Chapters 1,2 and 3
This healthcare provider can prescribe medications, diagnose patients, and determine treatment plans but did not go to Medical School.
Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant
Physiological needs must be met before psychosocial needs can be met.
What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Describes the ingredients and dangers, as well as how to handle, dispose of, and store the product.
What is a Safety Data Sheet?
A method of scheduling where patient's are seen in the order they arrive. No appointments are made in advance.
What is open hours scheduling?
Organizing a medical record based on the diagnoses of the patient
What is problem oriented organization?
This type of consent is given when the patient holds out their arm for a routine blood draw.
What is implied consent?
Aaron has been diagnosed with brain cancer. He was initially refusing to believe that it is possible for him to be dying, but has now become angry at his medical providers.
What are the stages of grief, specifically Denial and Anger.
This acronym is helpful in remembering how to use a fire extinguisher.
What is: P(pull), A(aim), S(squeeze), S(sweep)
The individual who holds the insurance policy
Who is the subscriber?
A form of documenting electronic health records that limits access to a single healthcare facility.
What is an Electronic Medical Record (EMR)?
An unexpected event that results in grave physical or psychological injury or death
What is a sentinel event?
Persistent false beliefs
What are delusions?
Steps to reacting to a dirty needlestick
#1: Wash the area where the needlestick occurred with soap and water for 15 minutes
#2: Notify the supervisor and/or report the exposure
#3: Get immediate medical attention
#4: Continue the appointment as normal
Form that describes how the medical office keeps patient information private.
What is the Notice of Privacy Practices?
A medical record that is owned and maintained by the patient.
What is a Personal Health Record?
Describe at least one guideline for communicating with a patient with an intellectual disability.
Introduce yourself by name and title
Describe any procedure you will perform, and make sure the patient understands
Treat adult patients as adults, regardless of their intellectual abilities
Give the patient the opportunity to ask questions. Answer questions within your scope practice.
Remain calm and patient even if there are repeated questions.
Watch closely for nonverbal cues that the patient is confused, unsure, or anxious. Slow down and reassure as necessary.
What are the rights of a dying person?
Right to refuse treatment, right to have visitors, and right to privacy
An important step in almost every response to an emergency situation, that will need to be communicated to EMS and/or the provider.
What is noting the time?
A licensed provider who is contracted to see patients for another provider for a set period of time.
What is locum tenens?
Describe at least three different ways healthcare organizations can demonstrate meaningful use of electronic record systems.
E-prescribing, Maintaining an active medication list, recording vital signs, providing clinical summaries, providing patients the ability to view their health information online, public health reporting
A patient develops an infection after surgery. The infection is evidence in the case against the hospital.
What is res ipsa loquitur?
The stage of development, according to Piaget, where a child begins to use imagination in play and often things all things are alive.
What is the Preoperational Stage?
Characteristics of first, second and third degree burns.
First Degree: red, painful and swollen
Second Degree: blisters are present
Third Degree: skin is shiny and appears hard. May be white in color
The document that will be used to determine if a refferal is required for a patient to see a specialist, or if prior authorization is needed prior to a procedure, hospital stay, etc.
What is the Summary of Benefits?
This act incentivized healthcare organizations to utilize EMR and EHR systems.
What is the HITECH Act of 2009?