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HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
Introduction to Health Care Occupations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS: An institution that provides medical or surgical care for the sick and/or injured is called a: | hospital. |
| Hospital types include those that provide: | 1. Specific expert services called specialty hospitals. |
| Specific means: | particular. |
| Specialty hospitals include those that provide diagnosis (identifying) and treatment (therapy for: | a. Tumors (cancer) called oncology. |
| Specialty hospitals include those that provide diagnosis (identifying) and treatment (therapy for: | b. Children called pediatrics (peds). |
| Specialty hospitals include those that provide diagnosis (identifying) and treatment (therapy for: | c. Mind called psychiatry (psych). |
| Specialty hospitals include those that provide diagnosis (identifying) and treatment (therapy for: | d. Musculoskeletal system called orthopedics (ortho). |
| Specialty hospitals include those that provide diagnosis (identifying) and treatment (therapy for: | e. Improve mobility (movement) abbreviated PT which stands for physical therapy. |
| Specialty hospitals include those that provide diagnosis (identifying) and treatment (therapy for: | f. Restore activities of daily living (ADL) abbreviated OT which stands for occupational therapy. |
| Specialty hospitals include those that provide diagnosis (identifying) and treatment (therapy for: | g. Promote recovery from injury, illness or disease called rehabilitation (rehab). |
| Hospital types include those that: | 2. Do not provide specific expert services abbreviated GH which stands for general hospitals. |
| Specific means: | particular. |
| Services usually provided by general hospitals GH) include: | a. Idenfication of a dsease or injury called diagnostic studies. |
| Services usually provided by general hospitals GH) include: | b. Treatment (Tx) for a disease or injury called medical care. |
| Services usually provided by general hospitals GH) include: | c. Treatment (Tx) involving incisions and excisions called surgical care. |
| Services usually provided by general hospitals GH) include: | d. Treatment (Tx) requiring immediate attentio called emergency care. |
| Types of hospitals include: | 3. Hospitals providing higher education and research forhealth care providers (HC abbreviated UMC which stands for university medical centers. |
| Hospital types include those that are: | 4. Operated by elected officials called government hospitals. |
| The United States (US) Department of Veterans Affairs operates a federal health care system abbreviated VA which stands for: | Veteran's Administration. |
| Government health agencies include: | 1. USDHHS which stands for United States Department of Health and Human Services. |
| Government health agencies include: | 2. NIH which stands for National Institute of Health. |
| Government health agencies include: | 3. CDC(P) which stands for: Center for Disease Control and Prevention. |
| Government health agencies include: | 4. FDA wich stands for Food and Drug Administration. |
| Government health agencies include: | 5. AHCPR which stands for Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. |
| Government health agencies include: | 6. The county HD which stands for Health Department. |
| Government health agencies include: | 7. The agency responsible for regulation and enforcement of safety and health in the workplace abbreviated OSHA which stands for Occupational Safety and Health Administration. |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Right to Know Laws include: | a. Employees must be notified of all hazards in the workplace.Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Right to Know Laws include: | b. Employees must be educated to safely deal with the hazards. |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Right to Know Laws include: | c. Employees must be provided PPE which stands for personal protective equipment. |
| OSHA stands for | Occupational Safety and Health Administration. |
| Government Health Agencies include: | 8. Insurance that reimburses employees for losses sustained due to work related injury or disease abbreviated (WC) which stands for Worker's Compensation. |
| Worker's Compensation (WC) insurance covers the employee regardless of: | fault. |
| Worker's compensation (WC) insurance premiums are paid by the: | employer. |
| Worker's Compensation (WC) covers: | a. The cost of medical care. |
| Worker's Compensation (WC) covers: | b. The cost of recovery from injury, illness, or disease called rehabilitation (rehab). |
| Worker's Compensation (WC) covers: | c. Reimbursement of lost income. |
| The baby boom generation are those born between: | 1946 and 1964. |
| Starting in 2011, the number of baby boomers turning age 65 each day is: | 10,000. |
