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Another name for a long-term care facility is

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Skilled nursing facility (SNF)

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Assisted living facilities are for

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People who need 24-hour skilled care

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Who are adult day services for?

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for people who need some help and supervision during certain hours

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Two groups that qualify for Medicare are

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The elderly (Ages 65 and up) and People with kidney failure and certain disabilities

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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

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A registered nurse who has completed training at the postgraduate level; nurse practioner is one type

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License practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

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Licensed professional who has completed one or two years of education and is able to administer medications and give treatments

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Occupational Therapist (OT)

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Helps residents learn to adapt to disabilities by training them to perform activities of daily living

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Physical Therapist (PT or DPT)

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Develops a treatment plan to increase movement, improve circulation, promote healing, reduce pain, prevent disability, and regain or maintain mobility

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Physician or Doctor (MD or DO)

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Licensed professional who diagnoses disease or disability

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Physician Assistant

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Licensed professional who diagnoses disease or disability, prescribes medication, and works under the supervision of a doctor

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what is malpractice?

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Injury caused by professional misconduct through negligence, carelessness, or lack of skill

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What is an objection observation?

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The NA can see, hear, smell, or touch it

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What is a subjective observation?

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The resident must tell the NA about it

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What is a root?

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A part of a word that contains its basic meaning

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What is a prefix?

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The word part that comes before the root to help form a new word

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What is a suffix?

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The word added to the end of the root they helps form a new card.

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What center of gravity gives a more stable base of support?

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A low center of gravity

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Pass is acronym that stands for

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Pull the pin
Aim the base
Squeeze the handle
Sweep back and forth

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Race is an acronym that stands for

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Remove anyone in danger
Alert by activating fire alarm
Contain the fire
Extinguish the fire

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Where should the hands be placed to give abdominal thrust?

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Under the persons arms and around their waist

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What is a mode of transmission?

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A way for a disease to spread

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What is a reservoir?

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Place where the pathogen lives and grows

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What is a susceptible host?

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A person who is likely to get the disease

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What is a portal of exit?

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A body opening that allows pathogens to leave

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What is dedicated equipment?
Equipment that is used by only one resident
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Employers must offer a free vaccine to protect NAs from
Hepatitis B
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What is the correct order for donning PPE?
1. Hand hygiene 2. Gown 3. Masks 4. Goggles 5. Gloves
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What is the correct order for doffing PPE?
1. Remove and discard gloves 2. Remove goggles 3. Remove and discard gown 4. Remove and discard mask 5. Wash hands
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Increasing the use of antibiotics increases the risk of developing C. diff
True
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MRSA can be spread by indirect contact
True
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What is the supine body position?
Lying flat on the back
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What is the lateral body position?
Lying on either side
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What is the prone body position?
Lying on the stomach
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What is the Fowler position?
Semi sitting position (45 to 60 degrees)
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What color are rectal thermometers?
Red
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What color are oral thermometers?
Green or blue
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What is the sims body position?
Left side lying position with one leg drawn up
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What is the oral temperature sight?
97.6 -99.6
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What is the rectal temperature?
98.6-100.6
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What is the axillary temperature?
96.6-98.6
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What is the tympanic temperature?
96.6-99.7
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What is the temporal artery temperature?
97.2-100.1
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How long should Residents be in a wheelchair before repositioning?
1 hour
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What is the least accurate temperature?
Axillary
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What is a pulse oximeter?
A device that uses a light to determine the amount of oxygen in the blood and measures a persons pulse rate
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How many ounces are in one pound?
16 ounces
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What is a clean catch specimen?
A CCMS does not include first and last urine voided in the sample
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What is an unwilling catheter?
A foley catheter remains inside the bladder for a period of time
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What is a condom catheter?
Also called a Texas catheter is use for males
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How does infant physical development move?
Moves from head to toe
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Does appetite increase with age?
No it decreases
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What type of advance directive that appoints someone to make medical decisions for a person in the event they become unable to do so?
Durable power of attorney for health care
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Type of advance direction that outlines medical care a person wants, or does not want, in case she becomes unable to make those decisions
A living will
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After death, the muscles becomes
Stiff and rigid
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When medical personnel are instructed not to perform CPR if a person’s breathing or heartbeat stops. This is called
Do not resuscitate (DNR) order
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What type of care forcuses on pain, relief, comfort and managing symptoms
Palliative care
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What are two parts of the nervous system?
Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system
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What does the nervous system do?
The nervous system controls and coordinates body function
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What does pakinstons disease cause?
A shuffling gait, pull rolling and a mask like facial expression.
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If a person with CAD rest it helps the blood flow return to normal
True
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What is Peripheral vascular disease?
PVD is caused by fatty deposits in blood vessels and it is a condition in which the legs, feet, arms, or hands do not have enough blood circulation to
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Chronic bronchitis she emphysema are grouped under?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD
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Gangrene can lead to
Amputation
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The most common diabetes
Is type 2
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Sugars in the blood cause problems with
Circulation
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The male and female sex glands are
The gonads
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What is lymph
A clear yellow fluid that carries disease fighting cells
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Symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease appear suddenly
False they appear gradually
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Women are more likely to have Alzheimer’s disease
True
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What is a catheter?
Thin tube inserted into the body that is used to drain or inject fluids
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What is a straight catheter?
Urinary catheter that is removed immediately after urine is drained
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What is a urinary catheter?
A thin tube used to drain urine from the bladder
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What is a routine urine specimens
Urine collected any time a resident voids
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What is a sputum specimen
Early morning is the best time to collect this specimen
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How soon should an NA check in a resident after applying a bandage?
10 minutes
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Elastic bandages are also known as
Nonsterile bandages
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Soiled linen should be bagged
At the point of origin
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What is dyspnea?
Difficulty swallowing
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What is chest pain?
Angina
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Trouble communicating thoughts through speech or writing called
Expressive aphasia
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Difficulty understanding spoke of written words called
Receptive aphasia
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Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
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Paralysis on one side of the body called
Hemiplegia
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Weakeness on one side of the body called
hemiparesis
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Anterior or ventral
The front of the body or body part
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Posterior or dorsal
The back of the body or body part
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Superior
Toward the head
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Inferior
Away from the head
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Lateral
To the side
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Proximal
Closer to the torso
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Distal
Father away from the torso
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Syncope
Fainting
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Emesis
Vomitting
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Abduction
Moving a body part away from the midline of the body
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Adduction
Moving a body part toward the midline of the body
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Extension
Straightening a body part
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Flexion
Bending a body part
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Dorsiflexion
Bending backward
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Rotation
Turning a joint
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Pronation
Turning downward
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Supination
Turning upward
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Opposition
Touching the thumb to any other finger
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With urinary catheters the drainage bag should be kept lower than the hips or the bladder
True
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How should a standard bed pan be position?
The wider end should be aligned with the residents buttocks
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Fats
Help the body store energy And add flavor to food and help to absorb certain vitamins

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