Communication
Abbreviations
Resident Care
Chicken Soup
Variety
100

the use of spoken or written words or sounds.

verbal communication

100

 intake and output

I&O  

100
  • The best way for an NA to provide foot care for a resident who has diabetes is to
  • Observe the feet regularly for signs of sores or infection
100

Standard Precautions should be practiced

On every single person in the NA’s care

100

Convert 4:00 pm to military time

16:00

200

movements, facial expressions, posture

nonverbal communication

200

above normal, too fast, rapid

hyper  

200
  • If a resident starts to fall, the best thing an NA can do is to
  • Widen her stance and bring the resident’s body close to her
200
  • Slapping, shoving, and rough handling are all considered to be a type of
  • Physical abuse
200
  • How many ounces are equal to 90 milliliters?

3 ounces

300

information based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells

objective information

300

BLE

Bilateral Lower Extremities


300
  • Exercises that puts each joint through its full arc of motion are called
  • Range of motion
300
  • What is one of the first signs that a pressure injury is forming?
  • Discoloration of the skin
300
  • What term means to steal, take advantage of, or improperly use the money, property, or other assets of another person?
  • Financial abuse
400

information that is based on something reported to the person that may or may not be true

subjective information

400

NPO

Nothing by mouth

400
  • term for a legal document that designates what kind of care a person wants if he is unable to make that decision himself
  • Advance directive
400
  • Hypertension is the medical term for
  • High blood pressure
400

A Nurse Aide using medical terminology is a barrier to communication.......True or False

True

500

improper use of words, language, and touch can be seen as abuse.

True or False

TRUE

500

1 fl oz is equal to

30cc

500
  • Which of the following is the correct way to remove a gown?
  • Unfasten the gown at the neck and the waist and roll the dirty side in while holding the gown away from the body.
500

How should an NA work when helping a resi- dent with range of motion exercises?

  • Begin at the shoulders and work down the body
500
  • serious condition that occurs when a per- son does not have enough fluid in the body is called
  • Dehydration
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