What is the set of guidelines that are designed to reduce the risk of transmission of blood borne and other pathogens for health care providers called?
a. Personal Hygiene Standards
b. Universal Precautions
c. Standard Precautions
d. Occupational Safety and Health Act
c
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The study of how an individual's genes allows him or her to respond to an antibiotic is called
A) metabolomics. B) pharmacogenomics. C) bioinformatics. D) toxicogenomics.
Which method of data collection does the question "What do you think is going on with you?" represent?
A. Asking hypothetical questions B. Focusing on the patient C. Asking open-ended questions D. Mirroring the patient's responses E. Encouraging the patient to evaluate his situation
Why is it important for a health care professional to understand the ethics and legality of maintaining the medical record?
a. It is only important for physicians and nurses since the record is their ultimate responsibility. b. Knowledge of these issues allows a health care professional to recognize and respond appropriately to potentially unethical or illegal situations. c. It is every health care professional’s responsibility to notify law enforcement officials when patients make unethical or illegal requests. d. Only medical records technicians and managers need to understand these issues since they are the “keepers of the record.”
You have just performed synchronized cardioversion on a patient with unstable ventricular tachycardia. Upon reassessment, you note that the patient is unresponsive, apneic, and pulseless. You should:
A) desynchronize the defibrillator, defibrillate one time, and check for a pulse. B) ensure that the synchronizer is off, defibrillate, and immediately begin CPR. C) increase the energy setting on the defibrillator and repeat the cardioversion. D) perform five cycles of CPR, reassess the cardiac rhythm, and defibrillate if needed.