cna

Long-term care

24-hour skilled care in extended care facilities

NAs must complete at least 75 hours of training before they begin working

Basic federal regulation for nursing assistants

Acute care is given in hospitals for people who require immediate care

True statement about acute care

Medicaid

Medical assistance program for low-income individuals and people with disabilities

1500 hours

Correct conversion of 3:00 p.m. to military time

Monounsaturated

Healthier kind of fat

112/68

Blood pressure measurement falling within the normal range

The resident has heart disease

Common reason for a resident to be on a fluid-restricted diet

Nursing assistants must pass a competency evaluation (test)

Requirement of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

Lower him to the floor

Action to take if a resident faints

71-81°F

Temperature range long-term care facilities must maintain according to OBRA

Schizophrenia

Mental health disorder affecting a person's reality understanding

The line of authority in a facility

Definition of the chain of command

The forehead

Site measured by a temporal artery thermometer

Opposition

Touching the thumb to any other finger during range of motion exercises

“We’ve all been there before.��

Cliché remark

Aspiration

Inhalation of food, fluid, or foreign material into the lungs

Warm, moist environments

Environments where microorganisms thrive

Apply cool, clean water to the burn

Treatment for a minor burn

Red or warm areas over a joint

Observation regarding the musculoskeletal system

14 respirations per minute

Respiratory rate falling within the normal range

98.2 degrees Fahrenheit

Normal range for a person's temperature measured orally

Palliative care

Care focusing on comfort and pain relief

Pressure points

Areas where the bone lies close to the skin

Layer clothing

Way to help with normal changes of aging related to the circulatory system

360

Milliliters in 12 ounces of juice

Routine

Type of urine specimen collected any time a resident voids

Intake and output

Abbreviation I&O stands for

Impaired wound healing

Complication that can result from diabetes

It could be the beginning of a pressure injury

Concern if a resident has a reddened area on his skin

Mrs

Example of a fact

Restock supplies and leave the call light within reach

Action to take when leaving a resident's room

300

Milliliters in ten ounces

Stoma

Artificial opening in the abdomen in a resident with a colostomy

Use simple, non-medical terms

How NAs should speak with residents

Bed cradle

Item that may be used to prevent pressure injuries

The NA should note any changes in the resident’s skin

Important action after giving a resident a back rub

On the bedside stand

Where clean linen should be placed

Suffix

Part of the word added to the end of a root to form a new word

“Good morning, Linda Manor Care Facility, Susan Jones speaking.”

Example of proper telephone communication at work

Stay with the resident

NA's responsibility when a resident is smoking in a designated area

Pull the pin, aim at the base of fire, squeeze the handle, sweep back and forth

PASS acronym for fire extinguisher use

Put his hands to his throat

Common action when a person is choking

Emesis

Medical term for vomiting

Direct physical contact, such as touching an infected person

Most common way MRSA is spread

Gloves

PPE used most often by caregivers

Physical needs

Most important needs in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Sundowning

Restlessness or agitation in the late afternoon or evening in Alzheimer's patients

Lacto-ovo vegetarian diet

Type of vegetarian diet allowing eggs but omitting meats, fish, poultry, and dairy

Do-not-resuscitate order

Medical order instructing not to perform CPR if the person's lungs and/or heart have stopped working