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What is a crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year known as? - Answer
Misdemeanor
What is professional negligence also called? - Answer Malpractice
Which of the following items is the most important for assistive personnel to keep in mind during their
daily routine in medical settings? - Answer Confidentiality
In which of the following situations is it permissible to release information from a patient's records? -
Answer When a court requests it by means of a subpoena
What is the space inside the skull that houses the brain? - Answer Cranial cavity
Under which of the following circumstances is it permissible to release information from a patient's
records? - Answer When the patient signs a release
What cavity contains the heart and lungs, among other organs? - Answer Thoracic
What body cavity is located near the back of the body and is a continuous internal opening that includes
the cranial and spinal cavities? - Answer Posterior (dorsal) cavity
What is the term for, "the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to remove
blood, mucous, etc.?" - Answer sanitization
What is the process that involves a soaking or wiping process and inhibits the activity of disease-causing
organisms? - Answer Disinfection
What is the process used for supplies that would come in contact with internal body tissue or an open
wound, involving the use
, of heat (steam) and an autoclave? - Answer Sterilization
When measuring a patient's vital signs, they complain that they have occasional dizziness. What would
this symptom be classified as? - Answer Subjective
When measuring a patient's vital signs, they complain that their right eye is throbbing. The patient's
right eye is swollen and bruised. What would this symptom be classified as? - Answer Objective
If you are recording a patient's height in centimeters, what is the conversion formula to convert the
measurement to inches? - Answer divide by 2.5
You are taking the vitals of a patient with pneumonia. The patient coughs near your face. What could
you have done to minimize
the risk of contracting the disease? - Answer Ask the patient to look the other way while coughing
Which of the following liquids is used in an autoclave to sterilize instruments and supplies? - Answer
distilled water
Which of the following is one of the six C's of charting? - Answer Client's words
Which suture size listed below is the thickest? - Answer (0,0)
The patient has a history of cardiovascular disease. Which of the following tests would not be used as a
screening procedure? - Answer colonoscopy
Which plane divides the body into right and left portions? - Answer sagittal
What is the term meaning close to the point of attachment? - Answer Proximal
What is professional negligence also called? - Answer Malpractice