CTE EXAM - HEALTH SCIENCES 2 STUDY GUIDE
Integrity - Answers- Honesty
Certification - Answers- A person has met predetermined standards
Registration - Answers- Being placed on an official list (registry) after meeting the
educational and testing requirements for the profession
Licensure - Answers- A designation that means the person has been granted
permission to legally perform certain acts
Career ladders - Answers- The various levels within an occupational area that require
different amounts of education and training
Therapeutic - Answers- Relating to healing and assisting patients to regain or attain
maximum wellness
Diagnostic - Answers- Pertaining to identifying and determining the cause and extent of
diseases and injuries
Manual dexterity - Answers- Skill working with the hands
Learning styles - Answers- A theory proposing that individuals learn in different ways
Visual learner - Answers- Learns best from seeing printed materials, images, colors,
drawings, diagrams, maps, and films
Auditory learner - Answers- Learns best from hearing lectures, music, tapes, or rhythms
Kinesthetic learner - Answers- Learns best from hands-on activities such as labs,
practice, experiments, projects, games, and movement
Biases - Answers- Opinions made before facts are known
Scope of practice - Answers- Understanding exactly what one is legally allowed to do in
one's profession
Problem-solving process - Answers- A sequence of organized steps to follow when
making decisions
Opinions - Answers- Beliefs not based on facts or knowledge
Assessment - Answers- Gathering information
, Objective data - Answers- Direct observations made by health care professional to
evaluate a patient's condition
Subjective data - Answers- Information the patient tells the health care professional
about his or her condition., which can not be directly observed
Symptoms - Answers- Cannot be directly observed or measured by the health care
professional
Reliable - Answers- Trustworthy
Pandemic - Answers- A rapidly spreading disease that attacks many people at the
same time
Gene therapy - Answers- The insertion of normal DNA into cells to correct a genetic
defect or to treat certain diseases
Targeted drug therapy - Answers- Use of drugs to block the growth and spread of
cancer cells by preventing them from dividing or by destroying them
Psychiatric hospitals - Answers- Offer treatment to individuals with psychiatric and
behavioral disorders
Inpatient - Answers- Hospitalized
Outpatient services - Answers- Ambulatory services that do not require hospitalization
Nursing homes (2 types) - Answers- Skilled nursing facility (NSF): provides nursing and
rehabilitation services on a 24-hour basis
Intermediate nursing care facility (INCF): provides personal care, social services, and
regular nursing care for individuals who do not require 24-hour nursing, but are unable
to care for themselves
Adult foster home - Answers- Provides 24- hour personal care and supervision for a
small number of residents in a family-type home
Assisted living facility - Answers- Provides housing, meals, and personal care to
individuals who need help with daily living activities but do not need daily nursing care
Continuing care community - Answers- Provides a variety of living arrangements that
support lifestyles as they change from independent living to the need for regular medical
and nursing care
Integrity - Answers- Honesty
Certification - Answers- A person has met predetermined standards
Registration - Answers- Being placed on an official list (registry) after meeting the
educational and testing requirements for the profession
Licensure - Answers- A designation that means the person has been granted
permission to legally perform certain acts
Career ladders - Answers- The various levels within an occupational area that require
different amounts of education and training
Therapeutic - Answers- Relating to healing and assisting patients to regain or attain
maximum wellness
Diagnostic - Answers- Pertaining to identifying and determining the cause and extent of
diseases and injuries
Manual dexterity - Answers- Skill working with the hands
Learning styles - Answers- A theory proposing that individuals learn in different ways
Visual learner - Answers- Learns best from seeing printed materials, images, colors,
drawings, diagrams, maps, and films
Auditory learner - Answers- Learns best from hearing lectures, music, tapes, or rhythms
Kinesthetic learner - Answers- Learns best from hands-on activities such as labs,
practice, experiments, projects, games, and movement
Biases - Answers- Opinions made before facts are known
Scope of practice - Answers- Understanding exactly what one is legally allowed to do in
one's profession
Problem-solving process - Answers- A sequence of organized steps to follow when
making decisions
Opinions - Answers- Beliefs not based on facts or knowledge
Assessment - Answers- Gathering information
, Objective data - Answers- Direct observations made by health care professional to
evaluate a patient's condition
Subjective data - Answers- Information the patient tells the health care professional
about his or her condition., which can not be directly observed
Symptoms - Answers- Cannot be directly observed or measured by the health care
professional
Reliable - Answers- Trustworthy
Pandemic - Answers- A rapidly spreading disease that attacks many people at the
same time
Gene therapy - Answers- The insertion of normal DNA into cells to correct a genetic
defect or to treat certain diseases
Targeted drug therapy - Answers- Use of drugs to block the growth and spread of
cancer cells by preventing them from dividing or by destroying them
Psychiatric hospitals - Answers- Offer treatment to individuals with psychiatric and
behavioral disorders
Inpatient - Answers- Hospitalized
Outpatient services - Answers- Ambulatory services that do not require hospitalization
Nursing homes (2 types) - Answers- Skilled nursing facility (NSF): provides nursing and
rehabilitation services on a 24-hour basis
Intermediate nursing care facility (INCF): provides personal care, social services, and
regular nursing care for individuals who do not require 24-hour nursing, but are unable
to care for themselves
Adult foster home - Answers- Provides 24- hour personal care and supervision for a
small number of residents in a family-type home
Assisted living facility - Answers- Provides housing, meals, and personal care to
individuals who need help with daily living activities but do not need daily nursing care
Continuing care community - Answers- Provides a variety of living arrangements that
support lifestyles as they change from independent living to the need for regular medical
and nursing care
