HCB 102 - BASIC HOSPITAL CORPSMAN
SCOPE OF CARE UNIT 1 - INTRO TO
PATIENT ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What happens when the dissemination of either airborne droplet nuclei (small-particle
residue {5 um or smaller in size} of evaporated droplets that may remain suspended in
the air for long periods of time) or dust particles containing the infectious agent? -
Answer-Airborne Transmission occurs
Contact Precautions Equipment - Answer-Exam gloves and Isolation Gown
Designed to reduce the risk of airborne transmission of infectious agents. - Answer-
Airborne Precautions
Design to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms my direct or in direct
contact. - Answer-Contact Precautions
Designed to reduce the risk of droplet transmission of infectious agents. - Answer-
Droplet Precautions
Droplet Precautions Equipment - Answer-Gown, Mask, Protective Eyewear, Surgical
Cap, Shoe Covers, Gloves
Refers to practices/procedures that assist in reducing the risk of infection. - Answer-
Aseptic Technique
How many types of aseptic techniques are there? - Answer-2
What are the 2 types of aseptic techniques? - Answer-Medical Asepsis and Surgical
Asepsis
Involves procedures used to reduce and prevent the spread of microorganisms. -
Answer-Medical Asepsis (Clean Technique)
Hand hygiene, using clean gloves, and cleaning the environment routinely are examples
of _____________________. - Answer-Medical Asepsis
Includes procedures used to eliminate all microorganisms, including pathogens and
spores, from an object or area. It also prevents contamination of an open wound,
isolates the operative area, and maintains a sterile field for surgery. - Answer-Surgical
Asepsis (Sterile Technique)
,- Answer-
What are the 4 rules of surgical asepsis? - Answer-1. Know what is sterile
2. Know what is not sterile
3. Separate sterile from unsterile
4. Remedy contamination immediately
Sterile touching sterile is ______________. - Answer-Sterile
Sterile touching clean is _______________. - Answer-Contaminated
A ___________________ margin around the edge of the field is considered
contaminated. - Answer-One inch
Every occurrence of being exposed to a patient's body fluid is to be handled as
exposure to _____________________. - Answer-Blood-borne Pathogens
What does MTF stand for? - Answer-Medical Treatment Facility
Signs necessary to life, temperature, respiratory rate, pulse, and blood pressure, used
to evaluate a patient's condition. - Answer-Vital Signs
A measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues. -
Answer-Temperature
Elevated body Temperature - Answer-Fever
With fever; fever-like symptoms. - Answer-Febrile
Without fever - Answer-Afebrile
Body temperature which is below the normal range. - Answer-Hypothermia
Body temperature which is above the normal range. - Answer-Hyperthermia
Regular, recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves of
pressure caused when the heart beats; sensation that can be felt when fingertips lightly
compress and artery against an underlying bone. - Answer-Pulse
Abnormally rapid heart beat; above 100 in adults. - Answer-Tachycardia
Abnormally slow heartbeat; below 60 in adults. - Answer-Bradycardia
Weak and rapid pulse. - Answer-Thready Pulse
, Unusually strong pulse. - Answer-Bounding Pulse
Pulse with irregular rhythm. - Answer-Arrhythmia
Exchange of gases between the atmosphere, blood, and body cells. - Answer-
Respiration
The act of taking air into the lungs. - Answer-Inhalation
The act of expelling air out of the lungs. - Answer-Exhalation
Labored or difficult breathing. - Answer-Dyspnea
Absence of breathing. - Answer-Apnea
Excessively rapid breathing. - Answer-Tachypnea
Measurement consists of one inhalation and one exhalation. - Answer-Respiration
The force that circulating blood exerts against artery walls as the heart contracts and
relaxes. Measured in the unit millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). Record as 2 separate
pressures in fraction form. - Answer-Blood Pressure
The pressure created in the arteries when the heart contracts and forces blood out in to
the circulation. This is the 1st blood pressure sound you will hear. - Answer-Systolic
Pressure
The pressure remaining in the arteries when the heart is relaxed. This is the last blood
pressure sound you will hear. - Answer-Diastolic Pressure
The flow of blood through tissues, providing them with oxygen and nutrients, and
removing waste products. - Answer-Perfusion
Abnormally low blood pressure; may cause insufficient perfusion of internal organs. -
Answer-Hypotension
Abnormally high blood pressure; may cause rupture of the arteries and destruction of
organs. - Answer-Hypertension
B/P - Answer-Blood Pressure
DBP - Answer-Diastolic Blood Pressure
F - Answer-Farenheit
mm Hg - Answer-Millimeters of mercury
