Understanding residents

List 5 basic needs that all humans have.

1. food and water
2. protection and shelter
3. activity
4. sleep and resf
5. comfort

List 6 psychosocial needs that humans have.

1. love and affection
2. acceptance by others
3. safety and security
4. self reliance and independence in daily living
5. contact with others
6. success and self esteem

Need for self-actualization

the chance to learn new things

need for self esteem

to believe one is doing a good job

need for love

feeling loved, accepted, belonging

safety and security needs

Shelter, clothing, protection from harm, and stability

physical needs

oxygen, water, food, elimination, and rest

True/False: Elderly people do not have sexual urges.

False

True/False: The ability to engage in sexual activity continues unless disease or injury occurs.

True

True/False: Residents have the legal right to choose how to express their sexuality.

True

True/False: All elderly people have the same sexual behavior and desires

False

True/False: A nursing assistant (NA) must respect each resident's sexual orientation and gender identity.

True

True/False: The NA should always knock and wait for a response before entering resident's rooms.

True

True/False: If an NA sees a sexual encounter between consenting adult residents, she should ask them to stop.

False

True/False: If an NA encounters a resident being sexually abused, he should take the resident to a safe place and then notify the nurse.

True

Do/Don't: A resident tells his nursing assistant that he cannot drink milk with his hamburger due to his religious beliefs. He asks for some water instead. The NA takes the milk away and brings him water.

Do

Do/Don't: A resident tells her NA that she is a baptist and wants to know when the next Baptist service will be. The NA asks, "Why don't you just attend a Catholic service instead? I'm Catholic, and my church is close by."

Don't

Do/Don't: A resident asks an NA to read a passage from his Bible. The NA opens the Bible and begins to read.

Do

Do/Don't: A resident wants to see a rabbi. The NA reports this request to the nurse.

Do

Do/Don't: A nursing assistant sees a Buddha statue in a resident's room. The NA chuckles and tells the resident, "This little guy is so cute."

Dont

Do/Don't: A spiritual leader is visiting with a resident. The NA quietly leaves the room and shuts the door.

Do

Do/Don't: A resident tells his nursing assistant that he is Muslim. The NA begins to explain Christianity to him and asks him to attend a Christian service just to see what it is like.

Don't

Do/Don't: A resident tells a nursing assistant that she does not believe in God. The NA does believe in God but does not argue with the resident. The NA listens quietly as the resident explains her reasons.

Do

Define Holistic Care

caring for the whole person- the mind as well as the body.

A loss of \___ is very difficult for a person to deal with

independence

A nursing assistant should allow a resident to do a \____ independently even if it is easier for the NA to do it.

task

\__________ of daily living (ADLs) ads personal care tasks a person does every day to care for himself.

Activities

NAs should encourage \___, regardless of how long it takes or how poorly residents are able to do it.

self-care

A loss of independence can cause increased \_________.

dependence

A type of cancer that regular physical activity lessens the risk of

colon

Type of infection that inactivity can result in

urinary tract

The ability to cope with his is one benefit of regular activity

stress

Before activities begin, something that nursing assistants can help residents with

grooming

Something increased by regular activity; also promotes better eating habits

appetite

Abbreviation for federal law requiring that facilities provide an activities program that meets the interests of residents

OBRA

Mr. Dane's wife died giving birth to their twin girls. Mr. Dane never remarried and raised the girls himself.

What type of family is this?

Single-parent family

Ms. Cone has lived with her best friend, Ms. Lawrence, since they graduated from college together. They both dated men throughout their lives but were never married. Ms. Cone has a teenage daughter who was raised in their household.

What type of family is this?

extended family

Mrs. Rose had three children with her first husband. She divorced him when their youngest child was two years old. Two years later she remarried, and she and her second husband raised her three children as well as one child from his first marriage.

What type of family is this?

blended family

Mrs. Parker was married to her husband for
30 years. They lived together with their two children.

What type of family is this?

Nuclear family

Mr. Potter was married in his twenties. He and his wife moved in with her parents and had three children. After his younger sister got divorced, she also moved in with them.

What type of family is this?

extended family

Mr. Barter and Mr. Singer have been in a committed relationship for 15 years. They live with their 10 year old adopted daughter.

What type of family is this?

nuclear family

How are families now defined?

by support of one another

True/False: A child takes three years from birth to be able to move around, communicate basic needs, and feed himself.

False

True/False: Physical development in infancy moves from the hands up to the head.

False

True/False: Tantrums are common among toddlers.

True

True/False: Preschool children are too young to know right from wrong.