Chapter 9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Biases | Tendencies; prejudices. |
| Prejudices | Judgments or opinions formed before the facts are known. |
| Inferior | Lower(e.g., one product is inferior in quality to another product.) |
| Impatience | Unwillingness to learn. |
| Annoyance | Irritation(e.g., to feel irritated with a co-worker or patient.) |
| Communication | Act of exchanging information. |
| Labeling | Describing a person with a word that limits them(e.g., lazy, stupid.) |
| Courteous | Polite; considerate toward others. |
| Elements | The basic assumptions or principle of a subject. |
| Gestures | Motions of a part of the body to express feelings or emotions(e.g., nodding yes or no.) |
| Pertinent | Relating directly to the matter at hand; relevant. |
| Facsimile/Fax Machine | A device that sends and receives printed pages or images as electronic signals over telephone lines. |
| Cover Page | The first page of a fax. |
| Recipient | A person or thing that receives. |
| Attachment | A file linked to an e-mail message. |
| Carbon Copy | An e-mail feature that allows a person to send a copy of an e-mail to another person. |
| Blind Carbon Copy | An e-mail feature that allows a person to send an e-mail to multiple people without them seeing the other receivers' e-mail addresses. |
| Memorandum | A short note written to help a person remember something or to remind a person to do something. |
| Username | A unique identifier composed of alphanumeric characters, used as a means of initial identification to gain access to a computer system or Internet Service Provider. |
| Internet | A worlwide computer network with information on many subjects. |
| Web Site | A group of pages on the Internet developed by a person or organization about a topic. |
| Credible | Worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy. |
| Reliable | Depenable, accurate, honest. |
| Etiquette | Professional behavior. |
| Input | To enter data into a computer for processing. |
| Central Processing Unit | The part of a computer that interprets and carries out instructions. |
| Output | To produce information; turn out. |
| HEDIS | Helath Plan Employer Data and information set; an organization that provides quality care guidelines. |
| Antagonist | Something that works against. |
| Homeostasis | Constant balance within the body. This balance is maintained by the hearbeat, blood-making mechanisms, electrolytes, and hormone secretions. |
| Invasive | Entering the body. |
| Tomography | X-ray technique that produces film of detailed cross sections of tissue. |
| Transversely | In a cross direction. |
| Contingency | Event that may occur but is not intended or likely to happen. |
| Observation | Something that is noted or recorded. |
| Subjective | Relating to a symptom or condition perceived by the patient and not by the examiner. |
| Objective | Relating to a symptom or condition perceived by someone other than the person affected. |
| Flushed | Showing reddening of the skin. |
| Distress | Great pain or suffering. |
| Documentation | A record of something, such as a patient's progress. |
| Notation | The act of noting, marking, or setting down in writing. |
| Chart | To write observations or records of patient care. |
| Legible | Capable of being read easily. |
| Narrative | A story or account of events. |
| Graphic Chart | A visual record of data in graphic or tabular form. |
| Confidential | Limited to persons authorized to use information or documents. |
| Sufficient | Enough. |
| Tickler File | Special file kept to remind you of tasks that need to be done at a certain time. |
| Sorting | Separating items to be filed according to the filing system being used, such as alphabetical, numerical, color, chronological, and geographical. |
| Coding | Identifying items to be filed according to particular categories, such as surgical or laboratory. |
| Indexing | Organizing items in the order they are to be filed. |
| Accessible | Available to obtain. |
| Terminal | Last or ending. |
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