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Terminology and Concepts in Healthcare: Disability, Mental Illness, and Patient Safety, Quizzes of Health sciences

Southwestern Michigan CollegeHealth sciences

Definitions for various terms related to disability, mental illness, and patient safety. Topics include definitions for terms such as disability, mental illness, mistake, error, congenital, debilitating, heredity, paralysis, coma, amputation, genetics, elimination, holistic, coherent, stimulate, intellectual stimulation, atrophy, justice, isolated, quarantine, social services, impending, empowered, dose, sentinel event, staffing level, engaged, over-the-counter drugs, empathy, sympathy, h-caps/hcahps, healing environments, remarkable, amenities, judgmental, confidentiality, divulge, clergy, false hope, inoculation, and dictate. Additionally, the document includes definitions for causes and effects of disability, types of therapy for rehabilitation, ways to meet the needs of terminally ill patients, and national patient safety goals.

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TERM 1
disability
DEFINITION 1
something a person is unable to do well due to a mental or
physical impairment
TERM 2
mental illness
DEFINITION 2
health condition that changes a person's thoughts, emotions,
and behavior and affects that person's ability to undertake
daily functions
TERM 3
mistake
DEFINITION 3
to understand, interpret, or estimate incorrectly
TERM 4
error
DEFINITION 4
something done incorrectly through ignorance or
carelessness
TERM 5
congenital
DEFINITION 5
existing at, or before, birth
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disability

something a person is unable to do well due to a mental or

physical impairment

TERM 2

mental illness

DEFINITION 2

health condition that changes a person's thoughts, emotions,

and behavior and affects that person's ability to undertake

daily functions

TERM 3

mistake

DEFINITION 3

to understand, interpret, or estimate incorrectly

TERM 4

error

DEFINITION 4

something done incorrectly through ignorance or

carelessness

TERM 5

congenital

DEFINITION 5

existing at, or before, birth

debilitating

causing weakness or impairment

TERM 7

heredity

DEFINITION 7

passed from parent to child

TERM 8

paralysis

DEFINITION 8

loss of sensation and muscle function

TERM 9

coma

DEFINITION 9

deep sleep, unconscious state for a period of time

TERM 10

amputation

DEFINITION 10

removal of a body part

intellectual stimulation

causing deep thought

TERM 17

atrophy

DEFINITION 17

to shrink and become weak

TERM 18

justice

DEFINITION 18

fairness; applying good rules equally to all people

TERM 19

isolated

DEFINITION 19

separated, lack of contact with others

TERM 20

quarantine

DEFINITION 20

isolating a person or animal to prevent the spread of disease

social services

activities and resources to support well-being for individuals

and families

TERM 22

impending

DEFINITION 22

about to happen

TERM 23

empowered

DEFINITION 23

to give authority, to enable or permit

TERM 24

dose

DEFINITION 24

the quantity of a medicine or a drug that is administered at

one time

TERM 25

sentinel event

DEFINITION 25

an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious

physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof

H-CAPS/HCAHPS

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and

Systems

TERM 32

healing environments

DEFINITION 32

physical spaces designed to reduce stress, ensure safety,

and uplift the spirits of patients, visitors, and staff

TERM 33

remarkable

DEFINITION 33

unusual, uncommon, and extraordinary

TERM 34

amenities

DEFINITION 34

pleasant and attractive features or benefits

TERM 35

judgmental

DEFINITION 35

having or expressing a critical point of view

confidentiality

maintaining the privacy of certain matters

TERM 37

divulge

DEFINITION 37

to make known

TERM 38

clergy

DEFINITION 38

people who perform religious functions

TERM 39

false hope

DEFINITION 39

looking forward to something that probably won't happen

TERM 40

inoculation

DEFINITION 40

to introduce an antibody or antigen to prevent a disease

Describe 1 National Patient Safety Goal

Identify patients correctly; use at least 2 ways to identify

patients (name and date of birth) to ensure each patient gets

the medicine, treatment, and blood type meant for them.

TERM 47

Explain the relationship between staffing

levels and patient safety

DEFINITION 47

Staffing levels are directly related to the quality of care a

patient receives.Adequate # of staff = higher quality of care

TERM 48

When people are ill or injured what is the goal

of the health care team?

DEFINITION 48

To provide the right care, for the right person, every time

and exceed the patient's expectations

TERM 49

What is patient-centered care and how does it

benefit the patient?

DEFINITION 49

This the goal to provide the right care, for the right person,

every time. This benefits the patient because care providers

do what's best for the patient based on his/her needs

TERM 50

List 4 ways to provide good customer service

for patients and their families

DEFINITION 50

1. Treat them with respect2. Be there for them3. Express

optimism4. Provide support for patient, as well as the

patient's family

What is the best precaution that health care

workers can take to prevent from getting an

infection?

To wash their hands regularly and frequently