QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WELL
1. What is communication?: A process of exchanging infromation
2. What is an organizational chart?: Chart that states the line of authority
3. Who was Dorethea Dix?: Nurse that created psychological assulmzx=
4. Types of communication: Verbal, nonverbal, and written
5. What are lay terms?: Simplified medical terms, that are easy for everyone to
understand
6. When providing care to an unaccompanied minor what do you need to do
before starting treatment: Get parental consent
7. What is a sender?: the person who sends the message
8. What is a receiver?: the person who receives the message
9. What is a message?: information, ideas, or thoughts
10. What is feedback: It determines if a message got through or if intended mes-
sage was received
11. Who is the father of medicine?: Hippocrates
12. What is known at optimal health?: Emotional, physical, and mental health
13. What term is used to describe optimal health: Wellness
14. What did they believe that used to cause disease?: Spirits, angry gods
15. What is acupuncture?: the practice of inserting fine needles through the skin
at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain
16. Acupuncture and cupping is an example of what type of healthcare: Hol-
llistic
17. What is metabolism?: sum of all chemical reactions in the body
18. What does RACE mean?: remove patients , alarm, contain, extinguish
19. How long should you wash your hands for?: 20 seconds
20. What does HIPPA stand for?: Health Insurance _Portability_ and _Account-
ability_ Act
21. What is not a hazard to your head?: Dust
22. What is standard precautions: Use on everyone, when coming in contact with
body fluids
23. True or false: all body fluids and blood are considered infectious until
proven otherwise: True
24. What are contact precautions?: gloves and gown used when a disease is
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, transmitted through contact
25. What are airborne precautions?: Used when an individual has a suspected or
known infection that is transmitted via the airborne route. Examples: TB, chickenpox.
Hand washing, PPE, N95 (filter) face mask before entering the room.
26. What are droplet precautions?: Droplets are generated by a person coughing,
sneezing, or talking and can invade the the hosts nasal mucosa, conjunctiva, or
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