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Sign language is a nonverbal form of communication T/F
False: verbal communication
Nodding as someone speaks is a type of what
Positive body language
Sexuality and intimacy are
Basic human needs
What must you always leave with a patient before leaving the room
Call light
What are the 3 things you must identify when answering the phone?
Unit/floor, name, title
A computer information system that stores and saves a person’s medical information
Electronic health record (EHR)
What stage of growth is 40-65yrs old
Middle adulthood
A general characterization that describes skin color, body stature, facial features, and hair texture
Race
Information that is obtained directly, through measurements or by using one of the five senses (sight, smell, taste, hearing, touch)
Objective
A technique to encourage people to talk
Open ended questions
How to show respect and privacy for a resident
Pulling the privacy curtain
What is at the top of Maslow’s pyramid
Self-actualization needs
Information that cannot be objectively measured or assessed
Subjective
What stage of growth is a 3-5yr old
Preschool
the beliefs (including religious or spiritual beliefs), values, and traditions that are customary to a group of people; a view of the world that is handed down from generation to generation
Culture
Which regulations state that a resident’s unit must be clean, safe, orderly, and free of obstacles in the pathway
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)
Objective evidence of disease, based on data that are obtained directly, through measurements or by using one of the five senses
Signs
Subjective evidence of disease, based on data that cannot be measured or observed first-hand, such as a patient’s or resident’s complaint of pain
Symptoms
What is at the bottom of Maslow’s pyramid
Physiological needs (water, food, O2, shelter, sleep)
Mattress tilted so that head of bed is higher than foot of bed
Reverse Trendelenburg