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The Director of Nursing may also serve as a charge nurse when the average daily occupancy is _____ or fewer residents. - Answer - 60 Tiffany Jackson was admitted to Lacy meadows NF 9 months ago, her quarterly assessment (QA) is due today. How many more QU's does the NF need to keep in her active record? - Answer - 2 more, the NF must always keep the last 5 QA's. Tony Hawk was just admitted to Golden Hands NF and wanted to know how high the ceilings were. As the Administrator, what would ...

A MA is composing business correspondence using the simplified letter style. Which of the following features should the assistant use? - Answer - A subject line in all capital letters MA is collecting multiple blood samples from a pt. Which of the following vacuum tubes should MA fill first? - Answer - Yellow (blood culture) Which method is used to notify a provider of the denial of a claim by an insurance carrier? - Answer - Remittance advice. (it documents itemizes all paid, denied and a...

A patient's temperature May range - Answer - 97.6 Fahrenheit to 99.6 Fahrenheit which is 36.4 Celsius to 37.6 Celsius In a pediatric patient the reading is considered a fever when the rectal temperature is - Answer - 100.4 For Fahrenheit or 38 Celsius or above A patient's blood pressure is considered normal when the systolic like is less than and diastolic is less then - Answer - 120/80 A patient's pulse or heart rate typically ranges from - Answer - 60 to 100 bpm during the resting ...

make a fist - Answer - When performing phlebotomy the CCMA should instruct the patient to? POL testing - Answer - It is within the CCMA'S scope of practice in the laboratory to? Enteropexy - Answer - The surgical fixation of a segment of intestine to the abdominal wall is referred to as? Ensure accuracy of results - Answer - POC testing requires a quality control to? 25mm/sec - Answer - the normal speed of an EKG machine is? Urine HCG - Answer - A CLIA waived test includes which ...

electrical conduction of the heart - Answer - The flow of electrical current causes smooth, coordinated heart contractions; they produce pumping action of the heart Depolarization - Answer - electrical charges on the surface of the muscle cell change from positive to negative Repolarization - Answer - the heart returns to its resting state, and the positive charge is restored to the surface Where do the electrical impulses begin? - Answer - Electrical impulses begin high in the atria in...

What is the process for electrical impulses of the heart? - Answer - - SA node (the heart's pacemaker) - Upper atrias contract - AV node sends impluses to ventricles - ventricles contract What are the different layers of blood vessels and what are the functions? - Answer - Tunica adventitia (outermost) - prevents collapse of blood vessel and provides protection Tunica media (middle) Tunica intima (innermost) Where is the temporal pulse? - Answer - In front of ear on the temple Whe...

A 12-year-old male jumped approximately 12 feet from a tree and landed on his feet. He complains of pain to his lower back. What injury mechanism is MOST likely responsible for his back pain? Select one: A. Lateral impact to the spine B. Secondary fall after the initial impact C. Direct trauma to the spinal column D. Energy transmission to the spine - Answer - D. Energy transmission to the spine A 15-year-old female was struck by a small car while riding her bicycle. She was wearing a he...

Know what cavitation is - Answer - Results from rapid changes in tissue and fluid pressure that occur with the passage of the projectile, can result in serious injury to internal organs distant to the actual path of the bullet. Know Newton's First Law of Motion - Answer - The first law states that objects at rest tend to stay at rest and objects in motion tend to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. Kinetic Energy - Answer - The energy of a moving object. Reflects the ...

A. routine post delivery care - Answer - A newborn's one minute APGAR score is 8. Which of the following EMT interventions will you provide to this newborn? A. routine post delivery care B. full resuscitation is needed and reassess APGAR score C. some resuscitation assistance such as oxygen D. continue to monitor and reassess the APGAR score in 10 minutes AED and portable suction unit - Answer - If you could only take two pieces of equipment with you to a patient's side, you should choo...

Which of the following is an example of care that is provided using standing orders? Medical control is contacted by the EMT after a patient with chest pain refuses EMS care. The EMT defibrillates a cardiac arrest patient, begins CPR, and then contacts medical control. A physician gives the EMT an order via radio to administer oral glucose to a diabetic patient. Following an overdose, the EMT contacts the medical director for permission to give activated charcoal. - Answer - The EMT defibr...

A 30-year-old male experienced a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure, which stopped before you arrived at the scene. The patient is conscious, is answering your questions appropriately, and refuses EMS transport. Which of the following would be the MOST compelling reason to disagree with his refusal of transport? Select one: A. His Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is 15 B. His wife states that this was his "usual" seizure C. He has experienced seizures since he was 20 D. He is currently not ...

A. routine post delivery care - Answer - A newborn's one minute APGAR score is 8. Which of the following EMT interventions will you provide to this newborn? A. routine post delivery care B. full resuscitation is needed and reassess APGAR score C. some resuscitation assistance such as oxygen D. continue to monitor and reassess the APGAR score in 10 minutes AED and portable suction unit - Answer - If you could only take two pieces of equipment with you to a patient's side, you should choo...

A 60-year-old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should: Select one: A. start CPR and transport immediately. B. begin CPR until an AED is available. C. withhold CPR until he is defibrillated. D. determine if he has a valid living will. - Answer - B. begin CPR until an AED is available. Basic life support (BLS) is defined as: Select one: A. basic lifesaving treatment that is performed by bystanders while EMS providers are en route to the scene of an emergency. ...

American Heart Association protocols are based on __________. Select one: A. theories ready for field trial B. trends in the EMS community C. opinions from a core group of cardiologists D. evidence-based research - Answer - D. evidence-based research As an EMT, you may be authorized to administer aspirin to a patient with chest pain based on: Select one: A. medical director approval. B. the patient's condition. C. an order from a paramedic. D. the transport time to the hospital. - ...

Which skin care measures are used to manage a client who is experiencing fecal and urinary incontinence? - Answer - Using an incontinence cleaner, followed by application of a moisture-barrier ointment How should the nurse position the client who has to undergo administration of medication into the ethmoid sinus? Select all that apply. - Answer - - Tilt the head back over the edge of the bed. - Place a pillow under the shoulder and tilt the head back The nurse is attending to a client rec...

In planning care for a 6 month-old infant, what must the nurse provide to assist in the development of trust? A) Food B) Warmth C) Security D) Comfort - Answer - C) Security A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible. Which statement best reflects assertive communication? A) "I cannot give this medication as it is written. I have no idea of what you mean." B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am reading it correctly?" C) "I am h...

Carboxyl Group - Answer - -COO Alpha Carbon - Answer - -C Amino Group - Answer - -NH (+, -) - Answer - -Ionic Bond -Polar and Charged (CH) - Answer - -Non Polar -Hydrophobic -Disrupted by heat (NH, OH) - Answer - -Polar and Uncharged -Hydrogen Bond -Disrupted by PH or salt Dehydration and Hydrolysis - Answer - -Makes a peptide bond -Breaks a peptide bond A peptide bond between two amino acids is made by ______ and ______. - Answer - -C of the carboxyl group and N of ...

Hemophilia Pedigree - Father has hemophilia, mother does not. What is the outcome for their kids? - Answer - His daughters would be carriers. This is x-link recessive. Autosomal: Dominant: - Answer - Autosomal: males and females equally affected. Dominant: non-carrier parents polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - Answer - The process of copying DNA in the lab. Uses Template DNA, Nucleotides (dNTPS), DNA Polymerase, and DNA primers. 3 Steps of PCR - Answer - 1. Denaturation: DNA is heated...

Assuming 100% reaction efficiency, how many DNA copies are created after the completion of four complete PCR cycles? - Answer - 16 What is the function of DNA polymerase in the process of PCR? - Answer - It recognizes the primers and uses the available dNTPs to replicate the template DNA sequence. What are possible blood types of the parents of a patient with blood type AB? - Answer - A and B 115 116 117 118 − Amino Acid Number Tyr Gly Thr Pro − Amino Acid Sequence TAC GGG ACA C...

How is information related to data? - Answer - Information is data that have been interpreted How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-practice (EBP) in nursing? Choose 2 answers - Answer - The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to practice Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches A nurse documents care of a patient with a decubitus ulcer in the electronic health record. Which term describe...