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Professional Development Answers

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Which of the following best describes professional development?

A
dressing for success
B
taking advanced degrees in business administration
C
ongoing learning opportunities for professionals to upgrade and update their business knowledge
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How can an employee continue to expand his or her career-related skills? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
Read professional literature in the career field.
B
Work with a mentor or job coach.
C
Take continuing education coursework at a local college.
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What is the best way to advance in your healthcare field career?

A
Always call when you are going to be late or absent.
B
Participate in professional development and learn as much as you can about your field.
C
Let your employer know you want to be considered for management jobs when they arise.
4

Identify the skills that can be improved through professional development. Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
interpersonal skills
B
job-specific skills
C
job search skills
D
problem solving skills
5

You are working in a hospital kitchen and have recently taken a course in the needs of elderly patients. How would your coursework benefit your patients?

A
You will be able to cook better tasting food for elderly patients.
B
You will be able to cook food that addresses the health needs of elderly patients.
C
You will be able to make better pastries and cookies for elderly patients.
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Why is ongoing professional development important in the healthcare field?

A
It is a field in which workers are usually unhappy.
B
It is constantly changing because of new developments.
C
It is a field in which professionals must get new educational degrees every few years.
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Which of the following is an instructor-based training (IBT)?

A
An employee learns about bloodborne disease using a computer program.
B
An employee makes a copy of a scholarly article from a journal to read on the train on the way home from work.
C
An employee attends a class to learn about a new kind of cancer drug.
D
An employee visits an old college professor to ask about getting a letter of introduction.
8

You are a technician working in a hospital and are asked to spend an hour reading a health journal article about a new drug that treats breast cancer. This kind of professional development involves:

A
instructor-based training
B
professional literature
C
mentoring
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Which of the following situations is a mentoring situation?

A
An immediate supervisor helps an employee who is having trouble with a particular task.
B
A professor from the school where an employee got her certification helps her to meet people at a new university medical center.
C
A colleague helps a new employee learn how to file patient records properly.
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What is certification?

A
a process that validates that an individual is qualified in terms of particular knowledge or expertise
B
a form that is given upon completion of an online course
C
something that anyone can do if they pay a fee to the state board of health
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What is a mentor?

A
a good friend who happens to be in the same field
B
a knowledgeable and very experienced individual who guides another individual’s professional development
C
a person who is assigned to train a new employee
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How can a mentor enhance your skills?

A
A mentor can increase your salary.
B
A mentor can help you transfer to a new department.
C
A mentor can show you ways to progress in your career.
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Which of the following are benefits of professional development? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
job retention and promotions
B
more vacation time
C
improved skills
D
earlier retirement
E
increased knowledge
F
stronger friendships
G
higher earning potential and increased future opportunities
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How can continued learning allow you to achieve your long-term goals?

A
helps you look and dress like other successful people
B
helps you gain skills that can help you advance in your career
C
helps you to make professional contacts who can help you find a job
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Which of the following are ways that professional development by healthcare workers helps patients? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
Workers always become happier and more relaxed.
B
Workers may learn about new advances in health care, drug therapies, and medical technology.
C
Workers may learn ways to improve patient care and diets.
D
Workers may learn about ways to improve patient records, making fewer medical errors.
16

Identify two main reasons for the strong need for continued professional development in the healthcare field. Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
new certifications
B
technological advancement
C
new discoveries in health care
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Identify some methods of professional development. Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
online trainings
B
certification
C
mentors
D
professional literature
E
teaching a class
F
writing notes about patients
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You are an assistant working in a medical center. Your employer tells you that she is going to send you to another city for an in-person workshop led by a professional in your field. This kind of professional development involves:

A
instructor-based training
B
mentoring
C
computer-based training
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Which of the following situations involves professional literature?

A
An employee borrows an industry magazine to read a story about a new machine in his department.
B
An employee is coached by a supervisor on a new machine in his department.
C
An employee takes an online course about a new machine in his department.
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What is a job coach?

A
a person who is assigned to train a new employee
B
an experienced person who is willing to help guide a junior employee throughout his or her career
C
an employee’s immediate supervisor

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