Health Administration Exam 1 2026 – Study Guide and Practice Questions
health - correct answer ✔✔ a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmary
force field model of health - correct answer ✔✔ heredity, medical care, lifestyles, environment
heredity - correct answer ✔✔ genes & characteristics inherited from parents make a person
more likely or less likely to develop certain health problems & to be or not be health & well
medical care - correct answer ✔✔ diagnosis & treatment in the care of patients, sometimes
limited to care by physicians & sometimes more broadly including care by nurses, therapists &
others who care for patients
healthcare - correct answer ✔✔ services that promote health, prevent health problems,
diagnose & treat health problems to cure them & improve quality of life
environment - correct answer ✔✔ physical & sociocultural setting in which someone lives
population health - correct answer ✔✔ measuring a community's health outcomes & the
factors that cause them & then using those measures to coordinate the community's people &
organizations to improve health
continuum of care - correct answer ✔✔ the full range of healthcare, beginning with prenatal
care & continuing to end of life care
10 distinct sectors in healthcare - correct answer ✔✔ industry, raw materials, human resources,
financial resources, market, technology, economic conditions, government, sociocultural &
international
, management - correct answer ✔✔ process of getting things done
scientific managements - correct answer ✔✔ - Frederick W. Taylor
- a type of management that uses standardization, specialization & scientific experiments to
design jobs for greater efficiency & production
administrative theory - correct answer ✔✔ - Henri Fayol
- an integrated set of ideas to organize work, positions, departments, supervisor-subordinate
relationships, hierarchy & span of control to design an organization
division of labor - correct answer ✔✔ - Henri Fayol & administrative theory
- how work is separated into smaller, more specialized activities
specialization - correct answer ✔✔ - Henri Fayol & administrative theory
- the width the range of tasks & work done by an employee
coordination - correct answer ✔✔ - Henri Fayol & administrative theory
- how different work units (e.g. departments) are connected to work together toward a
common purpose
line work - correct answer ✔✔ - Henri Fayol & administrative theory
- work that contributes directly to achieving an organization's purpose & main goals
staff work - correct answer ✔✔ - Henri Fayol & administrative theory
- work that uses specialized skills, abilities & expertise to support line workers & thereby
indirectly contribute to the organization's purpose
health - correct answer ✔✔ a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmary
force field model of health - correct answer ✔✔ heredity, medical care, lifestyles, environment
heredity - correct answer ✔✔ genes & characteristics inherited from parents make a person
more likely or less likely to develop certain health problems & to be or not be health & well
medical care - correct answer ✔✔ diagnosis & treatment in the care of patients, sometimes
limited to care by physicians & sometimes more broadly including care by nurses, therapists &
others who care for patients
healthcare - correct answer ✔✔ services that promote health, prevent health problems,
diagnose & treat health problems to cure them & improve quality of life
environment - correct answer ✔✔ physical & sociocultural setting in which someone lives
population health - correct answer ✔✔ measuring a community's health outcomes & the
factors that cause them & then using those measures to coordinate the community's people &
organizations to improve health
continuum of care - correct answer ✔✔ the full range of healthcare, beginning with prenatal
care & continuing to end of life care
10 distinct sectors in healthcare - correct answer ✔✔ industry, raw materials, human resources,
financial resources, market, technology, economic conditions, government, sociocultural &
international
, management - correct answer ✔✔ process of getting things done
scientific managements - correct answer ✔✔ - Frederick W. Taylor
- a type of management that uses standardization, specialization & scientific experiments to
design jobs for greater efficiency & production
administrative theory - correct answer ✔✔ - Henri Fayol
- an integrated set of ideas to organize work, positions, departments, supervisor-subordinate
relationships, hierarchy & span of control to design an organization
division of labor - correct answer ✔✔ - Henri Fayol & administrative theory
- how work is separated into smaller, more specialized activities
specialization - correct answer ✔✔ - Henri Fayol & administrative theory
- the width the range of tasks & work done by an employee
coordination - correct answer ✔✔ - Henri Fayol & administrative theory
- how different work units (e.g. departments) are connected to work together toward a
common purpose
line work - correct answer ✔✔ - Henri Fayol & administrative theory
- work that contributes directly to achieving an organization's purpose & main goals
staff work - correct answer ✔✔ - Henri Fayol & administrative theory
- work that uses specialized skills, abilities & expertise to support line workers & thereby
indirectly contribute to the organization's purpose
