Communicaiton
This type of listenin involves repeating back what the patient said to ensure accuracy.
What is ACTIVE listening
The first thing you must do immediately after an accidental needle stick.
What is wash the area with soap and water?
This process completely destroys all microbial life, including bacterial spores using an autoclave.
What is sterilization?
This suffix means inflammation
What is ITIS?
This chart is the industry standard tool used to test a patient's far or distant vision.
What is Snellen Chart?
This critical identifiers must be verified at every single patient visit and interaction.
What is patient name and date of birth
This document details the chemical properties, hazards, and safety precautions for clinic solutions.
What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
This is the ideal room temperature range for a standard patient examination room.
What is 68 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit?
This medical term describes a patient who is experiencing difficulty breathing.
What is dyspnea?
This is the clinical term for the top number in a blood pressure reading, representing arterial pressure during contraction.
What is systolic pressure?
This strategy is best when dealing with angry or upset patients in the waiting room.
What is moving them to a private area and remaining calm.
This is the max fil line standard for disposing of items in sharps container.
What is 2/3 full?
This crucial task must be performed on glucometers and autoclaves daily to ensure accurate operation.
What is quality control testing or calibration?
This directional term means farthest from the center of the body or from the point of attachment.
What is distal?
The common screening trst evaluates the electrical activity of the heart using 12 standard leads.
What is an EKG (Electrocardiogram)?
This term describes communication blocks like jargon, language differences, or hearing loss.
What are communication Barriers?
This vaccine series must be offered by employers to all clinical health care workers free of charge.
What is a Hep B vaccine?
This item used to line exam tables and must be changed completely between every single patient.
What is table paper?
This specific prefix means below, deficient, or under.
What is hypo?
This standardized 9 question tool is commonly administered by medical assistant to screen patients for the severity of clinical depression.
What is the PHQ-9?
The specific communication method stands for situation Background, Assessment, Recommendation.
What is SBAR?
This regulatory standared requires treating all human blood and body fluids as if they are infectious.
What are Standard Precautions.
This type of infection is acquired specifically within a healthcare or hospital setting.
What is a healthcare-associated infection/HAI?
This term refers to the surgical removal of the gall bladder.
What is a cholecystectomy?
This specific physical screening test for fall risk requires a patient to rise from a chair, walk three meters, turn around and walk back and return to seated.
What is the TUG test (Times up and Go)?