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42 Cards in this Set
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VALUE INDICATORS
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HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE EXPECTED TO LIVE BY VALUES THAT SHOW:
DIGNITY, SERVICE, EXCELLENCE, FAIRNESS/JUSTICE. |
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SUPERSTITIONS
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TRUSTING IN MAGIC OR CHANCE
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EXORCISE
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TO FORCE OUT EVIL SPIRITS
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LIVING WILL
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A WILL WHICH THE SIGNER REQUESTS NOT TO BE KEPT ALIVE BY MEDICAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN THE EVENT OF A TERMINAL ILLNESS
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ACCURATE
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EXACT, CORRECT, OR PRECISE
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DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY
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A TYPE OF ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVE IN WHICH LEGAL DOCUMENTS PROVIDE THE POWER OF ATTY (THE AUTHORIZATION TO ACT ON SOMEONE ELSE'S BEHALF IN A LEGAL OR BUSINESS MATTER) TO ANOTHER PERSON IN THE CASE OF AN INCAPACITATING MEDICAL CONDITION
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CHRONIC
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CONTINUING OVER MANY YEARS AND FOR A LONG TIME (E.G., CHRONIC ILLLNESS)
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HONESTY
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FAIRNESS/JUSTICE:
NEVER CLOCK IN OR OUT FOR ANOTHER PERSON, TAKE ANYTHING FROM THE FACILITY THAT IS NOT YOURS, SAY A TASK IS COMPLETED WHEN IT IS NOT, ETC. |
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ETHICS
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A SYSTEM OF MORAL PRINCIPLES
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OMBUDSMAN
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A SOCIAL WORKER, NURSE OR TRAINED VOLUNTEER WHO ENSURES THAT PATIENTS ARE PROPERLY CARED FOR AND RESPECTED
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CUSTODIAL
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MARKED BY WATCHING AND PROTECTING RATHER THAN SEEKING TO CURE
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DISSECTION
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ACT OR PROCESS OF DIVIDING, TAKING APART
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QUAKERY
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PRACTICE OF PRETENDING TO CURE DISEASE
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STETHESCOPE
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INTSRUMENT USED TO HEAR SOUND IN THE BODY(E.G., HEARTBEAT, LUNG SOUNDS, BOWEL SOUNDS).
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ANTISEPTIC
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SUBSTANCE THAT SLOWS OR STOPS THE GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS
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ASEPSIS
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STERILE CONDITION, FREE FROM ALL GERMS
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ANESTHESIA
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LOSS OF FEELING OR SENSATION
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NONINVASIVE
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NOT INVOLVING PENETRATION OF THE SKIN
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HIPAA - THE HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
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A LAW THAT INCLUDES REGULATIONS ENSURING THE PRIVACY OF PATIENT INFORMATION
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GERIACTRIC
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PERTAINING TO OLD AGE
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IMMUNIZATIONS
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SUBSTANCES GIVEN TO MAKE DISEASE ORGANISMS HARMLESS TO THE PATIENT; MAY BE GIVEN ORALLY OR BY INJECTION (E.G., TETANUS, POLIO)
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MICROORGANISMS
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ORGANISMS SO SMALL THAT THEY CAN ONLY BE SEEN THROUGH A MICROSCOPE, CAN CAUSE DISEASE
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LEONARDO DA VINCI
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1) 16TH TO 17TH CENTURY
2) STUDIED AND RECORDED ANATOMY OF THE BODY VIA DISSECTION |
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WILLIAM HARVEY
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1) 16TH TO 17TH CENTURY
2) USED KNOWLEDGE OF ANATOMY TO UNDERSTAND PHYSIOLOGY 3) DESCRIBED CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD AND PUMPING OF THE HEART |
