Body Systems
Medical Terminology
Observation and Communication
Legal Issues
Health Assisting Skills
100
The thyroid gland is included in this system.
What is the Endocrine system?
100

The body position in which the patient is laying on his/her abdomen 

What is prone?

100
These are observations the patient reports to you (such as I feel nervous) but you can not see them.
What are subjective observations?
100
What is HIPAA?
HIPAA is used for confidentiality of a patient's records.
100
Temperature, pulse, blood pressure and respirations.
What are vital signs?
200

Is both an endocrine gland and a digestive organ

What is the pancreas.

200
To feed a patient, they are placed in this position.
What is fowler's?
200
These are what you can physically see. (ex. someone having red blisters on their arms and legs)is the definition of objective observation?
What are objective observations?
200

A health assistant turns a computer screen away from a family in the doctor's office.  This behavior is most consistent with:

a. OBRA 

b. WHO

c. HIPAA

d. APHA

What is c. HIPAA

200
0000 and 2400
What two ways can 12:00am be expressed in military time or what is 12 am, 12 midnight?
300
HIV weakens this body system.
What is the Immune System?
300
This type of specialist would deal with disorders of the urinary bladder.
What is a urologist?
300
This is the type of observation in which a nurse walks into a room and sees her patient throwing up.
What is an objective observation?
300
Wrongdoing to a patient usually by a doctor where this type of wrong doing to a patient is usually committed by a nurse or nursing assistant.
What is the difference between malpractice and negligence?
300

Feet shoulder width apart and bend at the knees.

What is how to lift an object properly/good body mechanics in lifting or moving an object

400
Alveoli; Carbon Dioxide is exchanged for Oxygen
Where does the gas exchange take place, and what gases are exchanged?
400

Before meals

What is ac?

400
The action a health assistant takes if she witnesses someone harming a patient.
What is report it to your supervisor & record the behavior?
400
Draw a straight line through it, correct it, date and initial it.
What is the proper way to correct an error?
400
These result from laying in the same position for long periods of time.
What are decubitus ulcers or bedsores?
500
These blood vessels take blood away from the heart.
What are the arteries?
500

 hs

What is hour of sleep (bedtime)

500
Hi my name is ____, and I am going to be your _______ for today.
How should you greet your patient when you enter their room?
500
This must be obtained before a hospital can share a patient's health records with another healthcare facility.
What is the patient's consent?
500
Lift with your ------, bend at your------, and keep your -------straight.
What are legs, knees and back?
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