Patient Care Flashcards
What is an assault?
The threat of injury
Can an exam be completed if there is no order?
No
What is informed consent?
The patient has been informed of the procedure, any alternative procedure that could be performed and the benefits and risks of the procedure. Only the patient can give an informed consent for a procedure.
What is a consent?
A voluntary approval from a person to be examined, treated or subjected to any test undertaken upon them.
What is a written consent?
An official binding agreement signed either on paper or digitally by parties involved, which is legally recognized.
What is implied consent?
This consent is implied by your actions. Example, by walking into an ER a person is consenting they want treatment.
What is HIPPA and what does it mean?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)-health care workers must provide privacy and security of patient information in all forms: verbal, written or electronic.
What is a patients Bill of Rights?
A list of the patient’s rights promulgated (widely known) by the American Hospital Association. It offers guidance and protection to patient by stating the responsibilities that the hospital and staff have toward them and their families during hospitalization, but it is not a legally binding document.
What does “DNR” mean?
“Do no resuscitate” sometimes this is also referred to as a “No Code”. This is a legal written order or legal form to respect the wishes of a patient.
What is a living will?
A legal document that sets our the medical care in an individual. This states what the patient wants or does not want if they were to become incapable of communicating their wishes.
What is battery?
A harmful of offensive touching of another.
________ Is a failure to exercise the care that reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances.
Negligence
What does the word malpractice mean?
Medical malpractice is professionals negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which the treatment provided falls below the accepted standard of practice int he medical community and causes injury or death to the patient, with most cases involving medical error.
What are some strategies to improve patient understanding?
Showing the patient what you are telling them, explain in detail but not using medical jargon, answering all questions, asking the patient if they understand the instructions.
_________ is being aware of different religious beliefs and taking them into consideration if your patient has one of these beliefs.
Cultural Diversity
What does patient education mean?
explain the complete procedure in generalized terms in order to help your patient better understand exams.
_________ is a legal doctrine that states that in may circumstances an employer is responsible for the actions of employees performed within the course of their employment.
Respondent Superior
________ is the common law of negligence, the doctrine of states that the elements of duty of care and breach can be sometimes inferred from the very nature of an accident or other outcome, even without direct evidence of how any defendant behaved.
Resipsa loquitur
What are some challenges in communicating with the pediatric patient? What can you do to improve communication?
Get on the child’s level and communicate in their space with them.
What are some challenges in communicating with the hearing impaired patient? What can you do to improve communication?
Make sure they can see you, demonstrate what you want them to do.
What are some challenges in communicating with a geriatric patient? What can you do to improve communication?
Do not shout or assume they are not senile just because they are old. The majority of aging population is alert and healthy.
What are some challenges in communicating with a non English speaking patient? What can you do to improve communication?
Use touch to demonstrate what you want them to do, use interpreter if you need to give important information.
What are some challenges in communicating with a mentally challenged patient? What can you do to improve communication?
Use touch and a firm voice when giving instructions.
What are some examples of nonverbal communication?
Using eye contact, touching (like a pat on the back), body language like how you hold your arms and facial expressions.
In order for a person to be in restraints what must the doctor to make that happen?
Write an order.
________ involves the destruction of pathogens by using chemical materials.
Disinfection
______ is the procedure used to prevent contamination by microbes and endospores before, during and after surgery using sterile technique.
Surgical asepsis
An infection a patient gets while in the hospital.
Nosocomial infection (vent associated pneumonia, C DIFF, UTI)
This technique follows certain procedures to make sure no microorganisms contaminate the area.
It involves gloves, gowns, mask, preparing syringes
This step also involves handwashing, scrubbing of hands, gowning and gloving.
Sterile technique
What is asepsis?
The absence of microorganisms
______ _________ is the procedure used to prevent contamination by microbes and endospores before during or after surgery using sterile technique.
Surgical asepsis
________ __________ is the reduction in the numbers of infectious agents, which decrease the probability of infection. This is also the first line of defense in prevent the spread of disease.
Medical asepsis
A _____________ is any disease-producing microorganism.
Pathogen
What are some common methods of transmission of diseases?
contact, droplet, airborne, common vehicle (contaminated food, water or blood), and vector borne (insects or animals that carry pathogens).
What is the name object that has been in contact with pathogenic organisms.
Fomite- examples could be your hands, sponges.
Would a fomite be a direct or an indirect contact?
Indirect
________ precautions to prevent the transmission of disease by blood or body fluids.
Standard precautions
What is the single most important means of preventing and the spread of infection?
Handwashing
What would you need to wear if you were going to be exposed to blood or body fluids?
Gloves and a gown.
What would you need to wear if there was a chance that blood or body fluids were going to be splashed?
Gloves, gown and a mask with a protective eye shield.
Rubeola, Covid 19, Varicella, and TB are all what kind of transmission?
Airborne
MRSA, VRE, and Impetigo are what type of transmission?
Contact
Flu and Meningitis are what type of transmission.
Droplet
Dirty linens should be placed in where?
Dirty linen hamper that is fluid repellent.
Where should needles be disposed at?
Sharps container.
Where should used urinals, emesis basins, bedpans, dressings be placed?
In a biohazard bag.
