HOSA Human Growth and Development/209
Questions and Answers/2025
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
cultural competence - ANSWER-awareness of, acceptance of , and respect for beliefs, values,
traditions, and practice that are different form one's own
cultural interventions - ANSWER-achieved when health-care info is presented in a way that includes
specific cultural styles, colors, pictures, symbol, and so forth, that add credibility to the content by
reflecting cultural values
cultural sensitivity - ANSWER-observing and demonstrating knowledge or culturally appropriate
verbal language, body language, use of personal space, and gestures of respect towards family
members
cultural stereotyping - ANSWER-assumption that all the people in one culture behave the same way
and believe the same thing
culture - ANSWER-set of learned values, beliefs, customs, and behaviors that is shared by a common
group and is passed through generations of family
ethnicity - ANSWER-cultural pattern shared by people with the same cultural heritage
ethnocentric - ANSWER-believing their culture, beliefs, and values to be superior to others
Questions and Answers/2025
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
cultural competence - ANSWER-awareness of, acceptance of , and respect for beliefs, values,
traditions, and practice that are different form one's own
cultural interventions - ANSWER-achieved when health-care info is presented in a way that includes
specific cultural styles, colors, pictures, symbol, and so forth, that add credibility to the content by
reflecting cultural values
cultural sensitivity - ANSWER-observing and demonstrating knowledge or culturally appropriate
verbal language, body language, use of personal space, and gestures of respect towards family
members
cultural stereotyping - ANSWER-assumption that all the people in one culture behave the same way
and believe the same thing
culture - ANSWER-set of learned values, beliefs, customs, and behaviors that is shared by a common
group and is passed through generations of family
ethnicity - ANSWER-cultural pattern shared by people with the same cultural heritage
ethnocentric - ANSWER-believing their culture, beliefs, and values to be superior to others