| Government health agencies include: | 9. A federally funded health insurance that covers 80% of health care expenses for US citizens over age 65 called Medicare. |
| Insurance to help pay expenses and covered by Medicare is called: | supplemental Medicare insurance. |
| Official authorization (approval) for conforming to (following) a standard (level) is called: | accreditation. |
| An important authorization (approval) for healthcare organizations such as hospitals, nursing homes and laboratories is given by JCAHO which stands for | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. |
| The JCAHO accreditation (approval) is required for a healthcare facility to bill: | Medicare. |
| Medicare is funded by FICA which stands for: | Federal Insurance Contribution Act. |
| Medicare part A pays for: | a. Inpatient hospital care (30%) |
| Medicare part A pays for: | b. 100 days as an inpatient in skilled nursing facility. |
| Medicare part A pays for: | c. HHC which stands for home health care. |
| Medicare part A pays for: | d. Care for the terminally ill that focuses on pain relief, controlling symptoms (SX) and emotional needs called hospice. |
| Medicare part B pays for: | a. Those licensed to practice medicine called physicians. |
| Medicare part B pays for: | b. Transportation in an emergency vehicle called an ambulance. |
| Medicare part B pays for: | c. Medical treatment (Tx) without admission to a hospital abbreviated OPC which stands for outpatient care. |
| Medicare is: | federally funded health insurance (80/20) for citizens over age 65. |
| Medicare part D: | subsidizes the cost of prescription medications (drugs). |
| Subsidizes means: | assists. |
| Medicare is a federally funded health insurance that covers: | 80% of health care expenses for US citizens over age 65. |
| Government health agencies include: | 10. State and federal medical assistance for the needy called Medicaid. |
| A law that requires employers of fifty (50) or more employees to provide up to twelve (12) weeks of unpaid leave each year is abbreviated FMLA which stands for: | Family and Medical Leave Act. |
| Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) can be used for: | 1. A serious health condition of the employee. |
| Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) can be used for: | 2. A serious health condition of a member of the employee's immediate family which means, spouse, child or parent. |
| FMLA can be used for: | 3. The birth of a child or adoption of a child. |
| Eligibility for the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires the employee to be employed for: | 1250 hours in the past year. |
| Eligibility means: | allowability. |
| The agency responsible for investigating job discrimination is abbreviated EEOC which stands for: | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. |
| It is legal for employers to ask prospective (future) employees the following questions: | 1. Work experience. |
| It is illegal for employers to ask prospective (future) employees the following questions: | 2. Education. |
| It is illegal for employers to ask prospective (future) employees the following questions: | 3. Health |
| It is illegal for employers to ask prospective (future) employees the following questions: | 4. Criminal record. |
| It is illegal for employers to ask prospective (future) employees the following questions: | 1. Race |
| It is illegal for employers to ask prospective (future) employees the following questions: | 2. Religion. |
| It is illegal for employers to ask prospective (future) employees the following questions: | 3. National origin. |
| It is illegal for employers to ask prospective (future) employees the following questions: | 4. Sexual orientation. |
| It is illegal for employers to ask prospective (future) employees the following questions: | 5. Age. |
| It is illegal for employers to ask prospective (future) employees the following questions: | 6. Marital status. |
| It is illegal for employers to ask prospective (future) employees the following questions: | 7. Children. |
| It is illegal for employers to ask prospective (future) employees the following questions: | 8. Pregnancy. |
| An employer's legal reasons for firing an employee is called: | just cause. |
| Firing an employee without just cause is called: | wrongful discharge. |
| A federal program to provide income to employees and their dependents for retirement and disability is abbreviated SS which stands for: | Social Security. |
| Monetary benefits paid by Social Security (SS) include: | 1. Retirement income aka pension. |
| Monetary benefits paid by Social Security (SS) include: | 2. Income for physical and/or mental conditions that limit a person's ability to work called disability benefits. |
| Monetary benefits paid by Social Security (SS) include: | 3. Income for the employee's children called dependent's benefits. |
