SkillsUSA Powerpoint Flashcards
What hereditary blood defect is known as “the royal disease”?
Hemophilia
What arthritic disorder occurs due to increased uric acid in the blood?
Gout
What’s the itchy skin condition Tinea Pedis better known as?
Athlete’s Foot
A medical device used to measure the amount of hemoglobin that is saturated by oxygen in the blood.
Pulse Oximeter
What is the term used for difficulty in swallowing?
Dysphagia
Condition that refers to a category of movement disorders that are characterized by involuntary muscle movements.
Dyskinesia
Leaving a patient without turning over his care to another qualified healthcare professional.
Abandonment
What is most likely to occur when a human diaphragm becomes spastic?
Hiccups
What are the threadlike extensions of the cytoplasm of a neuron?
Dendrites
What does HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Patient who use tobacco are at a higher risk for oral what?
Cancer
A substance that causes or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected.
Catalyst
With a blood pressure reading 146/86, 146 represents what, and 86 represents what?
Systolic, Diastolic
The term used to describe communicating with people you know or meet to share information about jobs.
Networking
A minor traumatic brain injury that may occur when the head hits an object, or moving object.
Concussion
Microorganisms that are present in human blood and cause disease in humans.
Blood Borne Pathogens
The measure of the human body shape based on an individual’s weight and height is known as what?
Body Mass Index or BMI
What is the term used for white blood cells that protect the body from infection?
Leukocytes
Document that allows individuals to state what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life when their condition is terminal.
Living Will
Term used to make a statement of an organization’s goals.
Mission Statement
Term used to describe working together for a common goal.
Collaboration
A hormone produced in the pancreas that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood.
Insulin
The doing of active goodness, kindness or charity, including all actions intended to benefit the patient.
Beneficence
What is the generic name for the common Tylenol?
Acetaminophen
You work 37 per week and earn $12.50 per hour. your employer deducts 13.0% from your gross income for federal tax. What is your net income for one week? (Round to the nearest cent.)
$402.38
Any message that aids a communicator in evaluating the success of previous message. The response of the receiver that shapes and alters subsequent messages from the source.
Feedback
How many bones are in each adult hand?
27
What is the general term for the substance that plays a major role in many allergic reactions, dilating blood vessels and making vessels abnormally permeable.
Histamine
Using military notation what is the correct way to write 9:34 pm?
2134
What is the term for “bad practice”, and is commonly called professional negligence?
Malpractice
A systematic, deliberative and interactive process by which nurses use critical thinking to collect, validate, analyze and synthesize the collected information in order to make judgment about health status.
Assessment
The vessels that carry blood body to the heart are known as what?
Veins
According to Psychologist Jean Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development, the stage that is characterized by egocentrism and in which the child is concerned with the development of language is the what stage?
Preoperational Stage
What is the amount of money that is available to you after all payroll deductions have been taken out of your salary?
Net Income
What was the most prescribed antidepressant in the 1990s?
Prozac
The process for getting permission before conducting a healthcare intervention is called what?
Informed Consent
What is the term for the principle that one should not cause harm or do evil?
Maleficence
What is the written documentation that serves as a legal document and record of the care given to the patient?
Patient Chart or Record
Which body system has the largest sensory organ and regulates fluid and blood loss?
Integumentary System
What Federal Act requires establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Term used to describe inoffensive or mild expression in place of one that may offend or embarrass someone.
Euphemism
Term used to describe an informal information exchange session designed to improve team performance and effectiveness, an after action review.
Debriefing
Edward Jenner successfully developed and introduced what vaccine in 1798?
Small Pox Vaccine
According to CDC the leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2011 is what?
Heart Disease
This term refers to a very concrete, research-based, set of actions that are taken as precautionary measures in the face of potential disasters.
Preparedness or Disaster Plan
The what plane divides the body lengthwise into left and right halves?
Median
The two-word term for the ongoing, voluntary and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. It not only enhances social inclusion, active citizenship and personal development, but also competitiveness and employability is what?
Lifelong Learning or Continuing Education
A set of infection control practices used to prevent transmission of disease.
Standard Precautions
