ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
The patient in room 428 does not have a detectable pulse. The patient's
nurse asks the health unit coordinator (HUC) to initiate a(n): - Precise
Answer ✔✔code arrest.
When a patient's heart contractions are absent or insufficient to produce
a pulse or blood pressure, and the patient does not have a do not
resuscitate (DNR) order, a code arrest would be initiated.
The study of the occurrence, distribution, and causes of health and
disease in humans is likely to be carried out by a(n): - Precise Answer
✔✔epidemiologist.
Epidemiology is the study of the occurrence, distribution, and causes of
health and disease in humans. A specialist in epidemiology is called an
epidemiologist.
An episode that does not normally occur within the regular hospital
routine is: - Precise Answer ✔✔an incident.
An incident is an episode that does not normally occur within the
regular hospital routine. An incident report is usually initiated.
, A procedure that is designed to protect a patient with low resistance to
disease from becoming infected is: - Precise Answer ✔✔reverse
isolation.
Reverse or protective isolation is a precautionary measure that is taken
to prevent a patient with low resistance to disease from becoming
infected.
A disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is: - Precise Answer
✔✔tuberculosis (TB).
TB is a disease that is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, an
airborne pathogen.
An employee files a complaint regarding safety practices within the
hospital. The agency most likely to be involved in investigating this
complaint is: - Precise Answer ✔✔OSHA.
OSHA is a U.S. governmental regulatory agency that is concerned with
the health and safety of workers.
Which of the following episodes most likely would require an incident
report? - Precise Answer ✔✔The registered nurse (RN) administers
quinine instead of quinidine, which was ordered.