History
Founder of Modern Nursing
Who is Florence Nightengale?
Nurse assistant who works with elderly patients
What is a CNA?
Give two examples of Healthcare Systems (Facilities)
What is clinics, dental offices, medical offices, optical centers, labs, emergency care centers, mental health, genetic counseling, mental health, rehab, HMOs, and pharmaceutical Systems?
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Tasks that relate to the business and customer service operations of a medical office or other healthcare facility?
What is administrative?
Began using pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria
A person who assumes the risk of a business?
Who is an entrepreneur?
What organization deals with worldwide health? (Sponsored by the United Nations)
arthr(o)-
What are two examples of outpatient clinics?
What are medical office, urgent care clinics, specialty clinics and same day surgery centers?
Who discovered Penicillin in 1928?
Who is Sir Alexander Flemming?
A regulatory body in a health care area administers examinations and maintains a list of qualified personnel.
What is registration?
What government agency provides health services as directed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)
What are public health systems/health departments?
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What is ear?
Which healthcare team member has many duties in common with MAs, but usually does not do administrative tasks or give medications?
What is a patient care technician?
Who discovered x-rays?
4+ years of college beyond a Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degree
What is a professional?
What are the 4 types of hospitals?
What is General, Specialty, Government, and University or college Hospitals?
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What is the term for the responsibilities that are within the knowledge, training, and legal definition of a profession?
What is scope of practice?
Emphasis was placed on saving the soul and study of medicine was prohibited?
What is the Dark Ages?
A professional association or government agency regulating a particular health career issues a statement that a person has fulfilled the requirements of education and performance and meets the standards and qualifications
What is certification?
What government agency deals with the health problems in the United States
What is the United States Department of Health and Human Services? (U.S.D.H.H.S.)
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What is weakness, lack of strength?
One of the functions of the patient-centered medical home model
What is to provide comprehensive care, to give patient-centered care, to coordinate care between providers, to improve the efficiency of care, and to provide safe, high-quality care?