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Health Career Final exam Flashcards

1
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Who is known as the Father of Medicine?

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Hippocrates

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2
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Which group of ancient people developed the first sanitation systems?

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The Romans

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Which group of ancient people believed in treating the whole body, mind, and spirit?

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The Chinese

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4
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Who founded the American Red Cross?

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Clara Barton

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5
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Who invented and first used disinfectants during surgeries?

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Joseph Lister

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6
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Who invented the stethoscope?

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  • René Laennec
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7
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Who were the earliest people to maintain accurate health records?

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The Egyptians

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Who invented the X-ray?

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  • Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
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9
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Who made the vaccine for smallpox?

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Edward Jenner

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Who began the organized education for nurses?

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Florence Nightingale

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11
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Who was the first female physician?

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-Elizabeth Blackwell

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What is the healthcare trend that uses audio, video, and computers, to provide healthcare services at a distance.

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Telemedicine

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13
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What is health care that treats intellectual, physical, spiritual, and social wellness?

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-Holistic Health Care

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14
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What are CAM Therapies?

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  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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15
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What is Integrative Medicine?

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  • Combining conventional and alternative therapies to treat patients
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16
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What type of care is offered by hospice?

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  • End-of-life care
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17
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Which group helps low-income, disabled, or blind people: Medicare or Medicaid?

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Medicaid

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18
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What act protects the privacy of our healthcare information?

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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19
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Who is concerned with the causes and control of diseases?

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Epidemiologists

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20
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What United Nations group complies statistics on diseases and epidemics?

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World Health Organization (WHO)

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21
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Which category of healthcare careers is concerned with documentation?

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Health Information Management

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22
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Which category of healthcare careers is concerned with a clean and safe environment and sterile equipment?

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Environmental Services/Sterile Processing

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23
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Which category of healthcare careers is concerned with performing tests to create a picture of a patient’s health status at one point in time?

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  • Diagnostic Services
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24
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Which category of healthcare careers is concerned with using living cells to create new products and tests in a laboratory?

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Biotechnology Research and Development

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25
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Which category of healthcare careers is concerned with working directly with patients to change their health status over time?

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Therapeutic Services

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26
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Which career group works on teeth?

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  • Dentistry
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27
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Which group works on animals?

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Veterinary Medicine

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28
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Which group works under the supervision of doctors to provide total medical care?

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Physician Assistants

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29
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Who provided urgent, prehospital care?

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Paramedics/EMTs

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30
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Who collects and prepares blood samples?

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Phlebotomists

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31
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Who runs x-rays, MRIs, and CT scanners?

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Radiologic Technologists

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32
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Who uses ultrasound for assessing the heart?

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Cardiac Sonographers

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33
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Who runs scans on the brain?

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Radiologic Technologists (Neuroimaging)

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34
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Who assigns all the codes to the patients’ healthcare records?

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Medical Coders

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35
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Who types in data dictated on recorders by physicians?

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Medical Transcriptionists

36
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Which career involves tracking diseases, looking at risk factors, exposure, and infection control?

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Epidemiologist

37
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Who dispenses prescription drugs?

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Pharmacists

38
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Who studies human behavior and helps people deal with their problems?

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Psychologists

39
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Who provides care for those with hearing loss?

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Audiologists

40
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What kind of dentist specializes in straightening teeth?

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Orthodontists

41
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Who works to provide mobility, flexibility, and strength to their patients?

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Physical Therapists

42
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Who can perform eye surgeries?

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Ophthalmologists

43
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Who specializes with the elderly?

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Geriatricians

44
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Who specializes with skin?

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Dermatologists

45
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Who specializes with the digestive system?

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Gastroenterologists

46
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Who specializes in the female reproductive system?

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Gynecologists

47
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What are you called when you assume the risks of opening your own business?

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Entrepreneur

48
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What setting does a pathologist work in?

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Laboratory

49
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What age group may have difficulty getting their physiological needs met?

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The elderly

50
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What is the inability to control urination?

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Incontinence

51
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What is the inability to swallow?

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Dysphagia

52
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What percentage of the elderly are cared for in long-term care facilities?

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Approximately 4.5%

53
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What is the condition in elderly people that results in increased intraocular pressure?

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Glaucoma

54
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What is the condition in elderly people that results in brittle bones?

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Osteoporosis

55
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Who is the representative for elderly people and their families to ensure quality care?

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Ombudsman

56
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Kidney disease, stress, depression, and some medications can cause an elderly patient to become _.

A

Confused

57
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By 2050, it is estimated that 21% of the population will be __ or older.

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65 years

58
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A physician fails to use a degree of skill and learning commonly expected and the person receiving care is injured. This is __________

A

Malpractice

59
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Failure to give care that is normally expected of a person in a particular position, resulting in injury to another person is __.

A

Negligence

60
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__ is a threat or attempt to injure another individual, whereas __ includes the unlawful touching of another person without consent

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  • Assault; Battery
61
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Care that results in harm, pain, or mental anguish is called __.

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Abuse

62
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False statements that are written are __ while false spoken statements are __. Both are forms of defamation.

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Libel; Slander

63
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Physical restraints applied without prior authorization is __.

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False imprisonment

64
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Sharing records or revealing a person’s body are both forms of __.

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Invasion of privacy

65
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The ability to recognize and appreciate the personal characteristics of others is ___.

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-Cultural competence

66
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Belief that some people are superior to others is __.

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Ethnocentrism

67
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Assuming everyone in a category is the same is __.

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Stereotyping

68
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Being able to identify with and understand another person’s feelings:

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Empathy

69
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Having the ability to say or do the kindest or most fitting thing in a difficult situation shows ______.

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Compassion

70
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Using good judgment in what you say and do and making sure that a patient’s rights are not violated demonstrates __.

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Ethics

71
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Being qualified and capable of performing a task while striving for accuracy in all you do shows __.

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Competence

72
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What is a psychological barrier to communication?

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Prejudice

73
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What is the difference between a subjective and an objective observation?

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  • Subjective: Based on personal feelings or opinions.
    -Objective: Based on observable and measurable facts.
74
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Who created aqueducts to carry clean water to the cities?

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The Ancient Romans

75
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Study of Medicine was prohibited;prayer & divine invention for diseases

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-Dark Ages

76
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Black Death, Small Pox; Renewed Interest in Medicine + begin implementing in colleges/universities

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Middle Ages

77
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Rebirth of medicine + Dissection of body

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Renaissance

78
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Falliopian tube +successful blood transfusion

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-16th and 17th century

79
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Who is the Father of Microbiology?

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Robert Koch

80
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Microorganisms cause disease +pasteurizing milk

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Louis Pasteur

81
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principles of heredity + Dom/reces patterns

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Gregory Mendel

82
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Ways to lower cost + afford expensive health care

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Cost Containment Methods

83
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Procedures performed on patient’s admission

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-Protect patient’s or resident’s possessions
– Orient patient and family members to facility

84
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Transfers

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– May be related to patient’s condition
– May be requested by patient

85
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Discharges

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  • Physician’s order usually required
    – Leaving against medical advice (AMA)
86
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A

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