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HST: NW1 Review #1
HST: NW1 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acute care | a care setting where a patient is treated for brief but severe episode of illness or injury. |
| ambulatory care | Services that do not require an overnight hospital stay. |
| behavioral & mental health services | refers to mental health, psychiatric, marriage and family counseling and addiction treatment. Ex. counselors, social workers, psychiatrists, neurologists and physicians. |
| home health care | Provides nursing, therapy, personal care, or housekeeping services in patient's own home |
| long term care | services designed to meet a person's health or personal care needs. IT is provided to help people who are chronically ill or recovering from surgery or disabled. |
| dentistry practices | Also known as oral medicine, is a branch consisting of the study, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity. |
| cosmetic surgery | any medical operation which is intended to improve a person's appearance rather than their health |
| pulmonology | medical specialty concerned with disorders of the respiratory system. Part of internal medicine |
| orthodontics | branch of medicine dealing with the straightening of teeth |
| Veterans Administration | A federal agency that administers benefits provided by law for veterans of the armed forces. |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | The primary federal agency that conducts and supports public health activities in the United States. The CDC is part of the US Department of Health and Human Services. |
| Food and Drug Administration | Federal agency that publishes the Food Code and inspects food service operations that cross state borders |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration | Responsible for assuring safe and healthy working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, education and assistance. |
| Public Health Service | sets national health policies, medical research, disease prevention, and enforces health and safety standards |
| American Cancer Society | nationwide voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer |
| American Heart Association | a national voluntary health agency that has the goal of increasing public and medical awareness of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and thereby reducing the number of associated deaths and disabilities |
| American Red Cross | A disaster relief organization founded in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881 by Clara Barton to aid US military and conduct peace time relief work. |
| March of Dimes | non-profit organization with goal of prevention of birth defects |
| World Health Organization | An international body of health care professionals, including clinicians and epidemiologists among many others, that studies and responds to health needs and trends worldwide. |
| admission | point at which a patient is officially considered present at a medical facility. |
| discharge | point at which a patient is officially released from a medical facility. |
| transfer | release of a patient from the medical care of one facility to another. |
| ambulation | process of the patient walking, standing or moving after illness, treatment or surgery |
| range of motion exercises | exercises to help patients build or keep strength in muscles as they recover |
| positioning | placement of patients in positions promoting healing and/or preventing injuries. |
| prone | position of laying on stomach. |
| lateral | position of lying on side. |
| supine | position of lying on back. |
| grab bar | handle used for support by patients |
| transfer belt | belt used to help patients change position when the patient is cooperative and can bear some weight |
| transfer sliding board | board used to help a patient without use of his or her legs to move (board is used as a bridge between two surfaces) |
| transfer board | Board used to transfer prone patients between beds or from a gurney to a bed |
| walker | freestanding device the patient can hold for support as he or she walks with points of contact such as wheels |
| cane | device which supports the patient with one point of contact and distributes the load |
| crutches | devices which support the patient with two points of contact, one under each arm, to distribute the load |
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