Column #1
A health assistant finds a dressing dripping with blood on the floor while in a patient's room. The health assistant should........
What is place the bandage in a red "biohazard" bag
The health assistant should ALWAYS do this FIRST before performing any patient procedure......
What is wash hands
The diaphram is ______ to the heart....
What is inferior
An injury that results from overstretching a ligament at a joint is a.......
What is a sprain
A patient has fallen while ambulating in the hallway. Which sign indicates the possibility of a fractured hip..
What is the patient's left foot is externally rotated
A health assistant is helping a patient transfer from a bed to a wheelchair. The patient begins to fall. What should the health assistant do FIRST........
What is place their arms around the transfer belt and pull the patient close, and lower to the floor
This abbreviation signifies "immediately".......
What is STAT
The esophagus is located in which body system......
What is digestive
A reddish discoloration of the skin is.......
What is erythema
Blurred vision and reduced hearing in an 82-year-old patient might be due to.......
What is degenerative changes
A health assistant is providing care to a child in a hospital setting. As the health care assistant is leaving the room, the child's mother tells the health assistant in confidence that her husband physically abuses both her and the child. The health care assistant should....
What is report the conversation to his or her supervisor.
Patients who cannot have any food or water are....
What is NPO
The substance that is surrounded by the cell membrane and fills each cell is the.....
What is the cytoplasm
The best way for a health assistant to confirm the identity of the patient is to........
What is check the patient's name band
Leaving a patient in soiled linens for a long period of time is an act of.......
What is negligence
What is transmission-based
The surgical removal of the gallbladder is known as a...
What is a cholecystectomy
A patient with paralysis on his or her left side resulting from a CVA is suffering from......
What is hemiplegia
How is 4:20 p.m. expressed in military time....
What is 1620
The scenario most likely to cause the immediate dismissal of a health assistant....
What is posting the patient's medical diagnosis on social media
A health assistant is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with chickenpox. What type of transmission-based precaution should the health assistant follow when providing direct care to this patient.....
What is airnborne
A trauma victim with damage to an eye would be referred to a/an....
What is ophthalmologist
Name two serious side effects when a patient falls.......
What is slurred speech and weakness on one side
The patient seems nervous is an example of what type of observation.....
What is subjective
When does the release of a medical record become legal.....
What is with the patient's signature