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Healthcare
What is an acute illness? ️A sudden illness from which the person is expected to recover
What term is used to refer to persons living in nursing centers? ️Residents
Who is part of the nursing team, except for? ️Doctors
What is your role i...
What is an acute illness? ✔️A sudden illness from which the person is expected to recover
What term is used to refer to persons living in nursing centers? ✔️Residents
Who is part of the nursing team, except for? ✔️Doctors
What is your role in meeting standards and in the survey process? ✔️You must ensure you're meeting
standards, but you're not responsible for interviewing patients and family members
What is the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987? ✔️A federal law
Who must undergo retraining and/or new competency evaluation if they haven't worked as a nursing
assistant for 2 years? ✔️Nursing assistants
Can a nurse delegate a task to you? ✔️No, the nurse makes decisions based on what's best for the
person
A nursing assistant works as an EMT and starts IVs, but can't start IVs as a nursing assistant. What
should they do if asked to start an IV by an RN? ✔️Politely refuse to do the task and explain why
What is considered unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's movement? ✔️False imprisonment
What should you do if you see a nursing assistant hitting a resident? ✔️Tell the nurse
What does work ethics refer to? ✔️Behavior in the workplace
,What type of watch should you wear? ✔️One with a sweep hand (a traditional analog watch)
How do you treat a person with dignity? ✔️With respectfulness
What is NOT required when applying to work at a nursing center? ✔️A photo
Is it okay to share what you overhear between two health team members with your co-worker? ✔️No,
it's gossip
Where should you talk to the nurse about a patient or resident? ✔️In private
Before leaving the unit for a break, what should you do? ✔️Tell the nurse
Who will help a patient who needs assistance using the bathroom when Sally is on a meal break?
✔️Any staff member on the unit will help
What won't protect patients, residents, and you from harm? ✔️Making excuses or blaming others for
your actions
What is stress defined as? ✔️The response or change in the body caused by any emotional, physical,
social, or economic factor
Which are used to record frequent measurements or observations? ✔️Flow sheets
When should you report changes in a person's condition? ✔️At once
Which is correct? ✔️Calling patients and residents by their titles (Mr./Mrs./Ms./Dr.) promotes dignity
and shows respect
You can help a new resident fel safe and secure by ✔️Listening to the person's concerns
, Family and friends usually help meet the person's ✔️Love and belonging needs
Which is a common response to illness and disability ✔️Anger
You ask a patient a question. You should ✔️Give the person time to process what you asked
Which is important when communicating with persons who are disabled? ✔️Your attitude
The process of cell division in called ✔️Mitosis
The point at which two or more bones meet is a ✔️Joint
Which is NOT a main part of the brain? ✔️Spinal cord
Another name for the trachea is the ✔️windpipe
Which separates the lungs from the abdominal cavity? ✔️The diaphragm
The process of breaking food down physically and chemically for absorption and use by the body is
✔️Digestion
Digestion begins in the ✔️Mouth
The stomach is located in the ✔️Upper left part of the abdominal cavity (LUQ)
The urinary system ✔️Removes waste products from the blood
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