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based on physical and biological factors. This includes the color of skin, hair, and eyes. Also, facial features, blood types, and bone structure

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race

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preforming an act that a reasonable person would not have done

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negligence

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3
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discovered fallopian tubes

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Gabrielle Fallopius

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father of medicine

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Hippocrates

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5
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meaning of ped-

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foot

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invented penicillin

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Alexander Fleming

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7
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discovered that tiny microbes were everywhere (pasteurization)

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Louis Pasteur

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invented the stethoscope

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Rene Laennec

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discovered x-rays

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Willhelm Roentgen

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developed prontosil

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Gerhard Domagk

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Discovered the conscious and unconscious part of the mind; determined that the mind and body work together; studies were the basis of psychology and psychiatry

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Sigman Freud

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you can prevent it by washing hands; people used to get it when physicians dissected bodies and then went to help with birth without washing their hands

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childbed fever

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developed blood typing technique; A, B, AB, O

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Landsteiner

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13
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government funded insurance program for people over the age of 65

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Medicare

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insurance program for people with low incomes and few personal assets; paid for by state and federal taxes

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Medicaid

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These laws protect people from legal action after they have given free emergency medical aid while using reasonable care; designed to encourage people to give first aid in an emergency situation without fear of being sued for negligence

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Good Samaritan Laws

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16
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touching a person without permission

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Battery

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the act of damaging someone’s reputation by saying or writing bad or false things about them

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Defamation

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they consider ethical problems that affect the care and treatment of patients

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ethics committee

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legal or illegal actions by workers

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ethics

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pertains to disputed between individuals, organizations, or a combination of the two

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Civil Law

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pertains to crimes in which the guilty party is punished by incarceration (jail or prison), fines or both

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Criminal Law

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person appointed by a court to make decisions to protect the interests of a patient who is mentally or physically incapacitated

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Guardian

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This lets you understand the people around you more and have better interactions with them.

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Learning about other cultures

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making the assumption that everyone in a group is the same

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Stereotyping

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preference that inhibits impartial judgement

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bias

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process of learning the beliefs and behaviors of a dominant culture and assuming some of the characteristics

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acculturation

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classification of people based on national origin and culture; share common heritage, national origin, social customs, language, and beliefs

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ethnicity

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strong feelings or beliefs about a person or subject; pre-judging other without reviewing facts or information; often based on fear

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prejudice

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an approach to wellness that simultaneously addresses the physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual components of health

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Holistic Healthcare

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these practices seek to maximize efficiency and prevent discomfort or injury

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ergonomics

30
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founded to address the concerns of medicine and healthcare

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Institute of Medicine

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also known as Bubonic Plague; killed 60 million people; believed to be passed to humans from rodents by the bite of infected fleas

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Black Death

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your feet should be apart, hold object close to you, bend your knees; not your back, keep your back straight, tighten stomach muscles when lifting

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Things you need to do when lifting something

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Government agency responsible for biomedical and health related research

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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monitoring and evaluating services for the purpose of making them better

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Quality Improvement

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yeast and mold are types of

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Fungi

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occurs when people directly touch each other

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Direct Contact

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occurs when there is no direct human-to-human contact

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Indirect Contact

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the process of cleaning something, especially with a chemical, in order to destroy bacteria and viruses

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disinfection

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destroys all microorganisms on a surface

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sterilization

40
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kills bacteria on surfaces using chemicals; not intended to kill viruses

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sanitization

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fire extinguisher with pressurized water; for ordinary combustibles

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Fire Extinguisher Type A

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fire extinguisher with carbon dioxide; for flammable liquids

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Fire Extinguisher Type B

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fire extinguisher with dry chemical; for electrical equipment

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Fire Extinguisher Type C

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fire extinguisher with class D dry chemical; for combustible metals

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Fire Extinguisher Type D

45
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fire extinguisher with multi purpose dry chemical; for ordinary combustibles, flammable liquids, and electrical and equipment fires

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Fire Extinguisher Type E

46
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patient is positioned on their back at a 45 degree angle

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Fowler’s position

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