You Can Help a Patient or Resident Feel Safe and Secure

question 28

Multiple Choice

You can help a patient or resident feel safe and secure by

• A) Explaining what you will do
• B) Keeping the person in his or her room
• C) Asking direct questions
• D) Asking visitors to leave the room

---

Definitions:

Gear Teeth

The individual protrusions on the circumference of a gear that engage with those on another gear to transmit torque and motion.

Runout

A defect that causes side-to-side or lateral movement in a spinning object. In wheels it is commonly caused by imperfections in the wheel’s shape; in disc brakes it can be caused by a distorted rotor, hub flange distortion, or worn wheel bearings.

Electrons

Subatomic particles whose activity creates electric currents.

Current Flow

The movement of electric charge through a conductor, creating an electric circuit.