Unit 1 Terminology
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Unit 1 – Introduction to Health Care Terminology 1.
Acute illness - an illness with sudden onset from which the resident is expected to recover.
2.
Chart - another name for the resident’s record.
3.
Chronic Illness - an illness slow or gradual in onset, for which there is no known cure, the illness can be controlled and complications prevented.
4.
Diagnosis - the art or method of identifying or recognizing a disease.
5.
Empathy - ability to accept the feelings of others as if they were one’s own feelings, without losing objectivity, and to accept others’ experiences on their terms.
6.
Hospice - special facility or arrangement to provide care for terminally ill residents.
7.
Job description - describes who is to do what.
8.
Resident care plan - a written guide that gives direction about the care a resident should receive.
9.
Observation - Using the senses of sight, hearing, touch and smell to collect information about the resident.
10. Policy - describes what will be done. 11. Procedure - describes how something is to be done. 12. Reporting - A verbal account of resident care and observations. 13. Scope of practice - the extent or range of permissible activities. 14. Terminal - final, life ending stage. 15. Tact - sensitive to what to do or say to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense.
Acute illness - an illness with sudden onset from which the resident is expected to recover.
2.
Chart - another name for the resident’s record.
3.
Chronic Illness - an illness slow or gradual in onset, for which there is no known cure, the illness can be controlled and complications prevented.
4.
Diagnosis - the art or method of identifying or recognizing a disease.
5.
Empathy - ability to accept the feelings of others as if they were one’s own feelings, without losing objectivity, and to accept others’ experiences on their terms.
6.
Hospice - special facility or arrangement to provide care for terminally ill residents.
7.
Job description - describes who is to do what.
8.
Resident care plan - a written guide that gives direction about the care a resident should receive.
9.
Observation - Using the senses of sight, hearing, touch and smell to collect information about the resident.
10. Policy - describes what will be done. 11. Procedure - describes how something is to be done. 12. Reporting - A verbal account of resident care and observations. 13. Scope of practice - the extent or range of permissible activities. 14. Terminal - final, life ending stage. 15. Tact - sensitive to what to do or say to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense.
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