Across
- 3. taking multiple medications for various chronic conditions at different times of the day or week
- 7. accounts for 93% of all communication
- 11. data or measurements taken at the first visit and is used as a reference point of comparison during subsequent visits
- 12. these questions require the patient to give more than a yes or no response
- 13. technical name for blood pressure cuff
- 15. the bp cuff must be the correct ______ to fit the patient's arm
- 16. theorized that humans undergo eight developmental stages
- 17. process used to perform the actual teaching
- 18. the process that indicates how well patients are adapting or applying new information to their lives
- 19. ability to find, understand, and use information to make informed health decisions is called health ______
Down
- 1. the method of finding the gap of blood pressure by adding 30 mmHg to where you no longer feel the brachial artery
- 2. psychiatrist that arranged human needs in the form of a pyramid
- 4. unconventional form of medical treatment, including acupuncture
- 5. an assessment skill where you feel or touch a patient
- 6. cultural ___________ is understanding and acceptance of other cultures, beliefs, and value systems
- 8. gathering information about the patient's present health care needs and abilities
- 9. palpating these points offers a way to count a person's heart rate
- 10. the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the blood in the body
- 14. taking the temperature via the ear is called