Ch.1
Identifying with the feelings of others is called?
Empathy
Chris beings to point at you and makes an evil smirk. What is this an example of?
Nonverbal Communication
What does apathy mean?
Lack of interest in activities
How many bones in human body?
206
Dyspnea means what?
Difficult, painful breathing or shortness of breath
NA does everything in their scope of practice and follows the proper procedure, however, the resident gets harmed, this is an example of what?
Chain of Command
The NA was documenting his resident's symptoms, he writes, Resident has discoloration of foot and fruity breath. This is an example of what form of information?
Objective information
What is the job of OSHA?
Federal government agency that makes rules to protect workers from hazards on the job
What is Homeostasis?
Condition in which all of the body systems are working their best
a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge is called?
HIPAA
What act was passed to make it that people need standardized training to become an NA?
Omnibus budget reconciliation act
By getting the Hepatitis B vaccination what chain of infection is broken?
Suspectible Host
Infants develop from ____ _____
Head down
The lower the injury on the back the greater the loss?
True or False
False
What does HOH mean?
Hard of hearing
The name of the person who is assigned by law as the legal advocate for residents. In charge of listening to complains and concerns.
Ombudsman
How is MRSA is created?
Staphylococcus Aureus gains resistance to methicillin/antibiotic
Short term: Bacteria resistance to antibiotic
Goal of this care is relieving pain, controlling symptoms, and preventing side effects. Given to people who are dying or have serious disease.
Palliative Care
What are the three P's of diabetes?
2x points if you get spelling of the medical terminology right
Simple terms: Medical term:
Frequent/excessive thirst Polydipsia
Frequent/excessive Hunger Polyphagia
Frequent/excessive Urination Polyuria
Assignment of the performance of activities of task related to patient care to unlicensed assistive personnel with retaining accountability for the outcome is called what?
Delegation
Chris was casually walking at work when he tripped on a wire, this is an example of what?
Incident
What are three important structures of proper body mechanics when lifting an object?
NOW: if you can explain the three structures 2x points
Alignment: Body should be face direction moving and lift object close to his body.
Base of support: Lift with feet shoulder-width apart
Center of gravity: Back is straight lift with knees
Alternating periods of slow, irregular respiration and rapid, shallow respiration, along with short periods of not breathing is called?
Cheyne-Stokes
How is Glaucoma often treated?
With eye drops
a language disorder caused by damage in a specific area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension is called?
Aphasia