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FOR THE SOUTHAM HEALTH PACKAGE HYPERTEXT
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ Hit CTRL-BREAK to exit this quiz at any time │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Hypertext Quiz for Southam Health Package │ │
│ │ Copyright 1991, Southam Inc./ Programming: Wayne MacPhail │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
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│ You're about to take a 10 question, multiple choice quiz based │
│ on the information contained in the Health Package Hypertext. │
│ Once you've answered all the questions you'll be returned to the │
│ Health Package Hypertext and will be given a suggested reading │
│ list based on your wrong answers, if any. Good luck! │
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│ ┌─────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ HIT ANY KEY TO CONTINUE │ │
│ └─────────────────────────┘ │
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└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ HEALTH PACKAGE QUIZ - Copyright 1991 - Southam Inc. │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌───QUESTION ONE────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Medicare is a Canadian health care system that is: │
│ 1) About to be replaced by a totally user pay system │
│ 2) Universal but extremely expensive and endangered │
│ 3) A revenue generating proposition │
│ 4) Only available in the Maritime Provinces │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
2
That's right. Canada spends about $60 billion a year on health care.
Sorry. The correct answer was #2.
<01health> ......... For information about Canada's health care
┌───QUESTION TWO────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ The federal government helps pay for health care via: │
│ 1) Transfer payments and tax transfers to each province │
│ 2) Direct funding of provincial hospitals │
│ 3) Negotiating directly with medical associations │
│ 4) None of the above │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
1
Very good. In 1989-90 the feds kicked in 37 per of the health budget
Too bad. It does it via transfer payments and tax transfers
<03health> ......... For information about Canada's health care
┌───QUESTION THREE──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Revolving door medicine occurs when: │
│ 1) Patients return to doctors repeatedly for minor ills │
│ 2) Doctors process as many patients as possible │
│ 3) Nurses continually quit hospital jobs │
│ 4) Doctors leave Canada and move to the U.S. │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
2
Excellent. Critics of doctors say they see more patients than they should.
Nice try but the right answer was #2
<06health> ......... For information about doctors and health costs.
┌───QUESTION FOUR───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Across the country people are seeking medical attention: │
│ 1) Much less than in the last decade │
│ 2) About the same as they always have │
│ 3) More frequently than ever before │
│ 4) Only when absolutely necessary │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
3
Good! Use of medical services has grown 42 per cent in the last decade.
Sorry. We use medical services more often than ever before.
<08health> ......... For information about patients' use of system
┌───QUESTION FIVE───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 70 to 80 per cent of medical technology: │
│ 1) Is used appropriately by Canadians │
│ 2) Hasn't been fully evaluated for safety, cost or benefit │
│ 3) Has proven reliable, cost-effective and beneficial │
│ 4) Is easy to understand and develop │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
2
Excellent! There's no government review of 95 per cent of new devices.
Nope. The technology is often not fully evaluated.
<10health> ......... For information about medical technology
┌───QUESTION SIX────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ The National Health in Britain is: │
│ 1) working better now than it ever has │
│ 2) a sinkhole for government funds │
│ 3) funded by the British government at an adequate level │
│ 4) chronically underfunded │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
4
Good answer. Canada spends almost double per capita on health care.
Sorry. The answer was #4.
<12health> ......... For information about the National Health
┌───QUESTION SEVEN──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ The number of U.S. citizens without health insurance is: │
│ 1) 34 million │
│ 2) Everyone in the U.S. has a health insurance plan │
│ 3) 17 million │
│ 4) None of the above │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
1
Very good. That's almost 15 per cent of the population.
Not this time. The answer is 34 million.
<13health> ......... For information about the U.S. health system
┌───QUESTION EIGHT──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ The duties and responsibilities of nurses: │
│ 1) Have an equal standing with that of doctors │
│ 2) Are established by law throughout the country │
│ 3) Vary according to time of day and location │
│ 4) None of the above │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
3
Great. Northern nurses often take on tasks normally done by doctors.
Too bad. Circumstances often dictate a nurse's responsibilites.
<19health> ......... For information about nurses' roles
┌───QUESTION NINE───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Holistic or alternative medical treatments are: │
│ 1) often more effective than traditional medicine │
│ 2) a morass of untested and often useless treatments │
│ 3) accepted by mainstream medicine │
│ 4) most often performed by registered doctors and nurses │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
2
Nice work! Holistic practioners usually are not legitimate physicians
Sorry. Most holistic treatments are not effective
<26health> ......... For information about holistic medicine
┌───QUESTION TEN────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Which is true: │
│ 1) The poor of society are often the healthiest │
│ 2) Universal health care has meant universal health │
│ 3) There is a strong co-relation between poverty and health │
│ 4) Poor diet and lack of housing are not linked to health │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
3
Excellent. Problems of diet, housing and social support are key
Sorry. The poor often face ill-health and insufficient care
<28health> ......... For information about poverty and health