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What is Tort? The intentional or unintentional act that results in injury.
What is Negligence? Omission of reasonable care.
What is Malpractice? Patient is injured, then come back and sue you due to error.
What is Battery? The unlawful touching without consent
What is Assault? Threat or verbal threating
What is Beneficence? To do good, do what's best for patients.
What is Misfeasance? Not performing a duty correctly, improper performance.
What is Res ipsa loquitur? The thing speaks for itself
What is Slander? Defamation by spoken word.
What is Malfeasance? Intentional conduct that is wrong or unlawful.
What is Libel? Defamation by written word.
What is Respndeat superior? Let the master answer the employer is responsible.
What is Nonfeasance? Fail to act
What is Invasion of Privacy? Hippa violations, exposing patient body.
What should your normal BUN range be? 8-25
What should your normal Creatinine range be? .7-1.3
What should your normal GFR range be? 90-120
What does positive room pressure mean? air goes out but not in
What does negative room pressure mean? air goes in but not out
What is Vehicles? transmission of infectious agent that is indirect.
What is Formites? inanimate object that has made contact with infectious organisms.
What is Nosocomial? Hospital acquired infection.
What is Vectors? Typically a bug.
What is Nasoentric tubes? Aspiration of gas and fluid from intestinal tract after surgery.
What is Urinary Catheters? Used for the drainage and collection of urine; may be used to allow healing of surrounding tissues or to deliver medicaitons or irrigate bladder.
What is Nasogastric tube? Used for feeding or gastric suction.
What is Tracheostomy? Opening into the airway with a tube in place; may be connected to vent.
What is closed chest drainage? Used to remove fluid or gastric or free air from pleural cavity; if disconnected abruptly, lung collapse may result.
What is Tracheotomy? Surgical opening into trachea, must suction occasionally.
What is Swan ganz catheter? Situated in right side of heart for monitoring of heart function and blood flow.
What is Orthopedic traction? Uses weights for therapeutic reasons; usually for long bones or spine inquires; don't move weights.
What are Vasodilators used for? To relax the walls of blood vessels, permitting a greater flow of blood.
What are examples of anticoagulats? Heparin and warfarin
What are Barbiturates used for ? Depress the central nervous system, respirations, and blood pressure; induce sleep
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