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
,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
, 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
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
,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
, 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
