Unit 1 Flashcards
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Aide
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An assistant or helper
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Aubuse
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Any care that results in physical harm or pain, or mental anguish
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Ancient Romans added what?
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Sanitary systems, hospitals, health care
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek
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Invented the microscope in 1668
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Assault and battery
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- Physical or verbal attack on another person; treatment or care given to a person without obtaining proper consent
- Unlawfully touching another person without that person’s consent
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Associate’s degree
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Degree awarded by a vocational-technical school or community college after successful completion of a two-year course of study or its equivalent
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Athletic trainer
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A certified health care professional who practices in the field of sports medicine
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Audiologist
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Individual specializing in diagnosis and treatment of hearing disorders
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Bachelor’s degree
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Degree awarded by a college or university after a person has completed a four-year course of study or its equivalent
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Behaviors associated with wellness
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Physical, emotional, social, mental and intellectual, and spiritual
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Biomedical engineer
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Combine knowledge of engineering with knowledge of biology and biomechanical principles to assist in the operation of helath care facilities
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Biomedical equipment technicians (BETs)
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Work with the many different machines used to diagnose, treat, and monitor patients
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Birth control pills
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Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1960
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Cardiologist
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Specialize in diseases of the heart and blood vessels
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Central/sterile supply worker
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Involved in ordering, maintaining, and supplying all the equipment and supplies used by other departments in a health care facility
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Christiaan Barnard
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Performed the first heart transplant in 1967
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Competence
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Able, capable
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Confidentiality
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Not to be shared or told; to be held in confidence or kept to oneself
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Contracts
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To shorten, decrease in size, or draw together; an agreement between two or more persons
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Defamation
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Slander or libel; a false statement that causes ridicule or damage to a reputation
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Definition of health care
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Social insurance for the ill and injured
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Dental hygienist
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A licensed individual who works with a dentist to provide care and treatment for the teeth and gums
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Dental laboratory technician
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Make and repair a variety of dental prostheses (artificial devices) such as dentures, crowns, bridges, and orthodontic appliances according to the specifications of dentists
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Dependability
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Capable of being relied on; trustworthy
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Dermatologist
Specializes in diseases of the skin
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Dialysis technician
AKA renal dialysis technicians, hemodialysis technicians, nephrology technicians. Operate on the kidney hemodialysis machines used to treat patients with limited or no kidney function
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Dietition
An individual who specializes in the science of diet and nutrition
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Doctor's degree
Degree awarded by a college or university after completion of a prescribed course of study beyond a bachelor's or master's degree
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Dorthea Dix
Superintendent of Female Nurses of the Army in 1861
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Electroencephalograph technologist
Operates an instrument called an electroencephalograph, which records the electrical activity of the brain
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Electrocardiograph technician
Operate electrocardiograph machines, which record electrical impulses that originate in the heart
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Eilizabeth Blackwell
First female physician in the U.S. in 1849 and started the first Women's Medical Collge in New York in 1868
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Emergency medical technician (EMT)
Provide emergency, prehospital care to victims of accidents, injuries, or sudden illnesses which requires special training
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Emotional wellness
Pertaining to feelings or psychlocial states
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Empathy
identifying with another's feelings but being unable to change or solve the situation
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Endocrinologist
Specializes in diseases of the endocrine glands
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Endodontics
Branch of dentistry involving treatment of the pulp chamber and root canals of the teeth; root canal treatment
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Entrepreneur
Individual who organizes, manges, and assumes the risk of a business
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Epidemiologist
Identify and track diseases as they occur in a group of people
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Ethics
Principles of right or good conduct
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False imprisonment
Restraining an individual or restricting and individual's freedom
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First test tube baby
Louise Brown, born in England in 1978
