Unit 1 Part 1 Flashcards
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
acute care
type of care where patient receives ongoing treatment
long term care (LTC)
type of care provided that helps individuals remain out of the acute or LTC facilities
community care
type of care that is provided mostly in the community, but can be hired to care for clients in the acute or LTC facility
private agencies
government responsible for enforcing the health care act, contributes financially through taxes
federal government
government responsible for delivering health care, and pays for it in the facilities
provincial government
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
accessioning
study of the formed elements of the blood (RBC, WBC, and platelets)
hematology
most common test done in Hematology
CBC (Complete Blood Count)
specialized Hematology area concerned with laboratory testing associated with bllding and clotting disorders such as hemophelia
coagulation
if there is no coagulation department, the blood sample goes to
hematology
the largest of the laboratory departments, determines the concentration of chemical constituents of different body fluids
chemistry
usually a subsection of the chemistry or hematology department
involves the testing of urine specimens
urinalysis
the study of micro organisms including bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses
microbiology
study of antigen-antibody reactions used to diagnose certain infectuous diseases, AIDs, allergies
serology (immunology)
department responsible for providing blood products to patients requiring transfusions
blood bank (immunohematology)
the study of tissue structure
histology
a division of anatomic pathology in which structural changes in cells are evaluated in order to detect and diagnose disease
cytology
the incision of a vein in order to collect a blood sample
phlebotomy
what is wrong with the patient
diagnostic testing
used to develop treatment of a medical condition
therapeutic assessment
making sure that the treatment is working
monitoring
__% of decisions about diagnosis and treatment are based on laboratory test results
85
__% of decisions about diagnosis and treatment are based on laboratory test results
85
when facing conflicts, you follow the chain of command to resolve it, which means you go to ____ first
the individual
when facing conflicts, you follow the chain of command when trying to resolve it, which means you go to the ____ first
individual
principles of conduct that establish standards and morals that govern decisions and behavior
ethics
concerned whether the medical workers actions are right or wrong
medical ethics
an idea or opinion that’s driven by a desire to be good
moral precept
a set of rules that defines allowable actions or correct behavior
ethical code
3 major points common to most ethical standards
- do no harm to anyone
- perform according to sound technical ability and good judgement
- respect patient’s rights (confidentiality, privacy, right to refuse)
patient has the right to be a part of the decision making regarding the health care plan
autonomy
good must result from the treatment
beneficence
doing no harm must be the goal
good must outweigh the harm even if some harm is inflicted during the treatment
nonmaleficence
all should be treated fairly
justice
is observed by being truthful, keeping promises, respecting patient’s rights, and protecting the personal integrity of the patient
fidelity
information about the care and treatment of patients should be kept and used only for health care purposes
confidentiality
concerned with whether the medical worker acted legally or illegally
medical law
when patient agrees to treatment, also known as explicit consent
informed consent
consent that is not expressly granted by a person, but rather implicitly granted by a person’s actions
ex. holding out the arm, unresponsive
implied or implicit consent
you can be charged with ____ (verbal threat) and ____ (physical) if you force care on or harm the patient
assault and battery
you are required to provide safe care for a patient even if you do not like the individual
duty of care
you can be sued if the patient is harmed because the care you gave was incorrect
liability and negligence (malpractice)
client’s rights (PHIA)
right to be informed, respected, self determination, privacy and confidentiality
an act or threat causing another to be fearful of bodily harm coupled with an apparent, present ability to cause harm, verbal threat
assault
the unlawful touching of a person without consent, intentional harmful or use of force without consent (physical harm)
battery
defined as a written attach on a person’s reputation
ex. social media
libel
a spoken attack on a person’s reputation
ex. gossiping
slander
the national organization
CSMLS - Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science
the provincial organization
MAMLS - Manitoba Association for Medical Laboratory Science
What does WRHA stand for?
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
