The number one way to prevent the spread of infection.
What is hand washing?
100
120/80
What is the average normal blood pressure of an adult?
100
60-100 BPM
What is the normal pulse rate of an adult?
100
A disease causing organism
What is a pathogen?
100
With more than 2 million jobs, this makes up the largest group of health care workers.
What is nursing?
200
Gloves and handwashing; precautions designed for all patents regardless of known or suspected infection.
What are standard precautions?
200
99.1
What is a temperature (febrile)
200
The measurement of the force of blood against the walls of the arteries
What is blood pressure?
200
To move away from the midline.
What is abduction?
200
To give immediate care at the scene of injury.
What is goal of first aid and CPR
300
Specific precautions utilized when the patient has a suspected or confirmed contagious illness...
What are Isolation precautions?
300
140/90
What is hypertension?
300
Left and right atria and left and right ventricles
What are the four chambers of the heart?
300
The tendency of an organism to maintain the same internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
300
Facial expression and gestures.
What are two forms of non-verbal communication?
400
TB, Pnumonia, measles.
What airborne diseases?
400
99/59
What is hypotension?
400
A heart rate of 59 bpm or less.
What is bradycardia?
400
Agreement to surgical or medical treatment with knowledge of the facts and risks involved (Pt signs a form saying they are aware of the risks involved with the procedure).
What is informed consent?
400
One of the three main food groups, found in the marbling of meat, oils, salad dressings, and some dairy products such as butter and cheese.
What is fat?
500
A bacterial infection in which the organism is resistant to the affects of the antibiotic Methecillin
What is MRSA or Methacillin Resistant Staph Aureus?
500
The average arterial pressure during a single cardiac cycle.
What is MAP, or mean arterial pressure?
500
Transport nutrients and oxygen to the body, transport waste products from the cells to the kidnesy, distrubute hormones, control body temperature
What is the function of the cardiovascular system?