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assessment
Gathering information; a step in charting (recording health care information) that is the health care worker's impression of what is wrong with the patient, based on the signs and symptoms
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auditory learner
A person who learns best by hearing new material
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bias
Opinion made before facts are known
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career ladders
The various levels within an occupational area that require different amounts of education and training
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certification
The process of determining whether a person has met predetermined standards
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kinesthetic learner
A person who learns new material best through the performance of hands-on activities
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learning style
The way an individual most easily learns new material
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licensure
A designation that means a person has been granted permission to legally perform certain acts
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manual dexterity
Skill in working with the hands
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objective data
Direct observations made by the health care worker to evaluate a patient's condition
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opinion
A belief that is not based on certainty and/or is made without researching the facts
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problem-solving process
A sequence of organized steps that is followed to assist in making good decisions
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registration
Being placed on an official list after meeting the educational and testing requirements for a specific profession
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reliable
Trustworthy
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scope of practice
A description or list of skills that a specific occupational title is legally allowed to perform
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signs
Objective evidence gathered by health care workers about a patient's condition
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subjective data
Information the patient tells the health care worker about his or her condition that cannot be directly observed or measured by the health care worker
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symptoms
Subjective data reported to the health care worker by the patient
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visual learner
A person who learns new material best by seeing it
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