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Rutgers Dynamics of Health Care ExamReview with 100% Correct Answers ( A
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The person infected with a pathogen is also known as? - ANSWER The carrier
What are some factors that increase the risk of injury in the workplace? - ANSWER Dust,
chemicals, noise, heights, dangerous machines, and heavy lifting.
How can fatigue affect a person's safety? - ANSWER Leads to poor perception of danger, faulty
judgment, and inadequate problem solving.
What are some preventive measures that health care workers can take to reduce the risk of
spreading infection? - ANSWER Sanitizing
Disinfection
Sterilization
Compromised Immune System - ANSWER ●Stress
●Not eating breakfast/poor eating habits
●Lack of sleep
●Pregnant
●Child
●Older Adult
Why are vital signs used? - ANSWER Used to evaluate health problems and provides
information about patient's overall condition
,How often are vital signs taken? - ANSWER Every visit to healthcare facility and compared
to baseline
Febrile - ANSWER Body temperature above patient's normal range
Hyperpyrexia - ANSWER Extremely high temperature
Afebrile - ANSWER Normal body temperature
Bradycardia - ANSWER <60 bpm
Tachycardia - ANSWER >100 bpm
Arrhythmia - ANSWER Abnormal heart rhythm
Pulse - ANSWER Number of times the heart beats in 1 minute
Respirations - ANSWER Number of times a patient breaths in 1 minute
Hyperventilation - ANSWER Excessive rate and depth
Dyspnea - ANSWER Difficult or painful breathing
Tachypnea - ANSWER Rapid breathing (above 24/min)
Bradypnea - ANSWER Slow breathing (less than 10/min)
,Hyperpnea - ANSWER Abnormally rapid or deep breathing
Rales - ANSWER Constriction or blockage of bronchial passages
Cheyne-Stokes - ANSWER Stokes respirations: periods of increasing and decreasing depth of
respiration between periods of apnea
Apnea - ANSWER Absence of breathing
Orthopnea - ANSWER Difficulty breathing unless sitting or standing
Blood Pressure - ANSWER The force at which blood is pumped against the walls of the arteries
(mmHg)
Systolic Pressure - ANSWER Measure of pressure when left ventricle contracts: Top or
first number
Diastolic Pressure - ANSWER Measure of pressure when heart relaxes: Minimum pressure
exerted against the artery walls at all times. Bottom or second number
Hypertension - ANSWER High blood pressure
Hypotension - ANSWER Low blood pressure
Temperature Routes? - ANSWER Tympanic
Oral
Rectal
Temporal
, Axillary
What are the two types of ways to take temperature? - ANSWER Electronic: Accurate, fast, easy
to read, and comfortable
Disposable: Single use and less accurate
Which temperature route gives you a 98.6 degree reading? - ANSWER Oral.
(Tympanic and Rectal: 99.6
Axillary: 97.6)
What are the factors that influence pulse? - ANSWER Age
Fitness
Time of Day
Body type and size
Stress or Emotion
Fever
Medication
Blood Volume
What are the pulse sites? - ANSWER Carotid
Brachial
Radial
Femoral
Popliteal
Dorsalis
Apical
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