Exam 1 Study Guide

Question 1

How long should you wash your hands ?

Answer 1

15-60 seconds
hot or cold ?

Question 2

Anode

Answer 2

The electrode with net positivity

Question 3

list precautions

Answer 3

• Persons with known arrythmia
• near fresh incisions
• Over insensate skin
• T6 and above spinal cord injury(autonomic dysreflexia)
• Transcranially or cervically with pt with hx of seizures

Question 4

List Contra-indications

Answer 4

• Dem and Cardiac Pacemakers
• Application over carotidsinus (vagal response)
• over eyes
• pregnancy
• placement along anterior neck

Question 5

Cathode

Answer 5

The electrode with net negativity

Question 6

What is a Cation?

Answer 6

positively charged ion, meaning it has more protons than electrons, formed when an atom loses one or more electrons