Penny Chapter 2 vocab

accountability

is responsibility for one’s actions.

burnout

is a work-related condition during which one experiences physical and emotional exhaustion.

clinical correlation

is the process of obtaining clinical history and contrasting that information with sonographic findings.

clinical correlation ambiguity

is lacking the ability to obtain a thorough clinical history and relate the information with the sonographic findings of the examination.

Commission on accreditation of allied health education programs

is the national accreditation granting body for sonography education (CAAHEP).

compassion

is the ability to feel for others and for their well-being.

compassion fatigue

is a complication often discovered in people who work in helping professions like sonography that results from the combination of traumatic stress and burnout.

competence

is the ability to complete a job successfully.

continuing medical education

is education required to maintain certification or licensure in a healthcare profession.

courtesy

is demonstrating polite behavior

emotional intelligence

is the enhanced ability to recognize emotions in oneself and others and the capacity to use those emotions to improve emotional and intellectual growth and decision making

empathy

is a trait that demonstrates that one understands, to the point of feeling, how another person feels.

enthusiasm

is eagerness or excitement for what one is doing.

fortitude

is strength of mind that allows someone to face difficult circumstances with courage

Health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996

is law that is aimed at protecting the patient’s rights and reducing waste, fraud, and abuse in the healthcare industry.

humility

is meekness in dealing with others.

inductive reasoning

is a form of reasoning whereby one makes an educated guess based on facts.

niterity

is thinking with honesty and choosing the best paths to follow based on high standards.

joint review committee on education in diagnostic medical sonography

is an organization that establishes standards, reviews, and recommends education accreditation for sonography programs.

occupational stress

is stress related to job duties in the workplace that results in negative psychological and physiologic effects.