SCOPE OF CARE UNIT 1 - INTRO TO
PATIENT ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What happens when the dissemination of either airborne droplet nuclei (small-particle
residue {5 um or smaller in size} of evaporated droplets that may remain suspended in
the air for long periods of time) or dust particles containing the infectious agent? -
Answer-Airborne Transmission occurs
Contact Precautions Equipment - Answer-Exam gloves and Isolation Gown
Designed to reduce the risk of airborne transmission of infectious agents. - Answer-
Airborne Precautions
Design to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms my direct or in direct
contact. - Answer-Contact Precautions
Designed to reduce the risk of droplet transmission of infectious agents. - Answer-
Droplet Precautions
Droplet Precautions Equipment - Answer-Gown, Mask, Protective Eyewear, Surgical
Cap, Shoe Covers, Gloves
Refers to practices/procedures that assist in reducing the risk of infection. - Answer-
Aseptic Technique
How many types of aseptic techniques are there? - Answer-2
What are the 2 types of aseptic techniques? - Answer-Medical Asepsis and Surgical
Asepsis
Involves procedures used to reduce and prevent the spread of microorganisms. -
Answer-Medical Asepsis (Clean Technique)
Hand hygiene, using clean gloves, and cleaning the environment routinely are examples
of _____________________. - Answer-Medical Asepsis
Includes procedures used to eliminate all microorganisms, including pathogens and
spores, from an object or area. It also prevents contamination of an open wound,
isolates the operative area, and maintains a sterile field for surgery. - Answer-Surgical
Asepsis (Sterile Technique)
,- Answer-
What are the 4 rules of surgical asepsis? - Answer-1. Know what is sterile
2. Know what is not sterile
3. Separate sterile from unsterile
4. Remedy contamination immediately
Sterile touching sterile is ______________. - Answer-Sterile
Sterile touching clean is _______________. - Answer-Contaminated
A ___________________ margin around the edge of the field is considered
contaminated. - Answer-One inch
Every occurrence of being exposed to a patient's body fluid is to be handled as
exposure to _____________________. - Answer-Blood-borne Pathogens
What does MTF stand for? - Answer-Medical Treatment Facility
Signs necessary to life, temperature, respiratory rate, pulse, and blood pressure, used
to evaluate a patient's condition. - Answer-Vital Signs
A measure of the amount of heat below the skin and the subcutaneous tissues. -
Answer-Temperature
Elevated body Temperature - Answer-Fever
With fever; fever-like symptoms. - Answer-Febrile
Without fever - Answer-Afebrile
Body temperature which is below the normal range. - Answer-Hypothermia
Body temperature which is above the normal range. - Answer-Hyperthermia
Regular, recurrent expansion and contraction of an artery produced by waves of
pressure caused when the heart beats; sensation that can be felt when fingertips lightly
compress and artery against an underlying bone. - Answer-Pulse
Abnormally rapid heart beat; above 100 in adults. - Answer-Tachycardia
Abnormally slow heartbeat; below 60 in adults. - Answer-Bradycardia
Weak and rapid pulse. - Answer-Thready Pulse
, Unusually strong pulse. - Answer-Bounding Pulse
Pulse with irregular rhythm. - Answer-Arrhythmia
Exchange of gases between the atmosphere, blood, and body cells. - Answer-
Respiration
The act of taking air into the lungs. - Answer-Inhalation
The act of expelling air out of the lungs. - Answer-Exhalation
Labored or difficult breathing. - Answer-Dyspnea
Absence of breathing. - Answer-Apnea
Excessively rapid breathing. - Answer-Tachypnea
Measurement consists of one inhalation and one exhalation. - Answer-Respiration
The force that circulating blood exerts against artery walls as the heart contracts and
relaxes. Measured in the unit millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). Record as 2 separate
pressures in fraction form. - Answer-Blood Pressure
The pressure created in the arteries when the heart contracts and forces blood out in to
the circulation. This is the 1st blood pressure sound you will hear. - Answer-Systolic
Pressure
The pressure remaining in the arteries when the heart is relaxed. This is the last blood
pressure sound you will hear. - Answer-Diastolic Pressure
The flow of blood through tissues, providing them with oxygen and nutrients, and
removing waste products. - Answer-Perfusion
Abnormally low blood pressure; may cause insufficient perfusion of internal organs. -
Answer-Hypotension
Abnormally high blood pressure; may cause rupture of the arteries and destruction of
organs. - Answer-Hypertension
B/P - Answer-Blood Pressure
DBP - Answer-Diastolic Blood Pressure
F - Answer-Farenheit
mm Hg - Answer-Millimeters of mercury
