patient care

Question 1

Diversity

Answer 1

factors that distinguish humans from one another, including age, gender, race, ethnicity, physical, mental, etc

Question 2

torts

Answer 2

personal injury law

Question 3

assault

Answer 3

action that causes fear or apprehension in the patient

Question 4

battery

Answer 4

inappropriate touching or harm to the patient

Question 5

false imprisonment

Answer 5

unjustified restraints

Question 6

libel

Answer 6

written defamation of character

Question 7

slander

Answer 7

spoken defamation of character

Question 8

negligence

Answer 8

unintentionally omitting reasonable care

Question 9

respondeat superior

Answer 9

let the master speak

Question 10

res ipsa loquitur

Answer 10

let the thing speak for itself

Question 11

HIPAA

Answer 11

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Question 12

Advance Directive

Answer 12

document used by patient to provide directives regarding medical care

Question 13

durable power of attorney

Answer 13

patient proves for another person to speak for them

Question 14

medical asepsis

Answer 14

microorganisms have been eliminated as much as possible

Question 15

surgical asepsis

Answer 15

complete removal of all organisms from equipment

Question 16

airborne precautions

Answer 16

respirator required before entering room

Question 17

droplet precautions

Answer 17

mask required before entering room

Question 18

direct contact transmission

Answer 18

infected person touches susceptible host

Question 19

indirect contact transmission

Answer 19

inanimate object containing pathogenic organisms is placed in contact with a susceptible host

Question 20

airborne transmission

Answer 20

droplets and dust

Question 21

droplet transmission

Answer 21

coughs and sneezes

Question 22

vehicle transmission

Answer 22

contaminating food, water, medications, devices, etc

Question 23

vector transmission

Answer 23

an animal contains and transmits an infectious organism to humans

Question 24

hand washing

Answer 24

most effective way to prevent spread of infection

Question 25

normal human temperature

Answer 25

98-99 F

Question 26

pulse rate for adults

Answer 26

60-90 beats/min

Question 27

tachycardia

Answer 27

heart rate more than 100 beats/min

Question 28

bradycardia

Answer 28

heart rate less than 60 beats/min

Question 29

How many breathes per min?

Answer 29

12-16 breathes per min

Question 30

normal blood pressure

Answer 30

120/80 mm Hg

Question 31

what is a sphygmomanometer?

Answer 31

device used to measure blood pressure

Question 32

systolic

Answer 32

contraction of the heart

Question 33

diastolic

Answer 33

relaxation of the heart

Question 34

average O2 flow rate?

Answer 34

3-5 ml/min

Question 35

shock

Answer 35

failure of circulation in which blood pressure is inadequate to oxygenate tissues and remove by-products of metabolism

Question 36

hypovolemic shock

Answer 36

loss of large amount of blood

Question 37

septic shock

Answer 37

occurs when toxins produced during massive infection cause a dramatic decrease in blood pressure

Question 38

neurogenic shock

Answer 38

causes blood to pool in peripheral vessels

Question 39

cardiogenic shock

Answer 39

heart function failure

Question 40

anaphylactic shock

Answer 40

allergic reaction to contrast media

Question 41

most common negative contrast agent?

Answer 41

air

Question 42

most common positive contrast agent?

Answer 42

iodine and barium

Question 43

iodinated ionic contrast agent

Answer 43

salts of organic iodine compounds; COMPOSED OF POSITIVELY AND NEGATIVELY CHARGES

Question 44

iodinated nonionic contrast agent

Answer 44

DONT ionize into separate charges

Question 45

anaphylactic reactions

Answer 45

flushing, hives, nausea

Question 46

cardiovascular reactions

Answer 46

hypotension, tachycardia, cardiac arrest