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Modifies the meaning of root word by telling us how, why,were,how much, position direction or status.
combining vowel
prefix
Root word
suffix
Tells us what is happening with specific body parts or what procedure is happening to the body part
suffix
prefix
combining vowel
root word
Usually a body part
root word
combining vowel
suffix
prefix
A letter linking a suffix and a root word or linking two roots is called the
Root word
Combining vowel
Prefix
Suffix
Additional hours of education required to maintain certification
Master degree
Secondary education units
Extra credit
Continuing education units
An individual who organizes manages and assumes risk of a business is a/an
professional
technologist
entrepreneur
multi skilled worker
A major health care facility that provides a wide range of services including diagnostics, treatment, education, and research
hospital
laboratory
hospice
medical office
Provides care for terminally ill individuals who usually have a life expectancy of 6 months or less
hospice
rehabilitation
hospital
nursing center
Concerned with the cause, spread, and control of diseases populations
WHO
FDA
USDHHS
CDC
when a government agency authorizes someone to work in a given occupation
certification
licensure
registration
continuing education
The front of the body
distal
posterior
proximal
anterior
In a transverse plane, the section towards the feet is the_________section
distal
proximal
inferior
superior
My toes are_________to my thigh
caudal
proximal
dorsal
distal
My elbow is ________to my fingers
proximal
distal
lateral
medial
The inside of m knee is the______side
proximal
distal
lateral
medial
My lungs are part of the__________cavity
ventral
pelvic
abdominal
dorsal
Words that are named after people
Eponyms
etymology
abbreviations
acronyms
Federal government provides healthcare for people over 65 and for any person with a disability who has received social security for 2 years
managed care
medicaid
medicare
Tricare
Insurance directed at preventive care
disability insurance
HMO
PPO
life
The American Heart Association is an example of a
cardiology medical office
professional organization
WHO
nonprofit agency
cares mostly for elderly and those with disabilities or handicaps
assisted living facilities
home health care
hospice
long-term care facilities
The suffix-algia means pain.
true
false
A physician who refers patients to different specialists is most likely part of a
all the above
nominal care group
interdisciplinary team
dad hoc group
A pandemic of the flu kill three fourths of the population of Europe and Asia in the 1300's (middle ages)
true
false
the father of medicine is considered to be
Robert Koch
Debi Koch
Hippocrates
Benjamin Franklin
The Romans were the first people to write down health records
True
False
Apothecaries were the earliest dentist
True
False
__________was the first artist to draw the anatomy of the human body
Michelangelo
de Vinci
Picasso
Monet
which of the following invited the microscope and first observed microscopic organisms
Laennec
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Benjamin Franklin
Joseph Lister
Which of the following invited the stethoscope
Lannec
Benjamin Franklin
Joseph priestly
anton van Leeuwenhook
what did Edward Jenner do
invented bifocals
finding the cure for AIDS
created the smallpox vaccine
discovered oxygen
__________used carbolic acid on wounds as an antiseptic to kill germs during surgery
Alexander Fleming
Joseph Lister
Ernest von Bergman
Ingnaz Semmelweiss
Who discovered penicillin
Benjamin Franklin
Paul Ehrlich
Alexander Fleming
Joseph Lister
What vaccine did Salk create
Polio
influenza
measles
munps
Public health and sanitation systems were first developed by the
Romans
Chinese
Egyptians
Greeks
What were the aqueducts used for
bring in clean water
remove sewage
A physician who refers patients to different specialists is most likely part of a
undisciplinary team
interdisciplinary team
nominal care group
ad hoc group
A team need to decide what it wants to accomplish. This accomplishment is called the team's
discipline
role
collaboration
goal
Decisions on a team member's role may be determined by:
member's preferences
level training
All of these
availability
Eye contact, facial expressions gestures and touch are
nonverbal communication
verbal communication
barriers to communication
all of these
A team might appoint which of the following to help lead a group in resolving a conflict
director
manager
counselor
facilitator
Communication is the exchange of information ideas feelings and thoughts
True
False
Which type of health care team is formed for a limited amount of time to address a specific problem
nominal
unidisciplinary
Ad hoc
multidisciplinary
Rules to follow when resolving a conflict might include
speaking in an aggressive manner
avoiding name calling
ignoring the needs of the patient until a later time
selecting laissez-faire leader
team members should be committed to reach goals and get results. This is called
discipline
leadership
productivity
compromise
verbal and nonverbal are 2 types of communication
True
False
A summary statement describing the aims, values and overall plan of a team is called a
mission statement
code ethics
employee handbook
advance directive
Good listening skills include
showing interest, Hearing the message, and not interrupting
labeling,cultural sensitivity,and talking slowly
verbal message, written communication, and not interrupting
a message, a sender, and receiver
Barriers to communication include
lack of interest, sensory impairment, and feeling hungry
labeling others, talking fast, and sensory impairment
active listening, body language, and verbal tone
making eye contact, being too close, and sending a clear message
