Ch 1 vocab

Question 1

Acute Care Facility

Answer 1

a health care facility that provides care for patients who have extremely serious, severe, or painful conditions that require immediate medical attention

Question 2

Assisted Living Facility

Answer 2

a facility that generally provides housing, group meals, personal care, supportive services, and social activities in a community setting

Question 3

Complementary Therapies

Answer 3

treatment methods that typically promote healing through nutrition, exercise, or relaxation; sometimes referred to as alternative medicine

Question 4

Extended Care Facility

Answer 4

a facility that provides health care and help with the activities of daily living to people who may be physically or mentally unable to care for themselves; this type of care may last from days to years

Question 5

General Practitioner

Answer 5

a physician who diagnoses and treats a variety of common health problems

Question 6

Hippocratic Oath

Answer 6

was an oath written by Hippocrates of Cos that serves as the moral basis for many medical regulations and guidelines still in use today

Question 7

Home Health Care

Answer 7

care provided in a patient’s home through community health departments, visiting nurses’ associations, hospital based case managers, and home health agencies

Question 8

Homeopathy

Answer 8

a holistic system of healing that focuses on stimulating the body’s ability to heal itself by giving very small doses of highly diluted substances

Question 9

Hospice

Answer 9

a care program focused on reducing pain, symptoms, and stress during last stages of terminal illness

Question 10

Independent Living Facility

Answer 10

a group of apartments or houses for residents who can take care of themselves and are mobile, yet need some help with daily activities; it may offer meals and other social activities in a community setting

Question 11

Inpatient

Answer 11

a person who remains in an acute care facility, such as a hospital, for more than 24 hours

Question 12

Interdisciplinary Team

Answer 12

a group of health care professionals with varied medical educations, backgrounds, and experiences who work together to deliver the best possible care for each patient

Question 13

Microbiology

Answer 13

a branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans

Question 14

Outpatient

Answer 14

a patient who is discharged with in 23 hours, but may require ongoing treatment, care, or education

Question 15

Pandemic

Answer 15

an infectious disease that affects entire continents or even the world

Question 16

Prognosis

Answer 16

a medical opinion about the likely outcome of a condition or disease

Question 17

Rehabilitation Center

Answer 17

a health care facility that specializes in services for patients needing physical or emotional rehabilitation or treatment of chemical dependency

Question 18

Syphygmomanometer

Answer 18

a device that is used to measure blood pressure; commonly referred to as a blood pressure cuff

Question 19

Stethoscope

Answer 19

a device that allows health care professionals to listen to the internal sounds if a patient

Question 20

Subacute Care Facility

Answer 20

a health care facility that fills the gap between hospitalization and rehabilitation, by providing care to patients who are stable and don’t need acute care, yet need more complex treatment than can be found in a nursing home or rehabilitation facility