| Monetary benefits paid by Social Security (SS) include: | 4. Income for the employee's spouse called survivor's benefits. |
| Eligibility for Social Security (SS) requires the worker to be employed: | for at least ten (10) years. |
| Social Security (SS) is funded by FICA which stands for: | Federal Insurance Contribution Act. |
| Eligibility for full Social security (SS) retirement benefits depend on your: | date of birth. |
| You are allowed to start receiving SS retirement benefits as early as age: | 62. |
| Failure to treat people equally when there is no reasonable distinction (difference) is called: | discrimination. |
| A federal law that prohibits (bans) age discrimination in any employment decisions is abbreviated: | FADA which stands or Federal Age Discrimination Act. |
| Unwanted sexual advances that create a hostile or offensive work environment is called: | sexual harassment. |
| Sexual harassment behaviors include: | 1. Verbal comments regarding sex. |
| Sexual harassment behaviors include: | 2. Exert (apply) pressure for sexual activity. |
| Sexual harassment behaviors include: | 3. Leering aka staring. |
| Sexual harassment behaviors include: | 4. Unwanted touching such as pinching or patting. |
| Providing extended care for the elderly, disabled and chronically ill is abbreviated LTCF which stands for: | long term care facility. |
| A long term care facility (LTCF) is aka an ECF which stands for: | extended care facility or nursing home. |
| Providing assistance with basic ADL, a secure environment and opportunities for social interaction is abbreviated RC which stands for: | residential care. |
| ADL stands for: | activities of daily living. |
| Providing meals, housekeeping, laundry, transportation, social events, and basic medical care is abbreviated ALF which stands for: | assisted living facility. |
| An assisted living facility (ALF) is aka an ILF which stands for: | Independent living facility. |
| Providing personal care, nursing care and housekeeping in the client's residence is abbreviated HHC which stands for: | home health care. |
| A facility that provides medical treatment (Tx) without admission to a hospital is abbreviated OPC which stands for: | outpatient care aka a clinic. |
| A facility that performs diagnostic tests on blood, urine, and tissue samples is called a: | laboratory (lab). |
| A facility that performs X-rays, US, and MRI is abbreviated DI which stands for: | diagnostic imaging. |
| US stands for: | ultrasonography. |
| MRI stands for: | Magnetic Resonance Imaging. |
| Physicians responsible for directing all of the client's medical care including referrals is abbreviated PCP which stands for: | primary care physician. |
| Referrals are aka: | consultations. |
| Physicians that provide specific (particular) expert services are called: | specialists. |
| Physicians that do not provide specific (particular) expert services are abbreviated GP which stands for: | general practitioner. |
| Physicians that provide dental services are abbreviated: | 1. DDM which stands for doctor of dental medicine. |
| Physicians that provide dental services are abbreviated: | 2. DDS which stands for doctor of dental surgery. |
| Physicians that specialize in the study of the eyes are called: | ophthalmologists. |
| Specialists in the measurement of vision are called: | optometrists. |
| A system to regulate health care expenses paid by insurance companies depending on the diagnosis (Dx) of the client is abbreviated DRG which stands for: | diagnostic related group aka negotiated fee schedules. |
| Delivery of health care for a set fee within a network (group) of physicians and facilities is called: | managed care. |
| Types of managed care include: | 1. HMO which stands for Health Maintenance Organizations. |
| Managed care means: | delivery of health care for a set fee (cost) within a network (group) of physicians and facilities. |
| Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) strengths can include: | a. No up front amount paid by the client before insurance pays called a deductible. |
| Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) strengths can include: | b. 100% of the claim paid by the HMO after a specific amount is paid by the client for a particular service regardless of the total cost called a co-payment. |
| Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) strengths can include: | c. Insurance coverage for the client's entire life. |
| Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) strengths can include: | d. More affordable payment for insurance called a premium. |
| Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) weaknesses can include: | a. Choosing physicians only from the HMO network. |
| Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) weaknesses can include: | b. Choosing hospitals only from the HMO network. |
| Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) weaknesses can include: | c. Requiring a referral by your primary care physician (PCP for a specialist. |
| Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) weaknesses can include: | d. Receiving less aggressive tests and treatments (therapy). |
| Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) weaknesses can include: | e. No insurance coverage for experimental treatments or investigationa treatments. |
| Types of managed care include: | 2) PPO which stands for Preferred Provider Organizations. |
| PPO strengths include: | a. The client's choice of any physician or hospital. |
| Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) weaknesses include: | a. An up front amount paid by the client before insurance pays called a deductible. |
| Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) weaknesses include: | b. More expensive payments for the insurance coverage called premiums. |
| TBI stands for: | traumatic brain injury. |
| Cessation of higher brain functions caused by damage to the cerebrum is abbreviated PVS which stands for: | persistent vegetative state. |
| Loss of autonomy means loss of: | independence. |
| DEATH: Loss of cerebral and brain stem function is called: | brain death. |
| A client who dies is said to have: | expired or passed. |
| Clients expected to die within six (6) months are called: | terminally ill. |
| Post-mortem means: | after death. |
| Stiffness of a body that occurs (happens) after death is called: | rigor mortis. |
| Treating symptoms (SX) without dealing with the underlying cause is called: | palliative care. |
| Palliative care of the terminally ill that focuses on pain relief, controlling symptoms (SX) and emotional needs is called: | hospice. |
| Deaths are reported to the ME which stands for: | medical examiner aka coroner. |
| An inquest (investigation) by the medical examiner (ME) aka coroner to determine COD which stands for: | cause of death. |
| Postmortem (after death) examination of the body to determine cause of death (COD) is called: | autopsy. |
| Surgical removal of organs for donation or transplantation is called a: | harvest. |
| The medical examiner (ME) must be notified (informed) for: | 1. Death caused by violence. |
| The medical examiner (ME) must be notified (informed) for: | 2. Death caused by a criminal abortion. |
| The medical examiner (ME) must be notified (informed) for: | 3. Death when a physician was not present. |
| The medical examiner (ME) must be notified (informed) for: | 4. Death after an unexplained coma. |
| The medical examiner (ME) must be notified (informed) for: | 5. Unexpected death from a therapeutic (beneficial) procedure. |
| The medical examiner (ME) must be notified (informed) for: | 6. Death at a penal institution which means prison or jail. |
| The ME is not notified (informed) o a death if the client is: | expected to die and a physician agrees to sign the death certificate. |
| ME stands for: | medical examiner aka coroner. |
| Euthanasia means: | physician assisted suicide aka mercy killing |
| STAGES OF DEATH AND DYING: The stages of death and dying can occur (happen) to the: | person dying and/or family of the dying person and/or friends of the dying person. |
| The five stages of death and dying are: | 1. Refusal to admit the reality of something unpleasant called denial. |
| The five stages of death and dying are: | 2. Hostility directed towards family and/or friends and/or strangers and/or medical professionals and/or the person dying called anger. |
| Comfort the person and remember that their anger is not directed at; | you. |
| The best therapeutic (beneficial) technique to deal with anger is to: | listen and give support. |
| The five stages of death and dying are: | 3. Searching for an agreement with God, self, or medical professionals called bargaining. |
| The five stages of death and dying are: | 4. The period associated with sadness, insomnia (difficulty sleeping), prolonged crying, lack of pleasure in anything, anorexia (loss of appetite), suicidal feelings, and feelings of helplessness, hopelessness and worthlessness called depression. |
| The five stages of death and dying are: | 5. Recognizing a new reality with investments in friendships and relationships called acceptance. |
| Acceptance can normally last for: | one (1) year. |
| PSYCHIATRIC TERMS: Anxiety, anxiousness and tension at a more intense level than normal is called: | neurosis (neurotic) |
| Spontaneous (no cause) anxiety, anxiousness, and tension at a more intense level than normal is called a: | panic (anxiety) attack. |
| A mental illness (disorder) characterized by losing touch with reality is called: | psychosis (psychotic). |
| Characterized means; | described. |
| Psychosis can result in: | 1. False perception (awareness) of sensory stimuli called an illusion (mirage). |
| Stimuli means: | environment (surroundings). |
| Psychosis can result in: | 2. A false belief called delusion. |
