Operations

Question 1

with patients who were sexually assaulted, what should you inform the patient to refrain from doing?

Answer 1

urinating, showering, or changing clothes

Question 2

clothing from a sexual assault victim should be placed in what?

Answer 2

a paper bag

Question 3

define proximate causation

Answer 3

a direct relationship between the provider’s actions (or inactions) and the patient’s injury, illness, or death.

Question 4

define abandonment

Answer 4

occurs anytime you disengage from a patient while they still require care or you relinquish your responsibility of patient care to a provider of lesser training

Question 5

radiation is…

Answer 5

the transfer of heat from radiant energy

Question 6

convection occurs when..

Answer 6

heat is transferred to circulating air (cool air moves across the body’s surface)

Question 7

conduction occurs when…

Answer 7

the direct transfer of heat from a part of the body to a colder object by direct contact

Question 9

in most states, you are required to report…

Answer 9

animal bites