Dementia
Dementia is a normal part of aging. True/False?
False
What is the results of inadequate fluid intake or excessive fluid loss (vomiting/diarrhea)?
Dehydration
How often is mouth care (including brushing teeth or dentures) generally done?
Twice a day
Where can a CNA look to see if the resident has specific interventions for problem behaviors?
The residents care plan.
What does ADL stand for?
Activities of Daily Living
A behavior where the patient collects food or other items and secures or hides them is called?
Hoarding
What diet includes foods that are soft and/or smooth in texture?
Pureed
A CNA can trim the toenails of a resident who has diabetes. True/False?
False
Suggesting an alternate activity, changing the subject or setting are examples of what technique a CNA can use?
Redirection and distraction.
A nurse asks you to go obtain a residents O2, what does she want you to check?
The residents oxygen level.
Poor nutrition prior to admission, electrolyte imbalance, dehydration, injury, illness or infection all can cause what type of dementia?
Reversible
What do you do if a resident shows signs of pain while chewing or swallowing?
Report it to the nurse.
A replacement of a body part is called a?
Prothesis
What should a CNA do if a resident talks about suicide?
Report it to the nurse.
You get in report your resident has a history of an MI, what does he have a history of?
Myocardial infarction/heart attack
What a resident has increased has increased confusion and behaviors during the late afternoon/evening is called?
Sundowning
What carries food from the throat to the stomach?
Esophagus
When dressing a resident with left sided weakness do you dress their left side or right side first?
Left side
If a resident does not understand a CNAs request the first time the CNA should repeat the same request rather than use different words when dealing with a dementia patients. True/False?
True
What does TID stand for?
Three times a day.
Name one of the two main goals for residents with dementia?
Maintain quality of life and maintain the highest level of possible functioning.
What mixes food with gastric juice to begin chemical breakdown?
stomach
Daily, unless they prefer a different interval.
When does aggressive or combative behavior most often occur?
While personal care is being provided.
You get in report your resident needs to be ambulated pc, what does that mean?
The resident needs to be walked after meals.