Ch. 4 Terms

Question 1

Allied health professional

Answer 1

Someone who has received a certificate, associates degree, bachelors degree, masters degree, doctoral prep, or post-bachelor training in a science related to health care and has responsibility for the delivery of health or related services

Question 2

Allopathic medicine

Answer 2

Views medical treatment as active intervention to produce a counteracting reaction in an attempt to neutralize the effects of disease (most doctors-“sickness” treatment)

Question 3

Certified nurse midwives (CNMs)

Answer 3

Registered nurses with additional training in maternal and fetal procedures, maternity and child nursing, and patient assessment

Question 4

Chiropractors

Answer 4

Provide treatment to patients through manipulation, physiotherapy, and dietary counseling. They usually help patients with neurological muscular, and vascular disturbances

Question 5

Comorbidity

Answer 5

Condition when patients have multiple health problems

Question 6

Dental assistants

Answer 6

Work for dentists in the preparation, examination, and treatment of patients

Question 7

Dental hygienists

Answer 7

Provide preventive dental care, including cleaning teeth and educating patients on proper dental hygiene

Question 8

Dentists

Answer 8

Major providers of dental care with major roles to diagnose and treat dental problems related to the teeth, gums, and tissues of the mouth

Question 9

Generalists

Answer 9

Physicians trained in family medicine/general practice, general internal medicine, and general pediatrics in the United States

Question 10

Hospitalist

Answer 10

Physician who specializes in the care of hospitalized patients

Question 11

Licensed practical nurses (LPNs)

Answer 11

Referred to as licensed vocational nurses in some states

Care for patients under the direction of physicians and registered nurses

Question 12

Maldistribution

Answer 12

Refers to either a surplus or shortage of the type of health providers needed to maintain the health status of a given population at an optimum level

Question 13

Non-physician practitioners (NPPs)

Answer 13

Providers who practice in many areas similar to those in which physicians practice, but no doctoral degree

Question 14

Nurse practitioners (NPs)

Answer 14

Advanced practice nurses who have completed a program of study leading to competence as RNs in an expanded role, and they can practice independently of physicians

Question 15

Occupational therapists (OTs)

Answer 15

Help people of all ages improve ability to perform tasks in their daily living and working environments

Question 16

Optometrists

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Provide vision care, including examination, diagnosis, and correction of vision problems. They must be licensed

Question 17

Osteopathic medicine

Answer 17

Emphasizes musculoskeletal system of the body, such as correction of the joints or tissues, and stresses diet and the environment as factors that might influence natural resistance (holistic)

Question 18

Pharmaceutical care

Answer 18

Care in which the pharmacist takes an active role on behalf of patients by assisting prescribers in appropriate drug choices, distributing medication to patients, and assuming direct responsibilities collaboratively with other healthcare professionals and with patients to achieve the desired therapeutic outcome

Question 19

Pharmacists

Answer 19

Dispense medicines prescribed by physicians, dentists, and podiatrists, and provide consultation on the proper selection and use of medicines

Question 20

Physical therapists (PTs)

Answer 20

Provide care for patients with movement dysfunction

Question 21

Physician assistants (PAs)

Answer 21

Work in a dependent relationship with a supervising physician to provide comprehensive care services such as evaluation, monitoring, diagnostics, therapeutics, counseling, and referral

Question 22

Physician extenders

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Non physician practitioners—-practice in many areas similar to physicians but don’t have a doctoral degree

Question 23

Podiatrists

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Treat patients with diseases or deformities of the feet, including performing surgical operations, prescribing medications and corrective devices, and administering physiotherapy

Question 24

Primary care

Answer 24

First-contact care or the portal of entry into the healthcare system

Question 25

Psychologists

Answer 25

Non-physicians who are trained to provide mental health care using counseling and psychotherapy

Question 26

Registered nurses (RNs)

Answer 26

Major caregivers of sick and injured patients, serving their physical, mental, and emotional needs; holds an associates degree, diploma program or bachelors degree

Question 27

Residency

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Graduate medical education in a specialty that takes the form of paid on-the-job training, usually in a hospital

Question 28

Specialists

Answer 28

Physicians who also hold certification in a specialty area

Question 29

Specialty care

Answer 29

Typically limited illness episodes, the organ system, or the disease process involved

Question 30

Advanced practice nurses (APNs)

Answer 30

Nurses who have education and clinical training beyond what is required for a Registered Nurse

Includes clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetist, nurse practitioners, and certified nurse midwives