HOSA Related
When is National HOSA Week?
The first week in November
What is the motion called that brings an immediate vote on one or more pending questions, thereby ending the debate?
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Keeping someone in the hospital against their will could be an example of:
False imprisonment
Who is the father of medicine and suggested that disease was not supernatural?
Hippocrates
What does the acronym AMS stand for?
Altered mental status
What are HOSA's 4 core values?
Learn, lead, serve, innovate
What is it called when an assembly wishes to do something it cannot do without violating one or more of its regular rules?
Suspend the rules
What is the difference between assault and battery?
Assault: a threat or attempt to injure
Battery: the completion of that threat to injure
Who discovered the fallopian tubes of the female anatomy?
Gabrielle Fallopius
What does the acronym CAD stand for?
Coronary artery disease
What does section A of the HOSA handbook address?
HOSA's history
What is a quorum?
The number of members required to conduct business
A person who is under the influence of drugs does not have the legal capacity to form a contract because he/she has a:
Legal disability
Who is the father of microbiology?
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
What does the acronym DSD stand for?
Dry sterile dressing
What does the triangle in the HOSA emblem represent?
The three aspects of human wellbeing: social, physical, and mental
What is a written vote or paper ballot often used for elections/nominations called?
Secret Ballot
If a laboratory technician sends e-mails to co-workers saying that a particular physician is careless and killed a patient, the lab tech might be guilty of:
Libel
Who invented the stethoscope?
Rene Laennec
What does the acronym FHR stand for?
Fetal Heart Rate
Who was the first National HOSA President?
Lynne McGee of North Carolina
What does one tap of the Gavel mean?
Must be seated, the meeting is adjourned, or the result of a vote has been announced
What does the acronym PSDA stand for?
Patient Self-Determination Act
Who discovered the small pox vaccine?
Edward Jenner
What does IV stand for?
Intravenous