100 Questions - HEALTH SCIENCE Final Exam NCHSE

A blood sample from someone who has lack of dietary iron would MOST LIKELY show a decrease in: - Erythrocytes A child drinks a small amount of a cleaning product. What document would describe the first aid treatment for someone who drinks this specific product? - The product's MSDS A chiropractor notices that his receptionist smells of cigarette smoke. When asked about the smoking, the receptionist states that his new girlfriend smokes. What should the chiropractor do? - Explain that the odor of cigarettes can be offensive to patients and work with the receptionist to figure out a solution. A customer tells her pharmacist, "I have some concerns about this pharmacy." An active listening strategy would be to: - Try and see the customer's point of view. A dietician is meeting with dietary aides and is looking for ideas to improve the process of passing out patient meal trays. Jenny, one of the aides, has not spoken. What should the dietician do? - Ask Jenny if she has any ideas to recommend. A home care aide ties a confused patient to the bed to keep her from getting up. The aide could be guilty of: - Battery. A home health aide walks into a home and smells smoke. What is the FIRST thing he/she should do? - Remove the patient from immediate danger. A long term care facility has a new, high tech bed for patients who are prone to pressure sores. The facility should: - Train all patient care staff on the proper use of the bed before using it. A male nurse feels uncomfortable around a nursing supervisor who frequently makes remarks about his strength and masculinity, despite his asking her not to. One day she referred to him as "macho man" in front of a patient. The male nurse should: - Report the incidents to the Director of Nursing or Hospital Administrator. A massage therapist works for a touring dance company. Tonight she is about to leave the theater to have dinner with friends when a dancer sends her a text message requesting help with a sudden, severe calf spasm. The therapist should: - Call her friends and let them know she will be 20 minutes late. A medical laboratory has a new director. At the first meeting, the director asks the technicians to share what they like about the current scheduling process, and what they don't like. The director says she will use this information in determining the best way to