Exam 1 Terms Flashcards
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Aide
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Assistant-dental, dietetic, education, geriatric, home health care, med, med lab, medication, mortuary, nurse, ot, ophthalmic, pathology, pt, physician, rt, vet
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Abuse
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Any care that results in physical harm or pain, or mental anguish
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Ancient Romans did…
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First to organize medical care
Begin public health and sanitation systems
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek
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Invented the microscope 1666
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Assault and battery
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Threat or attempt at injure
Unlawful touching of another person without consent
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Associate’s degree
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Awarded by a technical/career or community college after completion of two years
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Athletic trainer
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Bachelor of master’s required
Treat and prevent athletic injuries
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Audiologist
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Individual specializing in diagnosis and treatment of hearing disorders
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Bachelor’s degree
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Degree awarded by a college or university after a person has completed a four-year course of study
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Competence
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Able, capable
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Confidential
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Not to be shared or told
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Contract
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To shorten, decrease in size, or draw together
An agreement between two or more people
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Defamation
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Slander or libel, a false statement that causes ridicule or damage to a reputation
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Dental hygienist
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A licensed individual who works with a dentist to provide care and treatment for the teeth and gums
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Dependability
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Capable of being relied on, trustworthy
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Dietician
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An individual who specializes in the science of diet and nutrition
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Empathy
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Identifying with another’s feelings but being unable to change or solve the situation
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Endodonticts
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Branch of dentistry involving treatment of the pulp chamber and root canals of the teeth, root canal treatment
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Entrepreneur
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Individual who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of a business
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Ethics
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Principles of right or good conduct
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False improvisement
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Restraining an individual or restricting an individual’s freedom
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Informed consent
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Permission granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind and aware of all factors involved
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Integrative care
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A form of health care that uses both mainstream medical treatments and complementary and alternative therapies to treat a patient
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Invasion of privacy
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Revealing personal information about an individual without his or her consent
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Libel
False written statement that causes a person ridicule or contempt or causes damage to the person's reputation
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Living will
A legal document stating a person's desires on what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life when his or her condition is terminal
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Malpractice
Providing improper or unprofessional treatment or care that results in injury to another person
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Master's degree
Degree awarded by a college or university after completion of one or more years of prescribed study beyond a bachelor's degree
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Negligence
Failure to give care that is normally expected, resulting in injury
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Ophthalmologist
A medical doctor who specializes in diseases of the eye
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Periodontics
The branch of dentistry dealing with the treatment of the gingiva (gum) and periodontium (supporting tissues) surrounding teeth
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Phlebotomist
(Venipuncture technician) individual who collects blood and prepares it for tests
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Self-motivation
Ability to begin or to follow through with a task without the assistance of others
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Slander
Spoken comment that causes a person ridicule or contempt or damages the person's reputation
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Tact
Able to do or say the correct thing
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Technician
A level of proficiency usually requiring a 2-year associate's degree or 3 to 4 of college + experience
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Technologist
A class of expertise in a health career field, usually requiring at least 3 to 4 years of college + experience
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Tort
Wrongful or illegal act of civil law not involving a contract
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Biomedical engineer
Analyze and design solutions to problems in biology
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Biomedical equipment technician
Ensures that medical equipment is well maintained, properly configured, and safely functional
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birth control pills
Pill that prevents pregnancy (oral contraception)
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Cardiologist
Specializes in the heart
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Central/sterile supply worker
Process, maintain, dispense materials and equipment required by medical personnel
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Christian Barnard
Cardiac surgeon who performed the first successful heart transplant
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Health care
Prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well being
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Behaviors associated with wellness...
Physical, emotional, intellectual, interpersonal, spiritual, environmental
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Dental laboratory technician
Use molds to create bridges, crowns, dentures, or other dental appliances
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Dermatologist
Specialize in treating skin
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Dialysis technician
Provide treatment for people who have kidney disorders or failures
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Doctor's degree
Highest academic degree
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Dorothea Dix
Created the first American mental asylums
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Electrocardiograph technician
Operates equipment that measures and records heart activity
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Electroencephalograph technologist
Attaches electrodes and verifies functioning of electrodes
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Elizabeth Blackwell
First woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S.
