Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care
Affordable Care Act - (correct Answer) - The landmark health reform legislation passed by the 111th
Congress and generally referred to as Obamacare.
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - (correct Answer) - Someone who helps patients with healthcare needs
under the direction of a nurse.
Health - (correct Answer) - -A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
-To be without illness or to be free from disease.
Healthcare System - (correct Answer) - A network of agencies, facilities, and providers involved with
healthcare in a specified geographic area.
Health Disparity - (correct Answer) - A greater difference that has been discovered between one group
compared with another group, meaning that one group is suffering more than another group.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - (correct Answer) - Enacted in 1996 as a way
to protect everyone's privacy.
Health Promotion - (correct Answer) - Strategies that aim at keeping a person healthy from the
beginning.
Holistic Healthcare - (correct Answer) - A system of comprehensive or total patient care that considers
the physical, emotional, social, economic, and spiritual needs of a person.
Injury Prevention - (correct Answer) - Strategies that focus on the prevention of injuries in the first place.
Nurse - (correct Answer) - A licensed person trained to care for the sick.
Ombudsman - (correct Answer) - Someone who is appointed to represent a person to ensure that the
rights of the person are being maintained.
Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA '90) - (correct Answer) - Standards for long-term care facilities
and nursing homes or assisted living facilities to ensure that residents would be able to achieve their
highest level of well-being possible.
Patient - (correct Answer) - A person who is receiving medical treatment.
Physician - (correct Answer) - A person who provides and practices medicine.
Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) - (correct Answer) - A health technician who works under the supervision
of a registered nurse, physician, or other health professional to provide basic basic patient care.
Wellness - (correct Answer) - The state of being in good physical and mental health.
Illness - (correct Answer) - A disease or sickness that affects the body and/or mind.
Abraham Maslow's Theory of Wellness - (correct Answer) - Maslow believed an individual's behavior is
Affordable Care Act - (correct Answer) - The landmark health reform legislation passed by the 111th
Congress and generally referred to as Obamacare.
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - (correct Answer) - Someone who helps patients with healthcare needs
under the direction of a nurse.
Health - (correct Answer) - -A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
-To be without illness or to be free from disease.
Healthcare System - (correct Answer) - A network of agencies, facilities, and providers involved with
healthcare in a specified geographic area.
Health Disparity - (correct Answer) - A greater difference that has been discovered between one group
compared with another group, meaning that one group is suffering more than another group.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - (correct Answer) - Enacted in 1996 as a way
to protect everyone's privacy.
Health Promotion - (correct Answer) - Strategies that aim at keeping a person healthy from the
beginning.
Holistic Healthcare - (correct Answer) - A system of comprehensive or total patient care that considers
the physical, emotional, social, economic, and spiritual needs of a person.
Injury Prevention - (correct Answer) - Strategies that focus on the prevention of injuries in the first place.
Nurse - (correct Answer) - A licensed person trained to care for the sick.
Ombudsman - (correct Answer) - Someone who is appointed to represent a person to ensure that the
rights of the person are being maintained.
Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA '90) - (correct Answer) - Standards for long-term care facilities
and nursing homes or assisted living facilities to ensure that residents would be able to achieve their
highest level of well-being possible.
Patient - (correct Answer) - A person who is receiving medical treatment.
Physician - (correct Answer) - A person who provides and practices medicine.
Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) - (correct Answer) - A health technician who works under the supervision
of a registered nurse, physician, or other health professional to provide basic basic patient care.
Wellness - (correct Answer) - The state of being in good physical and mental health.
Illness - (correct Answer) - A disease or sickness that affects the body and/or mind.
Abraham Maslow's Theory of Wellness - (correct Answer) - Maslow believed an individual's behavior is
