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Fall TEKS Review
Principles of Health Science 25-26 Fall TEKS Review Sheet 12-9-25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who discovered penicillin in 1928? | Sir Alexander Fleming |
| Who is known as the Father of Medicine? | Hippocrates (460-377 BC) |
| Discoveries of Louis Pasteur to the practices of Medicine | He proved that microorganisms cause disease, he pasteurized milk to kill bacteria, he created a vaccine for rabies. |
| Founder of Modern Nursing | Florence Nightingale (think Nightingale Pledge for Nurses) |
| What type of facility provides vision examinations, prescribe glasses, or contact lenses, and check for the presence of eye disease? | Optical centers |
| Owner of patient charts and medical records | The healthcare provider/ facility |
| Proper telephone technique | Professionalism, clarity, and respect for the caller's time and needs. Positive tone, active listening, and efficient call handling. |
| Group of people under Medicare | People age 65+ and/or with disabilities who have received social security benefits |
| Job opening resources | www. bls.gov/ooh/ - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics explorehealthcareers.org - Explore Health Careers www.mynextmove.org - My Next Move |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention role | concerned with causes, spread, and control of disease in populations |
| What is an Advance Directive? | A legal document stating what a patient wants to happen to them in a medical situation where they cannot communicate. These usually regard sustaining life. |
| Services of Long-term facilities | Assistance and care for elderly patients, individuals with disabilities, handicaps, chronic or long term illness. |
| Degree that requires 4 years of education | Bachelor's Degree |
| What order should you list work experience on your resume? | Start with the most recent job you've had and work backwards from there; most recent to least recent |
| If a patient doesn't speak or understand English, what must be used to help improve the outcome of their treatment? | A translator |
| What is cultural diversity? | Difference among individuals based on cultural, ethnic, and racial factors. |
| Empathy | the ability to understand and share another person's feelings |
| Ethics | moral principles that govern a person's behavior "right and wrong" |
| Slander | Spoken defamation - false statement that damages a person's reputation |
| Do patients have the right to privacy while being questioned? | Yes (under HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) they do |
| What does it mean to be a multi-competent or multi-skilled worker? | Employees are trained and proficient in performing a variety of different tasks/ roles, rather than specializing in just one. |
| Competence | Educated and confident, but will ask for help if unsure |
| Culture | The shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, artifacts (like art, food, language) that characterizes a group or society of people |
| How to demonstrate respnsibility? | Being accountable for your actions, practicing empathy, maintaining competence, communicating effectively, following confidentiality protocols, advocating for patients. |
| How should an error on a written document be corrected? | The error should be crossed out with a single line, dated, and signed with a signature |
| How should healthcare workers keep their fingernails? | Short, not polished, not long, and cleanly |
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