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Emergency medical technician
Care for sick or injured in emergency situations
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Emotional wellness
Being attentive to your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors; positive attitude
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Endocrinologist
Specializes in medicine; internal medicine
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Epidemiologist
Investigate causes of disease to prevent from spreading
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First test tube baby
Louise Brown
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Five dimensions of humans
Physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social
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Florence Nightingale
Founder of modern nursing
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Gabriel Fahrenheit
Created first in-glass thermometer
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Gastroenterologist
Specializes in medicine dealing with stomach and intestinal disorders
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Genetic counselor
Help families understand genetic disorders and provide information about them
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Geriatric assistant
Work with elderly patients to ensure comfort and well-being
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Geriatrician
Specialize in the unique health needs of the elderly
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Gerontologist
Specialize in the field of aging related dimensions of change over the lifespan
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Gynecologist
Specializes in the health of the female reproductive system
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Health
Free from illness, injury, or pain; well taken care of
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Health care administrator
Organizing the financing and delivery of care, and assisting in the management of health facilities
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Health information technician
Organize and manage health information data
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Homeopathic care
Natural system of healing
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Illness
Disease or period of sickness affecting the body and mind
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Informed consent
Patients agreement to undergo a specific medical intervention
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Integrative care
A whole system that goes along with a procedure to make sure you're healthy
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Intellectual wellness
Challenging the mind in mental activities to expand their knowledge and skills
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Internist
Specializes in internal medicine
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Joseph Priestley
Discovered oxygen
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Kidney transplant
Kidney has failed, other kidney added for cleaning the blood
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Louis Pasteur
Discovery of vaccination, pasteurization, and microbial fermentation
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Marie Curie
Radioactivity research
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Medical clinical laboratory technologist
Collect samples to perform tests on body fluids and tissues
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Medical illustrator
Transform complex information into illustrations for doctors or scientists
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Medical translator
Translates for patients and workers
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Mental wellness
Emotionally and psychologically well
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Neurologist
Specialty in nervous system
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Objective data
Based on facts, ex: heart rate, blood pressure
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Occupational therapist
Treat patients with illnesses and injuries by the development, recovery, and improvement of skills needed in everyday living
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Oncologist
Specializes in the diagnosis and treatment for cancer
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Oncology hospital
Only cancer patients, help treat them
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Orthopedist
Specializes in the treatment of injuries in the skeletal system
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Pathologist
Specializes in the nature of disease and its processes, causes, and development
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Pediatrician
Children's physician
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Perfusionist
Operates circulation equipment during any medical procedure to temporarily replace circulatory or respiratory function
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Periodontist
Specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of periodontal disease; replace dental implants
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Pharmacist
Dispense prescription medications to patients
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Physical therapist
Help people with injuries improve their movement and deal with pain
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Physician assistant
Practice medicine under direction of physicians or surgeons
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Polio vaccine
Two types: discovered 1952 and announced in 1955, consists of injected dose of inactivated poliovirus
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Pediatric hospital
Children's hospital
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Prevention
Providing care before acute or chronic disease occurs
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Proctocologist
Specializes in disease of lower part of large intestine
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Psychologist
Study human behavior and use knowledge to help individuals deal with problems
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Radiologist
Use of X-rays and radiation to diagnose problems
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Recreational therapist
Therapeutic recreation specialists
Use recreational and leisure activities as forms of treatment to minimize patients' symptoms
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Rehabilitative hospital
Extended care/ skilled care
Designed to provide skilled nursing care and rehabilitative care to prepare patients
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Rene Laennec
Invented the stethoscope
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Robert Koch
"Founder of modern bacteriology"
Identifying causative agents in tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax
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Small pox vaccine
Edward Jenner 1796
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Social wellness
Showing concern, fairness, affection, tolerance, and respect
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Sociologist
Study of humans, origins, organizations, and development of humans
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Speech language therapist
Identify, evaluate, and treat patients, with speech and language disorders
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Subjective data
Less on fact and more on personal interpretation or patient recording
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Sympathy
Understanding and feeling concerned about another person
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Team player
Positive attitude, work well with others, flexible
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Verbal abuse
Using words to make others feel bad or hurt
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What did Sigmund Freud add
Traced that nearly all psychological issues come from sexual tissues
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What does it mean to be a licensure
You have earned a license for practicing that field of healthcare
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NHCSS
Navy helicopter combat support squadron
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Continuing educational units
Continuing your education for a higher rank
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HIPAA
Health insurance portability & accountability act
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When was AIDS identified
June 5, 1981
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Clara Barton
Nurse who found the American Red Cross
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Hippocrates
Ancient Greek physician who was very important in the founding of medicine
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Joseph Lister
One of the first surgeons and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery
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Sir Alexander Fleming
Discovered penicillin
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William Harvey
Physician who discovered blood circulation
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William Roentgen
Discovered X-rays
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Who initiated nursing education
Dorothea Dix
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Behaviors associated with wellness
8hours of sleep, exercise, eating well
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Levels of education
Primary, secondary, tertiary
