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General Patient Care Flashcards

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Active listening

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Using techniques that allow the receiver to fully understand the message being communicated

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Open ended questions

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Questions that lead to further explanation

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Restatement

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Repeating or paraphrasing information relayed by the sender to confirm accuracy

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Reflexion

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When the receiver focuses on the main idea of the message but incorporates feelings the sender might be exhibiting or possibly feeling

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Clarification

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Summarizing the information relayed by the sender to clear up any confusion

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Nonverbal communication

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Gestures and actions that leave interpretation up to he receiver

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Empathy

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Displaying an understanding of what the patient might be experiencing by imagining the experience is happening personally

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Sympathy

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Feeling compassion, sorrow, or pity for the hardships that another person encounters

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Chief complaint

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Reason for the office visit

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Subjective information

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Information that is personal or what someone is feeling

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Anaphylaxis

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Life-threatening allergic reaction that leads to circulatory collapse, shock, and death if left untreated

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Objective information

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Information collected that is observed by someone other than the patient

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13
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Audiometry

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Test to determine level of hearing

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Visual acuity testing

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Use of tools such as a Snellen chart to screen for visual impairments

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Urinalysis

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Screening tool that evaluates the urine for the presence of dissolved substances and assists with diagnosis of medical conditions

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Anthropomeric measurements

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Screening tests that include height and weight (as well as head circumference in infants)

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Vital signs

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Also known as cardinal signs; includes temperature, heart rate, respirations, and blood pressure measurements; used to evaluate homeostasis

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Denver Developmental Screening Test

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A series of activities used to determine the developmental stage of children

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Scoliosis

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Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

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Mini-Mental State Examination

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A tool used to determine the level of awareness of currents events and recall of past events to screen for orientation or dementia

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Dementia

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Progressive deterioration in brain function that leads to confusion and disorientation

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22
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Homeostais

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A state of equilibrium within the body

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Pyrexia

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Raised body temperature; fever

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Radial pulse

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Located on the thumb side of the wrist, is the most common site for taking an adult pulse

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Brachial pulse

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Located inside the upper arm, is the most common site for children

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Carotid pulse

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Located in the neck just below the jaw bone, is the most common for use in emergency procedures.

27
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Palpation

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The act of touching

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Auscultation

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Listening, usually with a stethoscope

29
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Normal heart rate for an adult

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60-80 bpm

30
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Wheezing

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A whistling sound heard on expiration that is the body’s attempt to expel trapped air

31
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Rales

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Clicking, or crackling sounds heard on inspiration that can sound moist or dry

32
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Rhonchi

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Common rattling snoring sounds often associated with chronic lung diseases

33
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Systolic pressure

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The first sound heard during a blood pressure reading

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Diastolic pressure

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The last sound during the blood pressure reading

35
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Korotkoff sounds

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The five phases of articular relaxation that are audible while obtaining a manual blood pressure

36
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Needle length and gauges for intradermal

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27 to 28 3/8 inch

37
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Needle length and gauge for subcutaneous

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25 to 26 1/2 inch, 5/8 inch

38
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Needle length and gauge for Intramuscular

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20 to 23 1 to 3 inches (depending on muscle and patient size)

39
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Which position would you place a patient for examination when he/she is experiencing shortness of breath

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Semi-Fowlers

40
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Which position would you place a patient for an enema

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Sims

41
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Which position would you place a patient for examination of female pelvic exam

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Lithotomy

42
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Which position would you place a patient for genital examination of younger children adolescents

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Dorsal recumbent

43
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Which position would you place a patient for exams involving the back of the body including the bottoms of the feet

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Prone

44
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Which position would you place a patient for exams involving the front of the body

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Supine

45
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Which position would you place a patient for CPR

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Supine

46
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Which position would you place a patient for shock

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Trendelenburg

47
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In which position is the patient lying flat on the back with the knees bent

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Dorsal recumbent

48
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In which position is the patient lying over an exam that is lifted in the middle

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Jack-knife

49
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In which position is the patient laying on the left side with the left leg slightly flexed and the right leg flexed at a 90 degree angle

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Sims

50
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In which position is the patient prone and bent at the waist resting on the knees with the arms above the head

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Knee-chest

51
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Which site is used for an injection in infants and children younger than 3 years old

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Vastus lateralis

52
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What is the maximum amount of medication that can be administered via the deltoid muscle

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1 mL

53
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Common sites for subcutaneous injection

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Upper outer arm, abdomen and thigh

54
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Common site for PPD

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Mid forearm

55
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What is an abrasion

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Scrape or rub

56
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What is an incision

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Open injury typically caused by a sharp object causing a straight cut

57
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What is a laceration

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Open injury that is jagged in nature and cause by a sharp object

58
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What is a puncture

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Open wound that is caused by an instrument that delivers a stab

59
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What is a contussion

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Closed injury, also known as a bruise, caused by a blunt-force trauma

60
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What is a concussion

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Closed head trauma in which the brain has been jolted or shaken

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