Workplace-Reflective Scenarios & Certified Solutions
2024/2025
Residency - correct answer Graduate medical education in a specialty
that takes the form of paid on-the-job training, usually in a hospital.
Specialists - correct answer Physicians who specialize in specific health
care problems; anesthesiologists, cardiologists, oncologists
Specialty Care - correct answer Care that tends to be limited to illness
episodes, the organ system, or the disease process involved. Specialty
care, if needed, generally follows primary care
Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - correct answer A general name for
nurses who have education and clinical experience beyond that required of
an RN. Apns include four areas of specialization in nursing: clinical nurse
specialists (cnss), certified registered nurse anesthetists (crnas), nurse
practitioners (NPS), and certified nurse-midwives (cnms).
Allied health - correct answer A broad category that includes services and
professionals in many health-related technical areas. Allied health
professionals include technicians, assistants, therapists, and technologists.
Allied health professionals - correct answer Someone who has received a
certificate; associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree; doctoral level
preparation; or post-baccalaureate training in a science related to health
care and has responsibility for the delivery of health or related services.
Allopathic medicine - correct answer A philosophy of medicine that views
medical treatment as active intervention to counteract the effects of disease
, through medical and surgical procedures that produce effects opposite
those of the disease.
Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) - correct answer Registered nurses with
additional training from a nurse-midwifery program in areas such as
maternal and fetal procedures, maternity and child nursing, and patient
assessment. Cnms deliver babies, provide family planning education, and
manage gynecologic and obstetric care. They can substitute for
obstetricians/gynecologists in prenatal and post natal care.
Chiropractors - correct answer A licensed practitioner who has completed
the Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree. Chiropractors must be licensed to
practice. Requirements for licensure include completion of an accredited
program that awards a DC degree and an examination by the state
chiropractic board
Comorbidity - correct answer The presence of more than one health
problem in an individual
Dental assistants (das) - correct answer Health care professionals who
usually work for dentists in the preparation, examination, and treatment of
patients
Dental hygienists (dhs) - correct answer Health care professionals who
work under supervision of dentists and provide preventive dental care,
including cleaning teeth and educating patients on proper dental care
Dentists - correct answer Professionals who diagnose and treat dental
problems related to the teeth, gums, and tissues of the mouth.