HOSA HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
EXAM 2025-2026 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
behaviors - ANSWER >>individual responses or reactions to internal stimuli and external conditions
biology - ANSWER >>individual's genetic makeup
determinants of health - ANSWER >>range of social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status
health status - ANSWER >>evaluating specific details of the determinants of health
Healthy People 2020 - ANSWER >>an evidence based 10 year report card describing health care accomplishments within the United States from the years 2000 to 2010
infant mortality rate - ANSWER >>number of deaths that occur before 1 year of age per 1000 live births
Leading Health Indicators - ANSWER >>selected high priority issues
life expectancy - ANSWER >>average number of years a person born in a given year is expected to live
physical environment - ANSWER >>thought of as that which can be seen, touched, heard, smelled, and tasted
social environment - ANSWER >>interactions with family, friends, coworkers, and others in the community
accreditation - ANSWER >>process by which an institution is recognized as meeting specific predetermined standards of care 1 / 3
Federal Register - ANSWER >>federal legislation concerning health care which is recorded and published
health maintenance organizations (HMOs) - ANSWER >>provide care for prepaid members
homeopathy - ANSWER >>the use of minute proportions of naturally occurring chemicals for their healing power
informed consent - ANSWER >>the nurse is responsible to sign as a witness that a patient has received info regarding risks, advantages, and alternatives available for a planned procedure in a language understood by the patient
managed care organizations (MCOs) - ANSWER >>attempt to standardize and control costs of health care
Medicaid - ANSWER >>benefits are provided on a basis of need or poverty
Medicare - ANSWER >>benefits are received after contributions are maid through payroll deductions
nurse practice acts - ANSWER >>defines the scope of practice for nurses within that state
Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) - ANSWER >>enables traveling nurses to function in multiple states
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) - ANSWER >>requires standards of safety to be maintained by employers to protect the health and safety of employees and mandates the reporting of injuries sustained by workers
plan of care - ANSWER >>developed as a tool for multidisciplinary 2 / 3
communication and can be an individual patient plan of care, a family plan of care, or a hospital care path
political action committees (PACs) - ANSWER >>influence legislation by offering monetary contributions to legislators who support their needs and by providing lobbying efforts to create and awareness of needed legislation
preferred provider organizations (PPOs) - ANSWER >>contract with professionals to provide care to a specific group of patients at an agreed-on fee-for-service rate
scope of practice - ANSWER >>identification of and legal limitations to the usual and customary skills practiced by a professional
standards of practice - ANSWER >>foundations of laws related to consumer protection
acculturation - ANSWER >>adjustment to a new culture, results in differences in practice within the same cultural group
alternative medicine - ANSWER >>therapies that are used instead of Western medical care
beliefs - ANSWER >>cultural teachings of practice and values that are handed down for generations; deep
complementary medicine - ANSWER >>therapies that are used together with Western therapies
cultural awareness - ANSWER >>recognizing the history of patients' ancestry or culture and how their customs influence the handling of problems, issues, or teachings
cultural care - ANSWER >>consists of health-promotion activities initiated by a culturally competent health-care worker
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