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Acute |Care |Facility |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |health |care |facility |that |provides |care |for |patients |who
|have |extremely |serious, |severe, |or |painful |conditions |that |require |immediate |medical |attention
Assisted-living |Facility |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |facility |that |generally |provides |housing, |group |meals,
|personal |care, |support |services, |and |social |activities |in |a |community |setting
Complementary |Therapies |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-("Alternative |Medicine"): |promote |healing |through
|nutrition, |exercise, |or |relaxation. |Many |are |culturally |based, |some |are |more |closely |related |to
|conventional |medicine |techniques
Extended |Care |Facility |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |facility |that |provides |health |care |and |help |with |the
|activities |of |daily |living |to |people |who |may |be |physically |or |mentally |unable |to |care |for |themselves;
|this |type |of |care |may |last |from |days |to |years |(any |age)
General |Practitioner |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |physician |who |diagnoses |and |treats |a |variety |of
|common |health |problems
Home |Health |Care |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Care |in |a |patient's |home: |may |be |provided |through
|community |health |departments, |visiting |nurses' |associations, |hospital-based |case |managers, |and
|home |health |agencies. |Offer |many |different |health |related |services
Hippocratic |Oath |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |set |of |moral |promises |about |patient |care |that |new
|doctors |make |when |they |start |practicing |medicine |(regulations |and |guidelines)
Homeopathy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |holistic |system |of |healing |that |focuses |on |stimulating |the
|body's |ability |to |heal |itself |by |giving |very |small |doses |of |highly |diluted |substances
,Hospice |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |program |committed |to |making |the |end |of |life |as |free |from |pain,
|anxiety, |and |depression |as |possible. |Provides |support |for |the |family |involved |as |well |(For |terminally
|ill)
Independent-living |Facility |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |group |of |apartments |or |houses |for |residents
|who |can |take |care |of |themselves |and |are |mobile, |yet |need |some |help |with |daily |activities; |it |may
|offer |meals |and |other |social |activities |in |a |community |setting
Inpatient |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Patient |who |has |been |admitted |to |a |health |care |facility |for |at |least
|24 |hours |for |treatment |and |care
Interdisciplinary |Team |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |group |of |health |care |professionals |with |varied
|medical |educations, |backgrounds, |and |experiences |who |work |together |to |deliver |the |best |possible
|care |for |each |patient
Microbiology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |branch |of |biology |that |studies |microorganisms |and |their
|effects |on |humans
Outpatient |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |patient |who |is |discharged |within |23 |hours, |but |may |require
|ongoing |treatment, |care, |and |education
Pandemic |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-an |infectious |disease |that |affects |entire |continents |or |even |the
|world
Prognosis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |medical |opinion |about |the |likely |outcome |of |a |condition |or
|disease
Rehabilitation |Centers |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Provide |services |for |patients |needing |physical |or
|emotional |rehabilitation |or |treatment |of |chemical |dependency. |(can |be |associated |with |a |hospital |or
|be |its |own |independent |agency)
Sphygmomanometer |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-(BLOOD |PRESSURE |CUFF): |measures |blood |pressure
,Stethoscope |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-instrument |used |for |listening |to |internal |body |sounds |of |a
|patient
Subacute |Care |Facility |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |health |care |facility |that |fills |the |gap |between
|hospitalization |and |rehabilitation, |by |providing |care |to |patients |who |are |stable |and |don't |need |acute
|care, |yet |need |more |complex |treatment |than |can |be |found |in |a |nursing |or |rehabilitation |facility. |Care
|for |a |variety |of |patients |with |complex |and |rehabilitative |needs.
