Chapter 2

Question 1

ADLs

Answer 1

Activities of daily living:

“Personal care activities performed by residents everyday, which includes bathing, grooming, dressing, eating and hydrating, toileting, ambulating (walking), and exercising.” (Pg 14)

Question 2

PPE

Answer 2

Personal protective equipment

Question 4

Assault

Answer 4

Threat or actual TOUCHING of a resident without permission. (Pg 20)

Question 5

Aiding and abetting

Answer 5

Participating in a unlawful act or observing it and not reporting it. (Pg 20)

Ex. Observing sexual harassment of a resident and not reporting it.

Question 7

Abuse

Answer 7

A threat or actual physical or mental harm to a resident. (Pg 20)

Question 8

False imprisonment

Answer 8

Preventing a resident from moving freely about, with or without force, against the resident’s wishes. (Pg 20)

Question 9

Invasion of privacy

Answer 9

Failing to keep the resident’s affairs confidential or exposing the resident’s body when preforming care. (Pg 20)

Question 10

Involuntary seclusion

Answer 10

Keeping a resident isolated from others as a form of punishment. (Pg 20)

Question 11

Neglect

Answer 11

Accidently or deliberately ignoring the needs of a resident that results in harm or injury. (Pg 20)

Question 12

Negligence

Answer 12

Either neglecting to act the manner in which you were taught, or omitting care or performing care incorrectly that results in harm to a resident. (Pg 20)

Question 13

Theft

Answer 13

Taking something that does not belong to you. (Pg 20)

Question 14

Beneficence

Answer 14

Doing good for others. (Pg 23)

Question 15

Nonmaleficence

Answer 15

Do no harm. (Pg 23)

Question 16

Battery

Answer 16

Unlawful personal violence towards a resident without permission. (Pg 20)

Question 17

What does vital signs includes?

Answer 17

1. Temperature
2. Pulse
3. Respiration
4. Blood pressure

Question 18

What can you do to help maintain infection control?

Answer 18

1. Wash hands
2. Handle contaminated objects with care
3. Observe and Report environmental situations

Question 19

Role of a Registered Nurse?

Answer 19

• Carry both medical plan of care prescribed by the physician as well as the nursing care plan developed by the nursing staff.
• Assess each resident and modifies the nursing care as needed to help meet the patients needs.
• Works under the supervision of the D.O.N.

Question 20

What does communication skills involve?

Answer 20

• Listening
• Responding
• Documenting