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Certification Prep
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Scope of practice? | Procedures, actions, and processes that a person is permitted to perform in keeping with the terms of their training and certification |
| Educating Pts on how to take meds, Health promotion Taking vitals Pt education, urinalysis throat cultures | With in scope of practice |
| Diagnosing a patient, giving narcotics, reading lab results, pathogenic ID performing Arterial Blood Gas ABG | Outside scope of practice |
| What is the heart rate birth to 1 year | 110-170 |
| What is the heart rate 1 yr to 10 yrs | 90-110 |
| What is the heart rate 10-16 yrs | 80-95 |
| Know heart rate 16 yrs- midlife | 70-80 |
| Know heart rate for elderly adult | 55-70 |
| What route can be local or systemic? | Topical |
| Parathyroid hormone is important for | Bone growth |
| Where do you place tape measure on baby's forehead | Most prominent part, 2 fingers above eyebrows |
| What test is collected from the throat | Streptococcal |
| Whats is reducing the number of microbes | Sanitation |
| destruction of all pathogens and their spores | Sterilization |
| Situation a drug should not be used because it is harmful to said pt | Contraindication |
| Removal of a medication from the body | Excretion |
| How long it takes a drug to get into the blood stream | Absorption |
| The reversible transfer of a drug from one location to another with in the body | Distribution |
| A condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure advisable | Indication |
| Most important organ for drug metabolism is the liver | Metabolism |
| Must document expiration date and lot number in pt chart | Flu vaccine |
| Drugs with morphine-like effects derived from opium to treat pain | Opiates |
| The absence of bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms | Asepsis |
| Clean reduces or inhibits number and growth microorganisms | Medical Asepsis |
| Eliminates all organisms both pathogenic and nonpathogenic, even spores | Sterile Asepsis |
| Surgery that improves blood flow to the heart | Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting CABG |
| Removal of all or part of the breasts | Mastectomy |
| What percentage isopropyl alcohol used to clean a pts skin | 70% |
| Refers to a pt who has not eaten anything for a period of 12 hrs or longer | Basal State |
| Foods contain iodine | Shellfish, eggs, and milk |
| Study of blood and blood cell counts | Hematology |
| deals with microorganisms and their effects on other living organisms | Microbiology |
| tests for poisons, pharmaceutical and recreational drugs | Toxicology |
| Largest department in the core lab, analysis of body fluids for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes | Chemistry |
| The study of the bodys ability to form clots and dissolve them | Coagulation |
| What do you use on small veins, butterfly needle | Winged Infusion Set |
| Determines the average blood sugar concentrations for the following months checks for diabetes | A1C Hemoglobin |
| Absence of oxygen | Anaerobic |
| Presence of oxygen | Aerobic |
| Measures the oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood from an artery CMA cannot perform | ABG Arterial Blood Gas |
| ICD stands for | International Classification of Diseases |
| How many charaters are used in ICD 10 coding | 3-7 |
| When educating pt about pulmonary function studies, what should you reinforce he/she should not do? | Eat a heavy meal within one hour of the test |
| What is considered normal pulse rate | 60-100 bpm |
| Which pulse is used to check the heart rate of an infant | Apical Pulse, over apex of the heart |
| How many respirations are considered normal? | 12-20 respirations per minute |
| Normal Temps Oral | 98.6 F 37 C |
| Normal temps axillary | 97.6 F 36 C |
| Forehead Temp | Temporal |
| Temp with in the ear | Tympanic |
| Considered most reliable | Rectal Temp |
| Having a fever over 100 F | Febrile |
| Absence of fever | Afebrile |
| Feverish periods last hours alternating with periods of normal | Intermittent |
| Fever that fluctuates less than 3 degree but does not return to normal | Continuous Fever |
| Temp remains above normal throughout day and fluctuates more than 3 degree | Remittent Fever |
| Morality, creativity, problem solving Maslow needs Top 5th level | Self-actualization |
| Confidence Achievement respect Maslows needs4th level | Self-Esteem |
| Love friendship intimacy family Maslow needs 3rd level | Belonging |
| Security of enviroment, employment resources health property Maslows needs 2nd level | Safety |
| Air, food, water, sex,, sleep, and other factors towards homeostasis Maslow needs level 1 | Physiological |
| What divides the body into right/left | Sagittal |
| What divides the body into top (Superior) and bottom (inferior) | Transverse |
