Explain the differences between traditional indemnity insurance and managed health care. Should insurance companies dictate reimbursement rates for various medical tests and procedures in an attempt to keep prices down?

1. In 1945, 1,000 women worked in a factory painting radium dials on watches. In 1975, the incidence of bone cancer in women who worked in the factory in 1945 was compared to the incidence of bone cancer in 1,000 women who worked as telephone operators in 1945. Twenty (20) of the factor workers and four (4) of the telephone operators developed bone cancer between 1945 and 1975. Calculate and interpret the risk ratio for developing bone cancer among radium exposed factory workers compared to telephone operators. Please show your work.

1. Attributable risk (AR) is useful when selecting risk factors to target in order to have the greatest health impact. Assume that you have several planned interventions that are all equally effective but resources are limited. You can only select one intervention on one risk factor. Why would the AR provide the best information on which risk factor to focus on?

Hospitals should participate in involuntary sterilizations under which condition(s)?

Select one:

a. Patient is severely retarded, sexually active and unable to care for offspring

b. Consent is signed by patient and guardian

c. Court authorization is provided, following process and criteria established by case law or statute

d. The hospital ethics committee has reviewed the case

e. All of the above

f. None of the above

While life expectancies continue to increase, differences exist between men and women. As a general rule, women outlive men, yet there are a few countries where men survive longer than women.

1. What are some reasons females outlive men in the United States and most countries of the world?
2. 
   
3. What are some reasons that men outlive women in countries other than the United States?
4. 
   
5. What are some of the factors that contribute to these gender differences?

Differentiate between expressed and implied consents and provide an example of each for these 2 (two) types of consents in the context of provision of first aid (in 60-80 words).

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25. Sterile processing is a medical technological field requiring knowledge of microbiology, physics,
chemistry, electronics repair, and aseptic technique.
A. True
B. False
26. Which of the following is the BEST synonym for sterile processing?
A. sterile supplies
B. central sterile
C. centralized supply
D. perioperative services

27. Ozone sterilization is the most common sterilization methodology in hospitals.
A. True
B. False
28. EO (EtO, ethylene oxide) sterilization is the safest and most efficacious sterilization platform
available to SPD techs.
A. True
B. False

33. A nosocomial infection is an infection acquired in a healthcare setting.
A. True
B. False
34. What is the FDA?
A. Food and Drug Administration
B. Federal Device Authority
C. Federal Division of Asepsis
D. None of the above
35. An effective hand sanitizer alcohol concentration is 35-55%.
A. True
B. False
36. A typical steam sterilization cycle (prevac) operates at:
A. Atmospheric pressure of .5 torr
B. none of the above
C. 270 degrees F for 30 minutes
D. 270 degrees F for 3-4 minutes
E. 250 degrees F for 10 minutes

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