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GABRIELLE FALLOPIUS
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1) 16TH TO 17TH CENTURY
2) DISCOVERED THE FALLOPIAN TUBES OF FEMALE ANOTOMY |
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ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK
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1) 16H TO 17TH CENTURY
2) INVENTED THE MICROSCOPE 3) FOUND BACTERIA THAT CAUSES TOOTH DECAY, ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT YET REALIZED GERMS CAUSE DISEASE |
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BARTOLOMMEO EUSTACHIO
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16TH & 17TH CENTURY
DISCOVERED THE TUBE LEADING FROM THE EAR TO THE THROAT EUSTACHIAN TUBE |
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RENE LEANNEC
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1) 18TH CENTURY
2) INVENTED THE FIRST STETHOSCOPE (MADE OF WOOD) |
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EDWARD JENNER
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1) 18TH CENTURY
2) CREATED SMALLPOX VACCINE (1ST VACCINE) |
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HEALTH CARE DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY
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AKA HEALTH CARE PROXY:
THE HEALTH CARE PROXY IS A TRUSTED INDIVIDUAL TO MAKE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE PATIENT. a DR. MAY BE APPOINTED, BUT MAY NOT TREAT AND BE PROXY AT THE SAME TIME. |
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IGNAZ SEMMELWEIS
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1) 19TH TO 20TH CENTURY
2) DISCOVERED CAUSE OF CHILDBED FEVER (PUERPERAL) WASH LACK OF HAND WASHING 3) NOW ACCEPTED THAT HAND WASHING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT WAY TO CONTROL INFECTION |
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PATIENT'S BILL OF RIGHTS
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ADOPTED BY AHA IN 1973, REVISED IN 1992
pATIENT HAS RIGHT TO CONSIDERATE AND RESPECTFUL CARE, OBTAIN FROM MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS RELEVANT, CURRENT AND UNDERSTANDABLE INFO CONCERNING THEIR DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS, TO KNOW IDENTITY OF ANYONE INVOLVED IN THEIR CARE, AND THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THEIR TREATMENT CHOICES, INSOFAR AS THEY ARE KNOWN, ETC - PGS 129 - 131 |
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JOSEPH LISTER
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1) 19TH TO 20TH CENTURY
2) USED CARBOLIC ACID ON WOUNDS TO PREVENT GERMS 3) FIRST TO USE ANTISEPTIC DURING SURGERY |
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ALEXANDER FLEMING
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1) 20TH CENTURY
2) DISCOVERED PENICILLIN KILLED BACTERIA 3) FINALLY A CURE FOR PNEUMONIA, GONORRHEA, BLOOD POISONING, ETC. |
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MALPRACTICE
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FAILURE OF A PROFESSIONAL PERSON, AS A PHYSICIAN, TO RENDER PROPER SERVICES THROUGH REPREHENSIBLE IGNORANCE OR NEGLIGANCE OR THROUGH CRIMINAL INTENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN INJURY OR LOSS FOLLOWS
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LIBEL
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WRITING UNTRUE MATTER THAT IS DEFAMATORY ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL, GROUP OR THIRD PART - VIOLATES CIVIL LAW
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SLANDER
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A SPOKEN STATEMENT OF FALSE CHARGES OR MISREPRESENTATIONS THAT DEFAME OR DAMAGE ANOTHER'S REPUTATION - VIOLATES CIVIL LAW
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REASONABLE CARE
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THE LEGAL OBLIGATION OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS TO PERFORM ACCORDING TO THEIR STANDS OF PRACTICE
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BATTERY
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THE UNLAWFUL TOUCHING OF ANOTHER PERSON WITHOUT HIS OR HER CONSENT, WITH OR WITHOUT RESULTANT INJURY - VIOLATE CRIMINAL LAW
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AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES: EXAMPLES
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PHYSICIAN AND DENTAL OFFICES, REHAB CENTERS, OUTPATIENT CARE, INDUSTRIAL HEALTH CARE CENTERS, SCHOOL HEALTH CENTERS, HMO'S, SENIOR DAY CARE
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THREE (3) CONTROLS ON HEALTHCARE WORKERS
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LICENSURE
CERTIFICATION REGISTRATION |
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SERVICE DEPARTMENTS
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THERAPEUTIC, DIAGNOSTIC, INFORMATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL
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