Academic Foundations
This body plane divides the body into right and left sides
What is the sagittal, median, or midsagittal?
This is the meaning of the doctor's order "NPO p MN"
What is nothing by mouth after midnight?
What is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Healthcare workers must be able to identify with and understand another person's feelings, situation, and motives. This is the name for this essential quality of a healthcare worker.
What is empathy?
A confused, elderly patient falls out of the hospital bed after the nursing assistant leaves the side rail down. The failure of the nursing assistant to provide the expected care resulted in injury. What is this an example of?
What is negligence?
Otitis media is an inflammation of the middle ear. This is the name of the procedure of cutting into the tympanic membrane to relieve pressure and allow fluid drainage.
What is a myringotomy?
This is the meaning of the medical abbreviation "DNR"
What is Do Not Resuscitate
This group of Americans is eligible to receive medicare insurance benefits.
What are most individuals over age 65, disabled people who have received social security for at least 2 years, or people with end-stage renal disease
Employers will ask applicants for a list of contacts who can verify the accuracy and honesty of the resume and application data. What are these contacts called?
What are references?
What is the name of a written document that allows an individual to state what medical treatment he wants or does not want if he becomes incapacitated and can't express his wishes regarding medical care?
What is an advanced directive or a living will?
Respiration is controlled by the respiratory center in this part of the brain
What is the medulla oblongata?
This is the proper medical term and abbreviation for the recording of electrical activity of the heart
What is an electrocariogram, ECG or EKG
This is the term for a graphic that shows how each department fits into the system and identifies the line of authority within the health care facility called.
What is an organizational chart?
During an interview, you may be asked to provide proof of work eligibility. Name two types of proof of identity accepted by employers.
What is a driver's license, photo ID, birth certificate, social security card, passport, or immigration card?
What does HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
This inflammatory disease of the central nervous system presents as sudden onset of high fever, headache, stiff neck, delirium, convulsions, and can quickly lead to death.
What is meningitis?
This is the proper term for a surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest
What is thoracentesis?
What is the name of the federal government's method of reimbursing health care facilities for medicare and Medicaid expenses, established in 1983 to attempt to contain the cost of health care?
Essential job-keeping skills include reporting to work on time, having positive a attitude, being willing to learn, teamwork, and accepting responsibility for your actions. What is the appropriate action to take if you make a mistake in the workplace?
Report it to your supervisor immediately and make every effort to correct the error.
You are working in an ED when you note that a pediatric pt is withdrawn, has poor hygiene, has an unexplained fracture to the arm, and has bruises to her torso. What does this subjective data indicate?
What is physical abuse or child abuse?
Dysuria, hematuria, and lower back pain are symptoms of cystitis. What is cystitis?
What is inflammation of the bladder?
Three essential elements of communication are the sender, message, and receiver. These are three physical disabilities that act as barriers to clear communication between the sender and receiver
What is deafness/hearing loss, blindness/impaired vision, and aphasia/speech impairments
Federal government involvement in health care decisions is common. The Supreme Court recently in a 6-3 decision canceled a provision that exempts medical users from federal prosecution. Medical users of this.
What is marijuana or medical-marijuana?
This is the primary purpose of a letter of application or a cover letter.
What is to obtain an interview?
An RN administers an inappropriate dose of a medication that the average RN with similar training and experience would clearly have known was not correct. This failure to perform to the standard of a professional nurse is an example of what?
What is malpractice?