causes. 
A) the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill 
B) the increasing complexity of medical technologies 
C) financial incentives for hospitals to keep patients longer 
D) the rising divorce rate 
E) All of the above are causes.

Question 15

Timothy Diamond uses the phrase "commodification" to refer to the process of

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A) thinking of nursing home residents and workers in economic terms. 
B) purchasing goods for nursing homes. 
C) thinking of nursing home residents and workers in medical terms. 
D) hiring doctors for nursing homes. 
E) investing nursing home funds in the commodities market. 
A) thinking of nursing home residents and workers in economic terms. 
B) purchasing goods for nursing homes. 
C) thinking of nursing home residents and workers in medical terms. 
D) hiring doctors for nursing homes. 
E) investing nursing home funds in the commodities market.

Question 16

Give an example of how medical technology shapes society, and of how society shapes medical technology.

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An example of how medical technology sha

Question 17

In the Netherlands, doctors

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A) can legally end a patient's life in certain circumstances. 
B) who commit euthanasia may receive the death penalty. 
C) can legally instruct a patient how to commit suicide painlessly, but cannot end the patient's life themselves. 
D) who commit euthanasia can be tried for manslaughter but not for murder. 
E) can legally end a patient's life only if they are psychiatrists. 
A) can legally end a patient's life in certain circumstances. 
B) who commit euthanasia may receive the death penalty. 
C) can legally instruct a patient how to commit suicide painlessly, but cannot end the patient's life themselves. 
D) who commit euthanasia can be tried for manslaughter but not for murder. 
E) can legally end a patient's life only if they are psychiatrists.

Question 18

Imagine that you are the primary caregiver for a family member with a chronic condition. What would your day look like? Your week or your month? What are the benefits of being able to care for someone at home? What hardships might you face, and how might you do so?

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As the primary caregiver for a family me

Question 19

By the late nineteenth century,

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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 20

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

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There are several forces that have led t

Respite care refers to

Which of the following is true?

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

Which of the following is a result of commodification?

Which of the following statements is true?

Modern US hospitals most commonly provide

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is not a technology?

Given current knowledge about prostate cancer, doctors' support for prostate cancer screening seems an example of

During the first half of the nineteenth century, hospitals

How does the profit motive affect the experiences of hospital patients and nursing home residents?

In recent years, hospitals have

To assist families in caregiving, some wealthy nations provide

Which of the following has contributed to the rise in home care?

Timothy Diamond uses the phrase "commodification" to refer to the process of

Give an example of how medical technology shapes society, and of how society shapes medical technology.

In the Netherlands, doctors

Imagine that you are the primary caregiver for a family member with a chronic condition. What would your day look like? Your week or your month? What are the benefits of being able to care for someone at home? What hardships might you face, and how might you do so?

By the late nineteenth century,

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

The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care

The Social Sources of Modern Illness

The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States

Illness and Death in 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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Exam 10: Health Care Settings and Technologies

Respite care refers to

Which of the following is true?

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

Which of the following is a result of commodification?

Which of the following statements is true?

Modern US hospitals most commonly provide

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is not a technology?

Given current knowledge about prostate cancer, doctors' support for prostate cancer screening seems an example of

During the first half of the nineteenth century, hospitals

How does the profit motive affect the experiences of hospital patients and nursing home residents?

In recent years, hospitals have

To assist families in caregiving, some wealthy nations provide

Which of the following has contributed to the rise in home care?

Timothy Diamond uses the phrase "commodification" to refer to the process of

Give an example of how medical technology shapes society, and of how society shapes medical technology.

In the Netherlands, doctors

Imagine that you are the primary caregiver for a family member with a chronic condition. What would your day look like? Your week or your month? What are the benefits of being able to care for someone at home? What hardships might you face, and how might you do so?

By the late nineteenth century,

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

The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care

The Social Sources of Modern Illness

The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States

Illness and Death in 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

Filters