Legal & Ethical Responsibilities
This term includes any care that results in physical harm, pain or mental anguish?
What is abuse
Define the following: NPO 2000, Labs at 0500-CBC, BUN and FBS
Nothing by mouth at 8 pm, labs at 5 am; complete blood count, blood urea nitrogen and fasting blood sugar
What are the rod shaped cells located throughout the cytoplasm that are often called "furnaces" of the cell?
What are the mitochondria
The function of this system is to carry tissue fluid to blood
What is the lymphatic system
Microorganisms that require oxygen to live?
What are aerobic organisms
This term refers to restraining an individual or restricting one's freedom without authorization?
What is false imprisonment
According to the most recent "Do Not Use" list what is the error in the following?
Give pt. .5 mg of Ativan PRN for anxiety?
No leading zero
This type of tissue is made up of special cells called neurons?
What is the nerve tissue
These are the 3 main kinds of muscle?
What are skeletal, cardiac and smooth (visceral)
Another term for nosocomial infection?
What is HAI
This term is commonly called "professional negligence?
What is malpractice
Define salpingectomy?
Surgical removal of the fallopian tube
When two or more tissues join together to perform a specific function are called?
What is organ
The CNS consists of these?
What is the brain and spinal cord
These infections occur when the body's defenses are weak?
What are opportunistic infections
What are the 3 parts of a contract?
What are offer, acceptance and consideration
Define adenosarcoma?
Cancerous tumor of a gland
This plane divides the body into a front and back section?
What is the frontal or coronal plane
This is a term known as "water on the brain"?
What is hydrocephalus?
This is a process that destroys or kills pathogenic organisms, not always effective against spores and viruses?
What is disinfection
These are documents that allow individuals to state what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life when conditions are terminal?
What are living wills
What is the term used in medicine that are named after people, places or things?
What are eponyms
These are spaces within the body that contain vital organs?
What are body cavities
Hyperopia?
What is "farsightedness"
This is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by a variola virus?
What is smallpox
What is the term for the failure to give care that is normally expected of a person in a particular position that results in injury to another person?
Negligence
Define phagocytosis?
What is the process of cells engulfing (eating) and destroying microorganisms
When cells of the same type join together for a common purpose the form a _________ ?
What is a tissue
This type of leukocyte removes toxins and defends the body from allergic reactions by producing antihistamines?
What are eosinophils
This is the most important method used to practice aseptic technique?
What is handwashing