Health Science Career Skills Unit Test Review Flashcards
A health-care worker measures and records the volume of urinary output from a patient for two days and confirms that the output volume is declining even though the patient’s intake has not changed. The health-care worker shares this information with a supervisor. Sharing the information is an example of
Communicating the results of observations
A nurse used a 0.02-mg/L solution of disinfectant to clean a patient’s wound. What is the concentration of the solution expressed as a percentage?
2%
A patient told his doctor that he has pain in his leg and that his ankle is swollen. The patient also mentioned that he had a fever the other day. Which statement best explains why the doctor needs to know the date on which each symptom occurred?
It helps the doctor determine whether one symptom was caused by another
Which is an example of objective information?
Ryan has a scar on his leg
Which is an example of subjective information?
Rashi has pain in her joints
Read the passage below.
The patient has been under our care for three weeks. The patient arrived for her follow-up appointment today in the main office location. The patient’s stitches were removed, and the area was cleaned with antiseptic. A prescription was given to treat the area and prevent infections. A second follow-up appointment was scheduled two weeks from today.
This passage is best described as
Progress notes
Edward must take 75 mg of medicine each morning. Each of his pills is 30 mg. How many pills should Edward take each day?
2.5
Xavier’s prescription reads “prn.” This means that Xavier should take his medication
As needed
Being aware of other people’s emotional cues such as body language makes you
An effective listener
Using text that is only slightly modified from its original version without giving proper credit is a form of
Plagiarism
An X-ray technician is giving a verbal report to a doctor. The doctor interrupts many times to ask questions about the report. However, these questions are spoken hastily, and the technician is not really sure if she’s understood what she’s being asked. The technician gets impatient with the interruptions, and she decides enough questions have been answered when she is done with her report. What does the doctor need to improve?
Oral communication strategies
The normal temperature of a human is typically 37°C (98.6 °F). The chart below shows a patient’s temperature over three days.
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What does the chart show?
A pattern of elevated temperature over the course of three days
Formatting data into a pie chart may help determine
If the data show relative proportions
A doctor calculated that her patient needs to take 162 mg of medication each day. The pills that the patient needs only come in doses of 20 mg. How many pills should the patient take each day?
8
Which is an example of irrelevant data if a health-care worker is determining if a newborn patient should be released from a hospital?
The baby’s eye and hair color
