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Test Bank for Health Care and Healthcare Delivery in Canada 4th Edition by Valerie D. Thompson
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Test Bank for Health Care andHealthcare Delivery in Canada 4th
Edition by Valerie D. Thompson
Aboriginal peoples - ANSBroadly, individuals indigenous to a country or region. In Canada, the
term applies to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people.
Accord - ANSAn agreement between two or more parties.
Act - ANSA usually comprehensive body of laws passed by Parliament or a provincial or
territorial legislature.
Active euthanasia - ANSDeath caused by taking deliberate steps.
Active ingredients - ANSThose ingredients in a drug that have therapeutic value meant to cure,
palliate, or otherwise treat a health problem.
Advance directive - ANSA set of instructions outlining the nature and level of treatment a person
wants to receive in the event that he or she becomes unable to make such decisions at the
necessary time.
Affiliating body - ANSAn association that provides, among other things, direction, support,
continuing education, and networking opportunities for its professional members (who may be
regulated or nonregulated).
Age of majority - ANSThe age at which a person is considered an adult; depending on the
province or territory, age 18 or 19.
Aseptic technique - ANSA procedure performed under sterile conditions to reduce the risk of
infection.
Atherosclerosis - ANSA disease resulting from fatty deposits building up on the inner lining of
arteries, eventually forming a mass called plaque. The artery may ultimately close completely,
causing a heart attack or stroke.
Autonomy - ANSA person's right to self-determination. In health care, autonomy refers to a
client's right to make decisions without coercion.
, Beneficence - ANSAn ethical principle encompassing the duty to prevent harm, the duty to
remove harm, and the duty to promote good.
Best practice - ANSThe most current and effective methods of reaching a goal.
Block transfer - ANSOne payment to cover all services.
Branch - ANSA division of a main office offering extended or supportive functions.
Bureau - ANSGovernment department responsible for a specific entity or duty.
Canada Health Act - ANSLegislation passed in 1984 that governs and guides the delivery of
prepaid, medically necessary health care to Canadians.
Capitation-based funding - ANSA funding formula to pay physicians who participate in some
type of primary health care reform group. The doctor receives a set amount (determined by the
age and health status of each client) for each rostered client per year.
Cardiovascular disease - ANSDisease that affects the heart and vascular system (i.e., blood
vessels).
Catastrophic drug costs - ANSPrescription drug costs that cause undue burden on individuals
suffering with serious health conditions or illnesses.
Central agency - ANSAn organization or department with the authority to direct or intervene in
the activities of other departments. Central agencies aid with policy development and the
coordination of activities.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - ANSPersistent lung disease that interferes
with normal breathing, including both chronic bronchitis (i.e., permanent inflammation of the
main airways in the lungs) and emphysema (i.e., enlargement of the air sacs in the lungs).
Circle of care - ANSThe individuals and health care professionals legitimately involved in
rendering a client's care.
Civil law - ANSA legal system in which laws governing civil rights, relationships within society
and between people and property, and family relationships are written rather than being
determined by judges.
Clinic - ANSA setting in which multiple health care professionals work collaboratively, usually in
a similar field, to provide cost-effective, client-centred health care.
Code of ethics - ANSA set of values and responsibilities serving to guide the behaviour of the
members of an organization or a profession.
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