CNA 1
During range of motion, touching each fingertip with the thumb is called_____
Opposition
___________ is difficulty swallowing that may be life threatening to residents
What is dysphagia?
To encourage a patient's rights to make their own decisions, what is something that can be done prior to getting dressed?
Allow resident to choose her own clothing.
A resident has not been eating or sleeping well and has lost all interest in ADL's. These behaviors may indicate what?
Depression
Frequent urination at night is called what?
Polyuria
nocturia
dysuria
oliguria
Nocturia
Most older people:
do not like to leave home
are active and have many interest
cannot manage their money
are ill and dependent
Normal temperature for an axillary temperature for an elderly adult
97F-99F
94F-96F
98F-100F
96F-98F
96F-98F
Alzheimers's Disease affects
memory, thinking, and judgment
herat and blood vessels
body temperature, pulse, and respirations
bones and muscles
Memory, thinking, and judgement
A NA is allowed to
empty a Foley catheter bag
accept orders from a doctor over the phone
give water through the Nasogastric tube
give medication from bedside table
empty a Foley catheter bag
Most common pulse used to take a blood pressure?
Brachial
A resident has a diagnosis of C-Diff. The type of transmission based precautions to be used is ?
Contact
You are that nurse say go to ROOM 105 STAT
What do you do?
Increased Respiratory rate is called what?
Tachypnea
The chronic inability to sleep or stay asleep is call what?
Insomnia
When moving a resident up in bed. The proper placement of the NA arms would be to place one arm where and the other arm where?
One arm under the resident shoulder and the other under the thighs
Bronchitis
It is especially important to report to the nurse that the resident at only 25% of her meal when the resident is on a ___________ diet.
Diabetic Diet
Three things required to start a fire are:
Oxygen, combustible material, spark
A resident complains to you that he thinks he received the wrong treatment on his leg today. The NA checks that care plan and finds that she accidentally applied the antiembolitic stocking to the wrong leg. The NA should do what 2 things? P
Place TED hose on correct leg and Complete an incident report as policy indicates
What is the most important communication tool all residents use?
Call light
A disorder that occurs when the arteries that supply the heart narrow as a result of atherosclerosis is what?
Coronary Artery Disease
You are alone in the dining room feeding a resident who eats slowly. She begins to choke, her hands go up to her throat, and she is unable to speak. You should do what next?
Move behind behind her and begin the abdominal thrust
The best position to place a resident in when giving and enema?
Left Sims Positon