A | B |
physical therapist | heps patient with injuries or diseases to muscles, nerves, joints or bones |
multiskilled worker | example would be a medical assistant |
gynecologist | care for women during pregnancy and childbirth |
obstetrician | specialize in female organs & reproductive system |
scope of practice | what you are LEGALLy allowed to do - do NOT exceed your scope of practice |
therapeutic | procedure to decide the disease (What disease does he/she have?) |
orthopedists work with | skeletal system (bones) |
neurologists work with | nervous system (brain & nerves) |
a techNICIAN | has 1-2 yrs training |
a techNOLOGIST | has 2-4 yrs training |
It is (more / less) expensive to care for patients in outpatient than hospital | FALSE - hospitals are more expensive |
medical assistants | do BOTH front office work & clinical back office work |
multiskilled worker | can preform a VARIETY of health care skills. not highly specialized in one area |
health care is a ____ industry | service |
patient-worker interactions must build ___ & ___ | confidence and trust |
patients see care at a ___ time in their lives | vulnerable |
HOW YOU DO YOUR JOB is what makes you a _____ | professional |
central/supply technicians | sterilizw instruments, equipment & linins using autoclave or antiseptic solutions |