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Five dimensions of humans
Physical, emotional, social, mental and intellectual, and spiritual
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Florence Nightingale
Founder of modern nursing
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Gabriel Fahrenheit
Created the first mercury thermometer in 1714
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Gastroenterologist
Specializes in diseases and disorders of the stomach and intestine
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Genetic counselor
Provide information to individuals and families on genetic diseases or inherited conditions
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Geriactric assistant
Acquire additional educatoin to provide care for the elderly in work environments
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Gerontologist
Specializes in the aging process and elderly people
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Geriatrician
A doctor who specializes in care for people 65 and older
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Gynecologist
Specializes in diseases of the female reproductive organs
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Health
A dynamic state in which the individual adapts to changes in his or her external and internal enviroment so that he or she maintains a state of well being in all dimensions
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Health care administrators
AKA health care executives or health service managers plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise delivery of health care and manage the operatoin of health care facilities
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Health information technician
Organize and code patient records, gather statistical or research data, record information on patient records, monitor electronic and paper-based information to ensure confidentiality, and calculate bills using health care data
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Homeopathic care
Believe in the ability of the body to heal itself through the actions of the immune system; use minute diluted doses of drugs made from plant, animal, and mineral substances to cause symptoms similar to the disease and activate the immune system
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Illness
An abnormal process which leads to decrease functions or impaired in one or more dimensions as compared to previous state
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Informed consent
Permission granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind and aware of all factors involved
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Integrative care
A form of health care that uses both mainstream medical treatments and complementary and alternative therapies to treat a patient
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Intellectual wellness
promoted by being creative, logical, curious, and open-minded; using common sense; obtaining continual learning; questioning and evaluating information and situations; learning from life experiences; and using flexibility and creativity to solve problems
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Internist
Apply scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to the diagnosis, treatment, and compassionate care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness
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Invasion of privacy
Includes unnecessarily exposing an individual or revealing personal information about an individual without that person's consent
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Joseph Priestley
Discovered the element oxygen in 1774
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Kidney transplant
Performed by Joseph Murray in 1954
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Levels of health care
Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary
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Acute, chronic, primary, specialized, inpatient
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Libel
When false information is given out and it is written
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Licensed practical/vocational nurse
Working under the supervision of physicians or RNs, provide patient care requiring technical knowledge but not the level of education required of RNs
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Living will
Documents that allow indviduals to state what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life when their conditions are terminal
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Louis Pasteur
Discovered germs, pasteurization process, rabies vaccine
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Malpractice
Providing improper or unprofessional treatment or care that results in injury to another person
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Marie Curie
Isolated radium in 1910
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Master's degree
Degree awarded by a college or university after completion of one or more years of prescrived study beyond a bachelor's degree
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Medical clinical laboratory technologist
Work under the superision of doctors called pathologist studying tissues, fluids, and cells of the human body to help determine the presence and/or cause of disease
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Medical illustrator
Use their artistic and creative talents to produce illustrations charts, graphs, and diagrams for health textbooks, journals, magazines, and exhibits
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Medical translator
Assist cross-cultural communication processes by converting one language to another
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Mental wellness
*same as intellectual
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Negligence
Failure to give care that is normally expected, resulting in injury to another person
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Neurologist
Specialize in disorders of the brain and nervous system
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Objective data
An obseration about a patient that is visible palpable, or measureable; componly called a sign
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Occupational therapist
Often work under the direction of a physiatrist, a physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitaion
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Oncologist
Specializes in diagnosis and treatment of tumors (cancer)
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Oncology hospital
Provide special care for patients with tumors/cancer
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Ophthalmologist
Medical doctors specializing in diseases, disorders, and injuries of the eyes
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Orthodontist
Specialize in the alignment or straightening of the teeth
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Orthopedic hospital
Hospital specializing in care for patients with bone and muscle diseases and disorders
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Orthopedist
Specializes in diseases and disorders of muscles and bones
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Pathologist
Specializes in diagnosing diseases by studying changes in organs, tissues, and cells
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Pediatric hospital
Hospital for children
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Pediatrician
Specializes in diseases and disorders of children
