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Positioning resident

100

• A resident is in a supine position, they are this indicates they are positioned in what way?

Lying on their back

200

Normally, it is a standard of care for positions that the nursing assistant will implement is to change the residents or patient’s’ position every _______ hours

2

300

The resident is lying on their back with the head of the bed raised 45 – 60 degrees, sometimes with the knees bent slightly. This position is used to eat, read, or visit with family and is called:

Fowlers Position 

400

Guidelines for proper body mechanics include holding the resident ________________ during transfers.

Close to you

500

Before preforming a stand, pivot, and transfer from the bed to the wheelchair (WC), WC the nursing assistant should always:

Lock bed and wheelchair breaks

Health of the resident

100

Postural Hypotension (Orthostatic Hypotension) is a form of low blood pressure that happens when the nurses aid helps a resident/patient to stand up from sitting or lying down and may cause the resident to complain of which of the following symptoms?

Dizziness

200

It is important for the nursing assistant to be careful when transferring a resident who has osteoporosis from a bed to a chair because:

They are at risk for breaking their bones

300

The portion of an extremity that remains after an amputation is called the:

Stump

400

The goal of this type of activity is to help the resident or patient restore, improve or maintain their most desirable abilities, or optimal level of functioning

Rehabilitation

500

• An abnormal shortening of muscle tissue that occurs due to lack of muscle movement is called a/an:

Contracture

devices for patients

100

• An artificial body part is called a/an:

Prosthesis

200

• An extremity is also known as:

A limb of the body

300

An external device used to support or align a body part to prevent injury or strengthen it and assist with movement is called

orthotic device

400

what is made to replace a missing body part

Prosthetic device

500

Used to immobilize a joint or body part or restricts its movement in a certain way

Splints

General nursing questions

100

• The nursing assistant is working with a resident that has had a stroke. It takes a long time for the resident to dress himself. How can the nursing assistant help him regain lost function?

Be patient with them

200

A resident becomes puzzled or confused when the nursing assistant instructs her to practice using the walker. How can the nursing assistant help her better understand?

Repeat in another way

300

• The nursing assistant is helping a resident ambulate. The resident is currently on oxygen administered by nasal canula. What is the BEST way the nursing assistant should implement this task, to ensure the residents safety?

Ask another staff to follow you and pull o2 tank

400

The nursing assistant is walking (ambulating)a resident down the hall. The resident complains of becoming “faint” and begins to fall. The BEST way the nursing assistant can prevent the resident from being injured is to:

• Holding on to the resident’s gait belt, allow/help her sit down on the floor

500

Exercises that move each joint through its full range of movement.

Range of motion