Functions of the large intestine include - ANSWERS✔✔ Absorption of water & feces storage
The basic functioning unit of the body - ANSWERS✔✔ A cell
Child or elder abuse - ANSWERS✔✔ Must be reported
Mom, Dad, sibling, grandparents & cousins are part of - ANSWERS✔✔ Extended Family
Each system of the body is composed of - ANSWERS✔✔ cells, tissues, organs
Normal hormonal changes during adolescence may cause - ANSWERS✔✔ Mood changes
PSW's role in the family may include - ANSWERS✔✔ Being alert to situations that may add stress or
harm to the family, Providing a safe & secure environment, and Maintaining daily routines
If the client has DNR order at the time of death, it means - ANSWERS✔✔ No CPR will be initiated
The stiffness or rigidity of skeletal muscles after a client dies is known as - ANSWERS✔✔ Rigor mortis
PSW can help the family of a dying client by - ANSWERS✔✔ Encouraging family members to give care
A living will - ANSWERS✔✔ Instructs Doctors not to start or remove measures that prolong life
The client asks to see a priest at 2am.You would - ANSWERS✔✔ Report the client's request to the nurse
immediately
, By avoiding a dying client, the PSW violates their - ANSWERS✔✔ Right to be cared for
When a Palliative Care client appears to be very sad, cries a lot & says very little then he/she is in the
stage of - ANSWERS✔✔ Depression
In order to relax sore muscles, relieve joint pain & increase blood circulation the PSW would -
ANSWERS✔✔ Apply heat
A client is using O2 at bedtime only. The "No Smoking" sign is posted - ANSWERS✔✔ Outside the
apartment door
You notice that a bottle of Amoxicillin Suspension has been sitting on the kitchen counter since you
arrived. The label reads "Shake Well" & "Keep Refrigerated". The Best course of action would be to -
ANSWERS✔✔ Bring it to the client's attention & offer to put it in the refrigerator
Medication supervision is not part of your role with Mr. Smith. He remarks he has taken his BP meds for
2 months now & feel so much better that he thinks he does not require the meds any longer. He also
mentions to you that he has stopped taking them. The best way to deal with this situation is to -
ANSWERS✔✔ Suggest to him that he might like to talk to his DR
You are working in LTC. You notice that a resident has not swallowed her pills & spits them out after the
nurse has left. You should - ANSWERS✔✔ tell the nurse who is administering the meds
While assisting with bath you notice a rash on the resident's back. You know she has been on an
antibiotic for 4 days now. The best course of action is - ANSWERS✔✔ Report the rash immediately
Lack or absence of breathing is known as - ANSWERS✔✔ apnea
Rehabilitation focuses on - ANSWERS✔✔ whole person
PSW is frustrated with the client's slow progress. The PSW should - ANSWERS✔✔ The PSW should tell
the client how he/she is feeling
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