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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 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
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 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
