Nursing Assistant Ch. 6, 7, & 8 True Solutions .

Nursing Assistant Ch. 6, 7, & 8 True
Solutions

TRUE - ANS-Promoting independence is a part of a nursing assistants care of residents

TRUE - ANS-Styling ones hair is part of grooming oneself

FALSE - ANS-Perineal Care is care of the fingernails & toenails

FALSE - ANS-It is best for the NA to make the decisions about when & where
procedures will be done

TRUE - ANS-Having care explained b4 it is performed is a residents legal right

TRUE - ANS-NAs should knock & wait for permission to enter a residents room

TRUE - ANS-Personal care provides NAs w/ an opportunity to observe a residents
mental state

FALSE - ANS-If, during a procedure, a resident appears tired, the NA should encourage
him/her to keep going so that the procedure is more efficient

FALSE - ANS-B4 leaving residents rooms, NAs should leave beds in their
highest positions

FALSE - ANS-Call lights should always be left where the NA can easily reach it when
he/she returns to the room

Red - ANS-When Skin is this color, it should not be massaged

Plastic - ANS-One type of material that prevents air from circulating, causing the skin to
sweat

Shearing - ANS-A problem that can result from pulling a resident across the sheet when
transferring him/her

, bed cradle - ANS-Keep top sheets from resting on the legs & feet
Sheep Skin - ANS-Something that can be placed under the back & buttocks to absorb
moisture/perspiration that may build up

Wrinkles - ANS-The bottom sheet on a residents bed must be kept tight & free Two -

ANS-The minimum # of hrs @ which immobile residents should be repositioned Dry -

ANS-Skin should be kept clean and _____

TRUE - ANS-When skin begins to break down, it becomes pale, white, or a reddened
color

FALSE - ANS-Immobile residents should be repositioned every 4 hrs

TRUE - ANS-Pressure ulcers usually occur in areas of the body where bone is close to
the skin

FALSE - ANS-Residents seated in wheelchairs do not need to be repositioned

FALSE - ANS-NAs should massage any red areas they notice

TRUE - ANS-Proper nutrition helps keep the skin healthy

FALSE - ANS-When transferring/positioning residents, the NA should pull them across
the sheets to make the job easier

TRUE - ANS-Another name for pressure ulcers is decubitus ulcers FALSE -

ANS-Common sites for pressure ulcers are the chest, nose, & hands TRUE -

ANS-A type of device that helps support & align a limb is called an orthosis bed

cradle - ANS-Keeps bed covers from resting on the legs & feet Bony Prominences

- ANS-areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin draw sheet -