KINE 250 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Medical Error, Allopathic Medicine, Nurse Practitioner
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Lo 1: explain why it is important to be a responsible health care consumer, and identify several factors to consider when making health care decisions. Consists of knowing your body, paying attention to its signals, and taking appropriate action to stop the progression of illness/injury. Includes tests that you would expect a doctor to perform on you feel good to assess that they are the right fit for you. Seek help for any conditions that do not appear to be normal (ie after 3 days cold) You should check a health professional"s credentials and make sure that they make you. Board certified indicates that the physician has passed the national board examination. Board eligible indicates that the physician is eligible to take the exam. The 3rd leading cause of death is preventable medical error: hospital errors, errors in diagnosis, injuries from medications, and other health care errors.
