MHA 703 Quiz 4 – Questions With Objective
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Terms in this set (51)
Endemic A disease regularly occurring within an area or
community.
Epidemic Widespread occurrence of a disease in a community
at a particular time.
Epidemiology The branch of medicine that deals with the incidence,
distribution, and possible control of diseases & other
factors relating to health. (Disease & Injury)
Isolation Confinement for a specified period of time to
prevent the spread of disease or in criminal justice.
Medical Examiner A physician who is charged with investigating deaths
occurring under unusual or suspicious circumstances.
Pandemic Exponential spread of a disease over a country or
world.
Privileged Communication Confidential exchange between individuals in
privileged relationships, such as attorney-client and
physician-patient. The purpose is to encourage
honest & open communication while providing legal
protection.
Quarantine State, period, or place of isolation in which people
may have been exposed to an infectious disease.
, Vital Statistics Quantitative data concerning the population, such as
number of births, marriages, and deaths.
Beliefs Acceptance that a statement is true or that
something exists. Trust, faith, or confidence in
someone or something.
Conflict A serious disagreement or argument, typically a
protracted one. Incompatible or at variance; clash.
Dilemma A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made
between two or more alternatives, especially
undesireable ones.
Ethics Moral principles that govern a person's behavior or
the conducting of an activity. The branch of
knowledge that deals with moral principles.
Etiquette The customary code of polite behavior in society or
among members of a particular profession or group/
Morals Person's standards of behavior or beliefs concerning
what is and is not acceptable for them to do.
Protocol The official procedure or system of rules governing
affairs of state or diplomatic occasions.
Values Person's principles or standards of behavior; one's
judgement of what is important in life.
Virtue Behavior showing high moral standards.
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Terms in this set (51)
Endemic A disease regularly occurring within an area or
community.
Epidemic Widespread occurrence of a disease in a community
at a particular time.
Epidemiology The branch of medicine that deals with the incidence,
distribution, and possible control of diseases & other
factors relating to health. (Disease & Injury)
Isolation Confinement for a specified period of time to
prevent the spread of disease or in criminal justice.
Medical Examiner A physician who is charged with investigating deaths
occurring under unusual or suspicious circumstances.
Pandemic Exponential spread of a disease over a country or
world.
Privileged Communication Confidential exchange between individuals in
privileged relationships, such as attorney-client and
physician-patient. The purpose is to encourage
honest & open communication while providing legal
protection.
Quarantine State, period, or place of isolation in which people
may have been exposed to an infectious disease.
, Vital Statistics Quantitative data concerning the population, such as
number of births, marriages, and deaths.
Beliefs Acceptance that a statement is true or that
something exists. Trust, faith, or confidence in
someone or something.
Conflict A serious disagreement or argument, typically a
protracted one. Incompatible or at variance; clash.
Dilemma A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made
between two or more alternatives, especially
undesireable ones.
Ethics Moral principles that govern a person's behavior or
the conducting of an activity. The branch of
knowledge that deals with moral principles.
Etiquette The customary code of polite behavior in society or
among members of a particular profession or group/
Morals Person's standards of behavior or beliefs concerning
what is and is not acceptable for them to do.
Protocol The official procedure or system of rules governing
affairs of state or diplomatic occasions.
Values Person's principles or standards of behavior; one's
judgement of what is important in life.
Virtue Behavior showing high moral standards.
