Healthcare Careers Unit 1
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Performed the first tracheotomy?
Claudius Galen
Who wrote and swore an oath "to do no harm" & protect patient confidentiality?
Hippocrates
Who performed the first successful heart transplant?
Christian Bernard
Who discovered the first pathogens / the beginning of bacteriology?
Robert Koch
Who began the 'visiting nurse' concept?
Lillian Wald
Who discovered the first vaccination?
Edwin Jenner
Who discovered the polio vaccine?
Jonas Salk
Who first practiced medical asepsis?
Joseph Lister
What is medical asepsis?
Disinfecting of instruments and washing hands between patients
Who won the Nobel prize for DNA discoveries?
Francis Crick and James Watson
Who opened the first school of nursing?
Florence Nightingale
Who built the first reflecting microscope?
Robert Hooke
Who used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment?
Steve Thomas
Who discovered the process of making milk free from disease causing microorganisms?
Louis Pasteur
Who founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Who used a microscope to discover plague causing fleas?
Francis Bacon
Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
Who used microscope technology to discover the existence of bacteria?
Antonie van Leuwenhoek
Who pioneered the field of psychology and psychiatry?
Sigmund Freud
What does a caduceus look like?
Two snakes around a pole evolved from the symbol for the Greek god of healing
What does the Rod of Asclepius look like?
a staff around which is wrapped a single snake
What type of facility cares for those with terminal illnesses, focusing on support and comfort rather than cure?
hospice
What one of the 5 Health career pathways include the people who work directly with patients providing care, treatment and education?
Therapeutic Services
Who determined the 11 skills needed to enter the field of health care that are described in the National Health Care Standards?
United States Department of Education
Hygiene is considered very important trait to have in the healthcare industry. What does this include?
Tidy nails, clean hair, clean smelling, basic make up, clean uniform or clothes.
List the 4 attributes of a good healthcare worker?
Professionalism, Judgemental, Communicator, Confidentiality
What type of insurance covers an employee for injuries received on the job?
Worker's Compensation
What is the federally mandated insurance programs paid for by individual states that covers certain qualified individuals?
Medicaid
What is the government health insurance program for people who are 65 years of age and older?
Medicare
What do you call the amount of money that the subrscriber pays for healthcare insurance?
the premium
What is the government health insurance program that provides health care to military personnel?
CHAMPUS/TRICARE
What do you call the amount of money that a subscriber must pay before their insurance company will start paying their medical bills?
the Deductible
WHO
World Health Organization
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
NIH
National Institutes of Health
CDC
Center for Disease Control
HSA
Health Savings Account
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
True or False: Barbers, religion & ancient Greeks all played a significant role in the history of providing healthcare?
True
What do you call the 'tort' covered under civl law, that includes any kind of mistake in medical treatment?
Malpractice