Words Worth Knowing

Question 1

Clara Barton

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Pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross

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Accreditation

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Official authorization or approval

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Louie Pasteur

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Developed a way to pasteurize milk

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Career

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Occupation or profession

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Certification

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Documentation of having met certain standards

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Diagnosis Related Grouping

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Predetermined payment structure for health care services established by the federal government

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Health

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Optimal state of well being, achieved through prevention of illness and injury

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Insurance

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Payment for health care expenses which may or may not occur, for a specified amount in advance

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Licensure

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Legal permission to perform an activity

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Litigation

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Legal dispute

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Occupation

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Vocation, activity in which one participates

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Paraprofessional

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Worker who assists a professional in the assists the professional in their performance of duties

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Profession

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Occupation that requires specialized knowledge and training

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Quackery

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Treatment that pretends to cure disease

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Registration

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Official record of individuals qualification to perform services

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Pandemic

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Prevalent over a whole country or the world

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Florence Nightingale

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She started military nursing. Began nursing soldiers and reforming the profession in 1854.

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Hippocrates

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Father of Medicine

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Communicable

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Spreadable between people

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AIDS

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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

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AMA

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American Medical Association

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CDC

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Center for Disease Control

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FDA

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Food and Drug Administration

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MD

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Medical Doctor

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OSHA

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Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration

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PhD

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Doctor of Philosophy

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TB

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Tuberculosis

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Asepsis

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Absence of disease causing microorganisms

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Attitude

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Mental position or feeling with regard to a fact or position

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Behavior

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Manner of conducting oneself

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Character

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Distinctive qualities that make up an individual

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Communication

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Exchange of information

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Habit

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Act performed voluntarily without conscious thought

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Hierarchy

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Graded or ranked series

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Nonverbal communication

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Communication without using language

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Personality

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Set of traits, characteristics, and behaviors that make each person unique

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Value

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Rate of usefulness, importance or general worth

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Verbal

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Relating to or consisting of words or sounds

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CC

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Cubic centimeter

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CHO

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Carbohydrates

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chol

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Cholesterol

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GI

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Gastrointestinal

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MRI

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Magnetic resonance imaging

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nsg

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Nursing

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pm

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Between noon and midnight

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pt

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Patient

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qd

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Every day

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WHO

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World Health Organization