The 5 rights of delegation do not include the
Right task
right person
right dynamics
right supervision
Which of the following is not a form of nonverbal communication
body posture
gesture
touching
written
All of the following are elements of communication except
sender
message
attending
receiver
which of the following is not an important communication practice for a health care team
informing patients about nurse's scheduled meetings
a clear and effective system of recording patient information
a procedure for communicating with other groups inside or outside the health facility
a regularly scheduled meeting for members to discuss patients progress
An autocratic leader
invites other members of the team to participate in decision making
is the director of the team
focuses on developing the skills of all team members
leaves the other team members alone to do their jobs
Multidisciplinary approach to teamwork involves various health care professionals working independently, and not collaboratively with each responsible for a different patient need
True
False
When you_______you settle differences by agreeing that each party will give up something that they want
collaborate
prioritize
delegate
compromise
Civil laws is most commonly used in healthcare
True
False
Patients may examine their bills, but cannot expect to have them explained due to the many extraneous charges that are accrued
True
False
Patient confidentiality can be legally breached if the patient has pneumonia
True
False
Due to advanced technological safeguards, computers have made patient confidentiality easier to protect
True
False
All of the following are types of abuse except
Ethical
sexual
psychological
verbal
Medical power of attorney is a legal document that gives someone else that authority to make health care decisions for you in the event you are incapacitated
True
False
What is a set of principles relating to what is morally right or wrong
compliance
consent
ethics
insurance
False imprisonment is restraining a patient or restricting there freedom
True
False
The two laws used in health care are
civil and criminal
civil and consent
criminal and court law
civil and protection
Failure to provide care that is normally expected of a person equally trained in that particular situation resulting in injury to the patient is?
Malpractice
negligence
abort
assault and battery
Patients have the right to know whether medical treatment is experimental
True
False
Hitting forcing persons against their will,restraining movements, depriving food or water is what type of abuse
physical
domestic
psychological
verbal
what does HIPPA stand for
Health insurance portability and accountability act
Health insurance Patients and accountability act
Health insurance portability and access act
Health insurance patients and access act
Procedures requiring written consent include all of the following except
surgery
draw blood
invasive diagnostic test
treatment of minors if not emancipated
Three parts of all medical contracts are
offer, acceptance, and consideration
offer, application, and consent
offer, advancement, and cause
offer, acceptance, consent
Do not Resuscitate is a legally binding document
True
False
Reportable communicable diseases are those that must be reported to proper health insurance
True
False
Patients must consent to all medical treatment suggested by the physician
True
False
All of the following are types of Power of Attorney except
special POA
General POA
durable POA
Median POA
patients do not have to receive explanations for medical treatment in order to give informed consent
True
False
Every aspect of our life is governed by laws or legal responsibilities
True
False
False statements which may damage a persons reputation is called
negligence
false imprisonment
defamation
invasion of privacy
What is one of the first medical codes of ethics and is still used by some medical schools during commencement
Hippocrates-Hippocratic Oath
Maimonides
Nightingale
Declaration of Geneva
Only medical information is held in strict confidentiality-not the patients personal life
True
False
Criminal law deals with legal relationships between people and protection of a persons rights
True
False
All of the following require verbal consent from the patient except
drawing blood
speaking to the patient
taking blood pressure
starting an IV
Patients have the right to smoke in the Hospital
True
False
Unnecessary exposure of an individual or revealing personal information about and individual without consent is called
invasion of privacy
neglect
confidentiality
false imprisonment
All of the following are true regarding ways in which medical professionals can guard patient confidentiality except
never disclose information to a third party without signed consent
make photocopies and post it in the physicians lounge
do not decide confidentiality on the basis of personal approval of thoughts and actions of the patient
when leaving a message on a home answering machine or at a patients place of employment, simply ask the patient to return a call
if an individual is famous it is not acceptable for the physician who is rendering services to release medical information to the media
True
False
Erasures on medical records that are corrected by a clinician must be initialed and dated
True
False
What are the 2 types of defamation
libel and confront
slander and label
slander and libel
libel and conference
All of the following are considered to be reportable communicable or sexually transmitted disease
tuberculosis
hepatitis
AIDS
CONTACT DERMATITIS
when leaving a patients a message on the answering machine, simply ask that he/she return your call
True
False
All patients have the right to confidentially
True
False
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