Abbreviations
What does PRN stand for?
As needed
What term is used for the person living in a long-term care facility?
Resident
What should the Nurse Assistant do if the Nurse uses a medical term that the Nurse Assistant does not understand?
Ask the Nurse to explain the meaning
What is the best reason to use proper body mechanics?
To prevent injury to the resident and the nurse assistant
The best way to prevent the spread of germs is?
Washing hands
Repositioning every______ helps prevent skin brakedown
What does NPO stand for?
Nothing BY Mouth
What member of the long-term health care team provides the most hands-on care to the resident?
The Nurse Assistant
When a resident expresses their feelings and concerns, the best response of the nurse assistant would be?
Listen to the residents feelings and concerns
The resident is laying in the supine position, how is the resident positioned?
Flat on their back
How long should the Nurse Assistant wash their hands?
At least 20 seconds
What is hypoglycemia?
Low blood sugar
What does D/C stand for?
Discontinue
Who is the direct supervisor of the nurse assistant?
The Nurse
Information that can be seen, heard, or smelled is called?
Objective data
When ambulating a resident, they should be wearing?
Nonskid footwear
What is the MAIN reason a nursing assistant should not wear artificial nails to work?
Because they harbor bacteria
Not recognizing self or family members is an early warning sign of?
Dementia
What does
T, P, R, B/P, O2 Stand for?
Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, Blood Pressure, Oxygen
Bathing, dressing, Feeding the resident is all within the nurse assistants what?
Scope of Practice
When should the nurse assistant report changes in the residents condition?
Right away
What is it called when two surfaces rub together?
Friction
To ensure medical asepsis when collecting a specimen from a resident, the Nurse Assistant must?
Wash hands before and after collecting specimen
Signs, symptoms, and behaviors of Alzheimer's disease increase during hours of darkness is called?
Sundowning
What does AM, PM, NOC stand for?
Morning, Afternoon/Evening, Night
How long does the nurse assistant have to complete their state exam after they finish the training program?
2 years
What is the best response from the Nurse Assistant when a resident asks to see his chart?
Inform the Nurse
The Nurse Assistant is ambulating a resident with a gait belt. If the resident begins to fall, the Nurse Assistant should?
Gently lower the resident to the floor
Donning personal protective equipment should be done in what order?
Gown, Mask, Goggles, Gloves.
Seeing, hearing, smelling, or feeling something that is not real is what?
Hallucinations
What does Q2h, Q3h, and Q4h stand for?
Every 2 hours, Every 3 hours, Every 4 hours
Who should the nurse assistant report to if they suspect the Nurse in charge of abuse?
The Director of Nursing
The inability to understand spoken language is?
Receptive aphasia
When assisting a resident with left sided weakness to transfer from the bed to a chair; where should the chair be located?
At the head of the bed on the patients right side
A state of being free of disease-causing microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, mold, or parasites is called?
Asepsis
A person with Hypertension, heart disease, smoking, obesity and high blood cholesterol are at risk of?
Stroke
What does qd, b.i.d., t.i.d. and q.i.d. stand for?
Everyday, Two times a day, Three times a day and four times a day.
What organization is responsible for establishing and enforcing minimum standards of care, and resident rights within nursing facilities?
OBRA
Difficulty finding the right words or saying the wrong word, is an example of?
Expressive aphasia
When transferring a resident with a Hoyer lift. Where should the residents arms be?
On their chest or stomach
Where do most Staph infections occur.
on the skin
In diabetes, the body lacks or is unable to use what hormone?
Insulin