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2016-17 PHS Units3&4
2016-2017 PHS Test 3 Units 3 & 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Purpose of certification, Registration & Licensure | to ensure skill and competency of healthcare workers and to protect patients |
| Certification | issued if person fulfills requirements of education and performance and meets standards and qualifications established (not REQUIRED to work in that career field) |
| Registration | REQUIRED of some careers; professional/state agencies administer examinations and maintain a current list (the "registry") of qualified individuals |
| Licensure | Authorizes individuals to work in an occupation; Person required to 1) complete approved education program, 2) pass a STATE board exam, and 3) Maintain certain standards (CEC) |
| Aide/Assistant | Up to one year of training (classroom and on-the-job training); examples: Dental assistant, nursing aide |
| Purpose of an Accrediting Agency is? | Ensures that a program of study meets established quality competency standards |
| Purpose of Continuing Education Credits (CEC) is? | Required to renew licenses, and maintain registration/certificaiton |
| Technician | Associate's degree, or on-the-job training; examples: dental laboratory technician, surgical technician |
| Technologist | 3-4 years of college (bachelor's degree), plus work experience; examples: Occupational Therapist, Respiratory Therapist |
| Professional | 4 years of college (bachelor's) and an advanced degree; examples: dentist, physician, nurse |
| Therapeutic Services Pathway | Maintain or change the health status of the patient over time; examples: nurse, physician, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist |
| Diagnostic Services Pathway | Create a picture of patient health at a single point and time; examples: Electroencephalographic technologist, medical laboratory technician, radiologic technician |
| Health Informatics Pathway | Provide functions that support and document patient care; examples: admitting clerk, epidemiologist, medical librarian |
| Support Services Pathway | Provide a therapeutic environment for the delivery of health care; examples: central supply worker, housekeeper |
| Biotechnology Research & Development Pathway | uses scientific and technical advancements to enhance diagnostic and therapeutic abilities in health care; examples: biomedical engineer, forensic scientist |
| Purpose of the National Health Care Skill Standards (NHCSS) is | Developed to indicate knowledge and skills expected of healthcare workers in a specific cluster/pathway |
| Athletic Trainer | Prevent, recognize, manage, & rehabilitate injuries that result from physical activity |
| Occupational Therapist | Work with people who are having difficulty participating in their daily living and working environments due to mental, physical, developmental or emotional disabilities |
| Physical Therapist | Work with patients to help them regain their physical strength |
| Respiratory Therapist | Treats patients who have difficulty breathing because of heart-lung problems |
| Speech Language Pathologist | Evaluate and treat patients with speech, hearing, language and swallowing problems |
| Audiologist | Help people with hearing and balance disorders. |
| Phlembotomist | Draw blood samples by puncture of the veins |
| Dental Hygienist | clean teeth, apply fluorides and sealants to teeth and conduct X-rays |
| Orthodontics | correction of teeth placement and facial structures |
| Health Information Manager | Plan, develop, organize, manage and direct the medical information system for healthcare facilities |
| Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) | Basic nursing skills; earned with 15 -22 weeks of training and are certified. Supervised by an LVN or RN |
| Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) | help care for ill or injured people and perform health maintenance duties under the direction of physicians, dentists and registered nurses; 1 year of training with a certification. Supervised by an RN. |
| Registered Nurse (RN) | observe patients to assess symptoms, reactions to treatment, and progress. Manage CNAs and LVNs; must have an associates or bachelors and be certified. |
| Electrocardiographic (EKG) Technician | operate noninvasive equipment which prints graphic tracings of electrical impulses transmitted by the heart |
| Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) | provides emergency, pre-hospital care to accident victims |
| Healthcare administrator | manages the operations of healthcare facilities |
| Being reliable in work performance (perform assigned tasks on time and accurately is? | Dependability |
| Enjoying your work and having a positive attitude is? | Enthusiasm |
| Saying or doing the right thing in a situation is? | Tact |
| Being accountable for actions and behavior is? | Responsibility |
