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- 1. homes, two types of facilities; commonly referred as nursing homes
- 3. therapy, when administered by a trained practitioner is widely recognized as a beneficial health practice. Involving pressure or friction on the body. Promotes better blood circulation and healing injuries faster.
- 4. pain medication, overuse of painkillers-drugs that contain addictive substances such as heroin,) reassuring health care providers that they are not addictive
- 8. (relieves but does not cure)
- 10. foster home (adult foster care), providing 24 hour personal care and supervision for a small amount of residents (five being the state regulations) in a family home or similar setting.
- 12. medicine, most significant change predicted for the way health care is practice is called Personalized medicine. Based on standard treatments used on all patients for a specific condition, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment is based on each patients own biochemical makeup.
- 13. based on the belief that pressure on the nerves leaving the spiral column causes pain or dysfunction of the body prt served by the nerve. Involving manipulation of the spine to correct misalignments.
- 14. Disorders caused by mental or emotional factors
- 16. involves the insertion if tiny needles into specific points into the body to relieve energy blocks.
- 18. a global outbreak like 2020 covid 19
- 22. medicine, referring to practices used instead of Western medicine, An example of this is when a patient chooses to use acupuncture rather than surgery to treat back pain.
- 25. is the promotion of health through preventive measures and the practice of good health habits
- 27. nursing facility (SNF), provides nursing and rehabilitation services on a 24 hour basis includes regular medical care for patients with long term illnesses and those recovering from illness, injury, or surgery.
- 28. is a method of treatment developed by a German physician in the early 1800s based on the idea of simulating the body’s own healing responses; treat variety of symptoms, including pain
- 29. nursing care facility (INCF), provides personal care, social services, and nursing supervision for at least 8 hours per day
- 30. hospitalized; basis depending on their needs.
- 33. Medicine, comprises methods other than those traditionally used in Western medicine but that are used together with the Western medicine. Like mediation and medication together
- 35. medicine, is a general term to designate the belief that the traditional view of medicine must be expanded.
- 36. may or may not have the specific medical training needed to understand and approve the requested test or treatment
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- 2. medicine, to understand complementary and alternative medicine; term used when a health care provider offers a combination of Western medicine with complementary and alternative medicine.
- 3. adherence, means taking medications correctly; right dosage at the right time and as often as prescribed
- 5. Therapy, the transplantation of normal genes into cells in place of missing or defective ones in order to correct genetic disorders
- 6. services, are provided by the many diagnostic treatment, and rehabilitation facilities that account for most patient care activities.
- 7. hospitals, offer treatment to individuals with psychiatric and behavioral disorders, including assistance with crises, medication management, counseling, and monitoring of activities of daily living.
- 9. racism, (outside of our consciousness) first step to eliminating racism is to acknowledge that it exists, often in the form of.
- 10. services, are for patients who do not require hospitalization
- 11. medicine, the most significant change predicted for the way health care is practiced
- 15. drug therapy, treatment that uses drugs or other substances to identify and attack specific types of cancer cells with less harm to normal cells
- 16. Disease, most common dementia; a progressive disease that eventually affects basic body functions and can result in death.
- 17. statistics, collecting births and deaths
- 19. malls, facilities that provide a variety of outpatient services, some of which were previously provided by the hospitalsMutate, means they change in ways that reduce or eliminate the effectiveness of antibiotics to destroy them
- 20. stressed observation and conservative treatment; used dietetics before resorting to drugs or surgery
- 21. programs cover nursing home care, but it is not known if there will be adequate funding to cover the projected rise in expenses (Federally funded program for low-income individuals)
- 23. based on the belief that the body can protect itself against the disease
- 24. is a condition marked by a decline in memory and/or other thinking skills, caused by damage to the nerve cells in the brain.
- 26. medicine, based on a scientific approach
- 31. consciousness, A theory/ health care providers are becoming more interested in extending the definition of health to mean more than the absence of disease.
- 32. provides palliative care and support to patients who are expected to die within 6 months and their families.
- 34. living residence, provides housing, meals, and personal care to individuals who need help with daily living activities but don’t need daily nursing care
- 35. Disparities, differences in the health status of different groups of people