AHS 127 Final exam review (updated)
questions n answers
Long-Term Care Facilities - correct answer ✔✔provide care mainly for the elderly (called
residents), but also for individuals with disabilities, handicaps or long-term illness
Home Health Care - correct answer ✔✔any type of health care provided in a patient's home
environment.
world Health Organization (WHO) - correct answer ✔✔Internal agency sponsored by United
Nations. Addresses health and disease problems throughout the world. They compile statistics
on disease and publishes this health information.
deductibles - correct answer ✔✔amount that must be paid by the patient for medical services
before the policy begins to pay.
Co-payment - correct answer ✔✔a specific amount of money a patient pays for a particular
service. Example: $20 for a doctors visit.
Medicare - correct answer ✔✔Government program that provides medical care for elderly and
or disabled individuals. Medicare type A assists with hospital services. Medicare type D assists
with medications.
Medicaid - correct answer ✔✔Governmental program that provides medical care for people
whose incomes are low income, or if they are disabled or blind. Varies from state to state.
, Organizational structures - correct answer ✔✔encompass a line of authority or chain of
command and indicate areas of responsibility
Malpractice - correct answer ✔✔Providing improper or unprofessional treatment or care that
resulted in injury to another person.
Malpractice is negligence by professionals (nurses, doctors, dentists, lawyers). Nurses and
doctors are expected to use a degree of skill & learning so the patient is not injured.
Negligence - correct answer ✔✔Failure to give care that is normally expected resulting n injury
to another person.
Abuse - correct answer ✔✔Is the intentional mistreatment or anycare that results in harm, pain,
or mental anguish of another person.
Some of the signs & symptoms of abuse - correct answer ✔✔poor hygiene, aggressive or
withdrawn behavior and or unexplained bruises, fractures or burns.
Ethics - correct answer ✔✔is knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct (what you
should do or not do).
Informed Consent - correct answer ✔✔A person has the right to decide what will be done to his
or her body. The doctor is responsible for informing the person about all aspects to the
treatment or procedure
Torts - correct answer ✔✔a wrongful or illegal act of civil law that does not involve a contract
questions n answers
Long-Term Care Facilities - correct answer ✔✔provide care mainly for the elderly (called
residents), but also for individuals with disabilities, handicaps or long-term illness
Home Health Care - correct answer ✔✔any type of health care provided in a patient's home
environment.
world Health Organization (WHO) - correct answer ✔✔Internal agency sponsored by United
Nations. Addresses health and disease problems throughout the world. They compile statistics
on disease and publishes this health information.
deductibles - correct answer ✔✔amount that must be paid by the patient for medical services
before the policy begins to pay.
Co-payment - correct answer ✔✔a specific amount of money a patient pays for a particular
service. Example: $20 for a doctors visit.
Medicare - correct answer ✔✔Government program that provides medical care for elderly and
or disabled individuals. Medicare type A assists with hospital services. Medicare type D assists
with medications.
Medicaid - correct answer ✔✔Governmental program that provides medical care for people
whose incomes are low income, or if they are disabled or blind. Varies from state to state.
, Organizational structures - correct answer ✔✔encompass a line of authority or chain of
command and indicate areas of responsibility
Malpractice - correct answer ✔✔Providing improper or unprofessional treatment or care that
resulted in injury to another person.
Malpractice is negligence by professionals (nurses, doctors, dentists, lawyers). Nurses and
doctors are expected to use a degree of skill & learning so the patient is not injured.
Negligence - correct answer ✔✔Failure to give care that is normally expected resulting n injury
to another person.
Abuse - correct answer ✔✔Is the intentional mistreatment or anycare that results in harm, pain,
or mental anguish of another person.
Some of the signs & symptoms of abuse - correct answer ✔✔poor hygiene, aggressive or
withdrawn behavior and or unexplained bruises, fractures or burns.
Ethics - correct answer ✔✔is knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct (what you
should do or not do).
Informed Consent - correct answer ✔✔A person has the right to decide what will be done to his
or her body. The doctor is responsible for informing the person about all aspects to the
treatment or procedure
Torts - correct answer ✔✔a wrongful or illegal act of civil law that does not involve a contract