| A false belief that one possesses (has) superior qualities ("I am Jesus Christ") is called; | delusion of grandeur. |
| A false belief of being persecuted by an individual or group is called a: | paranoid delusion. |
| Persecuted means: | harassed. |
| Psychosis can result in: | 3. Sensory perception of something that does not exist (unreal) is called a hallucination. |
| Perception means: | awareness. |
| Seeing something that does not exist (unreal) is called a; | visual hallucination. |
| Hallucination means: | sensory perception (awareness) of something not present. |
| Hearing voices that do not exist is called: | auditory hallucination. |
| A mental illness characterized by losing touch with reality, disturbances in language and communication, apathy, confusion, withdrawal from social interaction, bizarre behavior, illusions, delusions and hallucinations is called: | schizophrenia (schizophrenic). |
| An abnormality characterized by inattention (unable to pay attention) impulsivity, + excessive physical activity is abbreviated ADHD which stands for: | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. |
| Impulsivity means: | acting before thinking. |
| Involuntary hospital admission for treatment of mental illness, after being deemed (considered) a danger to self (DTS) or danger to others (DTO) is called: | commitment aka a Baker Act. |
| A mental illness characterized by repetitive failure to follow social and legal norms and to accept responsibility for one's own behavior is called: | antisocial behavior. |
| Antisocial behavior includes: | repetitive driving under the influence (DUI) charges and kleptomania (impulsive theft). |
| A progressive mental illness characterized by personality disintegration, disorientation, lowered intelligence quotient (IQ), impaired memory, judgement and control of impulses is called; | dementia. |
| Memory loss is called: | amnesia. |
| A feeling of well being or elation is called: | euphoria. |
| Extreme unsoundness (unhealthiness) of the mind is called: | insanity aka mental derangement. |
| A mental illness (disorder) characterized by below average intelligence quotient (IQ) is abbreviated ID which stands for: | intellectual disability. |
| Intellectual disability (ID) is aka: | MR which stands for mental retardation. |
| Avoidance of social interaction is called: | withdrawal. |
| Fabrication means: | lie aka confabulation. |
| Emotional expression is called: | affect aka feeling tones. |
| Severe reduction of emotional expression is called: | blunted affect. |
| Loss of emotional expression is called: | a flat affect. |
| Inability to express one's thoughts in an orderly and logical fashion is called: | incoherent (incoherence). |
| Continuous stream of talk with rapid and abrupt shifts from one topic to another, each subject being incoherent and not related to the preceding one is called: | flight of ideas. |
| Incoherent means: | inability to express one's thoughts in an orderly and logical fashion. |
| Unstable expansive emotional state, extreme excitement, excessive elation, hyperactivity, agitation, flight of ideas, over talkativeness, inattention, and sometimes violent, destructive and self-destructive behavior is called: | mania (manic) |
| A mood disorder characterized by sadness, insomnia, prolonged crying, lack of pleasure in anything, anorexia, suicidal feelings and feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness is abbreviated: | MDD which stands for major depressive disorder or clinical depression. |
| Radical (extreme) mood swings from manic (restless highs) to depressive (listless lows) is abbreviated BMD which stands for: | bipolar mental disorder. |
| Bipolar mental disorder is also referred to as MDI which stands for: | manic-depressive illness. |
| Psychological induced immobility and muscular rigidity is called: | catatonia (catatonic) |
| Deliberate (intentional) and fraudulent feigning (pretending) or exaggeration of the symptoms of an illness is called: | malingering. |
| Chronic (persistent) condition of extreme anxiety and depression and an unrealistic interpretation of real or imagined physical symptoms as indications of a serious illness or disease is called: | hypochondriasis (hypochondriac). |
| A diagnostic procedure in which a trained interviewer asks a set of standard questions to evaluate a person's psychological competence is abbreviated MSE which stands for: | mental status examination. |
| A mental illness (disorder) characterized by performing repetitive acts or rituals to relieve anxiety is abbreviated OCD which stands for: | obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
| PSYCHIATRIC ABBREVIATIONS: COT stands for: | court ordered treatment. |
| NGRI stands for: | not guilty by reason of insanity. |
| S&R stands for: | seclusion and restraint. |
| LD stands for: | learning disability. |
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