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Define and differentiate licensure, registration, and certification. - ANSWER Licensure: gov
agency authorization Registration: written record Certification: document saying
completed requirements
What is a holter monitor? What conditions would you use it for? - ANSWER Records the
electrical activity of the heart, detects irregular heart beets.
What is an ultrasound? - ANSWER A procedure that uses high-energy sound waves to look
at tissues and organs inside the body
What is an x-ray? What is an MRI? What is a CT scan? What are their roles in imaging fractures -
ANSWER X-ray: electromagnetic radiation (bones)
MRI: radio waves (tissues)
CT: series of detailed images (complex factures/ tumors)
When planning a career in the healthcare world, what are key elements to your research?
- ANSWER What your interests are, amount of education, salary.
Differentiate civil rights, constitutional rights, and human rights. - ANSWER Civil rights: basic
legal rights held by all US citizens
Constitutional rights: rights afforded to citizens through the US constitution
Human rights: fundamental rights of all people regardless of citizenship
Explain civil law and criminal law as applied to medical malpractice. Be able to give examples. -
ANSWER Civil law (private law): private citizen vs. private citizen (most common)
Criminal law: violates the law, punishment fine or imprisonment
,Practicing medicine without a license falls under what type of law? - ANSWER Criminal law
Distinguish between assault and battery. - ANSWER Assault: threat
Battery: physically acting upon the threat
Identify the values, ethics, and code of conduct expected of health care professionals. -
ANSWER Ethics reflects on values of a certain group. Values are a standard of ones behavior.
Code of conduct is shared values that professionals must follow
Describe negligence. - ANSWER Carelessness, not following proper standard of care
What are the differences between intentional and unintentional tort? Give examples. -
ANSWER Intentional: assault, battery, invasion of privacy, false imprisonment, defamation of
character(libel/slander)
Unintentional: negligence, malpractice
Explain the importance of protecting patients rights. - ANSWER Advocacy is to support the best
intrest of all patients and concert so patients are educated/aware.
What are Good Samaritan Laws? What's their purpose? - ANSWER To encourage people to give
emergency medical care without fear of being sued if something goes wrong.
HIPPA! What is HIPPA? What is considered confidential? (If given a case study, can you pick out the
infraction?) - ANSWER Health insurance portability and accountability act. Confidential info
includes name, age, email, social security #, address, phone #, medical history, diagnosis, ext.
What is informed consent? Differentiate informed from implied consent. When do you need
consent? Think of a time when implied consent is given. - ANSWER Informed consent is when
patients are given info about their care and consent to the thought out treatment plan.
, Identify and define ethical principles. There are 7. - ANSWER Autonomy: respect the right of
rational people to determination
Justice: one should treat others fairly/equally
Nonmaleficence: do no harm
Veracity: honesty
Fidelity: keep promises
Confidentiality: medical/personal information must be kept private
Understand ethical decision making - ANSWER What is best for the patient and makes
sence logically.
What factors do professional codes of ethics in healthcare have in common? - ANSWER They all
want the best for their patient.
What are current ethical dilemmas? - ANSWER COVID-19, abortion laws, ect.
What is professionalism? What are characteristics of a professional attitude and behavior? -
ANSWER Professionalism is a set of values, behaviors, and relationships that form a patient
and co-worker's trust.
What is the importance of professional associations? - ANSWER Provides health care workers
with support and assistance throughout their careers
What are healthcare professionals responsibilities regarding reporting abuse? - ANSWER Report
threats to a childs physical/mental well-being, and anyone who is unable to protect themselves.
Differentiate advanced care directives. Be specific. - ANSWER A living will: what steps (if
any), taken to save a life
Durable power of attorney: designates someone to make decisions on behalf of the patient
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