| Using good judgment in actions and words (observing the patient's right to confidential care and watching what you say and do) is? | Discretion |
| Working well with others is? | Team player |
| Person sending the message is? | Sender |
| Information to be conveyed is? | Message |
| Person the information is intended for is? | Receiver |
| The exchange of information, thoughts, ideas and feelings is? | Communication |
| Determining if communication was successful is? | Feedback |
| Facial expressions, eye contact, body language, tone, gestures and touch is? | Non-verbal feedback |
| Spoken and written words are? | Verbal communcation |
| A potential barrier to effective communication when a hearing or speaking impairment is involved is? | Physical disability |
| A potential barrier to effective communication when there are negative attitude towards people will cause them to not want to communicate with you is? | Psychological attributes and prejudice |
| A potential barrier to effective communication which involves cultural and language differences is? | Cultural diversity |
| What the patient feels (pain, nausea, dizziness, hunger, itching) is considered? | Subjective information |
| What can be seen or measured (heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, respiratory rate, weight, height, redness, swelling) is considered? | Objective information |
| A person's measured weight is an example of? | Objective information |
| A person's self-reported pain level is an example of? | Subjective information |
| HIPAA stands for? | Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act |
| HIPAA is regulates what? | Confidential information should not be disclosed (given) to anyone without paper authorization or permission. |
| Teamwork in healthcare is defined as? | many professionals, with different levels of education, ideas, backgrounds and interests working together for the benefit of the patient. |
| Leadership is defined as? | The skill or ability to encourage people to work together and do their best to achieve common goals. |
| Democratic leadership is? | Encourages the participation of all individuals in decisions. |
| Laissez-Faire leadership is? | Hands-off leader, will have minimal rules, group functions with little or no direction. |
| Autocratic leadership is? | maintains total rule, makes all decisions (dictator). |
| Parliamentary procedures arose out of? | Early days of English Parliamentary Law |
| Parliamentary procedures were formalized by? | General Henry M. Roberts |
| Three basic principles of parliamentary procedures? | 1) Majority rule, 2) minority heard, & 3) Equal rights of all |
| Agenda | Organizes order of business for a meeting |
| President | Runs the meeting |
| Vice President | Assists the president and fills in if president is absent |
| secretary | helps make the agenda, takes roll at the meeting and records the minutes |
| historian | keeps and maintains history of the committee/club |
| treasurer | manages the budget |
| Reporter | manages public affairs |
| Parliamentarian | ensures parliamentary procedures are followed |
| Dentist | diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of the teeth, gums and mouth. |
| Initiator | One or ones in the group that get the group started |
| Interpreter | One or ones who clarify or explain other members' ideas. |
| Analyzer | One or ones giving critical analysis of the ideas. |
| Harmonizer | One or ones that reduce tension or reduce differences among group members. |
| Encourager | One or ones in the group who have a friendly attitudes toward members and encourage acceptance of members ideas. |
| Blocker | Always opposing ideas of group members |
| Domineering | One or ones who try to manipulate the group. |
| Clown | Always making jokes, has a great time but does not always add to the productivity of the group |
| Assertive | One or ones that keeps the group on task-keeps things rolling smoothly, and watches the clock |
| Aggressive | one or ones who verbally attack others. |
| MD | Medical Degree |
| DDS | Doctorate of Dental Surgery |
| DVM | Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine |
| NP | Nurse Practitioner |
| OD | Doctorate of Optometry |
| CMT | Certified Medical Laboratory Technologist |
| DO | Doctorate of Osteopathy |
| CBET | Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician |
| CST | Certified Surgical Technologist |
| Empathy | Identifying with another person's feelings in a situation |
| Honesty | Having Integrity and being truthful |
| Willingness to learn | Being prepared for lifelong learning |
| Competence | Being qualified and capable to do your job |
| Acceptance of critism | Using comments of others to improve performance |
| Self-motivation | Being able to determine things that must be done/and doing them without constant direction |
| patience | Being tolerant and understanding |
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