Deck 12: Planning for Career Success

Question 1

Setting goals help in all the following except:

A) Providing meaning and purpose.
B) Clarifying values.
C) Guaranteeing success.
D) Telling you what to do next.

Answer 1

Guaranteeing success.

Question 2

You can increase the chances of achieving your goal by doing all the following except:

A) Setting the goal on January 1.
B) Writing the goal down.
C) Stating the goal in a specific and positive fashion.
D) Writing the goal in the present tense to help you visualize achieving it.

Answer 2

Setting the goal on January 1.

Question 3

A goal binder contains all the following except:

A) The goals your parents set for you.
B) The results of your own goal-setting brainstorm.
C) About 10 goals you want to work on currently.
D) The next actions associated with the goals you are currently working on.

Answer 3

The goals your parents set for you.

Question 4

The purposes of the policies and procedures manual include all the following except:

A) Ensuring that all laws and regulations are being followed.
B) Protecting the institution in the event of a lawsuit.
C) Determining what training needs to take place.
D) Constantly reflecting advances in operations, research, and best practices.

Question 5

Many people with negative attitudes toward rules:

A) Make exceptions to the rules.
B) Show good judgment in complying with rules.
C) Feel the rules do not apply to them.
D) Want rules to be fair and reasonable.

Question 6

An employee who is a good "fit" has all the following characteristics except:

A) They follow the rules, written and unwritten.
B) Other employees like working with them.
C) They have good social skills.
D) They fit the job description.

Question 7

HIPAA provides for all the following patient rights except:

A) Patients can prevent their private health information from being sent to the patient's health insurance company for payment.
B) Patients can see their own private health information and request corrections if there are mistakes.
C) Patients can determine how they would like to receive their health information, such as sent to a specific address.
D) Patients have the right to see the facility's HIPAA policy and know who the Privacy Officer is.

Question 8

All the following activities are acceptable under HIPAA except:

A) The disclosure of treatment for a mental illness to prevent someone from getting a job.
B) In an emergency, a patient is not immediately informed of his rights under HIPAA.
C) Despite normal precautions, a patient in a semiprivate room overhears doctors talking to the patient in the other bed.
D) A patient sees other patients' names on a sign-in sheet.

Question 9

In which of these situations does the health care professional make a poor decision?

A) A patient tells you she had an affair, and you keep this information confidential.
B) The child's grandparents have custody of the child, and you give the grandparents the child's private medical information.
C) You call a patient with the results of her pregnancy test and get her voicemail. You leave the results on her voicemail.
D) You call a patient with the results of her cholesterol tests and get her husband, who was with the patient when you drew her blood. You leave a message with her husband to contact the clinic.

Question 10

All the following are advantages of electronic medical records except:

A) Some health care professionals are not comfortable with using electronic formats.
B) Electronic medical records are more legible than paper records.
C) It is easier to back up electronic medical records than to copy paper records.
D) Electronic records are easier to share for purposes like reimbursement, research, and referrals.

Question 11

Best practices for charting include all the following except:

A) Follow your facility's policies and procedures.
B) Record judgments made about the patients.
C) Keep the audience in mind for these records.
D) Make changes and corrections following the correct protocol.

Question 12

Accurate and consistent medical records should help overcome all of the following types of confusion in health care except:

A) Patients are treated in different settings by different health practitioners.
B) Many different diagnostic and monitoring tests are done by various labs and health care professionals.
C) Past events can be clues to present problems.
D) They paint a holistic picture of all aspects of a patient's life, including social and work history and education.

Question 13

Which of the following does not affect the way you manage your money?

A) Your upbringing
B) How your parents managed their money
C) Your personality
D) The spending patterns of your siblings

Question 14

What is the function of a 401(k) plan?

A) To delay paying taxes on the money you save for retirement
B) To claim a child tax credit to lower your withholding taxes throughout the year
C) To lend federal monies to a student for educational purposes
D) To help students and new professionals establish credit

Question 15

For your 401(k) plan, your employer will contribute or match up to 50% of your 6% deduction or contribution from your salary. Your salary is $40,000. How much should you contribute per year to maximize your benefits from your employer and what would be your employer's contribution?

A) Your contribution will be $1,200 and your employer's contribution will be $2,400.
B) Your contribution will be $2,400 and your employer's contribution will be $1,200.
C) Your contribution will be $2,400 and your employer's contribution will be $2,400.
D) Your contribution will be $20,000 and your employer's contribution will be $10,000.

Question 16

When establishing a personal budget, what should budget for first?

A) Entertainment
B) Transportation
C) Housing
D) Savings

Question 17

Your credit score is affected by which of the following:

A) Borrowing history.
B) Bill payment history.
C) Current debt.
D) All the options.

Question 18

The items removed from your paycheck regularly are called:

A) net salary.
B) gross salary.
C) deductions.
D) penalties.

Question 19

What is your net salary?

A) Your total pay before taxes
B) Your balance each month after normal daily expenditures
C) The total net worth listed in your credit ratings report
D) Your take-home pay after deductions