Anatomy and Physiology
The tissue that forms the framework of the body
What is connective tissue?
A resource that provide information about every chemical used in the facility
What are Safety Data Sheets?
Classification of seizure in which large parts of the brain are affected
What is a grand mal, generalized, or tonic-clonic seizure?
Unit used to measure food energy
What is a calorie?
Pattern of fast, shallow breathing and slow, deep breathing
Cheyne-Stokes breathing
Oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange occurs in these structures.
What are the alveoli?
An agreement between the employer and insurance company and/or mental health provider to provide free services for employees
What is an employee assistance plan?
Six potential causes of syncope
What are low blood sugar levels, high-intensity exercise, fasting, fear, orthostatic hypotension, anxiety, low blood pressure, respiratory disease, cardiac or respiratory disease, hyperventilation, or straining during a BM?
Three uses for calcium in the body
What is muscle function, nerve function, and bone building?
Medical device used every few hours to relieve urinary retention
What is a straight or intermittent catheter?
These glands remove calcium from the bones to increase blood
What are the parathyroid glands?
Adapting the work environment and work style to minimize discomfort and maximize safety
What is ergonomics?
Symptoms include abdominal pain, bruising under the skin, black stools, and distended abdomen
What is internal hemorrhage?
A nutrient that helps with cell growth and prevention of birth defects
What is Folic acid?
Meeting one's own social, creative, spiritual, and emotional needs
What is self-actualization?
The four parts of the large intestine
What are the ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, and sigmoid colon?
Six examples of equipment used to aid in moving clients
What is a toilet seat with handles, SLIPP device, gait belt, pivot disc, sit-to-stand device, grab bar in bathroom, slide board, trapeze bar, complete mechanical lift, and walking belt?
The proper name for a blood pressure cuff
What is a sphygmomanometer?
A specialty diet developed by NIH to help lower blood pressure without the use of medication
What is the DASH diet?
A nervous system disorder in which a person cannot perform a task when asked to do so
What is apraxia?
A structure in the brain that regulates circadian rhythms
What is the pineal gland?
A device that reduces the risk of a fall from the wheelchair
What are anti-rollback brakes?
The three most common causes of bradypnea
What are adverse effects of medications, narcotic drugs, or alcohol in the body?
Purpose for iron in the human body
What is cell growth and oxygen delivery?
Characteristics include epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue involvement and may have eschar present
What is a Stage 3 Pressure Injury?