module one glossary terms

Vocabulary flashcards generated from the glossary section of lecture notes.

Accountability

The obligation to answer for the professional, ethical, and legal responsibilities of one's activities and actions.

Alternative Healing

Non-traditional medical treatments such as acupuncture.

Balanced Lifestyle

Lifestyle addresses physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and learning needs. An individual experiences a balanced lifestyle when these needs are being addressed in such a way that these areas are in balance with each other.

Blood Kin

People you are related to by birth rather than by marriage.

Continuity

A predictable pattern of events.

Denial

Refusal to acknowledge or believe facts and experiences.

Frame of reference

The way an individual looks at the world based on past history, family traditions, education, culture, and religion.

Mental Hardiness

The ability to cope with all of life's changes and challenges.

Personal history

The events of an individual's life.

Resilience

The ability to positively recover from loss, change, and disease.

Responsibility

Ability to respond and answer for one's conduct and obligations, to be trustworthy, reliable, and dependable.

Scope of practice

The parameters that outline the roles and responsibilities of each member of the health care team as defined by legislation and the regulatory authorities.

HCA scope of practice

The parameters that outline the roles and responsibilities of each HCA as defined by the Alberta HCA Competency Profile, 2018.

Supervisor

The individual whom the HCA reports to. The supervisor generally is a professional health care provider, such as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.

Traits

Personal characteristics.

Trauma

The injury caused by an accident.