Chapter 1 The Health Care System

Question 1

Holistic

Answer 1

care of the whole person, physically and emotionally

Question 2

Health Care Team

Answer 2

group of people with different types of knowledge and skill levels who work together to provide holistic care to the patient or resident

Question 3

Types of Health Care Organizations

Answer 3

1. Hospital
2. Sub-acute care unit
3. Long-term facility (nursing home)
4. Assisted-living facility
5. Home Health Care Agency
6. Hospice Organization

Question 4

Types of Health Care Organizations: Hospital

Answer 4

• Provides care for people with acute medical or surgical conditions
• Provides inpatient care (the person stays for one or more nights) or outpatient care (the person comes to the hospital for a scheduled treatment and then goes home the same day)
• May provide care for specific groups of people (cancer patients, children) or for all people

Question 5

Types of Health Care Organizations: Sub-acute care unit

Answer 5

• Provides care for people who have been discharged from the hospital but still need care from a skilled health care professional
• Care is focused on rehabilitation and helping the person move from hospital care to home care; examples include intravenous drug therapy, physical therapy, respiratory care or ventilator services, and wound management
• May be a unit within a hospital or long-term care facility, or a separate facility

Question 6

Types of Health Care Organizations: Long-term care facility

Answer 6

-Provides care for people who are unable to care for themselves at home but do not need to be hospitalized

Question 7

Types of Health Care Organizations: Assisted-living facility

Answer 7

-Provides care for people who are able to provide most of their own care but need limited help with medications, transportation, meals and housekeeping

Question 8

Types of Health Care Organizations: Home Health Care Agency

Answer 8

• Provides skilled care in a persons home

- Provides services for people of all ages with any number of different medical needs

Question 9

Types of Health Care Organizations: Hospice Organization

Answer 9

• Provides care for people who are dying and their families
• Care is focused on relieving pain and providing emotional and spiritual support for both the dying person and the family

Question 10

A person who is receiving care in his or her own home is called?

Answer 10

A client

Question 11

A person who is living in a Long-term care facility is called?

Answer 11

A resident

Question 12

A person who is receiving health care in a hospital is called?

Answer 12

A patient

Question 13

Patients that have illnesses or conditions, such as appendicitis or certain types of injuries, that are treated by surgery are called?

Answer 13

Surgical Patients

Question 14

Patients that have an illness or condition that is treated with methods other than surgery, such as medication, physical therapy, or radiation are called?

Answer 14

Medical Patients

Question 15

Patients who are pregnant or have just given birth are called?

Answer 15

Obstetric Patients

Question 16

Patients who are adolescence and children are called?

Answer 16

Pediatric Patients

Question 17

Patients who are older adults, more than 65 years of age are called?

Answer 17

Geriatric Patients

Question 18

People with mental health disorders are called?

Answer 18

Psychiatric Patients

Question 19

Patients who are receiving therapy to restore their highest level of functioning are called?

Answer 19

Rehabilitation Patients

Question 20

Patients who do not need the total care provided by a hospital but are not quite ready to return home are called?

Answer 20

Sub-acute or extended-care patients

Question 21

Patients who are critically ill and require highly skilled monitoring and care are called?

Answer 21

Intensive Care Patients

Question 22

United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Answer 22

The primary government agency responsible for protecting this nations health
-such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Question 23

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1987

Answer 23

Act passed in 1987 o improve the quality of life for people who live in long-term care facilities

Question 24

The Joint Commision

Answer 24

An independent, nonprofit organization that sets national standards for all types of health care organizations and officially recognizes (accredits) organizations that meet these standards

Question 25

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Answer 25

an agency within the department of labor that establishes safety and health standards for the workplace to protect the safety and health of employees

Question 26

Medicare

Answer 26

A type of insurance plan that is federally funded by social security, which people who are 65 years and older and for some disabled people who are younger, are eligible to participate in

Question 27

Minimum Data Set (MDS)

Answer 27

a record of information such as the persons weight, bowel and bladder habits, and ability to care for ones self

• a report that focuses on the degree of assistance or skilled care that each resident of a long-term care facility needs
• Needed to ensure that the health care facility continues to receive medicare reimbursements for the care provided

Question 28

Medicaid

Answer 28

federally funded insurance plan for people with low incomes