Pre-requirements for Careers in Healthcare Pre-quiz

Programs that can prepare a student for immediate employment in many health care careers or for additional education after graduation

• National Healthcare Standards

• Health science education

• HOSA

• Accreditation

Awarded by a college or university after a completion of two or more years of work beyond a bachelor’s or master’s degree

• Bachelor's degree
• Doctorate degree
• Master's Degree

• Associate degree

Awarded by a career/technical school or a community college after completion of a prescribed two-year course of study

• Associate degree

• Master's Degree

• Bachelor's degree

• High school Dipolma

Awarded by a college or university after a prescribed course of study that usually lasts for four or more years

• high school diploma
• doctoral degree

• master's degree
• bachelor's degree

Issuing of a statement or certificate by a professional organization to a person who has met the requirements of education and/or experience and who meets the standards set by the organization

• Licensure

• Certification

• Diploma

• Registration

Process whereby a regulatory body in a given health care area administers examinations and/or maintains a current list of qualified personnel

• Registration

• Licensure

• Scope of Practice

• Certification

Procedures, processes and actions that health care providers are legally permitted to perform in keeping within the terms of their professional license

• scope of practice

• health science education

• national health care standards

• professional organization

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

• Registration

• Certification

• Licensure

• Accreditation

student led healthcare professional organization for future healthcare professionals

• OSHA

• HIPAA

• CEU

• HOSA

• Courses healthcare professional takes to keep up on recent practices.

• Used and required to renew certification and/or licensure

• HOSA

• CEUs

• HSE

• HIPAA