Safety & Infection Control
What is the single most effective way to prevent infection?
What is hand washing?
Define body mechanics
What is the proper use of muscles to move and lift safely?
What is an open-ended question?
What is a question that encourages detailed responses?
What nutrient is made of amino acids?
What is protein?
What are two physical signs of stress?
What is increased heart rate, tense muscles, or headaches?
What do the letters PPE stand for?
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
Define ergonomics
What is the science of designing the job to fit the worker?
What is active listening?
What is fully focusing, understanding, and responding thoughtfully?
Define calorie.
What is a unit of energy from food?
What are the 5 stages of grief?
What are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance?
What does SDS stand for, and what is it used for?
What is Safety Data Sheet used for chemical hazard info?
What is a nosocomial infection?
What is an infection acquired in a health care facility?
Name two ways to improve communication with a hearing impaired patient.
What is use written communication, speak clearly and face the patient?
What is a low-sodium diet used to treat?
What is high blood pressure of heart disease?
Define chronic vs. acute conditions
What is chronic is long-term, acute is short-term and sudden?
What should you do with a contaminated needle after giving an injection?
What is dispose of it immediately in a sharps container?
Define the difference between aerobic and anaerobic organisms.
What is aerobic needs oxygen,; anaerobic does not?
What is empathy?
What is the ability to understand and share another person's feelings?
What is the difference between a vegan and a lacto-ovo vegetarian?
What is vegans eat no animal products; lacto-ovo eat eggs/dairy?
Give an example of an internal and an external stressor
What is internal = self-criticism; external = noisy environment?
What are the 3 transmission-based precaution and when are they used?
What are contact, droplet, and airborne; used for patients with specific infections?
What is the difference between medical asepsis and surgical asepsis?
What is medical asepsis reduced pathogens; surgical asepsis eliminates all?
What are Maslow's 5 levels of needs, from bottom to top?
What are physiological, safety, love/belonging, Esteem, and self-actualization?
How is high cholesterol harmful to the body?
What is it increases the risk of heart disease and stroke?
Define the following defense mechanisms: repression, denial, and rationalization.
Repression = blocking painful thoughts, Denial = refusing reality, Rationalization = justifying behavior.)