Chapter 7 Workbook [Hartmann Nursing Assistant Care The Basics] Basic Nursing Skills

Admission - ANS The first time a nursing assistant meets a new resident The NA should try to make sure the resident has a - ANS Good impression of her and the facility The NA should prepare the - ANS Room before the resident arrives The NA should ask the family to find out - ANS A resident's personal preferences and routines The NA should introduce herself - ANS To the resident and state her position The NA should always call a resident - ANS By her formal name until she tells the NA what she prefers to be called The NA should try to make sure the new resident feels - ANS Welcome and wanted The NA should not rush - ANS The process or the new resident The NA can help the resident by explaining daily life - ANS In the facility and offering to take the resident on a tour New residents must be given a copy of their - ANS Legal rights A resident has a legal right to have his - ANS Personal items that he has brought with him treated carefully Residents should be informed of - ANS Transfers as early as possible The nursing assistant should introduce - ANS The resident to everyone in the new area OBRA requires that residents have - ANS The right to receive advance notice before they are discharged Which of the following is the normal temperature range for the oral method? - ANS 97.6-99.6 Which of the following thermometers is used to take a temperature in the ear - ANS Tympanic thermometer Which of the following temperature sites is another word for the armpit area? - ANS Axilla Which temperature site is considered to be the most accurate? - ANS Rectum (rectal) A rectal thermometer is usually color-coded - ANS Red Which pulse is most often used for measuring pulse rate? - ANS Radial pulse For adults, the normal pulse rate is - ANS 60-100 beats per minute Breathing air into the lungs is also called - ANS Inspiration Exhaling air out of the lungs is also called - ANS Expiration The normal respiration rate for adults ranges from - ANS 12-20 breaths per minute Why is it important for NAs to observe respirations without letting residents know what they are doing? - ANS People may breathe more quickly if they know they are being observed Which of the following is considered a high blood pressure reading? - ANS 145/85 Which of the following is a blood pressure cuff used to measure blood pressure? - ANS Sphygmomanometer The second measurement of blood pressure reflects the phase when the heart relaxes. It is called the______ phase - ANS Diastoo Blood pressure measurements are recorded as_______ - ANS Fractions In the ________phase of blood pressure, the heart is at work, contracting and pushing blood from the left ventricle of the heart. - ANS Systolic A pulse oximeter measures - ANS Blood oxygen level and pulse rate The purpose of restraints is - ANS To restrict voluntary movement or behavior An example of a physical restraint is - ANS Raised side rails on a bed A chemical restraint is - ANS Medication used to control behavior What is one reason the use of restraints has been restricted? - ANS They were sometimes abused by caregivers A restraint can be used - ANS When a doctor has ordered it ise Restraint-free care means that - ANS Restraints are never used for any reason Restraint alternatives are - ANS Any interventions used in place of a restraint Fluids come in the form of liquids that a person - ANS Drinks, as well as semi-liquid foods such as soup or gelatin The fluid a person consumes is called - ANS Intake or input Fluid balance is taking in and eliminating - ANS The same amounts of fluid Hat - ANS Collection container put into toilet to collect samples Stool Specimen - ANS Urine and toliet paper should not be included with this specimen Specimen - ANS A sample that is used for analysis in order to try and make a diagnosis Routine urine specimen - ANS Urine sample collected any time resident voids Clean-catch specimen - ANS Excludes first and last urine from sample Sputum specimen - ANS Early morning is the best time to collect this specimen Catheter - ANS Thin tube inserted into the body that is used to drain or inject fluids Condom catheter - ANS Urinary catheter that has an attachment that fits into the penis In dwelling catheter - ANS Urinary catheter that stays inside the bladder for a period of time Straight catheter - ANS Urinary catheter that is removed immediately after urine is drained Urinary catheter - ANS Thin tube used to drain urine from the bladder