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Question 1

HIPPA

Answer 1

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Question 2

HIV

Answer 2

Abbreviation for human immunodeficiency virus

Question 3

Gerontology

Answer 3

The study of the aging process

Question 4

Geriatrics

Answer 4

The branch of medicine concerned with the problems and diseases of old age and older persons; care of aging people

Question 5

Hallucinations

Answer 5

Seeing, hearing, smelling, or feeling something that is not real

Question 6

Health care team

Answer 6

The many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person’s total care

Question 7

Hearing loss

Answer 7

Not being able to hear the normal range of sounds associated with normal hearing

Question 8

Hearing impaired

Answer 8

Not being able to hear the normal range of sounds associated with normal hearing

Question 9

Hearing aid

Answer 9

Device designed to amplify sound for the wearer

Question 10

Hemiplegia

Answer 10

Paralysis on one side of the body

Question 11

Hormone

Answer 11

A chemical substance secreted by the endocrine glands Into the bloodstream

Question 12

Hospice

Answer 12

A health care agency or program for persons who are dying

Question 13

Hyperglycemia

Answer 13

High blood sugar

Question 14

Hypoglycemia

Answer 14

Low blood sugar

Question 15

Hypertension

Answer 15

High blood pressure; BP>140/90

Question 16

Hyperventilation

Answer 16

. Respirations are rapid and deeper than normal

Question 17

Indwelling catheter

Answer 17

A catheter left in the bladder so urine drains constantly into a drainage bag

Question 18

Insomnia

Answer 18

A chronic condition in which the person cannot sleep or stay asleep all night

Question 19

Infection

Answer 19

A disease state resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes In the body

Question 20

Infection control

Answer 20

Practices and procedures that prevent the spread of infection

Question 21

Group setting

Answer 21

Meeting of 2 or more persons for a common purpose

Question 22

Germ transmission

Answer 22

The action of transferring germs to another person or substance

Question 23

Gestures

Answer 23

A movement of your body that shows or emphasizes an idea or feeling

Question 24

Hand tremors

Answer 24

Hands are shaking

Question 25

Grand map seizures

Answer 25

Also known as a tonic-clonic seizure — features a loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions

Question 26

Immobility

Answer 26

Unable to move

Question 27

Grieving process

Answer 27

Steps or stages a person may go through when grieving a loss

Question 28

Hazardous substance

Answer 28

A substance that is harmful or potentially harmful to our health or environment

Question 29

Heart muscle

Answer 29

A type of involuntary striated muscle found in the walls and histological foundation of the heart, specifically the myocardium

Question 30

Incontinence

Answer 30

Involuntary excretion of urine and/or bowels

Question 31

Heat application

Answer 31

Applying heat to a body part

Question 32

Immune

Answer 32

Resistant to a particular infection or toxin owing to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells

Question 33

Hydration

Answer 33

The introduction of additional fluid into the body

Question 34

Impairment

Answer 34

A state of being weakened or damaged

Question 35

Infectious disease

Answer 35

Disorders caused by organisms — such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites

Question 36

Insulin

Answer 36

A hormone that lowers the level of glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood

Question 37

Initial observation

Answer 37

The first observation you make

Question 38

Integumentary gland

Answer 38

Body system that includes the skin, hair, nails, oil and sweat glands

Question 39

In-house transfer

Answer 39

A transfer within the current organization

Question 40

Inservice program

Answer 40

. Training for those actively engaged in the profession