Outbreak of a disease that infects many people in different countries at the same time.
What is pandemic?
100
Refers to the physician's right to practice medicine in a particular hospital or other healthcare facility.
What are medical priveleges?
100
The ability to identify with and understand another persons feelings and motives.
What is empathy?
200
Prince of Physicians
Who is Galen?
200
The founder of the Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton?
200
A nonprofit organization that encourages high standards of medical care. Strict guidelines must be met by the institution seeking accreditation.
What is JCAHO?
200
A healthcare professional on record as part of an organization or association in a specific healthcare field that administers examinations and maintains a list of qualified individuals.
What is registration?
200
Enjoying your work and displaying a positive attitude.
What is enthusiasm?
300
The first person to observe and describe bacteria.
Who is Anton van Leeuwenhoek?
300
The first female physician in the US.
Who is Elizabeth Blackwell?
300
The granting of licenses or the state of being licensed.
What is licensure?
300
Act that provides federal protection of health information.
What is HIPAA?
300
The ability to begin and follow through with a task. Being able to determine things to be done and do them without constant direction.
What is self-motivation?
400
Introduced a flexible feeding tube into the stomach.
Who is John Hunter?
400
Established the science of bacteriology.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
400
A group of clinically related clients, such as all heart transplant patients.
What are DRG's?
400
Intended for patients who require skilled nursing care around the clock.
What is a skilled nursing facility?
400
The ability to say or do the kindest or most fitting thing in a difficult situation.
What is tact?
500
Invented the smallpox vaccine.
Who is Edward Jenner?
500
This person suggested the antiseptic system during surgery.
Who is Joseph Lister?
500
Intended for patients who are no longer able to live alone and care for themselves, but who do not require skilled nursing care on a 24-hour basis.
What is an intermediate-care facility?
500
Provides services to patients who no longer need the skilled nursing care of a hospital, but are still too ill or incapacitated to return home.
What is an extended-care facility?
500
Example of good personal hygiene of healthcare workers.
What are control body odor, keep nails and hair neat and clean, and minimal jewelry?