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100

When changing linens, what type of standards and precautions do you follow?

Standard precautions and bloodborne pathogen standards

100

What is it called when the person's forearm is turned in a upwards direction

Supination

100

What is blood in the urine called

Hematuria

100

What time is 7:29 p.m. in military time

1929

100

What does hospice care focus on?

Comfort

200

What needs to be done before assisting the resident on to the shower chair

Disinfect the shower chair

200

The purpose of passive range of motion is to prevent 

Contractures

200

What is a malignant tumor

Cancerous

200

The person consumed 3 oz of juice. How many ml's is this?

90 ml

200

The blood pressure cuff is inflated _________ beyond the point when you last felt the radial pulse 

A. 40 mmHg

B. 30 mm Hg

C. 10 mm Hg

D. 20 mm HG

B

300

Catheters are used for many reasons. Which of the following purposes is acceptable? 

A. Staff convenience

B. Keep the bladder empty for surgery

C. Treat the cause of incontinence

D. To prevent UTI's

B

300

What is it called when you bend the foot down at the ankle

Plantar flexion

300

What is orthostatic hypotension

Blood pressure drops with movement

300

A flood warning was issued for your area. You are at work. What should you do?

Follow your agency's disaster plan

300

You have activated EMS, when should you hang up the phone?

After the operator hangs up

400

After the person receives a tube feeding, they should be placed in a semi-fowlers position for how long?

1-2 hours

400

The doctor orders a footboard for the resident to prevent?

Plantar flexion

400

Which health-care team member is responsible for assisting and establishing local resources to manage resident care?

Social Worker

400

A resident’s call light goes unanswered. His son finds the person lying on sheets soaked with urine. This is?

Neglect

400

For a person who needs amputee rehabilitation, which information would you need to get from the nurse and the care plan? 

A. Type of communication device

B. Type of incontinence training

C. Type of prosthetic device

D. Type of dietary restriction

c

500

A person is on an anticoagulant. What is this? What type of razor should be used for this person

Blood thinner, electric razor

500

What is it called when a joint is moved away from the center of the body

Abduction

500

What is it called when a resident leaves the facility without the staff's knowledge

Elopement

500

Give 2 examples of good work ethics

Good attendance and team work

500

What is AMD and what does it cause

Age related macular degeneration that blurs central vision

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