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The intentional attempt or threat to touch a person's body without the person's consent - Assault When working in a kitchen, you should - use paper towels to dry your hands The word distal refers to - The part farthest from the centre or point of origin Gloves are worn when in contact with the all body fluids except - Sweat Mr. Lau has bipolar disorder. This means he - has sever mood swings What will not help Mr. Smith to rest or sleep? - Helping him to ambulate (walk) bef...

Which part of the heart pumps blood to the body? - Left ventricle Is a valve a blood vessel? - No What is the name of the pulse site located directly over there heart? - Apical What is the name of the pulse site located at the wrist? - Radial What is the name of the pulse site located in the neck? - Carotid What is the normal range of an adult pulse rate? - 60-100bpm The basic working unit of the body is: - Cell Your client is holding their chest, complaining of SOB, ...

Hyperventilation - fast, deep breaths Maslow - Humanist psychologist who developed a pyramid representing hierarchy of human needs. Terrible - very bad Battery - physical assault Lymphatic - fluid balance, production of immune cells, defense against disease Complementation - When 1 of 2 viruses that infect the cell has a mutation that results in a nonfunctional protein. The nonmutated virus complements the mutated one by making functional protein that serves both viruses. ...

Activities of daily living (ADLs) are: A. Social and recreational activities B. Activities that support workers performs to prevent injuries C. Physical exercise that people perform daily to keep themselves fit D. Self-care activities that people perform daily to remain independent and to function in society Correct answer D Which of the following is a way in which support workers assist nurses or other health care team members? A. Assist the client's needs B. Order range-of-mot...

The goal of health promotion is to reduce the risk of illness. - T A support worker can refuse to perform a delegated task. - T Tom, a support worker, feels that he is being harassed at work, Tom should ignore It to avoid causing trouble. - F All employees who work at an agency have the right to read the clients' or resi- Dents' records. - F Listen and use silence when dealing with an angry person. - T During systole, the heart chambers fill with blood. - F The pancre...

Largest organ of the body - skin The barrier function of the skin includes - acid mantle Hydro - water Two layers or sections of the skin - epidermis and dermis Approximately what percentage of water is in healthy skin - 50-70% Keratin and intercellular lipids are formed in the - stratum granulosum Which layer of the skin produces melanin - stratum germinativum The junction where the dermis connects to the epidermis is called: - epidermal-dermal junction _____ aid...

The Canada Health Act - Which law ensures that every citizen has access to health care? The most pressing cause of health care reform has been? - Rising costs of providing technology, drugs and services Support services provided through home care do not include - Respiratory Therapy A holistic approach to health - Takes into account the whole person Do people with strong emotional health show their emotions easily? - People with strong emotional health do not show their emotions...

PO - by mouth NPO - nothing by mouth Pt - patient STAT - at once, immediately BID - twice a day TID - three times a day QID - four times a day OD - right eye OS - left eye OU - both eyes ES - Extra strength EC - Enteric coated Ml - milliliter Mg - milligram Hs - hour of sleep (bedtime) S/c - subcutaneous- injection under the skin- not in the muscle IM - intramuscular IV - intravenous Gtt - drop S/L - sublingual (under t...

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