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HIPPA
v(HealthvInsurancevPortabilityvandvAccountabilityvAct)v-vANSWER:v-
vOutlinesvstrictvprivacyvagreementsvforvthevpatientvinformation.
- Providesvcivilvpenaltiesvandvcriminalvsanctionsvforvreleasingvavpatient'svprivatevmedicalvi
nformationvinvanvunauthorizedvmanner.
- Protectsvavpatient'svProtectedvHealthvInformationv(PHI)vwhichvisvanyvidentifiablevinfor
mationvcreated,vdisclosed,vused,vmaintained,vstored,vorvtransmittedvthatvisvrelatedvtovprovi
dingvavhealthvcarevservice.


Consentv-
ANSWER: Decisional Capacity: The capacity to make appropriate medical care decisions for
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themselves.

InformedvConsent:vPatient'svvoluntaryvagreementvtovbevtreatedvaftervbeingvtoldvaboutvthevnatur
evofvthevdisease,vrisks,vandvbenefitsvtovthevproposedvtreatment,valternativevtreatment,vorvnovtreat
ment

ExpressedvConsent:vFormvofvinformedvconsentvthatvoccursvwhenvthevpatientvdoesvsomething,vei
thervbyvtellingvyouvorvbyvtakingvactionvthatvdemonstratesvpermissionvtovprovidevcare.

ImpliedvConsent:vAssumedvconsentvtovbevgivenvbyvunconsciousvadultsvorvbyvadultsvwhovarevt
oovillvorvinjuredvtovimplyvconsentvverbally.vAlsovappliesvtovminorsvwithoutvavpresentvparent/vg
uardian.

InvoluntaryvConsent:vLawvenforcementvofficervorvlegalvguardianvgrantsvsomeonevtovbevtreatedvwh
ovisvundrvarrest,vincapacitated,vminor,vorvothervreasons.


AdvancedvDirectivesv-vANSWER:v-
vWrittenvstatementvthatvexpressesvthevwants, vneeds,vandvdesiresvofvavpatientvaboutvfuturevmedical vc

are.

DNR:
- Describesvwhichvlife-
sustainingvproceduresvshouldvbevperformedvifvthevpatient'svmedicalvconditionvsuddenlyvdet
eriorates.
- DifferentvstatesvhavevdifferentvcriteriavonvwhatsvconsideredvavvalidvDNR.vIe.vwrittenv
document,vjewelry,vetc.
- Generally,vDNRvordersvmustvmeetvthesevrequirements:vClearlyvstatevthevpatient'svmedicalvco
ndition,vsignaturevofvpatient/vlegalvguardian,vsignaturevofvavphysician,vexpirationvdatevdatedvinvt
hevprecedingv12vmonths.

,1v|vPvavgve

,- Youvarevstillvobligatedvtovprovidevsupportivevmeasures:vOxygen,vpainvrelief,vandvcomfort.

MedicalvOrdersvforvLife-
SustainingvTreatmentv(MOLST)vPhysicianvOrdersvforvLife-
SustainingvTreatmentv(POLST):
- Appliedvonlyvwhenvpatientvhasvlostvdecisionvmakingvcapacity.
- Mayvapplyvtovpatient'svwithvimpendingvpulmonaryvfailurevwhovarevnotvinvcardiacvarrest.
- ContainsvprovisionsvsuchvasvaddressingvinitiationvofvCPR,vintubation,vfeedingvtubes,v
antibiotics,vandvpalliativevcare.

LivingvWillvandvHealthvCarevPowervofvAttorney:
- Designatesvanothervpersonvtovtovmakevhealthvcarevdecisionsvforvthevpatientvwhenvthevpatientvi
svunablevto.

OrganvDonation


RadiovEtiquettev-vANSWER:v-
vKnowvwhatvyouvwant vtovsayvbeforevbeginningvyourvtransmission


- Makevsurevthevchannelvisvclear
- Keepvmicrophonev2-3vinchesvawayvfromvmouth
- Startvthevtransmissionvwithvthevidentifiervofvunitvbeingvcalled,vthenvyourvownvidentifier.v"Heyvy
ou,vit'svme"
- Speakvslowly,vclearly,vandvdistinctly.
- Usevplainvlanguage.vUsevradiovcodesvonlyvapprovedvbyvyourvsystem
- Lotvofvinformation:vBreakvtransmissionvintov30vsecondvchunksvusingv"Break"vtovindicatevavp
ausevinvtransmission.
- Speakingvavwordvorvnamevthatvmayvbevmisunderstood,vusevthevphoneticvalphabet
- Speakingvnumbersvthatvmayvbevmisunderstood,vsayvnumbervasvavwholevandvthenvdigitvbyvd
igit.v(16,vone-six)
- Confirmvreceiptvofvallvrepliesvbyvrepeatingvbackvinformation.


AnatomicalvLocationsv-vANSWER:v-vCoronalv(Frontal):vFrontvandvBack
- Transversev(Axial):vTopvandvBottom
- Sagittalv(Lateral):vLeftvandvRight
- Midsagittalv(Midline):vLeftvandvRight

- Superior:vTop
- Inferior:vBottom
- Medial:vMiddle
- Lateral:vSide
- Proximal:vClosest

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, - Distal:vFarthest
- Anterior:vFront
- Posterior:vBack
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- Bilateral:vOnvbothvsidesvofvthevbody
- Unilateral:vOnvonevsidevofvthevbody
- **Ipsilateral:vSamevsidevofvthevbody
- Contralateral:vOppositevsidevofvthevbody
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PulsevOximetryv-

ANSWER: Measures the percentage of hemoglobin saturation. False readings can
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bevcausedvby:
- hypotension,vhypothermia,vcarbonvmonoxide,vsicklevcell,vanemia,vvascularvdyes,vpatientv
motion,vincorrectvplacement,vandvcertainvtypesvofvnailvpolish.


Hemoglobinv**v-vANSWER:vIron-

containingvpigmentvfoundvinvredvbloodvcells.vFunction:
- Carriesvoxygenvtovthevcellsvfromvthevlungs
- Carriesvcarbonvdioxidevawayvfromvthevcellsvtovthevlungs


CardiacvPreloadv-vANSWER:v-vEnd-diastolicvvolume
- Volumevofvbloodvinvthevventriclesvatvthevendvofvdiastolevandvprimarilyvreflectsvvenousvreturnv(
Amountvofvbloodvreturnedvtovthevheart)


CardiacvAfterloadv**v-
vANSWER:vForcevagainstvwhichvthevventriclesvmustvcontractvtoveject vblood.




CardiacvCyclevandvCardiacvOutputv-
vANSWER:vSystole: vPeriodvwhichvduringvthevchambervisvcontractingvandvbloodvisvbeingveject

ed.

Diastole:vPeriodvofvrelaxationvduringvwhichvthevchambersvarevallowedvtovfill.vCar

diacvOutput:vAmountvofvbloodvpumpedvbyvthevventriclesvinv1vminute.

StrokevVolume:vAmountvofvbloodvpumpedvOUTvbyveithervventriclevinvavsinglevheartbeat.vEjecti

onvFraction:vPercentagevofvbloodvthatvleavesvthevheartveachvtimevitvcontracts.