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What are healthcare workers at risk for? correct answers exposure to pathogens How are healthcare workers exposed to pathogens? correct answers contact with blood, body fluids, contaminated equipment, and contaminated surfaces Colonization correct answers occurs when a microorganism invades th...

-Reduces the risk for illness and injury -Reduce length of stay (LOS) -Promotes patient well-being -Protects the staff correct answers Why is patient safety important? Responsible for incorporating critical thinking skills when using the nursing process, assessing each patient and their enviro...

level I correct answers local response adequate to manage disater level II correct answers regional efforts capable of providing needed resources level III correct answers local and regional assets are not sufficient; state or federal assistance is required 5 correct answers Local communiti...

Neoplasia correct answers "New Growth" It implies an abnormality of cellular growth. Synonymous with "tumor". Anemia correct answers A deficiency in circulating red blood cells. Tumors Thrombocytopenia correct answers A deficiency in the number of circulating platelets. Decrease is aggrega...

Nurse Practice Acts correct answers State laws that determine and define the responsibility and scope of practice of nurse Patient Self Determination Act correct answers A federal law that ensures that patients have the right to self-determination in health care decisions, that these wished be pr...

Age Diet Fluid intake Physical activity Psychological factors Personal habits Position during defecation Pain Pregnancy Surgery and anesthesia Medications, laxatives, and cathartics Diagnostic tests correct answers Factors Affecting Bowel Elimination Constipation, impaction, diarrhea, ...