One may receive this type of service if they have a terminal diagnosis with a prognosis of 6 months or less.
What is hospice?
100
This is thought to be the last sense to leave the body.
What is Hearing?
100
A mini stroke is a synonym for this condition.
What is a TIA?
100
Someone that has a TIA is at a significant risk for this disease process.
What is a Cardiovascular Accident (CVA)?
100
T or F ? When someone with dementia becomes agitated and combative, it is usually because of confusion and anxiety.
What is True?
200
When a diabetic is pale, clammy, cold, and trembly, the resident is experiencing what symptoms?
What is hypoglycemia?
200
A mental illness where one experiences period of extreme happiness and periods of profound depression.
What is bipolar?
200
Paralysis caused by a MVA (motor vehicle accident) is caused by injury to what system?
What is nervous system?
200
The Braden Scale ranges from 6-23. If a patient is at the highest and most severe risk of skin breakdown, his Braden Scale score would likely be this.
What is 6?
200
When transferring a quadriplegic from bed to wheelchair, it would be safest to use this
What is a Hoyer or mechanic lift?
300
What is the best way to weigh a patient that is not weight bearing?
What is put the resident in a wheelchair and subtract the weight of the wheelchair from the total?
300
A resident that has a decubitus ulcer where the skin over the wound is gone and underlying tissue is exposed would have this stage ulcer?
What is a Stage 3 decubitus ulcer?
300
If a coworker makes excuses to justify her abusive behavior, she/he is using which defensive mechanism?
What is rationalization?
300
Severe pain in the upper abdomen, heartburn, nausea, and melena (dark stools) is indicative of what diagnosis?
What is Peptic Ulcer?
300
When you take a pulse on the inner aspect, thumb side of the wrist.
What is radial pulse?
400
To best turn a patient gently without disturbing alignment, one can employ this method.
What is logrolling?
400
A patient has pitting edema of both lower extremities, labored breathing, cyanosis, and fatigue. These are symptoms of what disease process?
What is Congestive Heart Failure?
400
This is long-lasting and usually acquired by having a disease.
What is Active Immunity?
400
A new resident's family tells you that the resident is unable to think logically, behaves abnormally, and can't differentiate between fact and fantasy. That resident may be suffering from what mental health disorder.
What is schizophrenia?
400
Removing pressure from an area by assisting a resident to stand up or shift position.
What is offloading?
500
This states a person's wishes about healthcare when he/she is no longer able to make those wishes known.
What is Advance Directive?
500
When irritated membranes in the lungs swell and grow thicker, airways narrow or close off completely is what respiratory condition?
What is bronchitis?
500
The decrease in these endocrine hormones can be linked to an older person's inability to handle stressful situations.
What is adrenal hormones?
500
Standing with your feet apart "this distance" should give you a good base of support.
What is 18 inches apart?
500
Janitor Bob has "this" condition in which the heart consistently has to work harder to circulate blood.