Questions 1
What do the terms 'health' and 'wellness' mean?
Health: state of physical, mental, and social wellbeing
Wellness: successfully balancing things that happen in everyday life; includes five different type: physical, social,
If an NA encounters a sexual situation between two consenting resident, what should she do?
Provide privacy and leave the room.
According to Maslow, what need must be met first?
physiological needs
If a resident becomes combative, the best response by the NA would be to?
Stay at a safe distance from the resident
Transferring a strong feeling to a less threatening object or person. For example, a resident who is mad at her aunt yells at the nursing staff.
Displacement
What does holistic healthcare involve?
The person as a whole. This includes physical and psychological
What should an NA do if she sees a resident being sexually abused?
Remove the resident to a safe location and report to nurse immediately.
What term describes a family made up of one parent and one child?
Single-parent family
If a resident exhibits inappropriate sexual behavior, what would be the best response by the nursing assistant?
The NA should try to distract the resident
Seeing feelings in others that are actually one's own. For example, a staff member says that a resident does not like her.
Projection
What are psychosocial needs?
social contact, emotions, thought, and spirituality
What is a stereotype?
A generalized belief about a group of people
What is an extended family?
Relatives living together. (Mother, gma, aunt).
What should a person be able to identify when she is oriented?
Who she is, correct year, facility she lives in
Making excuses to justify something. For example, an elderly man fails a driving test and says that the test was "unfair".
Rationalization
What is cultural diversity?
the existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
What are examples of a physiological needs?
Sleep/rest, oxygen, water, food, elimination, protection/shelter, activity, comfort/freedom from pain
During which stage of human development might girls reach puberty?
preadolescence
What is a common cause of confusion?
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Blocking painful events or feelings from the mind. For example, not remembering a traumatic experience
Repression
What is cultural competence?
Learning about different cultures and applying that knowledge.
What are examples of psychosocial needs?
love/affection, acceptance of others, independence, contact with others, success/self-esteem
What best describes anger?
Anger is a natural emotion with many causes
Blocking reality, rejecting the though or feeling. For example, a resident refuses to believe his diagnosis of cancer
Denial
Going back to behavior from the past for comfort. For example, a resident who is stressed starts to rock back and forth.
Regression