CORRECT ANSWERS
helps guide the home health care industry by allowing workers to have knowledge of right or wrong -
Correct Answer-ethics
are rules set by the government to help people live peacefully together and to ensure order and safety -
Correct Answer-laws
clients are protected by a ___________, which entitles them to receive considerate, dignified, and
respectful care -Correct Answer-bill of rights
what is not considered an act that is prohibited and in violation of the client bill of rights -Correct
Answer-taking vital signs
is the use of spoken or written words, pictures, or gestures that threaten, embarrass, or insult a person -
Correct Answer-verbal abuse
is the improper or illegal use of a person's money, possessions, property, or other assets -Correct
Answer-financial abuse
in 1996, congress passed the _______________to help keep health information private and secure -
Correct Answer-health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPPA)
under HIPPA law, a person's health information must be kept private and this is called -Correct Answer-
protected health information (PHI)
what are advanced derivatives? -Correct Answer-legal documents that allow people to choose what
medical care they wish to have if they cannot make those decisions themselves
what is a DNR, also known as do-not-resuscitate? -Correct Answer-an order that tells medical
professionals no to perform cpr
, what does communication mean? -Correct Answer-the process of sending and receiving messages to
exchange information with others
the person who receives a message is called the -Correct Answer-receiver
the person who communicates first is called the -Correct Answer-sender
refers to communication involving the use of spoken or written words or sounds -Correct Answer-verbal
communication
refers to communication without using words -Correct Answer-non-verbal communication
which of the following is an example of non-verbal communication? -Correct Answer-nodding your head
what is a culture? -Correct Answer-a system of learned behaviors, practiced by a group of people, that
are considered to be the tradition of those people and are passed from one generation to the next
which of the following is not an accurate way to communicate? -Correct Answer-ignore your clients
is information based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells -Correct Answer-objective
a physical need is considered one of the human's basic needs -Correct Answer-true
an emotional need is considered one of the human's basic needs -Correct Answer-true
a financial need is considered one of the human's basic needs -Correct Answer-true
genes are inherited by our mother and our father -Correct Answer-true