Chapter 4 Health Services Professionals

Question 1

Advanced Practice Nurse (APN)

Answer 1

General name for nurses who have education and clinical experience beyond that required of a registered nurse. 4 areas of specializations
Clinical Nurse specialists
Certified registered nurse anesthetist
Nurse Practioners 
Certified Nurse-midwives

Question 2

Allied Health

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Broad category that includes services and professionals in many health-related technical areas. Allied health professionals include technicians, assistants, therapists and technologists.

Question 3

Allied Health Professional

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Someone who as received training in a science related to health care and has responsibility for the delivery of health or related services

Question 4

Allopathic Medicine

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philosophy of medicine that views medical treatment as an active intervention to counteract the effects of disease through medical and surgical procedures that produce effects opposite those of the disease

Question 5

Certified Nurse-Midwives

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Registered nurses with additional training from a nurse-midwifery program in areas such as maternal and fetal procedures, maternity and child nursing, patient assessment

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Chiropractors

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Licenced practitioners who have completed the doctor of chiropractic degree

Question 7

Comorbidity

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presence of more than one health problem in an individual

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Dental Assistants

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

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Dental Hygenists

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work under supervision of dentists and provide preventative dental care, including cleaning teeth, and educating patients on proper dental care

Question 10

Dentists

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Professional who diagnose and treat dental problems related to teeth, gums, and tissues of the mouth

Question 11

Doctoral Nursing Degrees

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Doctor of Nursing PRactice, Doctor of Nursing Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing

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Generalists

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Physicians in family practice, general internal medicine or general pediatrics

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Hospitalists

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Physicians who specialize in the care of hospitalized patients

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Licenced Practical Nurses (LPN)

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completed state-approved program in practical nursing and a national written exam. Often work under the supervision of registered nurses

Question 15

Maldistribution

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Imbalance of the distribution of health professionals, such as physicians, needed to maintain the health status of a given population at an optimal level

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Nurse Practitioners

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Nurses who have completed a program of study leading to competence as a registered nurse in an expanded role

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Occupational Therapists

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

Question 18

Optometrists

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Provide vision care, examination, diagnosis, and correction of vision problems. Must be licensed.

Question 19

Osteopathic medicine

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Based on holistic approach to treatment. Uses traditional methods of medical practice. Supplements by advocating treatment that involves correction of the position of the joints, tissues and emphasize diet and environmental factors that might destroy natural resistance

Question 20

Pharmaceutical Care

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Mode of pharmacy practice in which the pharmacist takes an active role on behalf of patients, which includes giving information on drugs and advice on their potential misuse

Question 21

Pharmacists

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Graduated from accredited program and successfully completed a state board examiantion and supervised internship

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Physical Therapists

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provide care for patients with movement dysfunction

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Physician Assistants

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work in dependent relationship with supervising physician to provide comprehensive medical care to patients.

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Podiatrists

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treat patients for foot diseases or deformities

Question 25

Primary Care

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Basic and routine health care is provided at an office or clinic by a provider who takes responsibility for coordinating all aspects of a patient’s health care needs

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Psychologists

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Mental Health professional. Interpreting and changing the behavior of people.

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Registered nurse

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Have completed associate’s degree, diploma program or BSN and are licenced to practice

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Residency

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

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Specialists

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Physicians who specialize in a specific health care problem

Question 30

Specialty Care

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Tends to be limited to illness episodes, the organ system or disease process involved