HOSA HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM
Role of Government - ANSWER: - promoting health and well-being of its citizens
- health-care legislation
- made decisions for the entire population
- repeated case decisions led to system of rules and laws
What significant event happened in 1873 regarding nursing education? - ANSWER:
Formation of the Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing
What organization was founded in 1881 to provide aid in times of disasters? -
ANSWER: Red Cross
During which century did significant developments occur in hospitals and nursing
schools? - ANSWER: 1900's
License to Practice Nursing - ANSWER: 1903, Nurses need a high education so they
opened a program at Columbia University
Hospitals - ANSWER: - Centre of health care and had specialty units
Hill-Burton Hospital Construction Act of 1946 - ANSWER: Gave grants to states to
build new hospitals
1965 American Nursing Association - ANSWER: advocated for the movement of
nursing management away from a hospital-based setting and into a college setting
- more nurse respect, need to be a registered nurse
Plan of Care - ANSWER: strengthen communication amongst the healthcare teams -
meeting the needs of patients
Standards of care - ANSWER: developed by professional organizations to ensure high
quality care for patients
Who developed the Nurse Practice Acts? - ANSWER: National Council of State Boards
of Nursing
What is the purpose of Nurse Practice Acts? - ANSWER: To serve a multistate
licensing arrangement, allowing nurses to practice in multiple states
Patient's Bill of RIghts - ANSWER: 2009, focused on the relationship between
healthcare practitioners and patients - patients are respected and not discriminated
against
, Patient's Bill of Rights: Informed Consent - ANSWER: - patients understand risk,
advantage, and alternatives for planned procedure
Accerditation - ANSWER: hospitals or medical schools are recognized by meeting pre-
specific standards of practice - not from the government
United States Department of Health and Human Services - ANSWER: - Federal laws
mandate quarantine of a person, determines 65+ is eligible for Social Security
benefits
What regulates occupational health in the US? - ANSWER: Federal Occupational
Safety and Health Act
What is the responsibility of employers regarding employee health and safety? -
ANSWER: Employers need to protect the health and safety of employees
What is required to be done with on-site injuries? - ANSWER: On-site injuries need to
be reported
Rising Cost of Healthcare - ANSWER: - US rates are rising, public benefits (Medicare
and Medicaid) are increasing
Controlling Healthcare Costs - ANSWER: addressing issues like health goals,
individual rights, use of resources, and identify changing health care goals
Private Health Insurance - ANSWER: - increasing health care costs have created
higher premium charged for membership in private health care insurance group
Healthcare Reform - ANSWER: - main concerns: rationing care and limiting health
care coverage in health reforms
Resurgence of self-care - ANSWER: - focus on illness prevention and early detection
leads to inpatient from outpatient
- self-care (hydrotherapy - water, homeopathy - natural chemicals) prevent diseases
are cost-effective
The Future of Health Care - ANSWER: - public health improves health and reduces
costs through screening and detection of diseases
- government needs to provide stats to determine interventional strategies
PAC prpvode monetary contributions and lobbying efforts
Culture - ANSWER: - passed down through generations and family, influence diet,
healthcare, etc.,
- take into account religion in healthcare
Cultural Sensitivity - ANSWER: appreciating the verbal and body language, social
norms, and social gestures of certain culture
EXAM
Role of Government - ANSWER: - promoting health and well-being of its citizens
- health-care legislation
- made decisions for the entire population
- repeated case decisions led to system of rules and laws
What significant event happened in 1873 regarding nursing education? - ANSWER:
Formation of the Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing
What organization was founded in 1881 to provide aid in times of disasters? -
ANSWER: Red Cross
During which century did significant developments occur in hospitals and nursing
schools? - ANSWER: 1900's
License to Practice Nursing - ANSWER: 1903, Nurses need a high education so they
opened a program at Columbia University
Hospitals - ANSWER: - Centre of health care and had specialty units
Hill-Burton Hospital Construction Act of 1946 - ANSWER: Gave grants to states to
build new hospitals
1965 American Nursing Association - ANSWER: advocated for the movement of
nursing management away from a hospital-based setting and into a college setting
- more nurse respect, need to be a registered nurse
Plan of Care - ANSWER: strengthen communication amongst the healthcare teams -
meeting the needs of patients
Standards of care - ANSWER: developed by professional organizations to ensure high
quality care for patients
Who developed the Nurse Practice Acts? - ANSWER: National Council of State Boards
of Nursing
What is the purpose of Nurse Practice Acts? - ANSWER: To serve a multistate
licensing arrangement, allowing nurses to practice in multiple states
Patient's Bill of RIghts - ANSWER: 2009, focused on the relationship between
healthcare practitioners and patients - patients are respected and not discriminated
against
, Patient's Bill of Rights: Informed Consent - ANSWER: - patients understand risk,
advantage, and alternatives for planned procedure
Accerditation - ANSWER: hospitals or medical schools are recognized by meeting pre-
specific standards of practice - not from the government
United States Department of Health and Human Services - ANSWER: - Federal laws
mandate quarantine of a person, determines 65+ is eligible for Social Security
benefits
What regulates occupational health in the US? - ANSWER: Federal Occupational
Safety and Health Act
What is the responsibility of employers regarding employee health and safety? -
ANSWER: Employers need to protect the health and safety of employees
What is required to be done with on-site injuries? - ANSWER: On-site injuries need to
be reported
Rising Cost of Healthcare - ANSWER: - US rates are rising, public benefits (Medicare
and Medicaid) are increasing
Controlling Healthcare Costs - ANSWER: addressing issues like health goals,
individual rights, use of resources, and identify changing health care goals
Private Health Insurance - ANSWER: - increasing health care costs have created
higher premium charged for membership in private health care insurance group
Healthcare Reform - ANSWER: - main concerns: rationing care and limiting health
care coverage in health reforms
Resurgence of self-care - ANSWER: - focus on illness prevention and early detection
leads to inpatient from outpatient
- self-care (hydrotherapy - water, homeopathy - natural chemicals) prevent diseases
are cost-effective
The Future of Health Care - ANSWER: - public health improves health and reduces
costs through screening and detection of diseases
- government needs to provide stats to determine interventional strategies
PAC prpvode monetary contributions and lobbying efforts
Culture - ANSWER: - passed down through generations and family, influence diet,
healthcare, etc.,
- take into account religion in healthcare
Cultural Sensitivity - ANSWER: appreciating the verbal and body language, social
norms, and social gestures of certain culture
