body mechanics
body mechanics
What are the main vital signs?
Body temperature, pulse rate, respiration, blood pressure.
What is a legal disability?
A person who does not have the legal capacity to form a contract.
the standards that guide our behavior, both as individuals and as members of organizations are called what
are called ethics.
What is the chain of infection?
Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host.
What is the best way to lift a heavy object to avoid injury?
Bend your hips and knees to squat down to your load, keep it close to your body, and straighten your legs to lift.
What is the normal heart rate?
60 to 100 beats per minute.
What does HIPAA stand for?
Health insurance portability and accountability act
What is cultural diversity?
the existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
Young people, old people, people with autoimmune diseases
What is the goal of body mechanics?
To decrease injuries to employees.
What is a normal blood pressure?
Normal blood pressure ranges from 110–120 systolic over 70–80 diastolic.
Permission granted voluntarily by a person who is sound of mind.
a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two courses of action, either of which entails transgressing a moral principle is called what?
ethical dilemmas
A staff member who has a cold sneezes. Another staff member sitting nearby breathes in the microorganism, and later develops a cold. These microorganisms were most likely carried by which mode of transmission?
Droplet
Which muscles should be used to complete a task?
The strongest ones.
What should you not do when taking blood pressure.
Do not sit down.
False statements which cause a person to be ridiculed or ruin their reputation are called
defamation
Define beneficence
prioritizing the welfare of patients.
The single most important way to control the spread of infection is by:
Thorough hand washing
What is ergonomics?
The study of people in a working environment.
When should you stop pumping air into the cuff?
at 200 on the pressure gauge.
What are the components of a contract?
Offer, acceptance, considerations are what?
Define socioeconomic group
social standing of an individual group
Hands should be washed with soap and running water for:
10-15 seconds