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The abbreviation, ___, means "twice daily." b.i.d. A glucometer is used to assess hearing acuity 00:41 01:08 A health assistant finds a soiled bandage on the floor while in a patient's room. The health assistant should place the bandage in a red "biohazard" bag Which of the following is a part of the respiratory system? bronchi A patient has just finished eating lunch. The patient drank 2/3 of a 6 ounce glass of milk, 125 ml of coffee, and 1/2 of an 8 ounce bowl of soup. How many ml would the health assistant record on the I&O sheet? 362 ml When filing the medical records of patients, which of the following patient records would appear first in the file? A. Maria Sebastian B. John McMolland C. Sarah Simms-Alva D. Andrew Metis John McMolland The metacarpals are bones found in the hand A trauma victim with damage to an eye would be referred to a/an ophthalmologist When the nursing assistant notices that patient care, as specified in the care plan, was not done, the first thing a nursing assistant must do is report care that was not done to the supervisor According to HIPAA regulations, which of the following is true about a hospital sharing patient information with other health care agencies? the hospital must have written consent to do so A medical assistant calls a patient regarding lab results, and gets the patient's answering machine. The medical assistant should identify him/herself, give the office number, and ask the patient to call for the lab results When responding to a demanding patient, it is important for the nursing assistant to be a good listener 00:02 01:08 An example of nonverbal communication is nodding Sara wants to collect data on the number of cases of influenza per month for a year in order to compare the average number of cases for each month. She wants to be able to sort the data and prepare a graph of the data. Which of the following types of software will best meet her needs? spreadsheet The local hospital wants to send a prsonalized letter to each person from their database that completed a follow-up survey. To do this, the hospital should use mail-mrge When a patient learns facts about a new treatment, including the risks and benefits associated with a clinical trial, before deciding to participate in it is called informed consent In order to prevent permanent brain damage, CPR should be initiated before 4 minutes Which of the following questions is most likely to get to a specific definition of a problem? What was happening when the failure occurred? An effective team member works with other team members to achieve team goals John is managing a team. He should tell the team members that a team's success depends on each person doing his or her part Robert is a new employee and has joined a work team for the hospital. What is the best way the other team members can help Robert to participate meaningfully in the team discussions? Tell Robert about the "ground rules" the team has created to guide the meetings and explain what the group has done in recent meetings. Hand washing provides ____ asepsis. medical Wrapped instrument kits should be sterilized for 30 minutes at 250 degrees Fahrenheit When a patient is being taken to surgery, checking his/her braclet, and asking the patient to state his/her name and date of birth are ways of identifying the patient