Key Terms
Hippocrates wrote the standards for __________.
Ethics
Who is known for detailed anatomical drawings during the Renaissance?
Leonardo da Vinci
Technological advancements such as CAT, MRI scans, and the pacemaker were created in what century?
21st
Privileged communication and written consent are examples of what term?
Confidentiality
Rene Laennec invent this instrument that is still used today.
Stethoscope
Any verbal or physical abuse of a person because of race, religion, age, gender, or disability.
Harassment
Hippocrates was given what nickname?
Father of Medicine
Dissection of the body for study became accepted in which time period?
Renaissance
What was adopted by the American Hospital Association (AHA) in 1973?
Patient's/Client's Bill of Rights
What common pain medication was derived from an opium plant?
Morphine
A living will, DNR, and durable power of attorney are examples of an __________ ___________.
Advanced Directive
Which president passed an act that allows young adults to remain on their parent's insurance plans until their 26th birthday?
Obama
In the 19th and 20th centuries, surgery started using __________. This is the loss of feeling or sensation.
Anesthesia
Law that regulates the sharing of medical information.
HIPAA
A spoken statement of false charges that defame or damage another's reputation.
Slander
Legal set of directives developed by a state board that governs practice for a healthcare professional.
Scope of practice
Who discovered penicillin was a treatment for infections in the 1900's?
Alexander Fleming
What empire conquered by the Huns and led to the stop of medical studies?
Roman
Doctors, RN's, dentists, and pharmacists all need this legal requirement set by the state or government that gives individual permission to practice a profession.
Licensure
Civil tort in which a person is held or retained against his or her will.
False imprisonment
Trusting in magic or chance.
Superstitious
Who is known as the "Father of Microbiology"?
Louis Pasteur
The dark and middle ages used ________ as their primary treatment.
Prayer
Wrongful acts that results in physical injury, property damages, or damages to a person's reputation for which the injured person is entitled compensation.
Civil Law
Any event that can adversely affect the health, safety, or welfare of patiets, coworkers, and other within your place of work.
Reportable incident