Final Exam 1st

When is it appropriate to use medical terminology?

When is it appropriate to use medical terminology?

When talking with nurse and care team

What information does a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) contain?

Information on the safe use of and hazards of chemicals, as well as emergency steps to take in the event chemicals are splashed, sprayed or ingested.

A resident's health information may be shared with

Only nurse

It a resident is hearing impaired, a nursing assistant should

A nursing assistant should get the resident's attention before speaking, walk in front of resident, stand or sit so that the resident can see your face, make sure there is proper \n lighting in the room, and on your face

Holistic care focuses on

Caring for the whole person

The federal government requires _______ hours of continuing education for nursing assistants each year.

12 hours

If a nursing assistant is in an emergency situation but has not been trained to perform CPR, she should

Call for help, give first aid until the medical team arrives

If a nursing assistant encounters a resident in a sexual situation, she should

Be professional. Remain calm and try to distract the person, gently direct the resident to a private area, tell the nurse

Making an area or object completely free of all microorganisms is called

Surgical asepsis

One way for a nursing assistant to communicate effectively with a visually-impaired resident is to

Announce yourself and greet the resident, use the face of an imaginary clock to explain \n the position of objects

How is HIV spread?

By blood, body fluids

Most of the accidents in a facility are related to

Falls

When beginning to weigh a resident, the scale should be balanced at

Balanced at 0

One way to prevent burns and scalds is to

Check water temperature before giving a resident a bath or shower. Temperature \n should not be over 105 degrees

A good way to help new residents adjust to life in the facility is

Have a positive attitude. New residents, like most people, want to be near others who \n are nice and pleasant

Which of the following is true of Transmission-Based Precautions?

The CDC set forth a second level of precautions beyond standard precautious these guidelines are for persons who are infected or may be infected with certain infectious diseases. They are known as transmission - based or isolation precautions.

In military time, 7:45 p.m. would be

19:45 PM

Infection prevention is

The set of methods used to control and prevent the spread of disease.

Restraints may be used

In placed of siderails, they can also be used with wheelchairs or chairs.

Which of the following is true of most elderly people?

Active lives

Which of the following is a physical need?

Food and water

Which of the following is a task that nursing assistants commonly do?

Serving trays and feeding patients

Dementia is

The loss of mental ability such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating

Which of the following is an example of nonverbal communication?

Body language

Which of the following types of health care is generally for people who will die in six months or less?

Hospice care