Promotion of Safety
The two main standards that were created by OSHA that affect health care standards to help keep them safe.
What are the Bloodborne pathogen standard and the Occupational exposure to hazardous chemical standard?
A small living organism that is not visible to the naked eye.
What is a microorganism?
They believe that in order to treat illness, you must nourish the mind and the spirit.
Who are the ancient Chinese?
These facilities mainly provide care and assistance for elderly patients, and patients with disabilities.
What are long-term care facilites?
The abbreviation for Coronary Artery Disease.
What is CAD?
The information sheets that must be provided by the manufactuere for all hazadous products?
What are Safety Data Sheets?
Microorganisms that cause illness, known as germs.
What is a pathogen?
The founder of modern day nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
A federal agency responsible for regulating food and drug products sold to the public.
What is the Food and Drug Administration?
The abbreviation that means "oral, or by mouth"
What is po?
The standard that has mandates to protect health care providers from diseases caused by exposure to body fluids.
What is the Bloodborne pathogen standard?
Simple, one cell organisms that are classified by their shape and arrangements.
What are bacteria?
The father of medicine.
Who is Hippocrates?
A structure used in an organization that shows the line of authority or the chain of command.
What is an organizational structure?
The term that means "immediately"
The applied science used to promote the safety and well being of a person by adapting to the environment and using techniques to prevent injuries.
What is ergonomics?
Free from all organisms, including spores and viruses.
What is sterile?
The founder of the Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton?
A governmental program that provides health care insurance for all individuals age 65 and older or for any person with end stage renal disease.
What is Medicare?
6:00 pm in also known as this in military time.
What is 1800?
The way in which the body moves and maintains balance while making the most efficient use of all its parts.
What is body mechanics?
The three main pathogens that are spread via body fluids that are a main concern to health care workers.
What is HIV- which causes AIDS, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C?
Methods of treatment that are used in conjunction with conventional medical therapies.
What are complementary therapies?
Amounts that must be paid by the patient for medical services before the policy begins to pay.
What is a deductible?
A cubic centimeter (cc) is equavilent to this.
What is a milliliter (ml)?