Safety & Mobility
This is the safest way to help a client stand from a seated position.
What is using a gait belt? (Transfer Belt)
This type of diet includes foods that are easy to chew and swallow.
What is a soft diet?
This type of reporting is done immediately when a client’s condition changes.
What is verbal reporting?
This principle means respecting a client’s right to make their own choices.
What is autonomy?
This chronic condition affects blood sugar regulation.
What is diabetes?
This term describes a sudden drop in blood pressure when standing.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
This term describes difficulty swallowing.
What is dysphagia?
This principle states that documentation must be factual, objective, and free of opinions.
What is accuracy?
This term describes maintaining professional boundaries and not becoming personally involved.
What is professionalism?
This condition involves chronic joint inflammation and pain.
What is arthritis?
This device prevents falls by alerting staff when a client gets up.
What is a bed or chair alarm?
This is the minimum amount of fluid most adults should consume daily unless restricted.
What is 1500–2000 mL?
This type of incident must always be documented, even if no one is injured.
What is a near miss?
This principle means doing what is best for the client.
What is beneficence?
This lung disease causes long‑term breathing difficulties and includes emphysema.
What is COPD?
This is the correct side to stand on when assisting a client with weakness on one side.
What is the weak side?
This term describes the inability to control urination or bowel movements.
What is incontinence?
This term describes information shared only with those directly involved in the client’s care.
What is confidentiality?
This is the term for failing to provide care that a reasonable PSW would provide.
What is negligence?
This condition involves progressive memory loss and cognitive decline.
What is dementia?
This term describes moving a client up in bed using a sheet to reduce friction.
What is a draw‑sheet lift?
This condition occurs when stool becomes hard and difficult to pass.
What is constipation?
This is the correct way to fix an error in written documentation.
What is drawing a single line through it, initialing, and correcting it?
This ethical principle requires keeping personal information private.
What is confidentiality?
This chronic condition causes the heart to pump less effectively over time.
What is congestive heart failure (CHF)?