review

Question 1

professional

Answer 1

a person with specialized learning who is engaged in a specified activity as an occupation. Those professionals who specialize in the health realm are referred to as healthcare professionals

Question 2

professionalism

Answer 2

refers to the conduct, character, skill, and judgment of a trained person. Healthcare professionals who act in an accountable and ethical manner in the workplace and maintain a steady composure in the face of adversity demonstrate professionalism.

Question 3

certification

Answer 3

refers to the action or process of providing an individual with an official document attesting to their status or level of achievement

Question 4

ethics

Answer 4

refers to the formal study of moral choices that conform to standards of conduct. In the simplest sense, it means making judgments between right and wrong or listening to ones conscience.

Question 5

malpractice

Answer 5

the most common accusation leveled in a lawsuit against a healthcare practitoner

Question 6

certification

Answer 6

the process by which a professional seeks recurrent learning actives and training beyond that required for the initial license

Question 7

confidentiality

Answer 7

refers to the healthcare professional obligation to maintain patient information in a manner that will not permit dissemination beyond the healthcare provider. A major fear of patients is that they will become the subject of gossip or social conversations among healthcare providers overheard by others. Healthcare professionals are taught to only discuss patient confidential information with those medical personnel who are involved in treating the patient. Professionals know not to make comments in public areas about patient information.

Question 8

HIPPA

Answer 8

establishes many confidentiality restrictions, identifies what constitutes improper disclosure of protected health information, and addresses fines and other penalties that may be imposed if confidentiality is violated.

Question 9

licensing

Answer 9

refers to a right conferred by a governmental body to practice an occupation or provide a service.

Question 10

health terms

Answer 10

2 types functional and patient centered

Question 11

professionalism

Answer 11

the achievement of a high level of skill in the discipline in which the professional is trained is a critical feature of…

Question 12

medical terminology

Answer 12

refers to the language used in medicine that allows healthcare professionals to communicate with each other

Question 13

emotionally attached

Answer 13

need to maintain a healthy balance between caring for patients without becoming attached is essential to a professional approach to delivering health care

Question 14

code of ethics

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refers to a written list of a professional’s values and standards of conduct

Question 15

confidentiality

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refers to the healthcare professional’s obligation to maintain patient information in a manner that will not permit dissemination beyond the healthcare provider

Question 16

fraud

Answer 16

intentional deception of another person to the person detriment

Question 17

abuse

Answer 17

practices or customs that are unsound or inconsistent with ethical or fiscal or healthcare practices

Question 18

negligence

Answer 18

careless or senseless behavior that causes harm

Question 19

tort law

Answer 19

most legal issues in healthcare

Question 20

assault

Answer 20

threat to attempt to touch a patient without consent

Question 21

battery

Answer 21

touching a patient without consent

Question 22

informed consent

Answer 22

consent given by a patient reviewing and approving the consent for treatment

Question 23

implied consent

Answer 23

if a patient is unconscious or collapses this type of consent is given