Legal and Ethical Issues
tell people what they must do.
What are laws?
pathogens that invade the body and multiply causing an infection.
What are harmful microorganisms?
may be caustic or flammable.
What are chemicals?
physical and chemical processes in the body.
What is metabolism?
pads of synthetic material at the end of a stick or wire.
What are swabs?
the knowledge of right and wrong.
What are ethics?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Centers for Disease Control.
What are OSHA and the CDC?
a machine commonly used to seperate substances in blood and other specimens through rapid spinning.
What is a centrifuge?
widen. narrow.
What is dilate? What is constrict?
a very thin tube that can be inserted into the bladder through the urethra to collect urine.
What is a catheter?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What is HIPAA?
one is limited to a specific location in the body while the other affects the entire body.
What is the difference between a localized and systemic infection?
another word for dispersed through the air in such a way that they might be inhaled, as with small particles of liquid or dried blood.
What is aerosolized?
Nonspecific immunity.
What protects the body from disease in general?
drawn out by suction.
What is aspirated?
testing that is done near the patient, but not all are CLIA waved, and not all can be performed by PBT's.
What are point-of-care-tests?
the law that requires that healthcare facilities protect employees from bloodborne health hazards.
What is the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard?
What to remember if there is a fire?
What is peristalsis?
culture and sensitivity test.
What is given if a patient has had repeated or severe urinary tract infections?
What is implied consent?
features of medical devices that make their use less hazardous.
What are engineering controls?
chemicals must be clearly labeled, and all possible hazards must be clearly communicated in this document.
What is the Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
the 10 systems in the human body.
What are integumentary (skin), musculosketal, nervous, circulatory, respiratory, urinary, gastrointestinal, endocrine, reproductive, and immune/lymphatic systems?
postrandial.
What is when glucose is sometimes monitored? (after meal)