BNA 150 UNIT 8 - WB

32. Cognitive relates to

D. Knowledge

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33. Which is not a change in the nervous system from aging?

B. Delirium occurs.

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34. Which statement about delirium is incorrect?

C. It is usually permanent.

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35. Dementia is a normal part of aging.

B. False

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36. Delirium is an emergency.

A. True

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37. Which statement about delirium is incorrect?

D. It usually lasts longer than 6 months.

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38. Which statement about AD is correct?

C. In AD, plaque and tangle development is severe.

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39. AD is often described in terms of three stages. A person in stage 1 (mild AD)

A. Has poor judgment.

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40. A person is confused. Which of the following measures is not helpful?

B. Explain everything in great detail.

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41. A person is confused. Which of the following measures is not helpful?

A. Change the person's routine for staff convenience.

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42. A resident has AD. You promote the person’s safety by

D. Placing safety covers on stove knobs

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43. You are caring for a person with AD. Which action causes increased agitation?

A. Rushing the person

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44. A resident with AD is screaming in the dining room. You can help by

D. Having a favorite caregiver comfort and calm the person

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45. When caring for a person with hallucinations, which measure is not helpful?

D. Calmly explain that the hallucinations are not real.

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46. A patient resists your efforts to help him into the bathtub. The person starts to scream. Which action might be helpful?

C. Try bathing the person when he is calm.

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47. Repetitive behaviors are usually harmless.

A. True

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48. The person with AD

B. Needs your support and understanding

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49. Catastrophic reactions are common from

B. Too many stimuli

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50. Validation therapy may be part of the person’s care plan. Which is not a principle of validation therapy?

D. Attempts are made to bring the person back to reality.

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51. Proper use of validation therapy requires training.

A. True

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52. The right to privacy and confidentiality is not important for persons with dementia.

B. False

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53. Restraints can make confusion and demented behaviors increase.

A. True

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54. According to CMS, persons on a secured unit must be protected from involuntary seclusion.

A. True

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53. When providing emergency care, it is important to do the following except

B. Move the person to a comfortable position

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54. For CPR, the airway is opened by

D. The head tilt-chin lift method

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55. Which artery is used to check for a pulse before starting chest compressions?

C. The carotid artery

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56. For chest compressions to be effective, the person

B. Must be supine and on a hard, flat surface

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57. A patient is in ventricular fibrillation. Defibrillation as soon as possible increases the person’s chance of survival.

A. True

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58. Hands-only CPR is used to educate

A. Persons not trained in Basic Life Support

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59. During two-person CPR, Rescuer 2 gives

C. 2 breaths after every 30 chest compressions

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60. For internal hemorrhage, do the following except

D. Give the person fluids

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61. To control external hemorrhage, do the following except

B. Remove any objects that have pierced or stabbed the person

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62. To prevent or treat shock, do the following except

D. Keep the person in Fowler's position

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63. Which action will protect the person from injury during a generalized tonic-clonic seizure?

A. Lower the person to the floor.

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64. Emergency care for fainting includes the following except

D. Give the person sips of cool water

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65. Emergency care for severe burns includes

D. Removing the person from the fire or burn source

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66. There is no need to protect the person’s right to privacy during an emergency.

B. False

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36. Attitudes and beliefs about death usually stay the same throughout a person’s life.

B. False

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37. Infants and toddlers do not understand the nature or meaning of death.

A. True

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38. Children between the ages of 2 and 6 years

C. Often blame themselves when someone dies

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39. The person in the bargaining stage of dying

B. Makes promises in exchange for more time

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40. The person in the stage of acceptance

D. Is calm and at peace

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41. A resident is dying. The person asks you to stay and talk in the middle of the night. Which is correct?

D. Let the person express feelings and emotions.

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42. A person’s pastor is visiting at 11:00 PM. You need to

B. Provide for privacy

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43. A patient is unconscious. When providing care, do the following except

B. Speak in a whisper

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44. When caring for a dying person, you promote comfort by

D. Providing good skin care and personal hygiene

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45. A darkened room is comforting to the dying person.

B. False

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46. The family goes through stages like the dying person.

A. True

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47. When an autopsy is to be done, postmortem care is not done.

A. True

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48. Postmortem care involves the following except

A. Pronouncing the person dead

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49. When providing postmortem care, you must practice Standard Precautions and follow the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard.

A. True

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50. The right to confidentiality does not apply after death.

B. False

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51. The dying person has the right to receive kind and respectful care before and after death.

A. True

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