Terminology & abr.
misc.1
emergency care, first aid, and disasters
positioning moving & lifting
true/false
100

MDRO

what is multidrug-resistant organism ?

microorganisms, predominantly bacteria, that are resistant to one or more classes of antimicrobial agents.  

100

factual information collected using using the senses of sight, hearing, smell and touch. 

what is objective information? 

100

weakness on one side of the body 

what is hemiparesis? 

100

semisitting body position in which a persons head and shoulders are elevated 45 to 60 degrees. 

what is fowlers? 

100

true or false;

when providing perineal care you always wipe front to back.

what is true? 

200

VRE 

what is vancomycin resistant staphylococcus?

200

difficulty breathing 

what is dyspnea?

200

bleeding; blood loss

what is hemorrhage? 

200

body position in which a person is lying on either side 

what is lateral?

200

true or false; 

when providing catheter care you must wash at least 3 inches of the catheter with one stroke of the wash cloth. 

what is false?

you must wash at least 4 inches of the catheter. 

300

HAI

what is hospital acquired infection? 

300

a chronic condition that restricts physical and/or mental abilities 

what is developmental disability? 

300

high blood glucose

what is hyperglycemia ? 

300

body position in which a person is lying on his stomach, or front side of his body 

what is prone? 

300

true or false;

herpes is curable. 

what is false? 

400

CAI 

what is community acquired infection? 

400

an infection that is in the bloodstream and is spread throughout the body causing general symptoms 

what is systemic infection? 

400

difficulty understanding spoken or written words. 

what is receptive aphasia? 
400

body position in which a person is lying on his left side with the upper knee flexed and raised toward chest 

what is sims' ?

400

true or false;

when providing mouth care, you brush all surfaces excluding the tongue. 

what is false ?

500

small living body not visible to the naked eye

what is microorganisms?

500

a nose bleed 

what is epistaxis? 

500

a method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of someone who is choking. 

what is abdominal thrusts? 

500

body position in which a person is laying flat on his back

what is supine? 

500

true or false; 

Gloves should only be used once and then discarded into the trash when finished with task. 

what is true?

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