Legal and ethical responsibilities
What is consent?
Permission given for something
What is Personality?
A sum of the traits,characteristics and behavior that make us individual.
What does the prefix Anti- means?
Against
what is the definition of Drug?
any substance that alters the function in a living organism
What is Negligence
Guilty or neglect,lacking in due care or concern act of carelessness.
What are the 3 types of communication?
Verbal, written, body language
What does the prefix endo- mean?
Within
what is the definition of pharmacology?
the study of drugs and their nature, properties and effects.
What is the Good samaritan Act
Gives legal protection to people who willingly provide medical care to ill or injured people with out accepting anything in return.
What are the goals communication?
Establish rapport, obtain info from patients, confirm understanding, relay info to health care workers, give instructions to patients.
what does the Suffix -Ectomy means?
Excision or Surgical Remove
what does parental medication mean?
is a given by injection or IV
What are the 4 D's of negligence ?
Duty,Dereliction or Neglect Duty,Direct cause,Damages
According to the communication process, who provides information?
Sender
What is the prefix,suffix,word root of the word Intravenous?
Intra-suffix
Ven-word root
Suffix-ous
what does pharmacokinetics mean ?
the study of what the body does to a drug; the movement of the drug into, through, and out of they body.
Whats the purpose of HIPPA?
a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge.
What should be done when giving constructive criticism?
Choose words carefully
What is the purpose of Medical Terminology?
Medical terminology is the language used to describe components and processes of the human body, medical procedures, diseases, disorders, and pharmacology. Simply put, it is the vocabulary that medical professionals use to describe the body, what it does, and the treatments they prescribe.
what are the five drug uses??
-therapeutic drugs -diagnostic drugs -curative drugs -replacement drugs -preventative drugs