HS1 Chapter 1

Healthcare practices and treatments that minimize or avoid the use of surgery and drugs

treat the patient as a whole person after assessing the individual’s physical, social, mental, and spiritual well-being

statement by a professional organization to a person who has met the requirements and standards set by the organization

Small groups of specialized occupations within a career cluster that require more specific set of knowledge and training

common form of medical care in the United States, which uses medication and surgery to treat illness

holistic approach focuses on not only the physical needs of an individual, but also on social, mental, & spiritual needs

Standards from the National Consortium for Health Science Education, which describe skills that workers need to succeed

The use of smallpox and tetanus vaccinations greatly reduced the incidence of illness.

Healthcare workers often progress to more advanced positions by seeking post secondary education and training at ____.

When a person is added to an official list after passing an exam and have the correct qualifications

Process by which a government agency authorizes individuals to work in a given occupation

____ care pays attention not only to physical requirements, but also to their emotional, social, and spiritual needs

Why do health care costs keep going up?

A century ago, physicians were able to treat the pain involved with a disease, but were unable to cure the disease

sequence of job positions from entry-level to higher levels of responsibility and authority

Healthcare workers earn credentials by completing ____ and passing a licensing test before they are certified to work.

With recent advancements, “superbug” infections are not a significant health problem.

medical care that creates living tissue to replace tissue/function lost due to age, disease, injury, or birth disorder

What is the primary reason healthcare employment opportunities are on the rise?

Groups of similar occupations and industries that share a core set of basic knowledge and skills

Current advancements in medical technologies continue to change the methods and outcomes of medical treatment.

In ancient times, illness and disease were thought to be caused by ___.

It is predicted that, in the future, nanobots may move through the bloodstream to treat many diseases and conditions.

Ultrasounds, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are all examples of ____.

medical care that uses a patient’s unique combination of genes and chromosomes to prevent illness and maintain health

The ____ Act calls for major changes to the US healthcare system that will provide care to a larger number of citizens.

The first antibiotic was ___.

recognition from a professional association that an educational program meets educational standards for an occupation

science that uses atoms and molecules to create devices that are thousands of times smaller than current technology

The first vaccine by Edward Jenner in 1796 was used against ___.

Which of the following factors is a main cause of insurance accessibility issues?

Genetic tests are already being developed to predict the potential onset of a disease later in life.