HCS Flashcards
Which of the following is considered PHI?
Images of patient
Health status info
PROVIDER INFO IS NOT PHI
Who must abide by HIPPA?
Student midwives
Health insurers
Healthcare providers
When you float on your back in a pool, which position are you in?
Supine
The head is what to the toes?
Superior
HIV
10x less infectious than HepB
Which blood borne pathogen has the highest overall risk of infection with exposure?
HepB
Name three bodily fluids of concern
Blood, saliva, breast milk
Do midwives use sterile technique? Or careful aseptic technique with a sterile field
Midwives use aseptic technique with a sterile field
Surgical technique requires all of the following:
Surgical hand rub with sterile towels
Sterile field
Sterile supplies
Skin preparation with antiseptic wash
A dedicated room
Which of the following would require you to use clean, non-sterile gloves?
Changing out a soiled chux pad
Under which conditions can an aseptic procedure be performed with clean, non-sterile gloves?
When the no-touch technique is applied
Sterile pair
2 gloves used for:
Delivery
Suturing
Inspection of the perineum
Inserting a catheter
Sterile single
Used for sterile vaginal exams
Which of the following are ways that the posterior hypothalamus promotes heat conservation?
Vasoconstriction, piloerection, shivering
When auscultating for an apical pulse, the heart beats are best heard at the:
Lower tip of the heart