Most |medicine |was |rooted |in |religious |or |spiritual |beliefs |during |this |period, |and |disease |did |not
|spread |easily |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Prehistoric
Egyptian |medicine |was |considered |highly |advanced |during |this |period |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Ancient
|times
The |fall |of |the |Roman |Empire |suspended |medical |progress |during |this |period. |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-Medieval |Times
The |microscope |was |invented |during |this |period, |allowing |scientists |to |view |previously |undetected
|organisms |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Modern |times
The |study |of |microogranisms |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-microorganisms
Patients |who |require |health |care |but |don't |need |to |remain |in |a |facility |more |than |24 |hours |may
|receive |this |type |of |care |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-outpatient
These |health |care |professionals |are |trained |to |assist |physicians |or |other |medical |providers |in |clinical
|or |administrative |procedures |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Medical |assistants |and |physician |assistants
This |healthcare |professional |provides |direct |patient |care |under |the |direction |of |a |registered |nurse
|(RN) |or |physician |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Licensed |practical |nurse |(LPN)
, Hippocrates |dismissed |the |idea |that |illnesses |were |caused |by |supernatural |forces. |instead, |what |idea
|did |he |emphasize? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Prognosis
What |important |role |did |Florence |Nightingale |play |in |medical |history? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-She
|was |the |founder |of |modern |day |nursing. |She |stressed |the |importance |of |hygiene |and |sanitation
Accreditation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-process |by |which |an |educational |program |is |evaluated |and |then
|recognized |as |having |met |certain |predetermined |standards |of |education
Licensure |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |state |government |grants |authority |to |individuals |to |work |in
|that |profession |within |a |certain |state
Registration |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-means |that |an |individual |has |graduated |from |an |accredited
|school |and |have |passed |a |standardized |national |exam |administered |by |a |nongovernmental |agency.
Certification |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-demonstrates |that |a |health |care |worker |meets |the |requirements
|set |by |the |certifying |organization |to |demonstrate |mastery |of |the |job
Career |Ladder |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |sequence |that |shows |work |from |an |entry |to |advanced |level;
|the |hierarchy |of |careers |within |a |field
Diagnostic |Services |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-determine |the |presence, |absence, |or |extent |of |disease
|and |provide |data |on |the |effectiveness |of |treatment
Biotechnology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |manipulation |of |genetic |material |in |living |organisms, |or
|parts |of |living |organisms, |to |make |useful |products |or |services.
Support |Services |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-provide |care |either |directly |or |indirectly |or |create |a
|therapeutic |environment |for |providing |health |care: |biomedical |engineering, |industrial |hygienists
Therapeutic |Services |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-health |care |services |that |provide |treatment |for |patients
|or |animals |and |may |also |help |clients |to |maintain |or |improve |their |health |over |time
correct answers
Acute |Care |Facility |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |health |care |facility |that |provides |care |for |patients |who
|have |extremely |serious, |severe, |or |painful |conditions |that |require |immediate |medical |attention
Assisted-living |Facility |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |facility |that |generally |provides |housing, |group |meals,
|personal |care, |support |services, |and |social |activities |in |a |community |setting
Complementary |Therapies |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-("Alternative |Medicine"): |promote |healing |through
|nutrition, |exercise, |or |relaxation. |Many |are |culturally |based, |some |are |more |closely |related |to
|conventional |medicine |techniques
Extended |Care |Facility |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |facility |that |provides |health |care |and |help |with |the
|activities |of |daily |living |to |people |who |may |be |physically |or |mentally |unable |to |care |for |themselves;
|this |type |of |care |may |last |from |days |to |years |(any |age)
General |Practitioner |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |physician |who |diagnoses |and |treats |a |variety |of
|common |health |problems
Home |Health |Care |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Care |in |a |patient's |home: |may |be |provided |through
|community |health |departments, |visiting |nurses' |associations, |hospital-based |case |managers, |and
|home |health |agencies. |Offer |many |different |health |related |services
Hippocratic |Oath |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |set |of |moral |promises |about |patient |care |that |new
|doctors |make |when |they |start |practicing |medicine |(regulations |and |guidelines)
Homeopathy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |holistic |system |of |healing |that |focuses |on |stimulating |the
|body's |ability |to |heal |itself |by |giving |very |small |doses |of |highly |diluted |substances
,Hospice |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |program |committed |to |making |the |end |of |life |as |free |from |pain,
|anxiety, |and |depression |as |possible. |Provides |support |for |the |family |involved |as |well |(For |terminally
|ill)
