INTRO TO HEALTHCARE: CHAPTER 1-5
KEY TERMS | LATEST UPDATE {
GRADED A+}
Assessment - ✔✔The evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of
someone or something.
Biases - ✔✔certain beliefs and feelings, usually negative, about a person because
he/she belongs to a specific group or has certain characteristics.
Career Ladders - ✔✔education and training levels involving various amounts of
responsibility for a specific job.
Certification - ✔✔a person that has met predetermined standards.
Diagnostic - ✔✔diagnosis of illness or other problem.
Licensure - ✔✔granted permission to legally perform certain acts.
Manual Dexterity - ✔✔working with your hands.
, Objective Data - ✔✔physical data observed by senses (e.g. measurements, vitals,
test, and physical exams).
Opinions - ✔✔beliefs not based on facts or knowledge.
Problem Solving Process - ✔✔1. identify the problem.
2. gather information.
3. create alternatives.
4. choose alternative and create action.
5. evaluate and revise.
Registration - ✔✔being placed on an official list after meeting educational and
testing requirements for the profession.
Reliable - ✔✔trustworthy.
Scope of Practice - ✔✔understanding what one is legally allowed to do in their
profession
Signs - ✔✔objective data.
Subjective Data - ✔✔information from the client's point of view ("symptoms"),
including feelings, perceptions, and concerns obtained through interviews.
KEY TERMS | LATEST UPDATE {
GRADED A+}
Assessment - ✔✔The evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of
someone or something.
Biases - ✔✔certain beliefs and feelings, usually negative, about a person because
he/she belongs to a specific group or has certain characteristics.
Career Ladders - ✔✔education and training levels involving various amounts of
responsibility for a specific job.
Certification - ✔✔a person that has met predetermined standards.
Diagnostic - ✔✔diagnosis of illness or other problem.
Licensure - ✔✔granted permission to legally perform certain acts.
Manual Dexterity - ✔✔working with your hands.
, Objective Data - ✔✔physical data observed by senses (e.g. measurements, vitals,
test, and physical exams).
Opinions - ✔✔beliefs not based on facts or knowledge.
Problem Solving Process - ✔✔1. identify the problem.
2. gather information.
3. create alternatives.
4. choose alternative and create action.
5. evaluate and revise.
Registration - ✔✔being placed on an official list after meeting educational and
testing requirements for the profession.
Reliable - ✔✔trustworthy.
Scope of Practice - ✔✔understanding what one is legally allowed to do in their
profession
Signs - ✔✔objective data.
Subjective Data - ✔✔information from the client's point of view ("symptoms"),
including feelings, perceptions, and concerns obtained through interviews.
