Power-horse Library

What do you do if a person loses consciousness while choking? - Answer Make sure help is on the way and start CPR When does shock occur? - Answer When organs and tissues in the body do not receive an adequate blood supply What are signs of shock? (5) - Answer -pale or bluish skin (cyanotic) -staring -increased pulse and respiration rates -low blood pressure -extreme thirst What are the steps when responding to shock? - Answer 1. call for help 2. control bleeding if necessary 3. ma...

Confusion - Answers The inability to think clearly or make decisions Delirium - Answers Severe confusion which occurs suddenly - usually temporary- Drugs and alcohol usually involved but could also be due to disease, illness, fluid imbalance, poor nutrition Causes of Confusion - Answers UTI, Low Blood Sugar, Dehydration, Fever, Lack of Oxygen, Infections, Brain Tumor Guidelines of Care for Residents experiencing Confusion - Answers Do NOT leave resident alone, provide a quiet environmen...

A nursing assistant should identify a resident: - Answer Before helping with feeding and before giving care. A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) contain the following information: - Answer Information about emergency response actions. A serious problem that has been associated with restraint use is: - Answer Pressure injuries. An example of a restraint alternative is: - Answer Giving the resident a repetitive task. If a restraint is applied, a nursing assistant must: - Answer Check on the resi...

Which of the following should a nursing assistant do if a resident is confused? - Answer Stay calm and provide a quite environment Confusion may be caused by - Answer urinary tract infection The ability to think logically and quickly is called - Answer awareness Which of the following statements is true of Alzheimer's Disease (AD)? - Answer skills a person has used over a lifetime are usually kept longer. When a resident with AD is frightened, the NA should - Answer Check her body l...

Direct Service Workers - Answers positions that serve the resident or patient directly types of direct service workers - Answers nursing assistants, home health aides, patient care technicians, nurses, physician assistants, doctors, therapists (occupational, speech, physical) Diagnostic service workers - Answers specialized technicians, such as x-ray, lab, ultrasound Receptionists, office managers, billing staff, executives, medical records personnel, activities directors, assistants - ...

Residence condition is worsening - Answer What can changes in Vital Signs indicate? Mouth, rectum, ears, armpit, and temporal artery - Answer What are the five sides of measuring body temperature? Red or orange - Answer A rectal thermometer is usually color coded Disposable thermometer - Answer Which of the following thermometers is used once and then discarded? Axilla - Answer Which of the following temperature sites is another word for the armpit area? Rectum - Answer Which temp...

psychosocial needs - Answer health, well-being - Answer ____ and ____ affect how well psychosocial needs are met. masturbation - Answer to touch or rub sexual organs in order to give oneself or another person sexual pleasure Maslow' Hierarchy of Needs (5) - Answer 1. physical needs 2. safety and security needs 3. need for love 4. need for self-esteem 5. need for self-actualization Maslow' Hierarchy of Needs - Answer a model development by Abraham Maslow to show how physical a...

Terminal illness - Answer A disease or condition that will eventually cause death Grief - Answer Deep distress or sorrow over a loss Hearing - Answer The last sense to usually leave the body is Hospice care - Answer Special care a dying person needs Palliative care - Answer Care that focuses on the comfort, pain relief, and dignity of a person who is dying Cheyne-stokes - Answer Alternating periods of slow, irregular respirations and Rapid,

Confusion - Answer The inability to think clearly delirium - Answer A state of severe confusion that occurs suddenly and is usually temporary Cognition - Answer The ablity to think logically and clearly Cognitive impairment - Answer Loss of ability to think logically; concentration and memory are affected Dementia - Answer The serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating Alzheimer's disease - Answer A progressive, incredible diseas...

A resident who has her head and shoulders elevated and is in a semi-sitting position (45 to 60 degrees) is in the: - Answer Fowler's position. One way a nursing assistant can help with normal changes of aging related to the integumentary system is to: - Answer Keep bed linens wrinkle-free. What is one way nursing assistants can assist residents with normal changes of aging related to the urinary system? - Answer NAs should offer frequent trips to the bathroom. Which of the following is...