Unit 2.1: Healthcare Facilities

Question 1

Facilities

Answer 1

Places designed or built to serve a special function (ex: hospital, clinic, doctors office)

Question 2

Diagnostic

Answer 2

Pertaining to the determination of the nature of a disease or injury by examining

Question 3

Chronic

Answer 3

continuing over many years and for a long time

Question 4

Geriatric

Answer 4

a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people

Question 5

Ambulatory

Answer 5

serving patients who are able to walk

Question 6

Specialties

Answer 6

fields of study or professional work (ex: pediatrics)

Question 7

Outpatient

Answer 7

patients/clients who do not require hospitalization but are under physicians care

Question 8

Immunizations

Answer 8

substances given to make disease organisms harmless to the patient; may be given orally or by injection

Question 9

General Hospitals

Answer 9

• Facilities where patients are hospitalized for a short time, ranging from a few days to a few weeks
• don’t specialize
• wide range of services
• physicians, nurses. surgeons. support staff

Question 10

Specialty Hospitals

Answer 10

• provide care for a specific population, disease, or condition
• in and out patient care
• condition typically long lasting and require specialists
• conditions usually chronic
• patients may stay longer than general hospital

Question 11

Nursing Homes

Answer 11

• places of residence that require constant nursing care
• residents not patients
• mostly geriatrics but also for any age that requires constant care

Question 12

Assisted Living Facilities

Answer 12

bridges gap between independent living and extended care or nursing homes

Question 13

Home Health Care Agencies

Answer 13

provide care for patients who need health services but not hospitalization

Question 14

hospice

Answer 14

end of life care, terminal illness (6 month or less)

Question 15

outpatient surgery centers

Answer 15

• surgical procedures less invasive
• cost effective due to no overnight care

Question 16

urgent care clinics (emergency)

Answer 16

life threatening conditions that require hospitalization

Question 17

urgent care clinics (urgent care)

Answer 17

non-emergencies that require prompt treatment

Question 18

physician/ medical offices

Answer 18

provide care that promotes wellness and diagnosis of illness

Question 19

rehabilitation centers

Answer 19

outpatient care for clients who require physical or occupational therapy

Question 20

mental heath centers

Answer 20

state psychiatric hospitals