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Who developed national standards that identify the knowledge that a healthcare worker needs if he/she is to deliver quality health care?

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• National Career Development Organization

• National Employability Committee

• National Consortium for Health Science Education

Why is it important that each member of the healthcare team follow a high set of standards?

• To ensure that no healthcare team member is considered better than another.

• To reduce the risk of mistakes

• To ensure that care given to patients is always the highest quality

• To ensure that very few patients file lawsuits.

Which standard includes learning the principles to determine what is morally right or wrong?

• teamwork

• ethics

• employability skills

• communication

Prevention of disease and engaging in behaviors to maintain an optimal state of health is described as ____.

• technical skills

• health maintenance practices

• safety practices

• systems

A veterinary technician starts a traveling business visiting homes to provide dog walking services. This person is known as a/an _______.

• businessman

• opportunist

• entrepreneur

• industrialist

A degree awarded by a college or university after a course of study that usually lasts four or more years is a/an ____.

• associate's degree

• doctoral degree

• master's degree

• bachelor degree

In order to renew licenses or maintain certification, individuals must obtain additional hours of education known as ______.

• university

• community college

• continuing education

• four year college

An individual who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of a business is a/an______.

• multiskilled worker

• entrepreneur

• professional

• technologist

The healthcare pathway that specifies the knowledge and skills required of halthcare workers involved with medical records are the ______.

• health informatics services

• support services

• diagnostic services

• therapeutic services

Which career pathway involves creating pictures or images of the health status of a patient at one point in time?

• Support servives

• Diagnostic services

• Therapeutic services

• Health informatics