Flashcards

Question 0

M. Hyde has Parkinson’s disease and has severe tremors of the hand. He likes to smoke several times a day, so you…

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Make sure he is attended when he smokes

Question 1

For safety and comfort the temperature of the water for a bed bath could be

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95-105 degrees F

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Cleaners and disinfectants should be

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Kept locked in cupboards

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A plan called the care plan that is developed for each individual resident is usually found in…

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The chart or binder

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Body language and symbols are examples of

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Non-verbal language

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Ambulated with assistance means

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The resident can walk with help

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You are going on break when you notice resident who is not assigned to you has slipped down in her wheelchair. You should

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Reposition her immediately

Question 7

The charge nurse to measure Mrs.Jones’ vital signs. To complete this assignment you will measure the

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Temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure

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Nail care is done only by the licensed staff if the resident is diagnosed with

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Diabetes

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The possibility of aspiration is apparent when

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The person coughs each time they drink fluids

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The part of skin involved with a stage IV decubitus ulcer is the

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Deeper tissue

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Successful activity programs should be

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Designed for echo residents disability

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A contracture is the result of

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Shortening of a muscle

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Breakfast is now being served. When assisting residents who are very slow to dress you should

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Encourage them and praise them for thief efforts

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Before you trim a residents fingernails or toenails you should

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Soak them in warm water

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Validation therapy for a confused resident is most successful when maintained

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Around the clock

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You must meet basic needs for a resident in restraints by

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Releasing, exercising, and offering her a bedpan q2h

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The condition that the best describes individuals with early Alzheimer’s disease is that they

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Speak clearly but are sometimes confused

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During ambulation of an unsteady resident, the nursing assistant should use a gait blt and

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Walk behind and to one side of resident

Question 19

Mrs. Black is legally blind and needs help finding her room. You should

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Have her hold your arm and escort her

Question 20

The best thing a nursing assistant can do during a bowel retraining program is to

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Praise the resident for successful efforts

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The legal health record of the resident is called the

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Medical Record

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Articles used for a resident’s daily personal care should

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Be used for one resident

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Geriatrics is that branch of medicine that

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Is concerned with the care of the elderly

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If the call light is not answered in a reasonable time by a caregiver , it can be considered

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Neglect

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What would be negligence or malpractice

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Resident is burned from a heat lamp placed to close to the bed

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A stethoscope is used in the measurement of

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Apical pulse and blood pressure

Question 27

Jeremy. A mentally challenged resident is masturbating in his private room. The C.N.A should:

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Pull the privacy curtains and close the door

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An unsteady resident is showering you should

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Use a shower chair

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The recommended position for giving an enema is

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Left sims

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Normal respirations are usually

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Between 12-20 per minute (adult) Quiet and effortless Regular

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Enteric precautions prevent the

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Spread of pathogens through fecal materials

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Mrs. Shumway's nursing plan lists CHF as her primary dx. You would most likely expect her ADL routine to include

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Daily am weight measurements

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Washing your hands over and over as a way of dealing with anxiety is

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OCD: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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Suspicious beliefs about a person or situation is called

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Paranoia

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To prevent a resident from choking or aspirating during meals, a nursing assistant should

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Make sure food is swallowed after each bite

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A prosthesis is an

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Artificial leg

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Free from disease or infection

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Asepsis

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Mrs. Akay has complained of chest pains four times this week. She was sent to the hospital and all tests were negative. Now she is complaining of chest pains again. You ignore and deliberately forget about her complaint. This is an example of

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Negligence

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A resident is sexually inappropriate with you. First you should

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Tell the resident to stop

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The area around stoma should

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Be cleaned with mild soap and water

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When dressing a resident with right sided weakness, you should

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Dress the right side first

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Good hand washing is based on

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The length of washing time

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The best way to achieve the residents' highest level of well being is to

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Work with the residents' capabilities and support them to the fullest

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Residents with aphasia

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Cannot speak but May be able to understand

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It is important for residents on bowel programs to

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Follow their toileting schedule

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The first step to perform during a facility fire emergency is to

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Remove all residents from danger

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Anti-embolism stockings or TED hose should be put on the resident

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Before the resident begins daily activities

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To ensure the accuracy of a resident's weight

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Make sure the scale is zeroed/balanced before use

Question 49

Mrs. Grant is seated next to Mrs white at the dinner table. Mrs. Grant reaches over and takes Mrs. White's pudding and begins to eat it. The N/A should

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Ask the diet aide for another pudding for Mrs. White

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The first safety measure for commode to wheelchair transferring

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Lock the brakes on the wheel chair

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Shearing is most likely to happen to when a resident

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Slides down in bed

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To prevent pressure sores on buttocks

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Provide peri are for the resident after each incontinence

Question 53

Mrs. Henry frequently misplaces her eyeglasses. Today she is wearing different glasses, obviously not her own. On other occasions she has wandered into neighboring rooms and takes eyeglasses from the dresser. The NA should first.

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Locate her glasses and return the other pair to the rightful owner

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When making an occupied bed, the side rail should

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Be put up on the on the side of the bed the resident is turning to

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More frequent urination in elderly may be caused by

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Decreased bladder capacity

Question 56

While passing the dining room you hear a resident say to a co-worker, "Help me, help me, I need help." You heard the co-worker tell the resident in a sarcastic tone of voice, "I'll help you when I get done picking up these trays." You should

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Report it immediately according to your facility policy

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It is time for you to clean Mr. Gravel's dentures. You should

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Handle them with care

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A responsibility of a nursing assistant generally would be

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Taking vital signs

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The telephone rings and you answer. It is the physician with admission orders. You should

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Get a licensed nurse to take the orders

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The most common problem of older residents is

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Depression

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The risk of falling is increased as we age due to

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Decreased muscle strength, decreased mobility, and decreased flexibility

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After shaving a person you should discard a disposable razor in the

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Biohazard container

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Health care agency or program that provides services for a terminally ill resident of any age is

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Hospice care

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Symptom of autism

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Not responding to the environment

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Financial abuse is

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Accepting money or gifts from resident's family members

Question 66

Mr. Cole is on I&O. His lunch tray has an empty 8 ounce carton of milk, 1/2 oz juice cup and an empty 100 cc water glass. What is his ️in take

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430 mL

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Ms. Kümmel is arriving this morning by car from pine view nursing home. What type of bed should be made

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Open bed