| What is CXR | Chest Xray |
| Urinalysis | UA |
| Format for communicating important pt info in a chart in an organized manner | SOAP |
| Information the patient conveys | Subjective |
| Measureable information about the pt (vitals diagnostic findings etc. | Objective |
| A detailed examination by the provider to determine health status | Assessment |
| A series of proposed interventions to improve health or treat disease | Plan |
| Inflammation of the kidney which can cause pain in the lower and mid-back | Pyelonephritis |
| Any microorganism that can cause a disease. link one | Infectious Agent |
| The place where the microorganisms reside thrive and reproduce. Link 2 ie: Food, water, toilet seat, elevator buttons | Reservoir |
| Place where the organism leaves the reservoir ie: respiratory tract Link 3 | Portal of Exit |
| The means by which an organism transfers from one carrier to another Link 4 | Mode of Transmission |
| The opening where an infectious agent enters the hosts body ie: mucous membranes open wounds Link 5 | Portal of Entry |
| A person who is at risk for developing an infection from the disease Link 6 | Susceptible Host |
| How many links in the chain of infection | 6 |
| if a pt is shivering during an EKG it will produce what kind of artifact | Somatic Tremor |
| What is the range for a normal PR interval | 0.12- 0.20 seconds |
| What is liquid nitrogen used for | Cryosurgery |
| Patient has fruity breath and and deep breathing are signs of what | Hyperglycemia |
| When educating a pt about decreasing fat intake what is the cause? | Hypercholesterolemia |
| Where are the electrodes placed for a holter monitor | Anterior Chest |
| What is needed to remove a suture | Sterile thumb forcep |
| What is the purpose of the chain of custody is to document | Chronological history of the specimen |
| When completing a CMS-1500 must ensure that what is on the form | The providers federal tax ID number |
| What is the advantage of breast feeding | Enhances Passive Natural Acquired Immunity |
| OSHA standards and regulations include | Training on newly safety devices is conducted annually |
| What is the most common artery used to obtain a manual blood pressure | brachial artery |
| The technique used when a CMA is removing a suture | Lift knot toward the wound |
| What area of the progress notes would you find medication dosage and instructions after pt has seen dr | The plan of care |
| Use of an antihistamine to relieve allergy symptoms is an | indication |
| Visualization | inspection |
| Listening | Auscultation |
| Feeling | Palpation |
| Striking | Percussion |
| Surgical procedure to reroute the colon for a pt with bowel blockage | Colostomy |
| How long do you flush out your eyes due to irritants | 15 minutes |
| What does PASS mean in reference to fire extinguishers | Pull the pin Aim at the base Squeeze handle Sweep back and forth |
| Function and process of living organisms | Physiology |
| When educating a pt about pulmonary function reinforce what? | DO NOT eat a heavy meal with in one hour of test |
| Injection site Lateral shoulder | Deltoid |
| IM injection on an infant | Vastus Lateralis |
| Study of the structures of living things | Anatomy |
| Function and process of living organisms | Physiology |
| Requires the inclusion of pt and family ie: pt care | Patient-centered care |
| Promotes coagulation and stops bleeding | Hemostasis |
| Low blood sugar that can be helped by giving the patient orange juice | Hypogycemia |
| Used to assess the size shape and composition of the human boy. ie: BMI or growth chart | anthropometric |
| Swallowing air | Aerophagia |
| measuring the oxygen level in the blood on finger or ear lobe | Pulse oximetry |
| What method is flu, measles, tb tranmitted | airbourne |
| What method is HIV spread | Blood Bourne |
| What method is STIs transmitted | Contact |
| What does CPT stand for? | Current Procedural Terminology |
| What does HIPAA stand for | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| Specified amount policyholder must meet before insurance kicks in | Coinsurance |
| Decision by your insurer or plan that it is medically necessary | Preauthorization |
| Process of obtaining eligibilty certification collecting info before procedure | Precertification |
| Directing or redirecting to a medical specialists or agency for definitive treatment | Referral |
| Before you provide care confirm how how a pt will pay for services. | Verification of eligibility |
| Allows pt access to his own records and allows pt control over who sees them | Release of Information form |
| Federal Agency that over sees and regulates safety in the work place , training @ no cost | OSHA |
| What does OSHA stand for | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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