The state of voiding less than 100 ml of urine over the course of 24 hours
What is Anuria
100
Guidelines that have been established to protect patients who receive our care and create an atmosphere of open communication among everyone involved
What is patient's rights (or resident rights)
100
The best way to prevent the spread of infection
What is handwashing
100
The normal temperature for an adult
What is 98.6
100
The organization that provides care for people who are dying and their families?
What is Hospice
200
A small portable device that automatically detects a person's heart rhythm and delivers a shock
What is AED - Automated external defibrillator
200
Causing pain or injury to the person's body through the use of force
What is Physical Abuse
200
Some barrier methods that protect from microbes
What are gloves, gowns and mask or PPE
200
Heard with a stethoscope over the chest
What is the Apical Pulse
200
The government agency that is responsible for protecting the health and safety of American workers by enforcing standards and providing education to improve conditions in the work place.
What is OSHA
300
A tube that is inserted in the body for the purpose of administering or removing fluids
What is a catheter
300
Failing or refusing to provide for the person's basic human needs
What is physical abuse
300
Type of precautions that require you to wear a gown and gloves
What is Contact Precautions
300
Normal respiration range for an adult
What is 16-20 (or 12-20)
300
Giving another person permission to perform a task on your behalf.
What is delegating
400
Spoken statements that injure someone's reputation, a form of defamation
What is Slander
400
Causing emotional pain or injury through the use of words or actions
What is psychological (emotional) abuse
400
A bloodborne pathogen that causes liver disease, there is a vaccine to prevent this.
What is Hepatitis B
400
A normal blood pressure for an adult
What is 120/80
400
Adults from 40-65 years are in this stage
What is Middle Adulthood
500
Paralysis from the waist down
What is paraplegia
500
Protects a patient's or resident's right to privacy
What is HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
500
Treating each patient we have contact with as if they may be infected with a bloodborne pathogen
What is Standard Precautions
500
The pulse that can be heard at the bend of the elbow when taking a blood pressure
What is the brachial pulse
500
This occurs when a person becomes trapped in a side rail