Biology (from sir)

• cause-effect question


  a question that asks what factor causes the outcome of another
• continuous data


  data that can be measured
• descriptive question


  a question that asks about details
• discrete data


  data that can be counted
• hypothesis


  a possible justification or answer to a question
• objective information


  factual, unbiased information that can be observed and verified by multiple people
• objective observation


  an observation that can be seen, touched, heard, or smelled
• qualitative data


  descriptive information
• quantitative data


  numerical information
• relational question


  a question that asks about similarities or differences
• resourcefulness


  the ability to deal with tricky situations
• scientific method


  a process for answering questions scientifically
• scientifically investigable question


  a question that can be thoroughly and systematically examined to find the truth or the correct answer
• subjective information


  information that can be obtained from facts that can be interpreted differently by different people
• subjective observations


  observations that are opinions, ideas, and thought, and are not seen, touched, felt, heard, or smelled
• __________________ information is observable.


  Objective
• __________________ information is interpreted from facts.

  Subjective
• A patient has a cut on her arm. What type of observation will a healthcare professional make when assessing the situation?

  
  

  a. objective observation

  b. subjective observation

  a. objective observation - Because the cut can be seen, the healthcare worker can make an objective observation.
• Basic Steps of the Scientific Method

  1. making observations.

  2. asking questions.

  3. developing a hypothesis.

  4. making a prediction.

  5. testing the hypothesis.

  6. analyzing the results.

  7. drawing conclusions.

  8. communicating results.
• A scientifically __________ can be thoroughly and systematically examined to find the truth or the correct answer.

  
  

  a. objective question

  b. investigable question

  c. subjective question

  d. factual question

  b. investigable question
• An investigable question should have common components of __________________.

  
  

  a. viewing and ordering

  b. systems and organization

  c. cause and effect

  d. measuring and comparing

  d. measuring and comparing
• A healthcare worker recorded the information about the amount of liquid medication she was giving to the patient on the chart. What type of data is the amount of medication?

  
  

  a. qualitative data

  b. quantitative data


  b. quantitative data - The amount of liquid is recorded as a number and is quantitative data.
• A healthcare professional can use data from many sources. The professional must _____________ it to gain an understanding of the collected raw data.

  
  

  a. measure

  b. evaluate

  c. challenge

  d. mix


  b. evaluate
• In addition, the healthcare provider can categorize and organize data into charts or tables to find out whether the information supports his _________________.

  
  

  a. observation

  b. question

  c. conclusion

  d. hypothesis

  d. hypothesis
• How would a scientist be creative when posing questions? Select all that apply.

  
  

  a. He would break big problems into smaller ideas and create questions.

  b. He would place small problems into larger ideas and create questions.

  c. He would look at a problem in new ways and come up with new questions.

  d. He would ask "What if" questions.

  e. He would pose questions in traditional ways.

  a, c, and d - Thinking creatively means that scientists think "outside the box" and try to break complex ideas into smaller ones to develop good questions.
• A scientific ____________ or theory gives information and specific details about incidents or trends to help the healthcare professional.

  
  

  a. observation

  b. question

  c. conclusion

  d. explanation

  d. explanation - Explanations or theories are statements or principles used to give details and facts about a phenomena. Explanations uncover new information and share relationships.
• ______________ means that healthcare professionals are able to deal with complicated circumstances.

  
  

  a. Creativity

  b. Organization

  c. Resourcefulness

  d. Explanatory

  c. resourcefulness - Being resourceful means that healthcare providers are good at handling difficult situations, which is an important skill.
• A female patient comes to the clinic complaining of pains in her side. The nurse records this information. What type of information is this?

  
  

  a. objective information

  b. subjective information

  b. subjective information
• A female patient comes to the clinic. The nurse takes her temperature and records that the patient has a temperature of 101 degrees. What type of information is this?

  
  

  a. objective information

  b. subjective information

  a. objective information
• A young patient is crying. What type of observation would a healthcare professional make to note the crying?

  
  

  a. objective observation

  b. subjective observation

  a. objective information
• During an examination, a lump is discovered on a patient's wrist. What type of observation would the doctor make?

  
  

  a. objective observation

  b. subjective observation

  a. objective observation
• When healthcare professionals try to find out how a new medication will affect their elderly patients, what method will they use?

  
  

  a. health method

  b. scientific method

  c. medical method

  d. investigation method


  b. scientific method
• What type of question can be thoroughly and systematically examined to find the truth or the correct answer?

  
  

  a. objective question

  b. subjective question

  c. investigable question

  d. data question

  c. investigable question
• Which types of questions do healthcare professionals use in an investigation? Select all that apply.

  
  

  a. cause-effect questions

  b. relational questions

  c. open-ended questions

  d. chronological questions

  e. descriptive questions

  a, b, and e
• Select the type of investigable question for each scenario.

  
  

  A patient has a rash on her skin. What are the similarities and differences between the skin rashes that result when a person has come in contact with poison ivy and poison oak?

  
  

  a. cause-effect questions

  b. descriptive questions

  c. relational questions

  d. open-ended questions

  c. relational questions
• What are the specific aspects and/or symptoms of the swine flu?

  
  

  a. cause-effect questions

  b. descriptive questions

  c. relational questions

  d. open-ended questions

  b. descriptive questions
• The healthcare worker records that a child has bruises on the left side of his ribcage. What type of data is this?

  
  

  a. qualitative data

  b. quantitative data

  a. qualitative data
• The healthcare worker records that the patient was given two tablets of medication. What type of data is this?

  
  

  a. qualitative data

  b. quantitative data

  b. quantitative data
• The medical assistant records that the elderly patient has taken two tablets of medication. What type of data is this?

  
  

  a. discrete data

  b. continuous data

  a. discrete data
• The nurse records the infant's head circumference as being 45.3 centimeters. What type of data is this?

  
  

  a. discrete data

  b. continuous data

  b. continuous data