Haryana BSEH Senior Secondary NSQF Healthcare flashcards

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NSQF Level 4

The National Skills Qualifications Framework level at which the BSEH Senior Secondary Healthcare vocational course is placed, linking school learning to industry competency standards and further study.

Scope of practice

The set of tasks a healthcare worker is trained, authorised and competent to perform. It is defined by qualification, registration and employer policy, and delegation does not transfer accountability.

Anatomical position

The standard reference stance: standing erect, facing forward, arms at the sides with palms turned forward. All directional terms such as medial, lateral, proximal and distal are defined relative to it.

Suffix -ectomy

A word ending meaning surgical removal of a structure, as in appendectomy (removal of the appendix) or hysterectomy. It differs from -otomy, which means a surgical incision into a structure.

Chain of infection

Six linked elements: infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry and susceptible host. Breaking any single link stops transmission, which is the basis of infection control.

Airborne precautions

Precautions for pathogens spread by droplet nuclei under five micrometres, such as tuberculosis and measles. They require an N95 respirator, a negative-pressure room and a closed door.

Five Moments for Hand Hygiene

WHO moments: before touching a patient, before a clean procedure, after body fluid exposure risk, after touching a patient, and after touching patient surroundings. Each marks a moment requiring hand hygiene.

PPE doffing order

Remove gloves first, then goggles or face shield, then gown, then mask or respirator, performing hand hygiene after glove removal and again after mask removal. This order minimises self-contamination.

Braden Scale

A pressure ulcer risk assessment scoring sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition and friction/shear. Lower total scores indicate higher risk and trigger more frequent repositioning and skin care.

Fowler position

A bed position with the head of the bed raised 30 to 60 degrees and knees slightly flexed. It improves breathing, aids feeding and reduces aspiration risk in bed-bound patients.

Normal adult vital signs

Temperature about 36.1 to 37.2 degrees Celsius, pulse 60 to 100 beats per minute, respirations 12 to 20 per minute, blood pressure near 120/80 mmHg and oxygen saturation 95 to 100 percent.

SBAR handover

A structured communication tool: Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation. It is used to escalate deteriorating patients clearly and briefly to a senior clinician or rapid response team.

Adult CPR ratio

For a single rescuer or two rescuers on an adult, give 30 chest compressions at 100 to 120 per minute, 5 to 6 cm deep, followed by 2 rescue breaths, allowing full chest recoil.

Recovery position

A side-lying position for an unresponsive person who is breathing normally and has no suspected spinal injury. It keeps the airway open and allows fluids to drain from the mouth.

Contemporaneous record

A documentation entry made at the time of the event or as soon as possible afterwards. It is dated, timed, signed with name and designation, and considered the most reliable legal evidence.

Confidentiality exception

Circumstances permitting disclosure of patient information without consent, including statutory notifiable diseases, court orders, serious risk to a third party and public health emergencies.

Informed consent

Voluntary agreement by a patient with capacity after receiving adequate information about the nature, risks, benefits and alternatives of a procedure. It is documented before the intervention.

Charter of Patients' Rights

A 2019 Indian charter listing rights including information, informed consent, second opinion, privacy, confidentiality, non-discrimination, safety, dignity and grievance redressal for every patient.

Yellow category waste

Biomedical waste that includes human and animal anatomical waste, soiled dressings, expired medicines, chemical waste and discarded linen. It is incinerated, deep-buried or otherwise treated per the 2016 Rules.

White category waste

The sharps category, covering used needles, syringes with fixed needles, scalpels, blades and broken glass. It goes into puncture-proof containers and is autoclaved or shredded before final disposal.

Post-exposure needlestick care

Wash the wound with soap and running water without squeezing or scrubbing, report immediately, and obtain hepatitis B prophylaxis and HIV post-exposure prophylaxis assessment within hours.

MUDRA loan

A Government of India scheme providing collateral-free loans to micro and small enterprises under Shishu, Kishor and Tarun categories, usable for small healthcare ventures such as a pharmacy or clinic.

State Nursing Council

The statutory body that registers nurses and midwives in a state. Practising as a nurse without valid registration is an offence under state nursing legislation.

Clinical logbook

A dated record of skills performed during placement, listing the unit, skill, anonymised patient category, supervisor signature and a brief reflection. It evidences competence for assessment.

Critical fail step

A step in a practical skill checklist whose omission or incorrect performance automatically fails the candidate, such as breaking asepsis, unsafe sharps handling or failing hand hygiene.

Sub-centre population norm

India's first contact rural health facility, staffed mainly by an auxiliary nurse midwife and male health worker, planned for about 3,000 to 5,000 people in plains and fewer in hilly areas.

Homeostasis

The maintenance of a stable internal environment, including temperature, pH, blood glucose and fluid balance, through feedback mechanisms controlled mainly by the nervous and endocrine systems.

Autoclave sterilisation

Sterilisation using saturated steam under pressure, typically 121 degrees Celsius at 15 psi for 15 to 20 minutes. It kills all microorganisms including bacterial spores, unlike simple disinfection.

Intake-output charting

Recording all fluids taken in and lost by a patient over 24 hours. Normal adult urine output is roughly 1 to 2 mL per kg per hour; lower output may indicate dehydration or renal problems.

Pulse deficit

The difference between the apical heart rate and the radial pulse counted simultaneously. A deficit suggests ineffective contractions, as in atrial fibrillation, and is reported to the clinician.

AED use

An automated external defibrillator analyses the heart rhythm and delivers a shock for shockable rhythms. Apply pads to a bare dry chest, ensure no one touches the patient during analysis and shock.

Bio-Medical Waste Rules 2016

Indian regulations making the occupier of a health facility responsible for segregation at source, colour-coded containers, treatment within 48 hours, manifest documentation and annual reporting to the pollution board.