Independent-living |Facility |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |group |of |apartments |or |houses |for |residents
|who |can |take |care |of |themselves |and |are |mobile, |yet |need |some |help |with |daily |activities; |it |may
|offer |meals |and |other |social |activities |in |a |community |setting
Inpatient |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Patient |who |has |been |admitted |to |a |health |care |facility |for |at |least
|24 |hours |for |treatment |and |care
Interdisciplinary |Team |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |group |of |health |care |professionals |with |varied
|medical |educations, |backgrounds, |and |experiences |who |work |together |to |deliver |the |best |possible
|care |for |each |patient
Microbiology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |branch |of |biology |that |studies |microorganisms |and |their
|effects |on |humans
Outpatient |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |patient |who |is |discharged |within |23 |hours, |but |may |require
|ongoing |treatment, |care, |and |education
Pandemic |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-an |infectious |disease |that |affects |entire |continents |or |even |the
|world
Prognosis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |medical |opinion |about |the |likely |outcome |of |a |condition |or
|disease
Rehabilitation |Centers |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Provide |services |for |patients |needing |physical |or
|emotional |rehabilitation |or |treatment |of |chemical |dependency. |(can |be |associated |with |a |hospital |or
|be |its |own |independent |agency)
Sphygmomanometer |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-(BLOOD |PRESSURE |CUFF): |measures |blood |pressure
,Stethoscope |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-instrument |used |for |listening |to |internal |body |sounds |of |a
|patient
Subacute |Care |Facility |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |health |care |facility |that |fills |the |gap |between
|hospitalization |and |rehabilitation, |by |providing |care |to |patients |who |are |stable |and |don't |need |acute
|care, |yet |need |more |complex |treatment |than |can |be |found |in |a |nursing |or |rehabilitation |facility. |Care
|for |a |variety |of |patients |with |complex |and |rehabilitative |needs.
Most |medicine |was |rooted |in |religious |or |spiritual |beliefs |during |this |period, |and |disease |did |not
|spread |easily |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Prehistoric
Egyptian |medicine |was |considered |highly |advanced |during |this |period |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Ancient
|times
The |fall |of |the |Roman |Empire |suspended |medical |progress |during |this |period. |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-Medieval |Times
The |microscope |was |invented |during |this |period, |allowing |scientists |to |view |previously |undetected
|organisms |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Modern |times
The |study |of |microogranisms |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-microorganisms
Patients |who |require |health |care |but |don't |need |to |remain |in |a |facility |more |than |24 |hours |may
|receive |this |type |of |care |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-outpatient
These |health |care |professionals |are |trained |to |assist |physicians |or |other |medical |providers |in |clinical
|or |administrative |procedures |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Medical |assistants |and |physician |assistants
This |healthcare |professional |provides |direct |patient |care |under |the |direction |of |a |registered |nurse
|(RN) |or |physician |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Licensed |practical |nurse |(LPN)
, Hippocrates |dismissed |the |idea |that |illnesses |were |caused |by |supernatural |forces. |instead, |what |idea
|did |he |emphasize? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Prognosis
What |important |role |did |Florence |Nightingale |play |in |medical |history? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-She
|was |the |founder |of |modern |day |nursing. |She |stressed |the |importance |of |hygiene |and |sanitation
Accreditation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-process |by |which |an |educational |program |is |evaluated |and |then
|recognized |as |having |met |certain |predetermined |standards |of |education
Licensure |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |state |government |grants |authority |to |individuals |to |work |in
|that |profession |within |a |certain |state
Registration |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-means |that |an |individual |has |graduated |from |an |accredited
|school |and |have |passed |a |standardized |national |exam |administered |by |a |nongovernmental |agency.
Certification |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-demonstrates |that |a |health |care |worker |meets |the |requirements
|set |by |the |certifying |organization |to |demonstrate |mastery |of |the |job
Career |Ladder |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |sequence |that |shows |work |from |an |entry |to |advanced |level;
|the |hierarchy |of |careers |within |a |field
Diagnostic |Services |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-determine |the |presence, |absence, |or |extent |of |disease
|and |provide |data |on |the |effectiveness |of |treatment
Biotechnology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |manipulation |of |genetic |material |in |living |organisms, |or
|parts |of |living |organisms, |to |make |useful |products |or |services.
Support |Services |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-provide |care |either |directly |or |indirectly |or |create |a
|therapeutic |environment |for |providing |health |care: |biomedical |engineering, |industrial |hygienists
Therapeutic |Services |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-health |care |services |that |provide |treatment |for |patients
|or |animals |and |may |also |help |clients |to |maintain |or |improve |their |health |over |time
