Unit 1 Part 1

Question 1

type of care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery

Answer 1

acute care

Question 2

type of care where patient receives ongoing treatment

Answer 2

long term care (LTC)

Question 3

type of care provided that helps individuals remain out of the acute or LTC facilities

Answer 3

community care

Question 4

type of care that is provided mostly in the community, but can be hired to care for clients in the acute or LTC facility

Answer 4

private agencies

Question 5

government responsible for enforcing the health care act, contributes financially through taxes

Answer 5

federal government

Question 6

government responsible for delivering health care, and pays for it in the facilities

Answer 6

provincial government

Question 7

the hub of the laboratory that receives and sorts speciments deivered

enters patient and speciment information in the lab information system

distributes specimen to appropriate department

packages specimen for transport

Answer 7

accessioning

Question 8

study of the formed elements of the blood (RBC, WBC, and platelets)

Answer 8

hematology

Question 9

most common test done in Hematology

Answer 9

CBC (Complete Blood Count)

Question 10

specialized Hematology area concerned with laboratory testing associated with bllding and clotting disorders such as hemophelia

Answer 10

coagulation

Question 11

if there is no coagulation department, the blood sample goes to

Answer 11

hematology

Question 12

the largest of the laboratory departments, determines the concentration of chemical constituents of different body fluids

Answer 12

chemistry

Question 13

usually a subsection of the chemistry or hematology department

involves the testing of urine specimens

Answer 13

urinalysis

Question 14

the study of micro organisms including bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses

Answer 14

microbiology

Question 15

study of antigen-antibody reactions used to diagnose certain infectuous diseases, AIDs, allergies

Answer 15

serology (immunology)

Question 16

department responsible for providing blood products to patients requiring transfusions

Answer 16

blood bank (immunohematology)

Question 17

the study of tissue structure

Answer 17

histology

Question 18

a division of anatomic pathology in which structural changes in cells are evaluated in order to detect and diagnose disease

Answer 18

cytology

Question 19

the incision of a vein in order to collect a blood sample

Answer 19

phlebotomy

Question 20

what is wrong with the patient

Answer 20

diagnostic testing

Question 21

used to develop treatment of a medical condition

Answer 21

therapeutic assessment

Question 22

making sure that the treatment is working

Answer 22

monitoring

Question 23

__% of decisions about diagnosis and treatment are based on laboratory test results

Answer 23

85

Question 24

__% of decisions about diagnosis and treatment are based on laboratory test results

Answer 24

85

Question 25

when facing conflicts, you follow the chain of command to resolve it, which means you go to ____ first

Answer 25

the individual

Question 25

when facing conflicts, you follow the chain of command when trying to resolve it, which means you go to the ____ first

Answer 25

individual

Question 26

principles of conduct that establish standards and morals that govern decisions and behavior

Answer 26

ethics

Question 27

concerned whether the medical workers actions are right or wrong

Answer 27

medical ethics

Question 28

an idea or opinion that's driven by a desire to be good

Answer 28

moral precept

Question 29

a set of rules that defines allowable actions or correct behavior

Answer 29

ethical code

Question 30

3 major points common to most ethical standards

Answer 30

1. do no harm to anyone 2. perform according to sound technical ability and good judgement 3. respect patient's rights (confidentiality, privacy, right to refuse)

Question 31

patient has the right to be a part of the decision making regarding the health care plan

Answer 31

autonomy

Question 32

good must result from the treatment

Answer 32

beneficence

Question 33

doing no harm must be the goal good must outweigh the harm even if some harm is inflicted during the treatment

Answer 33

nonmaleficence

Question 34

all should be treated fairly

Answer 34

justice

Question 35

is observed by being truthful, keeping promises, respecting patient's rights, and protecting the personal integrity of the patient

Answer 35

fidelity

Question 36

information about the care and treatment of patients should be kept and used only for health care purposes

Answer 36

confidentiality

Question 37

concerned with whether the medical worker acted legally or illegally

Answer 37

medical law

Question 38

when patient agrees to treatment, also known as explicit consent

Answer 38

informed consent

Question 39

consent that is not expressly granted by a person, but rather implicitly granted by a person's actions ex. holding out the arm, unresponsive

Answer 39

implied or implicit consent

Question 40

you can be charged with ____ (verbal threat) and ____ (physical) if you force care on or harm the patient

Answer 40

assault and battery

Question 41

you are required to provide safe care for a patient even if you do not like the individual

Answer 41

duty of care

Question 42

you can be sued if the patient is harmed because the care you gave was incorrect

Answer 42

liability and negligence (malpractice)

Question 43

client's rights (PHIA)

Answer 43

right to be informed, respected, self determination, privacy and confidentiality

Question 44

an act or threat causing another to be fearful of bodily harm coupled with an apparent, present ability to cause harm, verbal threat

Answer 44

assault

Question 45

the unlawful touching of a person without consent, intentional harmful or use of force without consent (physical harm)

Answer 45

battery

Question 46

defined as a written attach on a person's reputation ex. social media

Answer 46

libel

Question 47

a spoken attack on a person's reputation ex. gossiping

Answer 47

slander

Question 48

the national organization

Answer 48

CSMLS - Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science

Question 49

the provincial organization

Answer 49

MAMLS - Manitoba Association for Medical Laboratory Science

Question 50

What does WRHA stand for?

Answer 50

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority