Surgical Tech Chapter 3: The Surgical Patient

Under what circumstance will many hospitals invalidate a DNR/DNI order

For what type of research was sister Callista Roy best known?

A terminally ill pt whose advanced directives is to refuse life saving efforts is choosing which type of euthanasia ?

All conditions, circumstances, & influences that surround & affect the development & behavior of the person

Which levels of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is the pinnacle and can be accomplished only when all other needs are met?

Which conditions include the following signs: flat EEG, unresponsiveness, low temperature & absent pupil reflexes

Which need is related to an individuals place in the universe, including views on theology, philosophy & mythology

Which term describes a set of therapies that preserve patients life when body systems are not functioning sufficiently?

Which of the following is not a form of advanced directives?

Which area of concern/fear would most likely be the main focus for a teenage patient having surgery?

Cultural & religious values of patients can conflict with the practice of modern medicine

Dr Hans Selye defines stress as a "non specific response of the body a demand" (2006)

Denial, rationalization, regression, & repression are common form of what type of mechanism?

A person with only basic physiological functions of respiration, blood pressure, & intact heartbeat is categorized as

What requires medical facilities to inform patients their right to choose the type/extent of care & advanced directives

Who would be responsible for seeking organ donation consent after a patient is determined whole brain dead?

What type of procedure or care provides a terminal patient with symptom relief or avoidance and improves quality of life

Which of the following religions typically prohibits its followers from receiving blood transfusions?

Which of the following needs of the surgical patient is related to anatomy, physiology, genetics, & pathology?

For which religion would OR staff allow relatives of deceased patient to perform postmortem care (Ex. close eyes, mouth)

SIDS is categorized as which general category of cause of death?

For what type of research was Elizabeth Kubler-Ross best known?

Maslow's research produced a hierarchical structure of ______

Which diagnoses is currently used in most jurisdictions of the world to define a state of irreversible death?

The death of a patient from complications of asthma or high blood pressure would be categorized as which cause of death?

Which of the following needs identified by Maslow would likely be MOST prominent in a surgical patients mind?

Normal human emotion the CST may feel for patients, but must not interfere with ability to maintain focus on their job

Anointing of the sick is a practice of Muslim tradition & includes facing the patient toward the Holy City of Mecca

which area of concern or fear would most likely be the main focus for a toddler scheduled for surgery?

The patient statement "I know I will be in a better place" is part of ?

In general a surgical procedure represents a physical, psychological, social, and spiritual event to the patient.

Which life support treatment would be considered ultimately futile, and its benefits are far outweighed by burden?

Which of the following terms represents a positive physical & psychological state of a patient

Which organs or tissues can be recovered after death?

Which religion believes in reincarnation and that the rebirth is influenced by the previous death experience?

Which procedure would be surgical treatment for an elderly patients psychological dissatisfaction with their appearance

The Omnibus budget reconciliation act established organ procurement protocols or risk hospital losing funding by the CMS

How long after the removal from mechanical support is a patient still a candidate for donation after cardiac death

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 Stages of Grief?

Which death would generate high emotional trauma for family members & a need to preserve evidence?