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CNA's work under the supervision of whom?
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nurses
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Communication should follow a pathway outlined in what?
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Organizational Chart
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What is a hospice?
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a healthcare agency for patients with 6 months or less to live
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An unintentional wrong or failure to do what a reasonable, prudent person would do....
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Negligence
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The ability to see things from another persons point of view or feel what they feel
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Empathy
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What lists your work responsibilities?
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Job Description
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Patient informing you of how they feel
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Subjective Data
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A document used for frequent measurements or observation
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Flow Sheet
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If you want information on a patient like where they work, you would look at the _______ ________
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Admission Record
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In growth and development, physical changes which can be measures are known as what?
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Growth
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A restraint must be secured with what kind of tie?
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Quick Slip Release
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A microbe that doesn't cause disease unless moved to a different part of the body is known as????
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Norma Flora
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Misuse of funds
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Financial Abuse
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Inappropriate gestures, belittling, criticizing
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Verbal Abuse
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Neglect, slapping, or pinching
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Physcial Abuse
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Forced to perform sexually
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Sexual Abuse
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Deprivation and humiliation
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Mental Abuse
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Confined to one area
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Involuntary Seclusion
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A health care acquired infection
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Nosocomial
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Autoclaves are equipment that are used for this process
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Sterilization
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A microscopic living organism
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Microbe
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Equipment used to protect ones self from blood and bodily fluids
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PPE
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A special receptacle for soiled items that contain blood or body fluids
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Biohazard
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Techniques that are ud to prevent the spread of microorganisms
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Medical Aspesis
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Surfaces or items that have pathogenic microbes on them
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Contaminated
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A microbe that causes disease
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Pathogen
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Adisease causing microbe that lives in blood or bodily fluids
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Bloodborne Pathogens
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Destroys only microbes that are pathogenic
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Disinfection
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Restraints must be ordered by whom?
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Doctor
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What is the chain of infection?
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1. Source
2. Reservoir 3. Portal of exit 4. Method of transmission 5. Portal of entry 6. Susceptible host |
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every
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q
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minute
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min
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hour
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h
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every hour
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qh
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every day
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qd
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qod
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every other day
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two times a day
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bid
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three times a day
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tid
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four times a day
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qid
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as soon as possible
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ASAP
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with
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c
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complains of
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c/o
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Occupational Therapy
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OT
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Director of Nursing
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DON
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emergency room
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ER
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and
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et.
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whenever necessary
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prn
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patient
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pt.
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without
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s
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registered nurse
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RN
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hour of sleep, bedtime
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hs
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medical history
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Hx
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tender loving care
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TLC
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abdoment
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abd
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after
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p
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pediatrics
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Peds
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Certified Nursing Assistant
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CNA
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doctor
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DR
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laboratory
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Lab
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left lower quadrant
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LLQ
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Liscenced Practical Nurse
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LPN
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left upper quadrant
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LUQ
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nursing assistant
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N.A
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night
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noc.
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obstetrics
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OB
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