PHS - Ch. 6 Vocabulary Review

steps that a healthcare worker takes with all patients to prevent the spread of infection

• standard precautions

• technical training

• therapeutic training

• clinical training

to direct another healthcare worker to perform a care task that is within that worker’s training and experience and within the scope of practice of the licensed provider giving the direction

• delegate

• tact

• therapeutic

• collaborate

(1) individuals living in long-term care facilities; (2) medical school graduates who are completing the last portion of their medical training before becoming licensed physicians

• residents

• multidisciplinary healthcare team

• clinical team

• therapeutic team

to work together; to consult with each other

• collaborate

• delegate

• technical training

• standard precautions

term that describes treatment given to maintain or restore health

• therapeutic

• technical

• range of motion (ROM)

• clinical

a message sent with a résumé to introduce the job applicant and give the reasons he or she is applying for a particular job

• cover letter

• front letter

• fax

• postgraduate

the ability to communicate difficult or embarrassing information without giving offense

• tact

• professionalism

• privacy

• standard precautions

term that describes hands-on work with patients that students do under the supervision of a licensed healthcare provider

• clinical training

• technical training

• interview ettiquete

• postgraduate

a group of healthcare workers from different healthcare specialties, each providing specific services to the patient

• multidisciplinary healthcare team

• clinical team

• residents

• technical team

the full extent of movement for a joint

• range of motion (ROM)

• standard precautions

• stretching

• therapy