RADT 100 Exam 2
1. How to interact with patients who don't speak English, are
deaf or blind, etc: use interpreter
2. grieving process: denial, anger, bargaining, depression,
acceptance
3. comatose patients: they can hear us, they do need side rails,
confused when awakened, unable to swallow
4. Ageism: a discriminatory attitude toward the elderly that
includes a belief that all elderly are ill, disabled, worthless, and/or
unattractive.
5. steps to be taken if you discover a fire: RACE Rescue,
Alarm, Contain, Evacuate
6. fire prevention (Causes of fire): spontaneous combustion,
open flames, ciga- rette smokers, electricity
7. classes of fire extinguishers: Class A: solid common
combustibles like paper or wood
Class B: flammable liquids or gasses
Class C: electrical equipment or wiring
Class D: certain combustible solids like metal alloys
Class K: cooking media like oils and fats
, 8. oxygen safety: oxygen presence increases fire hazard. no
smoking, no open flames, no ungrounded appliances.
9. body mechanics definition: principles of proper body
alignment, movement, and balance
10. Proper body mechanics: Broad base of support
Work at a comfortable height
When lifting, bend your knees and keep back straight Keep your
load well balanced and close to your body Roll or push a heavy
object
11. Cycle of infection: Infectious organism
Reservoir of infection Portal of exit Susceptible host Portal of
entry
Means of transporting the organism for the reservoir to the person
12. definition of reservoir: place where a disease-causing
bacteria lives
13. Definition of Vehicle: any medium that transports
microorganisms
14. definition of fomite: an object that has been in contact with
pathogenic organ- isms
15. definition of vector: arthropod in whose body an infectious
organism develops or multiplies before becoming infectious to a
new host
1. How to interact with patients who don't speak English, are
deaf or blind, etc: use interpreter
2. grieving process: denial, anger, bargaining, depression,
acceptance
3. comatose patients: they can hear us, they do need side rails,
confused when awakened, unable to swallow
4. Ageism: a discriminatory attitude toward the elderly that
includes a belief that all elderly are ill, disabled, worthless, and/or
unattractive.
5. steps to be taken if you discover a fire: RACE Rescue,
Alarm, Contain, Evacuate
6. fire prevention (Causes of fire): spontaneous combustion,
open flames, ciga- rette smokers, electricity
7. classes of fire extinguishers: Class A: solid common
combustibles like paper or wood
Class B: flammable liquids or gasses
Class C: electrical equipment or wiring
Class D: certain combustible solids like metal alloys
Class K: cooking media like oils and fats
, 8. oxygen safety: oxygen presence increases fire hazard. no
smoking, no open flames, no ungrounded appliances.
9. body mechanics definition: principles of proper body
alignment, movement, and balance
10. Proper body mechanics: Broad base of support
Work at a comfortable height
When lifting, bend your knees and keep back straight Keep your
load well balanced and close to your body Roll or push a heavy
object
11. Cycle of infection: Infectious organism
Reservoir of infection Portal of exit Susceptible host Portal of
entry
Means of transporting the organism for the reservoir to the person
12. definition of reservoir: place where a disease-causing
bacteria lives
13. Definition of Vehicle: any medium that transports
microorganisms
14. definition of fomite: an object that has been in contact with
pathogenic organ- isms
15. definition of vector: arthropod in whose body an infectious
organism develops or multiplies before becoming infectious to a
new host
