Question: Orphan Drugs

Answer Choices:
a. for cancer often generate big profits
b. are used for diseases which affect less than 5 million people
c. don’t include biologics

Answer: A — for cancer often generate big profits

 

Question: With few exceptions, the FDA requires generic drugs to be between ___% and ___% as effective as the original drug.

Answer Choices:
a. 70, 90%
b. 80, 100%
c. 80, 120%
d. 90, 105%

Answer: C — 80, 120%

 

Question: CMS administers Medicaid, Medicare, and CHIP.

Answer Choices:
True
False

Answer: True

 

Question: Which of the following is a trend in community hospitals since 1976? (Select all that apply)

Answer Choices:
a. Declining number of hospitals
b. Declining size of hospitals (number of beds)
c. Declining average daily census
d. All the options are correct

Answer: D — All the options are correct

 

Question: Physicians are licensed to practice medicine by

Answer Choices:
a. the federal government (DHHS)
b. individual state medical boards
c. some doctors are licensed by the federal government (DHHS) and some by the individual state medical boards

Answer: B — individual state medical boards

 

Question: The separation of powers doctrine prevents the dominance of any one branch by dividing governmental authority among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

Answer Choices:
True
False

Answer: True

 

Question: Which of the following is responsible for collecting vital and health statistics, including data on births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and incidence of disease? (Select all that apply)

Answer Choices:
a. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
b. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
c. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
d. Federal Bureau of Investigation in partnership with Homeland Security

Answer: A — National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

 

Question: High-priced medical devices (like an artificial knee) are usually purchased by health care providers—hospitals in particular—and represent an input to the health care delivery system rather than a product purchased directly by the patient.

Answer Choices:
True
False

Answer: True

 

Question: Biologics differ from conventional drugs in that they are: (Select all that apply)

Answer Choices:
a. The result of random processes no one understands
b. Relatively cheap since they derive from natural processes
c. Not regulated by the FDA since they are biological in nature
d. Complex mixtures produced through biotechnology in living organisms

Answer: D — Complex mixtures produced through biotechnology in living organisms

 

Question: Which of the following is one of the factors that has contributed to the rapid growth in the number of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs)? (Select all that apply)

Answer Choices:
a. A decline in the number of primary care physicians (MDs)
b. An increase in the overall number of registered nurses (RNs)
c. A decreased scope of practice for APRNs
d. Nursing reforms implemented during the Iraq War

Answer: A — A decline in the number of primary care physicians (MDs)
B — An increase in the overall number of registered nurses (RNs)