Across
- 2. responsible for setting and enforcing safe working conditions
- 4. U.S. organization that works to help control and prevent infectious diseases
- 10. microorganisms that cause disease and illness in humans and which are transmitted by contact with contaminated blood
- 12. omission of some act that ought to be performed
- 13. protects sensitive patient health information from being disclosed
- 16. the degree of care that a similar healthcare professional would exercise under the same circumstances
- 17. improper, negligent practice
- 18. wrongful performance of a normally lawful act; mistake
- 19. performance of an act that is normally lawful, but legally unjustified in a specific situation
Down
- 1. procedures, actions, and processes that a healthcare practitioner is permitted to undertake; defined by professional license
- 3. materials or products that are potentially dangerous, and they may be purchased and used at a health science facility
- 5. "science of fitting the job to the worker"; practice of designing equipment and work tasks to conform to the capability of the worker
- 6. set of rules outlining norms, rules, and responsibilities or proper practices of an individual or organization
- 7. step-by-step directions on how to proceed in a specific situation
- 8. regulates and supervises the production and sales of food, prescription drugs, vaccines, and other related products
- 9. principles designed to help professionals conduct business honestly with integrity
- 11. general direction on how things should be carried out; helps to guide decisions
- 14. international organization that helps to coordinate efforts to contain infectious diseases
- 15. document that provides policies and procedures for emergency situations