Category 6
What is the acronym for using a fire extinguisher?
P.A.S.S
What happens if a least one of the links of the Chain of Infection is broken?
The infection is stopped
What would be disposed in a special red biohazard bag?
anything covered or stained in blood
What kind of diet would a patient diagnosed with high blood pressure be prescribed?
What is the best definition of "culture"?
All factors that influence an individual's beliefs and actions.
Beth has a nosocomial infection. How did she get it?
Spending 3 days in the hospital
Name 3 example of Personal Protective Equipment
Gloves, Gown, Mask
What is the single most effective way health care workers can help prevent the spread of infection?
Handwashing
What is a patient called who states they eat no meat or anything containing animal products?
Vegan
Which defense mechanism describes a 3 year old toddler who starts drinking from a bottle again after her new baby sister is born?
Regression
True / False
Antivirals is a type of medication used to treat bacterial infections?
False: (antibiotics)
If an illness is long lasting what would it be described as?
Chronic
True / False
Facing a patient directly will help improve communication with the hearing-impaired patient?
True
True / False
Asking a patient "Are you Mr. Jones" is good practice when performing a procedure on a patient?
False
Define opportunistic infection.
tends to occur when the body is in a weakened state
What precaution should be used for a client with a would infection?
Contact precautions
What term describes someone who tries to put themselves in the shoes of someone else by striving to understand their thoughts and feelings?
Empathy
Hand gestures and smiling are examples of which type of communication?
Nonverbal
What is a calorie?
A unit of energy provided by food that the body uses to function.
Define normal flora
harmless microorganisms that are always present in or on the body
Which agency is responsible for developing Standard Precautions?
CDC - Center for Disease Control
When asking questions of patient who is capable of communicating verbally, it is best to ask which type of question?
Open-ended
Which nutrient is made up of amino acids and helps to build and maintain structural units and tissues in the body?
Proteins
What part of the food cannot be broken down and absorbed into the bloodstream by the digestive system?
Fiber
True / False
When active listening, you should use body language that shows you are listing.
True