Healthcare Chapter 1 Review

Activities that include personal care tasks such as eating, bathing, dressing, and grooming.

The 6 principles are: dignity, respect, privacy, confidentiality, autonomy, and equality.

The specific duties and responsibilities that a professional is authorized to perform.

<p>Abuse = Harm or mistreatment of a person Accreditation = Recognition for meeting specific standards Advance directive = Document stating a person's wishes for medical care Assault = Threat or attempt to inflict harm Battery = Actual physical harm inflicted on someone Durable power of attorney for healthcare = Authority granted to make health decisions Fraud = Deception to gain something of value Informed consent = Permission granted with full understanding Larceny = Theft of personal property Laws = Rules created by governing authorities Living will = Document outlining desires regarding end-of-life care Negligence = Failure to take proper care in doing something OSHA = Occupational Safety and Health Administration Ombudsman = Official appointed to investigate complaints OBRA = Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A level of care for patients who do not need the intensive treatment of a hospital but require more care than traditional nursing homes provide.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Care designed for individuals who need assistance with daily activities for an extended period.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, financial exploitation, and neglect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, which sets standards for care in nursing homes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, responsible for ensuring workplace safety.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Guidelines that help govern professional behavior, including autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It ensures that patients understand and agree to the treatments and procedures proposed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which protects patient privacy and health information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Maslow's hierarchy outlines that lower-level needs (like physiological needs) must be met before higher-level needs (like self-actualization) can be pursued.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The collection of beliefs, values, and behaviors that characterize a group.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Facts that can be observed or measured, such as vital signs and physical appearance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Personal accounts or feelings reported by the patient, such as pain and discomfort.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>60 to 100 beats per minute.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>12 to 20 breaths per minute.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The force of blood against the walls of arteries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By keeping the body straight, shoulders back, and distributing weight evenly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A report documenting an event that is not part of routine operations, particularly those that may affect patient safety.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Heat, fuel, and oxygen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish/Evacuate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep - the steps for using a fire extinguisher.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The inhalation of food, liquid, or foreign objects into the airways.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dress the weak limb first and undress the strong limb first.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Between 100°F and 105°F.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By testing the water with your wrist or elbow.</p> Signup and view all the answers