answered.
What is a crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year known as? correct
answers Misdemeanor
What is professional negligence also called? correct answers Malpractice
Which of the following items is the most important for assistive personnel to keep in mind
during their daily routine in medical settings? correct answers Confidentiality
In which of the following situations is it permissible to release information from a patient's
records? correct answers When a court requests it by means of a subpoena
What is the space inside the skull that houses the brain? correct answers Cranial cavity
Under which of the following circumstances is it permissible to release information from a
patient's records? correct answers When the patient signs a release
What cavity contains the heart and lungs, among other organs? correct answers 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? correct answers Posterior (dorsal) cavity
What is the term for, "the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to
remove blood, mucous, etc.?" correct answers sanitization
What is the process that involves a soaking or wiping process and inhibits the activity of disease-
causing organisms? correct answers 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? correct answers Sterilization
When measuring a patient's vital signs, they complain that they have occasional dizziness. What
would this symptom be classified as? correct answers 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? correct
answers Objective
If you are recording a patient's height in centimeters, what is the conversion formula to convert
the measurement to inches? correct answers 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? correct answers 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?
correct answers distilled water
Which of the following is one of the six C's of charting? correct answers Client's words
Which suture size listed below is the thickest? correct answers (0,0)
The patient has a history of cardiovascular disease. Which of the following tests would not be
used as a screening procedure? correct answers colonoscopy