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Tmiky exam I
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Medical
Undergraduate 2
10/02/2012

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Term
Communication Interference
Definition

external- distractin environment, noise, lack of privacy

Internal- emotion, pain

impaired understanding or cultural differences

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What are the 2 types of communication?
Definition

Verbal- written or spoken

Nonverbal- body language, facial expression, or other means

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Closed and open questions
Definition

Closed- yes/no answer

open- get patient to describe

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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Definition

1: basic needs for survival, air, food, water

2: needs for safety and security

3: need for love and belonging

4: need for esteem and recognition

5: self-actualization (personal fulfillment)

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Empathy
Definition

Ability to put oneself in anotehrs position and imagine what they would feel

 

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Etiquette
Definition
normal, acceptable behavior, deamed fit by society
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Right to autonomy
Definition
person's  right to make independent decisions about health care
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nonmalfeasance
Definition
do no harm
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beneficence
Definition
do the best possible
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fidelity
Definition
be faithful to reasonable expectations
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veracity
Definition
tell the truth
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Larceny
Definition
stealing without violence
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embezzlement
Definition
taking money or property from employees or clients
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Fraud
Definition
deliberate deception carried out to secure unfair or unlawful gain
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Torts
Definition
injuries or wrongs against people or propery
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misfeasance
Definition
act that was performed improperly and causes wrong doing
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Nonfeasance
Definition
an act that should have been performed but was not
Term
health
Definition

absence of illness or disease

 

can carry out daily functions with no difficulties or pain

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Champus
Definition
medical insurance for the families of those in the armed forces
Term
doctor of osteopathy
Definition
manipulates bones and muscles to balance the body
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types of microorganisms
Definition
bacteria, protozoa, rickettsiae, and fungi
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cycle of infection
Definition

1: Reservoir host

2: route of exit

3: method of transmission

4: route of entry

5: susceptible host

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sanitization
Definition
decrease the number of microorganisms on a item
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disinfection
Definition
destroys pathogens but has no effects on spores, generally applied to inanimite objects
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sterilization
Definition
destroyes pathogens including spores
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medical asepsis
Definition
process of making an area clean and free of infection causing microorganisms
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surgical asepsis
Definition
free from infection causing microorganisms including spores
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what does an MSDS provide
Definition
proper storage, first aid, spill response, safe disposal, toxicity
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autoclave details
Definition

250 degrees

15-30 minutes

15 psi

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