UNDERSTANDING IMPLICIT BIAS IN HEALTHCARE Final Examination Questions Select the best answer for each question and mark your answers on the Final Examination Answer Sheet found on page 126, or complete your test online at EliteLearning.com/Book 71. Which of the following is a part of the definition of implicit bias? a. Can be conscious or unconscious. b. Is unconscious. 77. Research related to race and childbirth indicates: a. Black women are twice as likely to deliver a premature baby than White women are. b. White women tend to be in labor significantly longer than Black women are. c. Black and White women of the same c. Is primarily related to statements you speak. d. Only occurs in providers from small towns.
socioeconomic status have about the same number of premature babies. d. As of 2020, most disparities related to race and childbirth have significantly diminished. 78. Studies of women dying during childbirth or during the postpartum period indicate that: a. Recent scientific advances have almost eliminated disparities in this area. b. Although there are clear racial disparities during childbirth, the disparities are eliminated once a woman gives birth to a healthy child. c. In most urban areas of the U.S., there are no significant disparities related to race and death of the mother. d. Black women are three to four times more likely to die during childbirth than are White women. 79. Studies about implicit bias and pain indicate that: a. College-educated women of all races tend to get treated for pain equally. b. Black and White women experience pain differently. c. Slight differences in nerve endings in Black and White women account for a small portion of the disparity in receiving pain medication. d. Black women are often not believed when they express their pain level. 80. Which of the following can help reduce or manage implicit bias? a. Working in several different health facilities over a career. b. Increasing knowledge of implicit bias and how it operates . c. Diet and exercise. d. Finding a friend of a different cultural background who is older and more mature.
72. Which is a type of implicit bias?
a. Assuming a "strong accent" is related to intelligence. b. Generalizing from one " bad experience" with a patient to every patient of the same racial background. c. Prefer patients and/or colleagues who are similar to you. d. All of the above. 73. Implicit bias appears to be a strong factor in which aspect of maternal care? a. Differences in maternal care in the northern versus the southern part of the U.S. b. Weight of baby. c. Race of woman. d. Giving birth to the first versus second child. 74. Which implicit bias mitigation strategy is useful? a. Having colleagues of different races in your workplace. b. Increasing your donations to social justice organizations. c. Increasing self-awareness regarding the geographic location of your health facility. d. Increasing self-awareness about personal "tendencies" and biases. 75. During the 1800s in the U.S.: a. Enslaved Black women were always able to keep their healthy children. b. Black women received similar healthcare as Whites, but only in segregated sections of hospitals. c. Black women were often experimented on with little pain medication. d. Enslaved Blacks were "free" when they reached the age of 61. 76. The report Unequal Treatment by the Institute of Medicine stated that: a. Implicit bias is a factor in health disparities. b. Given the rate of change, healthcare for men and women of all races would reach equity with four to eight years. c. Healthcare in the U.S. was unequal to healthcare in parts of Europe. d. Male and female nurses provide different levels of treatment.
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