NHA PCT COMPLIANCE & SAFETY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Chain of command - the formal hierarchy within an organization, a pathway of communication, responsibility, and authority Organizational chart - a graphic representation of the hierarchy or chain of command in an organization Dosimeter - a device used to measure an absorbed dose of ionizing radiation. Cognitive - relating to all aspects and processes of perceiving, thinking, and remembering Respite care - a service that provides time for a family caregiver to leave the home for personal or social matters by sending a responsible individual to care for the patient at home Advance directives - a document that communicates a patient's specific wishes for end-of-life care Prognosis - prediction of the course an illness and a estimation of the patient's chances of recovery Health insurance portability and accountability act (hipaa) - legislation that established the foundation for privacy protection of health information and set the standards for the transmission of electronic health information to ensure confidentiality Electronic health record - a system-wide computer application for the storage, manipulation, and retrieval of patient information Angi - blood vessel Cardi - heart Vas - vessel Ven - vein Abdomin - abdomen Colo - colon (large intestine) Dent - teeth Enter - intestines Gastr - stomach Gingiv - gums Gloss - tongue Hepat - liver Lingua - tongue Naso - nose Proct - rectum Pneum - lungs Pulm - lung Stomat - mouth Hem - blood Phleb - vein Throm - blood clot Arthr - joint Brach - arm Cervic - neck Cost - rib Crani - skull Lamin - vertebrae (backbone) My - muscle Oste - bone Pod - foot Rhin - nose Adip - fat Anter - in front of Aut - self Bio - life Carcin - cancer Cry - cold Dextr - to the right Dors - back Erythr - red Gluc, glyc - sugar Herni - rupture Hist - tissue Hydr - water Lact - milk Derm - skin Trich - hair Vesic - blister Cephal - head Cerebr - cerebrum (part of the brain) Encephal - brain Mening - meninges (brain covering) Myel - spinal cord Myring - eardrum Neur - nerve Ocul - eye Ophthalm - eye Ot - ear