Intro to health care
What is a long term health condition that may not have a cure?
Chronic illness
What is the process a nurse uses to direct a nursing assistant to perform a nursing task?
Delegation
What is an electronic version of a person's medical record?
Electronic health record, (EMR)
What is a slow heart rate less than 60 beats per minute?
Bradycardia
What is a small living thing seen only with a microscope?
Microorganism
What is an illness that has a rapid onset and the person will make a full recovery?
Acute illness
How many hours does OBRA require of nursing assistant training?
75
What is information that a person tells you and that you can not observe?
Subjective data
What is an elevated heart rate above 100 beats per minute?
Tachycardia
What is a disease caused by a pathogen that can spread to others?
Communicable disease
What is health care that promotes comfort and quality of life for the dying person?
Hospice
What is a document that describes what the agency expects you to do?
Job descriptioon
What is information gathered through using your senses?
Objective data
What is the pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts?
Systolic pressure
What is a human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes but does not develop the infection
Carrier
Who is a person that has passed a nursing assistant training/competency program?
Nursing assistant
What is the act of verbally telling someone you are going to hit them?
Assault
What is the method used to plan and deliver nursing care?
Nursing process
What is the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest?
Diastolic pressure
Items contaminated with blood and other body fluids?
Biohazardous waste
What is an illness or injury that a person will not likely recover from?
Terminal illness
What is the actual act of touching a person's body without consent?
Battery
What is a written guide about the person's nursing care?
Nursing care plan
What is an instrument used to listen to sounds produced by the heart, lungs, and other body organs?
Stethoscope
What is the process of killing pathogens?
Sterilization