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Perfusionist
AKA extracorporeal circulation technologists, are members of open heart surgical teams and operate the heart-lung machines used in coronary bypass surgery
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Periodontics
Treatment and prevention of diseases of the gums, bone, and structures supporting the teeth
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Periodontist
Specializes in treatment and prevention of diseases of the gyms, bone, and structures supporting the teeth
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Pharmacist
dispense medications per written orders from physicians, dentists, and other health care professionals authorized to prescribe medications
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Phlebotomist
AKA venipuncture technicians, collect blood and prepare it for testing
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Physical therapist
Provide treatment to improve mobility and prevent or limit permanent disability of patients with disabling joint, bone, muscle, and/or nerve injures or diseases
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Physician assistant
Take medical histories; perform routine physical examinations and basic diagnostic tests; make preliminary diagnoses; treat minor injuries; and prescribe and administer appropriate treatments
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Polio vaccine
Developed by Jonas Salk in 1952
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Prevention
Providing care before acute or chronic disease occurs
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Proctologist
A doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus
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Professional (characteristics)
Going about your work with appropriate appearance, education, ethics, leadership, standards, and avoiding negligence
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Promotion
Raising someone to a higher rank or office
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Psychologist
Study human behavior and use this knowledge to help individuals deal with problems of everyday living
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Radiologist
Use X-rays and radiation to diagnose and treat disease
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Recreational therapists
AKA therapeutic recreation specialists, use recreational and leisure activities as forms of treatment to minimize patients' symptoms and improve physical, emotional, and mental well-being
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Rehabilitative hospital
Provide care to help patients with physical or mental disabilities to obtain maximum self-care and function
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René Laënnec
Invented the stethoscope in 1816
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Robert Koch
Developed the culture plate method to identify pathogens and in 1882 isolated the bacteria that causes tuberculosis
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Self-motivation
The ability to begin or to follow through with a task
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Slander
Incorrect information given out verbally
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Small pox vaccine
Developed by Edward Jenner in 1796
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Social wellness
Promoted y showing concern, fairness, affection, tolerance, and respect for others; communicating and interacting well with others; sharing ideas and thoughts; and practicing honesty and loyalty
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Sociologist
AKA social workers, case managers, or counselors; aid people who have difficulty coping with various problems by helping them make adjustment sin their lives and/or by referring them to community resources for assistance
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Speech-language therapist
Identify, evaluate, and treat patients with speech and language disorders
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Spiritual wellness
Promoted by using values, ethics, and morals to find meaning, direction, and purpose to life; often includes believing in a higher authority and observing religions practices
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Stages of illness
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1-sense a change
2-assumption of sick role
3-medical care
4-dependent patient role
5-recovery, rehab, death
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Subjective data
An observation about a patent that is felt by the patient but cannot be seen, palpated, or measured; commonly called a symptom
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Sympathy
To understand and attempt to solve the problems of another
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Tact
Having the ability to say or do the kindest or most fitting thing in a difficult situation
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Team player
Maintains a positive attitude, learn to laugh at themselves, friendly, cooperative, helps, listens, respectful, open-minded, willing to compromise, avoid criticizing, good communication, encouraging, hard worker
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Technician
A level of proficiency usually requiring a 2-year associate's degree or 3 to 4 years of on-the-job training
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Technologist/therapist
A class of expertise in a health career field, usually requiring at least 3 to 4 years of college plus work experience
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Torts
A wrongful or highly illegal act of cvil law not involving a contract
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Verbal abuse
Speaking harshly, swearing or shouting, using inappropriate words to describe a person's race or nationality, and/or writing threats or abusive statements
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What did Sigmund Freud add?
Psychology and psychiatry
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What does it mean to be licensure?
That the government authorized you to work in a given occupation
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What does NHCSS stand for?
National Health Care Skill Standards
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What is continuing educational units?
They are required to renew licenses or maintain certification or registration in many states
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What is HIPAA?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act put in play because health insurance and care costs are rising and less employers are willing to offer it to employees
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When was AIDS identified?
1981
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Who initiated nursing education?
Florence Nightingale in 1854
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Who is Clara Barton?
Founded Red Cross in 1881
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Who is Hippocrates?
Greek physician known as "Father of Medicine"
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Who is Joseph Lister?
Started using disinfectants and antiseptics in 1865
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Who is Sir Alexander Flemming?
Discovered penicilin in 1928
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William Harvey
Described the circulation of blood to and from the heart in 1628
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William Roentgen
Discovered X-rays in 1895
