Med Sci Test Chapters 1-5

Ethical, legal is important for test so add!!!

DRG

Patients with certain diagnosis are placed under a group, and a price limit is set on the cost of the care to the inpatient agency, so the agency has to try to make the care provided cost the least amount of money for the patients

Objective assessment

Can be measured/ what you hear and see.

Subjective assessment

Something the patient tells you that's happening in their body

Tort

a civil wrong; occurs when a person is harmed or injured because a health care worker doesn’t meet expected standards of care.

Battery

The actual unwanted touching of someone.

Negligence

failure to give care that is expected to patient

Assault

a threat to another person

Living will

Documents that allow individuals to state what measures should be taken to prolong life when death is expected (terminal- die within 6 months or less). Usually results in a DNR

HMO’s

provide health care delivery systems and insurance for preventive health care that is either fixed or prepaid

Power Of Attorney

Legal document that permits an individual to appoint another person to make health care decisions if the individual is unable to make his or her own decisions (the patient would be the principal because they made the decisions, and the agent would be the person that must follow the wishes granted by the principal)

USDHHS

national agency that deals with the health problems in the Untited States

premium

recurring fee paid by an individual or employer to purchase and maintain health care coverage

Privacy act

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) requires USDHHS to provide privacy of all health information in all states

deductible

amounts that must be paid for medical services before the policy begins to pay

HIPAA

Federal law establishing standards for protecting individual health records

Rene Laennec

she invented the stethoscope

defamation

false statements damaging a person’s reputation

Ancient Greeks

among the first to establish that a good diet and cleanliness would help to prevent disease

Ancient Romans

Realized that some diseases were connected to filth, contaminated water, and poor sanitation. These people began sanitary systems by building sewers and aqueducts to deliver clean water

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

invented the microscope in 1666

Louis Pasteur

he proved microorganisms cause disease, pastuerized milk to kill bacteria, and created a vaccine for rabies in 1885

hippocrates

the father of medicine, and created an Oath that is still used by physicians today

Telemedicine

The use of video, audio, and computer systems to provide medical/ health care services.

Acupuncture

Ancient Chinese therapy using thin needles inserted into specific body points along energy mardirans

FDA

food and drug administrative food regulations

Co-insurance

expenses shared by insurance company and patient: company pays 80% and patient pays 20%

Medicaid

pays for health care insurance for individuals with low income

Medicare

(E=elderly) provides health care for 65+, or anyone with a disability

Tricare

government health insurance plan for all involved with the military

Registration

Administers examinations and maintains current list (“registry”) of qualified personnel in given health care area

MRI Technologist

Diagnostic professional operating specialized equipment using magnetic fields and radio waves

Entrepreneur

Organized, manages, and assumes the financial risks of business

Tact

Personal trait of saying or doing the kindest, most fitting thing in a difficult situation

Laissev-free

Laid back leadership, minimal rules and allows people to function independently

Body language

A form of nonverbal communication, facial expressions, body language, gestures

Time management

Practical system of organizing

Stress

the body’s reaction to any stimulus from a change in one’s environment

Malpractice

failure to use professional degree of skill and learning commonly expected in one’s profession

licensure

government agency authorizes individuals to work in a given occupation after passing board exams and meeting state standards

False imprisonment

restraining/ restriciting an individuals freedom: keeping patients hospitalized against their will, or applying physical restraints without justification

Libel

Written false statements that damage a person's reputation

Informed consent

Voluntary permission granted by a patient of sound mind after risks and options are explained

Agent

The person who works under their employer/ boss

Principal

the employer/boss, and this person is responsible for the actions of the agent. think principle of a school and agent as the teachers.

Florence nightingale

“lady of the lamp”, the founder of modern nursing

Willhem Roentgen

discovered Roentgenograms (xrays)

Home health care

Cost-containment strategy providing medical services to patient in homes

Geriatrics

Branch of health care specifically focused on providing care and support for elder individuals, also eligible for tricare

WHO

International agency sponsored by the United Nations that gathers info on disease and health problems over the world

Privileged communication

Information shared within a professional relationship that must be kept secret by law (under HIPPA)

OBRA

Act requiring assistances working in long-term care under federal law, to complete a mandatory training program and pass a written/ competency program to obtain registration/ certification.

Residents Bill of Rights

Requirement garunteeing long term care residents right to dignity, privacy, and choice

Invasion of privacy

Legal term revealing personal patient information without consent

Ancient Egyptians

First ancient civilization to maintain accurate health records

clara barton

she founded the American red cross in 1881

lillian Wald

established the Henry Street Settlement in NYC- the start of public health nursing

WHO

World Health Organization- complies stats and info on disease, publishes health info, and addresses serious health problems over the world

Advance Directives

Legal documents that allow patients to state what medical treatment they do or do not want in the event they become incapicitated, and are unable to express their wishes on their own. This is a major concepts, and breaks down into either a living will or a POA