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Ket terms and points in chapter 2

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Communication is broken down into what 4 major components   Verbal, non verbal, listening, and written communication  
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Nearly half of the adult population struggle with what   Health Literacy. They do not have adequate knowledge of health issues based on their written, spoken, or conceptual knowledge.  
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What are the 4 generations   Veterans/traditionalists (born prior to 1940), Boomers (Born mid 1940's-1964), Generation xers (born 1965-1981), Millenials/Internet generation Y (Born 1982-2000)  
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Define Pace   Rate of speed and urgency of the voice  
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Define tone   pitch of the voice ranging from high to low  
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Define Volume   refers to the loudness of the voice ranging from a whisper to a shout  
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STAT   Emergency  
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What is the NFB   national federation of the blind  
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What are the other terms that can be used instead of 'blind'   visually impaired, low vision, or sightless  
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Blind   People who need alternative techniques to do the same tasks that a sighted person can do normally  
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Define Braille   traditional writing system for sightless individuals and consists of patterns of raised dots read by touch  
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Define zone of comfort   area of space around a patient that is private territory  
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What are the four zones of interpersonal space   Intimate space (direct contact up to 18 inches) Personal space (18 inches to 4 feet) Social space (4 feet to 12 feet) Public space (more than 12 feet)  
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Define culture   a system of values, beliefs, and practices that stem from one's concept of reality.  
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What is active listening   paying undivided, complete attention to the speaker by concentrating on the verbal message, observing his or her non verbal language and offering appropriate feedback.  
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What is the most important role of the phlebotomist   patient indentification  
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What should be done if the patient doesn't have an armband   alert the nurse in charge and explain that you cannot perform a draw without and armband. never draw a patient without an armband  
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What is a requisition form   the means by which laboratory tests are requested. Can be manual method, semi automated method, or automated method.  
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What is a STAT requisition   a verbal request for a specific procedure.  
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What must be included when when submitting a lab test request   patient identification information, patients's gender, DOB, or age, and name of physician ordering test  
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Define bar code   light and dark bands that relate to specific alphanumeric symbols  
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Define radio frequency identification (RFID)   Silicon chips that transmit data to a wireless receiver  
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Define delta checks   QC that allows for detection of clinically significant changes in lab results  
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What is a critical value result   a test result that may be life threatening and must be reported immediately to the patient's physician  
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