Across
- 4. __________ data is gathered when direct observations are made by the health care professional to evaluate a patient’s condition.
- 7. Subjective data reported to the health care provider by the patient.
- 12. Scope of __________ is a description or list of skills that a specific occupational title is legally allowed to perform.
- 14. Skill in working with one’s hands is known as manual __________.
- 15. Having certain beliefs and feelings, usually negative, about a person because he or she belongs to a specific group or has certain characteristics. (Also known as prejudice.)
- 17. Being placed on an official list after meeting the educational and testing requirements for a specific profession.
- 18. Gathering information; a step in charting the health care professional’s impression of what is wrong with the patient, based on the signs and symptoms.
Down
- 1. Career __________ are various levels within an occupational area that require different amounts of education and training.
- 2. A __________ process is a sequence of organized steps to follow when making decisions.
- 3. The process of determining whether a person has met predetermined standards.
- 5. A designation that means a person has been granted permission to legally perform certain acts.
- 6. Identifying and determining the cause and extent of diseases and injuries.
- 8. Beliefs that are not based on certainty or are made without researching the facts.
- 9. __________ data is information the patient tells the health care professional about his or her condition, which cannot be directly observed.
- 10. Relating to healing and assisting patients to regain or attain maximum wellness.
- 11. A personal characteristic reflected as honesty; choosing the right rather than the easy way; conducting oneself honestly and morally.
- 13. trustworthy
- 16. Objective evidence gathered by health care professionals about a patient’s condition.