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Healthcare Systems

100

This law was created to protect privacy of health information

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HIPAA

200

This government health plan provides coverage for people age 65 and older

Medicare

300

The federal agency that enforces safety in the workplace

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA

400

When we respond to a fire emergency in a healthcare facility we use the acronym RACE which stands for these 4 things

Rescue, Alert, Contain, Extinguish

500

This agency monitors and responds to health threats, provides public health education and works to prevent diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC

Law and Ethics

100

This type of consent is granted by the competent patient after being told about all risks and benefits 

Informed Consent

200

Speaking untrue rumors about a co-worker that may damage their professional reputation

Slander

300

This law encourages people to provide care in an emergency without the fear of being sued

Good Samaritan Law

400

The principal of bioethics that supports a patient's right to self- determination

Autonomy

500

This is the first step in solving any problem

Identify the problem

Safety and Infection Control

100

What is the SECOND link in the chain of infection

Reservoir 

200

This is the name of precautions that are used when there is any risk of contact with blood or body fluids

Standard Precautions

300

"clean technique" is another name for this type of asepsis

Medical Asepsis

400

MRSA is an example of this type of bacteria

multi-drug resistant bacteria

500

This is the name for a secondary infection that develops as the result of being treated in a healthcare facility

Nosocomial Infection

Anatomy and Physiology

100

This type of blood vessel carries blood toward the heart

vein

200

This is the long bone of the upper arm

Humerus

300

This is the basic unit of life in an organism

Cell

400

This organ produces the hormones insulin and glucagon

Pancreas

500

This is the branch of the Peripheral nervous system that controls the fight-or-flight response

Sympathetic Nervous System

Miscellaneous

100

The highest blood pressure (recorded as the top number)

Systolic

200

This portable device sends an electrical shock to restore a normal heart rhythm

Automated External Defibrillator 

AED

300

The proper name for the medical instrument used to measure blood pressure

Sphygmomanometer

400

This type of pain occurs constantly and over a long period of time

Chronic

500

This body plane is created by drawing an imaginary line vertically to divide the body into right and left sides

Sagittal