HCA 100 Study Guide Questions with Correct
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5 HCA responsibility categories
1. Personal care: ADL's
2. Social support: help clients participate in social activities
3. Housekeeping/home management: tidying up, laundry, meal prepping
4. Supporting other health care providers: cleaning equipment, heat or cold applications
5. Family support: assist with admissions/discharges, giving families a break from their duties
What PPE is required when a patient is suspected of having SARS?
N-95 respirator
4 things that make meal times pleasant for children?
1. Positive and conflict free
2. No distractions (toys, phones, t.v)
3. Eat as a family
4. Display proper table manners
How to improve communication with clients who speak a different language from you?
1. Do not shout or speak loudly
2. Be alert of words your client understands
, 3. Learn a few phrases in your client's language
4. Use gestures and pictures
5. Keep it short and simple
Chain of infection
1. Pathogen- microbe capable of causing disease
2. Reservoir- where the pathogen lives
3. Portal of exit- where the pathogen leaves (mouth, vagina, cuts etc)
4. Mode of transmission- how the pathogen leaves the reservoir
5. Portal of entry- where the pathogen (same as exit)
6. Susceptible host- person at risk for affection
How to prevent SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)?
1. always lay babies on their backs to sleep
2. No soft bedding products
3. Make sure the baby is warm but not too hot
Guidelines for written documentation
Use ink
Initials
Signature
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5 HCA responsibility categories
1. Personal care: ADL's
2. Social support: help clients participate in social activities
3. Housekeeping/home management: tidying up, laundry, meal prepping
4. Supporting other health care providers: cleaning equipment, heat or cold applications
5. Family support: assist with admissions/discharges, giving families a break from their duties
What PPE is required when a patient is suspected of having SARS?
N-95 respirator
4 things that make meal times pleasant for children?
1. Positive and conflict free
2. No distractions (toys, phones, t.v)
3. Eat as a family
4. Display proper table manners
How to improve communication with clients who speak a different language from you?
1. Do not shout or speak loudly
2. Be alert of words your client understands
, 3. Learn a few phrases in your client's language
4. Use gestures and pictures
5. Keep it short and simple
Chain of infection
1. Pathogen- microbe capable of causing disease
2. Reservoir- where the pathogen lives
3. Portal of exit- where the pathogen leaves (mouth, vagina, cuts etc)
4. Mode of transmission- how the pathogen leaves the reservoir
5. Portal of entry- where the pathogen (same as exit)
6. Susceptible host- person at risk for affection
How to prevent SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)?
1. always lay babies on their backs to sleep
2. No soft bedding products
3. Make sure the baby is warm but not too hot
Guidelines for written documentation
Use ink
Initials
Signature
