study guide

While eating at a restaurant, you notice a person at a nearby table suddenly clutch their chest and collapse. They are unresponsive and not breathing normally. What should you do?

• do nothing

• cpr

• call 911

• continue eating

When a baby goes through the birth canal, and the plates of the skull slides over one another called molding, what type of bones are these? (Addy)

• short bone

• irregular bone

• flat bone

• long bone

 If a nurse is wearing a HEPA filter mask, what kind of transmission based precaution is she dealing with?

• Airborne Precaution

• Droplet Precautions

• Contact Precautions

•  Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

A patient’s chart notes “hypertension,” and the provider mentions the prefix hyper- in the term. Based on your understanding of medical prefixes, what does hyper- suggest about the patient’s blood pressure?

• Below-normal level

• A slow rate
  

• An average level
  

• An above-normal level

Nursing assistants are allowed to do many things; what out of these options can they NOT do?

• Give a patient a bath

• 1. Give a patient an injection

• Assist patients with eating

• Measure and record vital signs

An elderly woman is diagnosed with a terminal illness where she only has 4 months left to live and is given an option to receive a specific kind of care. What kind of care would be best for this woman?

• hospice

• home healthcare

• Rehabilitation center

• Long-term care facility

In a hospital setting, in order to best prevent any type of accident you should always:

• Only operate equipment you are trained to use

• Never mix solutions or chemicals

• Report any safety hazards (ex. Spilled liquids, loose rugs, etc.)

• all of the above

 In an emergency situation, which step is NOT part of the primary assessment of an emergency patient?

• Introducing Yourself

• 1. Checking for responsiveness

• Check for visual wounds

• 1. Performing CPR

Some microbes can live only in the presence of oxygen. They are called?

•  Anaerobic microbes

• Microbiology

• Aerobic microbes

• Bacteria

A 32 year old man comes to the doctor complaining about severe back pain and he is noticing his legs being different lengths. What condition does he most likely have?

• Kyphosis

• Lordosis

• Scoliosis

• Spondylosis