Deck 5: The Patient

Question 1

According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, physiological needs are all of the following EXCEPT ________________.

A) psychological
B) biochemical
C) mechanical
D) physical

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Toddlers experience extreme ________ when separated from their primary caregiver.

A) comfort
B) anxiety
C) happiness
D) reflexes

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Supplying fluid, electrolytes, and organic substances to cells to maintain electrical activity and transport of materials in and out of the cells is a physiological response of ___________.

A) thermoregulation
B) mutation
C) attrition
D) nutrition

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Self-actualization is one's ability to express and achieve ________ goals.

A) society
B) financial
C) professional
D) personal

Question 5

________ is a model of human needs.

A) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
B) Developmental stages
C) Therapeutic communication
D) Social considerations

Question 6

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Basic need
b.Psychological need
c.Spiritual need
Belief in a greater power

Question 7

The patient whose ________ is compromised or suppressed is threatened with postoperative infection and delayed wound healing.

A) respiratory system
B) immune system
C) basic human needs
D) nervous system

Question 8

Because many patients with diabetes have compromised vascular systems, their risk of ________ is higher than in patients who are not diabetic.

A) surgical site infection
B) a physiological response to anesthesia
C) regression
D) comorbid disease

Question 9

The malnourished patient lacks the necessary ________ to support the process of healing.

A) oxygen supply
B) basic requirements
C) nutritional reserves
D) immune responses

Question 10

_________ is the body's way of avoiding painful or dangerous environments and stimuli.

A) Excitement
B) Immobility
C) Calmness
D) Mobility

Question 11

Patients are covered with warm blankets while awaiting surgery or during transportation. This is not just a comfort measure but is also important to maintaining _________ temperature.

A) core
B) skin
C) room
D) equipment

Question 12

Physiological needs are the basic needs for ________ patients.

A) all
B) some
C) young
D) elderly

Question 13

Pediatric patient groups are defined according to approximate _____________ age ranges.

A) physical
B) physiological
C) chronological
D) astronomical

Question 14

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Basic need
b.Psychological need
c.Spiritual need
Practice of a particular faith

Question 15

A ________ system is needed for the body to respond to the trauma of surgery and to defend it against pathogens that have invaded it during the surgical procedure.

A) mobility
B) healthy immune
C) elimination
D) comorbid disease

Question 16

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Basic need
b.Psychological need
c.Spiritual need
Respiration

Question 17

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a model for meeting ________ and is used as a reference point for patient care.

A) the surgeon's needs
B) the patient's family members' needs
C) the sterile team's needs
D) human needs

Question 18

Which is the highest level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

A) Love
B) Belonging
C) Acceptance
D) Self-actualization

Question 19

Knowledge of the different __________ of children helps the surgical technologist understand the behaviors exhibited by these patients in the operating room.

A) cultures
B) developmental stages
C) childhood diseases
D) family backgrounds

Question 20

In patient-centered care, the surgical team bases assessment, planning, and intervention on the unique needs of the ________.

A) surgical technologist
B) patient
C) surgeon
D) patient's family members

Question 21

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Basic need
b.Psychological need
c.Spiritual need
Anxiety and fear

Question 22

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Basic need
b.Psychological need
c.Spiritual need
Loss of security

Question 23

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Basic need
b.Psychological need
c.Spiritual need
Fear of death

Question 24

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Basic need
b.Psychological need
c.Spiritual need
Rituals and ceremonies

Question 25

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Basic need
b.Psychological need
c.Spiritual need
Biochemical needs