HOSA and SkillsUSA are examples of what type of organizations?
Student organizations
Which of these planes divides the body into front and back sections?
Frontal
What is body mechanics?
Positioning the body in ways that prevent injury
What is the most important thing a healthcare worker can do to decrease the spread of infection and disease in the healthcare setting?
Perform appropriate hand hygiene.
Identify the pulse site #5
Radial
Expresses more of the true meaning of the message.
Nonverbal
List all of the reasons that a person would be deemed legally disable to sign a contract or consent:
Minor
Under the influence of drugs (including prescription)
Mentally incompetent
Unconscious or semi-conscious
What is the purpose of the Food and Drug Administration?
Regulate food and drug products that are sold in the United States.
What is an experience where you get to see first-hand "a day in the life" of someone working in a particular career called?
Job shadowing
Which of these directional terms refers to body parts toward the point of attachment?
Proximal
What is the most common type of injury experienced by health care workers?
Back injury
a federal agency that conducts and supports health promotion, prevention and preparedness activities in the United States, with the goal of improving overall public health.
CDC
Identify the pulse site #6
Femoral
I have to choose the best drawing out of a group of boys, and my son is one of them.
Bias
Which type of consent would you need in the following scenarios: 14 y/o female patient needs a tonsillectomy.
Written
A group of individual parts that work together to form a unified whole
System
Which type of work has no pay, but offers valuable experience?
Volunteer work
Which of these planes is horizontal and divides the body into a top half and bottom half?
Transverse
Always bend at your ____.
hips and knees
is the body of the United Nations (UN) responsible for directing and coordinating health. They focus on GLOBAL health issues.
WHO
Identify the pulse site #7
Popliteal
All tall people play basketball.
Stereotyping
What is the #1 rule of Documentation?
If you didn't document it, you didn't do it!
What is the main type of healthcare system currently used in the United States?
A private system funded by insurance and out-of-pocket payments
Which of these career levels generally requires the least amount of training?
Aide or Assistant
Which of these suffixes indicates a surgical removal?
-ectomy
Which two items should be used to identify a patient?
Name and birth date
Which class of microorganisms should be treated with antibiotics?
Bacteria
The patient's pulse is 86 bpm. Subjective or Objective?
Objective data
I don't trust Barbara because she is from Canada, and I don't like Canadians.
Prejudice
Providing care or administering treatment without obtaining consent
Battery
Which of the following indicates better healthcare systems in a country?
Fewer healthcare providers
Higher cost for care
Good public sanitation and sewage systems
Higher mortality rates
Good public sanitation and sewage systems
What are the several jobs that act as steps along the way to a person's ultimate career goal called?
Career path
The heart is approximately the size of:
Apple
Where should you point the nozzle of a fire extinguisher when you are putting out a fire?
The base of the fire
Microbes that cause infection and disease
Pathogens
Which patient has bradycardia?
Temp 96.2
O2 Sat 87%
BP 200/90
Pulse 45
Pulse 45
I am so mad about that test this morning and I'm going to be in this mood all day. Everybody better watch out.
Attitude
Failure to give normally expected care
Negligence
What is the best way to evaluate a system?
Determine if the goals were met and the mission was accomplished
Who is legally responsible for knowing what the state requirements are to maintain credentials for a health care career?
The worker
Veins and arteries come together at the:
Capillaries
In what position is a patient lying flat on the back?
Supine
When a disease can be transmitted from person to person and considered contagious.
Communicable
Which patient is febrile?
97.6
95.4
100.8
98.6
100.8
You are doing an assessment with a 5 year old child. Which of the following is appropriate communication.
A) I'm going to do a CBC, BMP, and an ABG stat and then you will be transported by MT for a CT scan.
B) I'm going to look in your ear with a little flashlight and then you will ride in a wheelchair to have a picture taken of your head.
C) Hand the patient a piece of paper with all the necessary tests and procedures. Ask them to read it and let you know if they have any questions.
B) I'm going to look in your ear with a little flashlight and then you will ride in a wheelchair to have a picture taken of your head.
Act passed in 1996 to maintain confidentiality of healthcare information
HIPAA
Which part of systems theory is the process of monitoring outputs to determine whether or not the system is working?
feedback loop
A student is attending the local technical college in a course of study that will take several months to two years of study. What level of education is he probably pursuing?
An Associate's Degree
Where is your right toe located?
RLE
Which tool should be used when transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair?
Transfer belt
An infection that is in more than one location in the body, such as an infection in the blood.
Systemic
Which patient has tachypnea?
Respirations - 12
Respirations - 18
Respirations - 24
Respirations - 32
Respirations - 32
The lab technician just called you with a critical Hemoglobin level on your patient, Mr. M. Jackson. What should you do?
Write the results down and read them back to the lab technician for confirmation. Notify the doctor of the results within 30 minutes.
Keeping a patient hospitalized against their will
False Imprisonment
Which part of systems theory is anything that pinpoints problems in a system before the output is complete?
controls
A worker who has skills as both a nursing assistant and a medical assistant is an example of what trend in health care careers?
Multicompetent workers
Where is your liver located?
RUQ
At what angle should a patient's hips be positioned in for mealtime?
90*
Type of infection that occurs when the body's defenses are weak.
Opportunistic
Which patient has hypertension?
BP -90/60
BP -130/70
BP - 180/90
BP - 80/40
BP - 180/90
You are a pharmacy technician and you received a phone message prescription from Dr. Samuel for a medicine for Mr. J. Brown. You can't be sure if Dr. Samuel said the medicine was Dopamine or Dobutamine. What should you do?
Call Dr. Samuel immediately to clarify the medication. If you still can't be sure, ask for a written prescription to be sent over.
Unnecessary exposure of an individual
Invasion of Privacy
What is the reason for using systems theory to study a healthcare facility?
It helps the facility to focus on its mission.
A group of ultrasound technicians who own and operate a prenatal ultrasound business together is an example of what trend in health care careers?
Entrepreneurship
Which vessel carries blood from the heart to the body?
Arteries
Assures safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.
OSHA
An infection or disease caused by something outside the body.
Exogenous
Which vital sign should be reported immediately?
Respiration - 22
Temp - 97.9
Pulse - 96
BP - 80/50
O2 Sat - 96%
BP - 80/50
You are Mrs. C. Crawford's physician. She has some hearing loss, but is able to communicate fairly well with you. You need to tell her some important test results, and she will need to have surgery very soon. What is the BEST way to communicate this information?
Ask Mrs. Crawford to come in for an appointment with you. Explain her test results face to face and answer any questions she has. Go over the necessary surgery, and then give her a written copy of her test results and her surgery date.
SPOKEN false statement about a person
Slander
What is the goal of WHO?
To improve global health for all people
Which level of education requires four or more years of study at a college or university?
Bachelor's Degree
Your appendix is approximmately the size of a:
Tube of lipstick
Responsible for protecting human health and the environment
EPA
This type of infection is acquired by a patient while they are in the hospital. They did not have it before admission.
Nosocomial
Which vital sign should be reported immediately?
Respiration - 18
Temp - 96.4
Pulse - 62
BP - 130/60
O2 Sat - 84%
O2 Sat - 84%
When a person can hear the message, but cannot understand what is being said.
Receptive Aphasia
Healthcare facilities MUST have this displayed and ALL healthcare workers must honor them.
Patient's Bill of Rights
Which agency enforces safety standards in the workplace to protect employees from injury and illness?
OSHA