Questions and CORRECT Answers
Chain of Infection "6 links" - CORRECT ANSWER - Agent
Reservoir
Portal of exit
Means of transmission
Portal of entry
Susceptible host
Maslow's Hierachy (Pyramid) - CORRECT ANSWER - Self Actualization
Esteem Needs
Social--Love and Belonging
Safety Needs
Physiological Needs
Good Samaritan Act - CORRECT ANSWER - offer legal protection to people who give reasonable
assistance to those who are injured, ill, in peril, or otherwise incapacitated
OSHA"
Occupational Safety and Health Administration" - CORRECT ANSWER - A government agency in
the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
MSDS
"Material Safety Data Sheet" - CORRECT ANSWER - Contains details of the hazards associated
with a chemical, and gives information on its safe use.
Libel - CORRECT ANSWER - A written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business,
or property rights
, Slander - CORRECT ANSWER - An oral/ spoken false statement which harms the reputation of
others and gives occasion for false judgments concerning them;
Defamation - CORRECT ANSWER - a communication that is false, or made with careless
disregard for the truth, and results in injury to the reputation of another
Assault - CORRECT ANSWER - A threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who
appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
Battery - CORRECT ANSWER - Harmful or offensive contact with a person: includes anything
connected to the person
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER - The act of holding information in confidence, not to be
released to unauthorized individuals
Informed Consent - CORRECT ANSWER - A legal term that indicates that a person is receiving
treatment voluntarily and has bee n provided with a basic understanding of the risks, benefits and
alternatives of that treatment.
Nosocomial Infection - CORRECT ANSWER - An infection acquired in a hospital or healthcare
facility
Nurse practice act - CORRECT ANSWER - Legal acts for professional nusing practice, regulate
the practice of nursing in the US and Canada " do's and dont's of nursing"
Beneficence - CORRECT ANSWER - Doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action.
6 rights of Medication Administration - CORRECT ANSWER - Right: Patient, Time , Medication,
Dosage, Route, Documentation