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 -
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