Unit 1 Introduction to Healthcare

1. A quality of a healthcare professional to be understanding of another person’s feelings.
8. Medications or procedures used to control or cure a disease or injury.
11. Determination of a disease or syndrome.
12. A person has been granted permission to legally perform certain acts.
15. Behaviors that promote health and prevent diseases.
18. The basic self-care tasks required to manage everyday physical needs.
19. A Healthcare setting that provides medical and non-medical care provided to people who are unable to perform basic activities of daily living.
20. Facilities that provide various diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation services not requiring hospitalization.

2. Profession that improves physical functions by increasing muscle strength, ROM, movement, and by decreasing pain.
3. A quality of a healthcare professional to continue to learn and stay up-to-date on skills.
4. Profession that provides quick response services to victims of medical emergencies; Short for Emergency Medical Technician.
5. The interdisciplinary field that combines healthcare, computer science, and information technology to manage biomedical data and improve patient care.
6. A Healthcare setting that restores physical, mental, or cognitive functions lost due to injury, illness, or surgery.
7. The ongoing maintenance, improvement, and restoration of physical and mental health through the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illness and injury.
9. A quality of a healthcare professional to care about others.
10. Era in history that medical care for soldiers began.
13. A quality of a healthcare professional to have the ability to adapt to changing conditions and emergencies.
14. Facility where one would receive palliative care.
16. A quality of a healthcare professional to be honest at all times.
17. Profession that treats patients who are seeking to maintain/improve their health or who need treatment for illness or injury.