Personal Care Skills
This type of razor does not require soap or shaving cream
What is an electric razor?
Fruits and vegetables are naturally low in ____.
What is fat?
Medical term for difficulty in swallowing?
what is dysphagia?
Every two hours the position of a resident confined to bed should be changed to prevent muscle stiffness and _____________.
What are pressure injuries?
The five stages of grief described by Dr Elisabeth Kubler-Ross begin with _______ and end with __________.
Denial, acceptance
When giving a complete bed bath, a nursing assistant should start with ______ and end with _____.
What is the face and perineal area?
How the body uses food to maintain health
What is nutrition?
What is the last body part exercised during passive range of motion exercises?
What is the toes?
What is a nursing assistant’s responsibility regarding surgical drains?
NAs observe the amount and appearance of drainage
Care of the body after death.
What is postmortem care?
This is the term that is used to describe practices that keep the body clean and healthy.
What is hygiene?
These are created by staff that list resident's name, information about special diets, allergies, likes and disklikes, allergies, and other dietary information.
What is a diet card?
Exercises performed by the resident himself, without any help.
What is Active Range of Motion (AROM)
Normal blood oxygen levels usually measure between
what is 95% and 100%?
The absence of breathing.
What is apnea?
Always maintain and respect a resident's _______when performing tasks that they physically expose them or infringe on their dignity.
Resident’s with high blood pressure, heart disease, kidney disease, or fluid retention may be placed on a __________ diet.
What is a low sodium diet?
Exercises performed by caregivers, without the resident's help.
Passive Range of Motion (PROM)
Which of these processes cleans the body of waste that the kidneys cannot remove due to chronic renal failure?
what is Dialysis?
Special care that a dying person needs.
One side of the body that is weaker due to a stroke or injury should be referred to as the ______ or ______ side.
What is affected or involved?
When feeding a resident who has had a stroke,
Food should be placed in the __________ side of the mouth.
What is stronger?
Deep breathing exercises are sometimes performed using a device called a(n)
What is an incentive spirometer?
What does telemetry measure?
What is Heart rhythm and rate?
The body becomes stiff and rigid 4-6 hours after death. This is a temporary condition called___________