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58 Cards in this Set
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biases |
tendencies; prejudices |
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inferior |
lower; second rate |
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prejudices |
judgements formed before the facts are known |
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impatience |
intolerance; edginess |
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annoyance |
irritation |
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communication |
act of exchanging information |
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slang |
language of informal words/phrases |
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dialect |
language peculiar to a specific region/social group |
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labelling |
describing a person with a word that limits them |
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courteous |
polite, considerate toward others |
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elements |
the basic assumptions or principles of a subject |
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soft skills |
cluster of personality traits communication, language, personal habits, friendliness, and optimism that characterize relationships with other people |
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work ethic |
values based on hard work and diligence |
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cultural competence |
ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds |
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pertinent |
relating directly to the matters at hand; relevant |
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etiquette |
rules of acceptance; social behaviors |
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facsimile machine/ fax machine |
a device that sends and receives printed images as electronic signals over telephone |
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cover page |
First page of a fax |
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recipient |
a person or thing that receives |
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attachment |
a file linked to an email message |
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Blind Carbon Copy |
An email feature that allows a persons to send an email to multiple people without them seeing the other receivers address |
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Carbon Copy |
An email feature that allows a persons to send a copy of an email to another person |
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memorandum |
a short note written to help a person to do something |
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username |
a unique identifier composed of alphanumeric characters, used as a means of initial identification to gain access to a computer system or internet service provider |
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internet |
a worldwide computer network with information in many subjects |
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web site |
developed by a person or organization about a topic |
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credible |
worthy of belief or confience; trustworthy |
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reliable |
dependable, accurate honest |
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input |
to enter data into a computer for processing. |
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Central Processing Unit |
The part that carries interprets and out instructions |
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output |
to produce informatio; turn out |
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HEIDS |
Health Care Effectiveness Data and Information Set; an organization that provides quality care guidelines |
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Antagonist |
something that works against |
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homeostasis |
constant balance within the body |
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invasive |
entering the body |
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tomography |
X-Ray technique that produces film of detailed cross sections of tissue |
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transversely |
in a cross direction |
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contingency |
event that may occur but is not intended or likely to happen |
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observation |
something that is noted or recorded |
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subjective |
relating to a symptom or condition perceived by the patient and not by the examiner |
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objective |
relating to a symptom or condition perceived by someone other than he person affected |
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flushed |
show8ng reddening of the skin |
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distress |
Great pain or suffering |
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documentation |
a record of something, such as a patient's progress |
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notation |
The art of joting, marking, or setting down in writing |
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Chart |
to write observations or records of of patient care |
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legible |
capable of being read easily |
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narrative |
a story or account of events |
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graphic chart |
a visual record of data in graphic or tabular form |
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confidential |
limited to person's authorized to use information or documents |
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sufficient |
enough |
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tickler file |
special file kept to remind you of tasks that need to be done at a certain time |
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sorting |
separating items to be filed according to the filing system being used |
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coding |
identifying terms or terms to be filed according o particular categories |
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indexing |
organizing items in the order they are to be filed |
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accessible |
available to obtain |
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terminal |
last or ending |
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gestures |
motions of a part of the body to express feelings or emotions |
