Vocabulary set #1

Question 1

HIPAA

Answer 1

Health Insurance and Accountability Act- Federal law that prohibits the sharing of patient info without consent

Question 2

abuse

Answer 2

to treat in a harmful, injurious, or offensive way

Question 3

communication

Answer 3

interchanging thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs

Question 4

competency record

Answer 4

defines the knowledge, skills, an attributes needed for people within an organization

Question 5

confidentiality

Answer 5

the state of keeping or being kept secret or private

Question 6

conflict

Answer 6

a disagreement

Question 7

ethics

Answer 7

moral principles that govern a persons behaviour or the conducting of an activity

Question 8

holistic

Answer 8

Characterized by the treatment of the whole person, taking into account mental and social factors.

Question 9

hospice

Answer 9

a home providing care for the sick or terminally ill

Question 10

informed consent

Answer 10

permission granted in the knowledge of the possible consequences

Question 11

Long Term Care

Answer 11

LTC- services designed to meet the needs during a short or long period of time

Question 12

malpractice

Answer 12

improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment

Question 13

medical record

Answer 13

a patients medical history and information

Question 14

Minimum Data Set

Answer 14

MDS- a standardized, primary screening and assessment tool of health status

Question 15

Negligence

Answer 15

failure to take proper care over something

Question 16

Objective

Answer 16

a thing aimed at or sought; a goal

Question 17

OBRA

Answer 17

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act- Specific set of rules for nursing home residents

Question 18

OSHA

Answer 18

Occupational Safety and Health Act- ensure safe workplaces; provides training, outreach, and education

Question 19

Scope of Practice

Answer 19

the services that a qualified health professional is deemed competent to perform and permitted to undertake

Question 20

Subjective

Answer 20

based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions