Musculoskeletal
The place where two or more bones come together
What are joints?
The position of lying flat on one's back.
What is supine?
A class of drugs used to reduce pain.
What are opioids?
Before transferring a resident from bed to wheelchair, you must do this. (2)
What is lock the wheelchair, and lock the bed wheels?
When a resident becomes restless and agitated in the late afternoon.
What is "Sundowning?"
When muscles waste away, decrease in size and weaken from lack of use.
What is atrophy?
The name of the position where the head and shoulders are elevated 45-60 degrees.
What is Fowler's position?
?Three most commonly abused prescribed opioids.
What are methadone, oxycodone, Hydrocodone
When food, fluid, or any foreign material enters the lungs.
What is aspiration?
Repeating words, phrases, or actions over and over again.
What is perseveration?
A condition in which the bones weaken, become less dense, more brittle and at risk for fracture
What is Osteoporosis?
The act of moving or walking without an assistive device.
What is ambulation?
True or false: Taking a double dose of oxycodone is not abuse if the oxycodone has been prescribed by a physician.
What is false?
Medication given to control a resident's mood or behavior can be considered this.
What is a chemical restraint?
Loss of vision in half of the visual field in each eye.
What is hemianopsia?
Inflammation of the joints characterized by pain, stiffness, and swelling; often made more uncomfortable by cool, damp weather.
What is osteoarthritis?
A position that is helpful for someone who may be in shock.
What is Trendelenburg position - feet higher than the head?
Signs of narcotic overdose.
What are: unable to awaken; purple or blue fingernails or lips; stops breathing, slow heartbeat?
The medical term for difficulty swallowing.
What is dysphagia?
The ability to think clearly and logically.
What is cognition?
The sensation of pain or discomfort in a body part that is no longer present.
What is phantom sensation?
When walking with a resident who has a visual impairment, the NA should walk at this position.
What is beside and slightly ahead of the resident?
True or false: In Virginia, anyone can obtain naloxone (narcan) without a prescription to reverse an narcotic overdose.
What is true?
Call lights within reach, adequate lighting, diversion strategies, providing activities, making sure residents are clean, dry, and comfortable, soothing music, close monitoring are examples of this.
What are restraint free alternatives?
The basic working unit of the nervous system.
What is a neuron? the nerve cell.