HOSA Clinical Nursing
Basic Care and Vocab
with 100% correct
answers(passed)
What system has greatly increased the number and types of health care
settings? - answer Health care system
What health care workers help individuals and aggregates (groups) to
improve health of the entire community? - answer Community health
nurses
What is the main difference between home health care nursing and public
health care nursing? - answer Direct care to patients
What major health care involves teaching patients and families to care for
themselves so as to promote independent functioning? - answer Home
health care
What is a major source of home health care funding? - answer Medicare
For what do these 4 conditions have to be met for?
1. the physician has determined the need for home care and has made or
authorized a plan for home care
2. the patient needs intermitted skilled nursing care or physical or speech-
language therapy or continued occupational therapy
3. the patient is homebound
4. the agency providing the care is Medicare certified - answer Medicare
,What are high-technology interventions (the provisions of intravennous
therapy and ventilator), hospice services, pediatric care, and mental
health care for? - answer Specialty home care services
What is the process of restoring an individual to the best possible health
and functioning following a physical or mental impairment and the
prevention of further disablity? - answer Rehabilitation
Caring for what type of patient requires the coordinated services of a
large number of health care professionals to help patients stay healthy
and prevent complications or injuries? - answer Disabled
As an effective member of a multidiscipliary rehabilitation team, the ____ is
a care planner, teacher, caregiver, counselor, coordinator and advocate. -
answer Nurse
_____ _____ workers must consider the way a disabled individual funciton
within the family and the patient and family should be involved from the
outset in determining the plan of care - answer Health care
______ in activites of daily living is the best indicator of who will need
nursing home placement. - answer Dependence
What residential care exists in these four levels:
1. domicilary care
2. sheltered housing
3. intermediate care
4. skilled care - answer Modern long-term
Care delivered in ____-____ _____ residential facility is based on three
principles:1. promontion of independence
2. maintenance of function
,3. maintenance of autonomy (freedom from external authority to make
decisions about one's health and health care) - answer Long-term care
What is is the cornerstone of the healing process. To support and maintain
life or fight disease, the body must be supplied with the proper nutrients?
- answer Nutrition
What process involves enzymes help break down food particles to their
simplest form so that the nutrients can be absorbed by the body? - answer
Digestive
What body system regulates neural control and the secrection of
hormones? - answer Gastrointestinal
What major organ is is normally emptied in 1 to 4 hours, dependign on the
amount and kinds of foods eaten? - answer Stomach
The primary organ of absorbtion is the ____ _____. - answer Small intestine
Fluids, vitamins, and minerals are absorbed through the intestinal _____. -
answer Mucosa
The body makes use the energy received through the food that is eaten,
and the _____ portion of _____ expenditure occurs during rest to carry out
the mechanical activities needed to sustain life processes. - answer
Largest/energy
Although ______ are the body's main source of food energy, ____ are the
most concentrated source. - answer Carbohydrates/fats
Most of the energy needed to move, perform activites, and live is
consumed in the form of _____, which are converted primarily to glucose for
immediate use by the body's cells. - answer Carbohydrates
, _____ are a major source of energy for muscle tissue, even when glucose is
available. - answer Lipids
_____ are made of smaller units called amino acids. - answer Proteins
_____ and _____ are micronutrients; they are needed in small amounts for
good health. - answer Vitamins/minerals
_____ is the largest component of the body and body tissues are essential
to all life processes in the body. - answer Water
Maintaining a good diet can help middle-aged and older adults maintain a
high level of function and reduce the risks of ______ disease. - answer
Chronic
Because of the normal decline in metabolism and physical activity, _____
needs lessens with age. - answer Energy
______ are at risk for megaloblastic anemia if adequate _______ ___ is not
added to the diet. - answer Vegetarians/vitamin B12
Anorexia nervosa, bulimia and binge eating disorder are _______ disorders
that often begin in adolescence. - answer Eating
______ disorders are thought to be caused by multiple biologic, psychologic,
sociocultural and spiritual factors. - answer Eating
For the patients who cannot take ____ feedings, nutritional support may be
provided through enteral tube feedings, or peripheral or central catheters.
- answer Oral
If a subcutaneous injection is to be given at a 90 degree angle, you should
choos a needle that is ___ inches in length. - answer 1/2
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