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60-100 beats per minute.
What is the normal pulse rate?
What would be an indication for the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)?
Cardiac arrest
Physiological demands - respiration, nutrition, elimination, rest and shelter.
What is the most basic need as per Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
A rule or set of rules that governments make to regulate behaviour.
What are laws?
The most convenient site for taking the pulse is the _____________
Radial artery
A drop in body temperature below 95 deg. Fahrenheit.
Immunity present with birth, it is a protective mechanism against infection.
What is innate immunity?
An individual's ability to express and achieve personal goal is ______________
Self actualization
Law enforced by federal or state legislators to help maintain the government's rights and protect the rights of an individual.
What is statutory law?
Blood pressure is measured in ________
Millimeter of mercury (mmHg)
The number of breaths a person takes per minute. Normal rate: 12-20 breaths per minute.
What is respiration rate?
Destruction of all micro-organisms on an object.
What is sterilization?
Observation, eye contact, facial expressions and body language are forms of ___________
Non verbal communication
Any unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury or the risk thereof is called _________
A sentinel event
Full form of DNR is _____________
Do not resuscitate
Low blood pressure, < 100/60 mmHg.
What is hypotension?
Non living organism that carries pathogens.
What is femite?
To check the statements you heard or cues you observed to be sure you know their true meaning is to ___________
Clarify
A civil wrong- an act committed against a person or a person's property is a __________
Tort
Reality orientation is used to help ___________ patients.
Confused or disoriented patients.
Low oxygen level in your tissues.
What is hypoxia?
Process to destroy most pathogenic organisms on animate (living) surface.
What is antisepsis?
To verbally list the ideas the patients express to allow them a more objective look at their comments is to _______________
Summarize
The omission of an act that a prudent person would have fulfilled, resulting in injury or harm to another person is ___________
Negligence
An ___________ protect patients' wishes about their care and treatment when ill.
Advance directives