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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

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False written statement that causes a person ridicule or contempt or causes damage to the person’s reputation

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Living will

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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

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Providing improper or unprofessional treatment or care that results in injury to another person

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Master’s degree

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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

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Failure to give care that is normally expected, resulting in injury

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Ophthalmologist

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A medical doctor who specializes in diseases of the eye

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Periodontics

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The branch of dentistry dealing with the treatment of the gingiva (gum) and periodontium (supporting tissues) surrounding teeth

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Phlebotomist

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(Venipuncture technician) individual who collects blood and prepares it for tests

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Self-motivation

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Ability to begin or to follow through with a task without the assistance of others

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Slander

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Spoken comment that causes a person ridicule or contempt or damages the person’s reputation

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Tact

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Able to do or say the correct thing

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Technician

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A level of proficiency usually requiring a 2-year associate’s degree or 3 to 4 of college + experience

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Technologist

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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

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Wrongful or illegal act of civil law not involving a contract

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Biomedical engineer

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Analyze and design solutions to problems in biology

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Biomedical equipment technician

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Ensures that medical equipment is well maintained, properly configured, and safely functional

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birth control pills

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Pill that prevents pregnancy (oral contraception)

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Cardiologist

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Specializes in the heart

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Central/sterile supply worker

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Process, maintain, dispense materials and equipment required by medical personnel

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Christian Barnard

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Cardiac surgeon who performed the first successful heart transplant

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Health care

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Prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well being

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Behaviors associated with wellness…

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Physical, emotional, intellectual, interpersonal, spiritual, environmental

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Dental laboratory technician

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Use molds to create bridges, crowns, dentures, or other dental appliances

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Dermatologist

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Specialize in treating skin

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Dialysis technician

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Provide treatment for people who have kidney disorders or failures

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Doctor’s degree

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Highest academic degree

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Dorothea Dix

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Created the first American mental asylums

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Electrocardiograph technician

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Operates equipment that measures and records heart activity

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Electroencephalograph technologist

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Attaches electrodes and verifies functioning of electrodes

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Elizabeth Blackwell

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First woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S.

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Emergency medical technician

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Care for sick or injured in emergency situations

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Emotional wellness

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Being attentive to your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors; positive attitude

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Endocrinologist

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Specializes in medicine; internal medicine

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Epidemiologist

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Investigate causes of disease to prevent from spreading

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First test tube baby

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Louise Brown

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Five dimensions of humans

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Physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social

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Florence Nightingale

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Founder of modern nursing

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Gabriel Fahrenheit

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Created first in-glass thermometer

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Gastroenterologist

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Specializes in medicine dealing with stomach and intestinal disorders

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Genetic counselor

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Help families understand genetic disorders and provide information about them

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Geriatric assistant

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Work with elderly patients to ensure comfort and well-being

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Geriatrician

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Specialize in the unique health needs of the elderly

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Gerontologist

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Specialize in the field of aging related dimensions of change over the lifespan

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Gynecologist

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Specializes in the health of the female reproductive system

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Health

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Free from illness, injury, or pain; well taken care of

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Health care administrator

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Organizing the financing and delivery of care, and assisting in the management of health facilities

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Health information technician

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Organize and manage health information data

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Homeopathic care

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Natural system of healing

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Illness

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Disease or period of sickness affecting the body and mind

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Informed consent

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Patients agreement to undergo a specific medical intervention

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Integrative care

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A whole system that goes along with a procedure to make sure you’re healthy

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Intellectual wellness

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Challenging the mind in mental activities to expand their knowledge and skills

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Internist

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Specializes in internal medicine

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Joseph Priestley

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Discovered oxygen

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Kidney transplant

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Kidney has failed, other kidney added for cleaning the blood

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Louis Pasteur

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Discovery of vaccination, pasteurization, and microbial fermentation

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Marie Curie

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Radioactivity research

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Medical clinical laboratory technologist

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Collect samples to perform tests on body fluids and tissues

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Medical illustrator

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Transform complex information into illustrations for doctors or scientists

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Medical translator

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Translates for patients and workers

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Mental wellness

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Emotionally and psychologically well

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Neurologist

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Specialty in nervous system

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Objective data

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Based on facts, ex: heart rate, blood pressure

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Occupational therapist

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Treat patients with illnesses and injuries by the development, recovery, and improvement of skills needed in everyday living

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Oncologist

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Specializes in the diagnosis and treatment for cancer

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Oncology hospital

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Only cancer patients, help treat them

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Orthopedist

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Specializes in the treatment of injuries in the skeletal system

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Pathologist

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Specializes in the nature of disease and its processes, causes, and development

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Pediatrician

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Children’s physician

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Perfusionist

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Operates circulation equipment during any medical procedure to temporarily replace circulatory or respiratory function

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Periodontist

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Specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of periodontal disease; replace dental implants

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Pharmacist

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Dispense prescription medications to patients

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Physical therapist

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Help people with injuries improve their movement and deal with pain

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Physician assistant

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Practice medicine under direction of physicians or surgeons

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Polio vaccine

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Two types: discovered 1952 and announced in 1955, consists of injected dose of inactivated poliovirus

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Pediatric hospital

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Children’s hospital

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Prevention

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Providing care before acute or chronic disease occurs

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Proctocologist

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Specializes in disease of lower part of large intestine

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Psychologist

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Study human behavior and use knowledge to help individuals deal with problems

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Radiologist

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Use of X-rays and radiation to diagnose problems

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Recreational therapist

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Therapeutic recreation specialists

Use recreational and leisure activities as forms of treatment to minimize patients’ symptoms

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Rehabilitative hospital

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Extended care/ skilled care

Designed to provide skilled nursing care and rehabilitative care to prepare patients

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Rene Laennec

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Invented the stethoscope

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Robert Koch

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“Founder of modern bacteriology”

Identifying causative agents in tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax

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Small pox vaccine

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Edward Jenner 1796

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Social wellness

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Showing concern, fairness, affection, tolerance, and respect

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Sociologist

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Study of humans, origins, organizations, and development of humans

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Speech language therapist

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Identify, evaluate, and treat patients, with speech and language disorders

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Subjective data

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Less on fact and more on personal interpretation or patient recording

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Sympathy

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Understanding and feeling concerned about another person

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Team player

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Positive attitude, work well with others, flexible

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Verbal abuse

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Using words to make others feel bad or hurt

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What did Sigmund Freud add

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Traced that nearly all psychological issues come from sexual tissues

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What does it mean to be a licensure

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You have earned a license for practicing that field of healthcare

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NHCSS

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Navy helicopter combat support squadron

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Continuing educational units

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Continuing your education for a higher rank

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HIPAA

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Health insurance portability & accountability act

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When was AIDS identified

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June 5, 1981

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Clara Barton

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Nurse who found the American Red Cross

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Hippocrates

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Ancient Greek physician who was very important in the founding of medicine

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Joseph Lister

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One of the first surgeons and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery

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Sir Alexander Fleming

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Discovered penicillin

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William Harvey

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Physician who discovered blood circulation

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William Roentgen

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Discovered X-rays

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Who initiated nursing education

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Dorothea Dix

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Behaviors associated with wellness

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8hours of sleep, exercise, eating well

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Levels of education

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Primary, secondary, tertiary

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