🏥 Admissions & Transfers
This action helps a newly transferred resident feel welcomed and reduces anxiety.
What is introducing the resident to all staff members she sees?
The position used for residents undergoing gynecological exams.
What is the lithotomy position?
The proper location to bag soiled linen to prevent contamination.
What is at its point of origin?
The best response when a family member is upset about a resident with Alzheimer’s taking items from others.
What is explaining that such behavior is common in Alzheimer’s disease and providing reassurance?
The appropriate action when reporting observations about the behavior of a resident with a mental health disorder
What is reporting only the facts of the observations?
The professional responsible for authorizing a resident’s discharge from a facility
What is a doctor?
An example of a measurement a nursing assistant may take during resident admission.
What is blood pressure?
A bed made to accept residents returning to bed on a gurney or stretcher.
What is a surgical bed?
A common cause of dementia.
What is Parkinson’s disease?
A type of support both residents with mental health disorders and intellectual disabilities may need.
What is emotional support?
The correct location to bag soiled linen to prevent contamination.
What is at its point of origin?
An important observation to make when a new resident arrives at a facility.
What is the resident’s level of consciousness and if she seems confused?
An example of equipment that must be cleaned after every use.
What is a urinal?
One of the most common causes of delirium.
What is infection?
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by recurring intrusive ________.
What is behavior or thoughts?
The fluid that should be provided regularly to residents unless they are on a restriction.
What is fresh water?
The goal of introducing a transferred resident to all staff members she sees.
What is to make the resident feel welcome, settled, and comfortable?
The correct method for making an occupied bed.
What is making the bed one side at a time?
The stage of Alzheimer’s disease where symptoms could be mistaken for normal aging.
What is mild Alzheimer’s disease (early-stage)?
A key difference between mental health disorders and intellectual disabilities.
What is that intellectual disabilities are always permanent and mental health disorders can be temporary?
How a nursing assistant should respond when a resident asks questions during a physical exam.
What is answering questions within her scope of practice and referring others to the nurse?
The professional who gives the order for a resident to be discharged from a facility.
What is a doctor?
The reason why it’s important to change damp bedding promptly.
What is because microorganisms thrive in moist places?
What most commonly happens to blood pressure as a resident approaches death.
What is a decrease in blood pressure?
The five stages of grief described by Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross begin with _______ and end with ________.
What is denial and acceptance?