Introduction to Health Care Flashcards

Chinese medicine treatment in which tiny needles are inserted into specific points in the body to alleviate pain and relieve various physical, mental, and emotional conditions

ADULT FOSTER CARE

A setting such as a family-style home that provides 24-hour personal care, meals, and supervision for a small number of residents

Health care systems, practices, and products that have not traditionally been performed by practitioners of Western medicine; practices used instead of conventional medicine.

Facility that provides housing, meals, and personal care to individuals who need help with daily living activities but do not need daily nursing care; may also be referred to as supportive housing, residential long-term care facilities, adult residential care facilities, board-and-care, and rest homes

Health care practice based on the belief that pressure on the nerves leaving the spinal column causes pain and dysfunction of the body part served by that nerve

Health care practices, products, and approaches to health care that have not traditionally been performed in conventional medical offices; practices used together with conventional medicine

Provides a variety of living arrangements that support lifestyle as they change from independent living to the need for regular medical and nursing care

A theory that developed by Margaret Newman to assist patients in making their lives as meaningful as possible by focusing on their possibilities rather than their limitations

The insertion of normal DNA into cells to correct a genetic defect or to treat certain diseases

Health care practices based on the belief that all aspects of the individual contribute to states of health and disease

A health care practice that is based on the idea that "like cures like" Disorders are treated with very small amounts of the natural substances that cause symptoms of the same disorder in healthy people

A facility or service that offers palliative care and support to dying patients and their families.

Admitted to and treated within a hospital

Combines treatments from conventional medicine with complementary and/or alternative medicine for which there is high quality scientific evidence of safety and effectiveness (integrated medicine)

A type of nursing home that provides personal, social services, and regular nursing for individuals who do not require 24-hour nursing but are unable to care for themselves