Patient Management

Question 1

When does brain death occur?

Answer 1

When there is a lack of oxygen to the brain for 4-6 minutes

Question 2

In a patient with heart attack like symptoms and a blood test is needed. How should this request be ordered?

Answer 2

STAT

Question 3

Patient order request differences:

1. STAT
2. Urgent/ASAP
3. Routine

Answer 3

1. STAT = medical emergency and is needed right away - life threatening
2. Urgent/ ASAP is still high priority but not life threatening - non-critical
3. Routine - regular doctors appointment

Question 4

What is an infection acquired by a patient due to the activity of a physician, nurse, or health professional?

Answer 4

Iatrogenic infection

Question 5

What does HAI stand for and what is it also known as?

Answer 5

healthcare associated infection AKA nosocomial infection - infections that develop in a hospital

Question 6

What PPE is worn with contact precautions?

Answer 6

Gown
Gloves

Question 7

What PPE is worn with droplet precautions?

Answer 7

Goggles
Face mask - cover mucous membranes

Question 8

What PPE is worn with airborne precautions?

Answer 8

N-95 respirator

Question 9

What is the correct order to Don PPE?

Answer 9

Gown, mask, goggles, gloves

Question 10

What is the correct order to Doff PPE?

Answer 10

Gloves, goggles, gown, mask

Question 11

What type of precaution is caused by influenza and B. pertussis?

Answer 11

Droplet

Question 12

What is the entrapment of the ulnar nerve, typically caused by twisting of the forearm and mechanical pressure against the elbow?

Answer 12

Cubital tunnel

Question 13

What syndrome is caused by the entrapment of the median nerve at the wrist, resulting from repeated flexion and extension?

Answer 13

Carpal tunnel

Question 14

What injury is a specific type of tendonitis of the thumb that can result from gripping the transducer?

Answer 14

De Quervian’s

Question 15

What injury is known as inflammation of the tendon and sheath around the tendon, which often occur together?

Answer 15

Tendonitis

Question 16

What injury is inflammation of the periosteum in the area of insertion of the biceps tendon into humerus?

Answer 16

Epicondylitis

Question 17

What injury is cause by nerve entrapment at different levels?

Answer 17

Thoracic outlet syndrome

Question 18

What injury is inflammation of the tendon sheath in a finger that entraps the tendon and restricts motion of the finger?

Answer 18

Trigger finger

Question 19

What injury can result from repeated arm abduction?

Answer 19

Rotator cuff injury

Question 20

What injury results from repeated bending and twisting and improper seating that cause intervertebral disks to degenerate?

Answer 20

Spinal degeneration

Question 21

What is known as an “area free of living microorganisms” ?

Answer 21

Sterile field

Question 22

How do you “drop” contents onto a sterile field?

Answer 22

6 inches above and at an angle

Question 23

Is bacteria eukaryotic or prokaryotic? Nucleus or no nucleus?

Answer 23

Prokaryotic - NO nucleus

Question 24

What types of microorganisms are eukaryotic and have a nucleus?

Answer 24

Fungi
Protozoa

Question 25

What type of microorganism causes Lyme disease?

A) virus
B) bacteria
C) protozan
D) fungi

Answer 25

B - bacteria

Question 26

What type of microorganism causes HIV?

A) virus
B) bacteria
C) protozan
D) fungi

Answer 26

A - virus

Question 27

What type of microorganism causes Tinea Nigira and Thrush?

A) virus
B) bacteria
C) protozan
D) fungi

Answer 27

D - fungi

Question 28

What type of microorganism causes malaria and tapeworm ?

A) virus
B) bacteria
C) protozan
D) fungi

Answer 28

C - protozoan

Question 29

What is the chain of infection?

Answer 29

Host –> infectious microorganism –> mode of transmission –> reservoir

Question 30

What three things affect transmission of an infectious agent to a host?

Answer 30

1. Quantity
2. Location
3. Virulence

Question 31

T or F? Needle recapping should be avoided?

Answer 31

T - should be put in sharps container