A function of a long term care facility is:
To provide care and treatment based on the resident's needs
An organizational chart of the facility shows:
The flow of communication
A long term goal of rehabilitative nursing is to:
Return the resident to their prior level of function
A routine rehab measure the nurse assistant performs in the daily care of residents is:
Range of motion
An explanation of how to do something is called a:
Procedure
An explanation of the duties of a position is called a:
Job description
As a nursing assistant, any question or comment you have regarding a resident should be directed to:
The wing nurse
All of the following are ways of communicating except:
Thinking about the needs of a resident
If you have trouble understanding a resident, you should:
Seek help from someone who is able to understand the resident
When speaking to a resident who is hard-of-hearing, you should:
Speak in a normal tone while facing the resident
When speaking to a resident who is aphasic, you should:
Encourage the resident to use gestures and point to objects
After providing care, you should leave the resident:
With the call bell in easy reach
Talking to an employee on another unit about a residence medical condition would violate
The residents write to confidential information
Failure to perform a work assignment safely and/or by acceptable health care:
Negligence
The most important factor to prevent the spread of infection in a nursing home is
To wash hands Before & After giving care
All of the following are violations of proper infection control practices except:
Closing the cover on the linen cart
Universal precautions is:
A procedure to take care of all residents
All of the following are ways to prevent falls except:
Unlocking brakes on wheelchairs when transferring residents
The purpose of a restraint is
To prevent injury due to physical limitations
The most common cause of fire in the nursing home is
Smoking
You entered a residents room and find the curtains on fire, the 1st thing you will do is:
Remove the resident
To move a body part away from the midline of the body is
Abduction
A permanent shortening of a muscle leads to a deformity or a loss of function of a body part is: