A "blink moment" in palpation occurs when
a. you blink and momentarily lose your focus.
b. your focus is distracted by your client's blinking.
c. a strong first impression about what you are palpating pops into your mind.
d. you focus on what you are feeling until your mind forms an image of it.
c
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What is considered to be an occupational illness?
a. Sunburn while on vacation b. Illness caused by inhaling or ingesting a hazardous agent c. Illness taking less than one year to develop d. Food poisoning while eating lunch with coworkers
The last patient of the day was very ill and vomited twice in the exam room. The first time, she made it to the wastepaper basket, but the second time, she vomited on the examining table and floor. What should you do?
A. Allow housekeeping to clean it up, since the office is closing and they will be here shortly to clean B. Get a mop from the storage closet and mop the floor. C. Clean up the vomitus, using Standard Precautions because the vomitus is potentially infectious. D. Spray air freshener in the room and leave the mess for the morning shift to clean up. E. Open a window to help reduce the odor, then turn on a fan with a high-speed blower.
When administering an IM injection by the Z-track method, after expelling the medication you should remove the needle quickly and:
A) massage the area B) squeeze the injection site gently C) hold your bare finger over the injection site to encourage clotting D) let go of the skin quickly
The prevertebral fat stripe is
1. located anterior to the cervical vertebrae. 2. demonstrated on cervical images with excessive image density. 3. used to detect fractures, masses, and inflammation within and around the cervical vertebrae. 4. demonstrated on a lateral cervical projection. a. 1 and 4 only b. 2 and 3 only c. 1, 3, and 4 only d. 1, 2, 3, and 4