AZ Caregiver Certification Test Preperation QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS
1. Axial (temp armpit)ANSWER 1 degree lower than oral temp or equal to
rectal temp or equal to another location temp
2. Medication disposal documentANSWER requires number of pills
3. Postmortem CareANSWER care of body after death, rigidity is common after
death
4. To prevent a resident form choking you should
A) feed the resident one piece and make sure that he swallows before giving
him another piece
B) give him three pieces of food at once and give him the fluid
C) let him stay in a reclined positionANSWER A) feed the resident one piece
and make sure that he swallows before giving him another piece
5. Sliding ScaleANSWER Give insulin per sliding scale and tell manager
6. CommunicationANSWER verbal is speaking, non verbal communication is
body lan- guage, gestures or facial expressions (smiles)
7. UnaffectedANSWER strong side or side not affected by CVA
8. BIDANSWER 2 times a day
9. QIDANSWER 4 times a day
10. Dementia is a disease of
A) mental functioning
B) confusionANSWER A) mental confusion
11. InhalationANSWER medication inhaled (breathed in)
12. Opthalmic or Optic (OD, OS, or OU)ANSWER Eye
13. Otic (AD, AS, or AU)ANSWER Ear
14. Orally (PO)ANSWER By mouth
15. Sublingual (SL)ANSWER Under the tongue; a medication delivery route.
16. Topical (Local)ANSWER applied directly to the skin or mucous
membranes for local effect
17. Transdermal pathcANSWER Applied to the skin absorbed over a period of
time (sys- temic)
18. InjectionANSWER Insulin injected into subcutaneous tissue
19. Rectal medicationANSWER medication given into the rectum suppository
20. HomeostasisANSWER a condition when all body systems are working at their
best to be in homeostasis the body's metabolism or physical and chemical
processes must be working at a steady level
21. Integumentary systemANSWER Consists of the skin, mucous membranes,
hair, and nail
22. musculoskeletal systemANSWER the system of bones and skeletal muscles
that sup- port and protect the body and permit movement
23. circulatory system (cardiac)ANSWER Heart and all the blood vessels
24. Nervous system Central nervous (sensory) systemANSWER Brain and
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ANSWERS
1. Axial (temp armpit)ANSWER 1 degree lower than oral temp or equal to
rectal temp or equal to another location temp
2. Medication disposal documentANSWER requires number of pills
3. Postmortem CareANSWER care of body after death, rigidity is common after
death
4. To prevent a resident form choking you should
A) feed the resident one piece and make sure that he swallows before giving
him another piece
B) give him three pieces of food at once and give him the fluid
C) let him stay in a reclined positionANSWER A) feed the resident one piece
and make sure that he swallows before giving him another piece
5. Sliding ScaleANSWER Give insulin per sliding scale and tell manager
6. CommunicationANSWER verbal is speaking, non verbal communication is
body lan- guage, gestures or facial expressions (smiles)
7. UnaffectedANSWER strong side or side not affected by CVA
8. BIDANSWER 2 times a day
9. QIDANSWER 4 times a day
10. Dementia is a disease of
A) mental functioning
B) confusionANSWER A) mental confusion
11. InhalationANSWER medication inhaled (breathed in)
12. Opthalmic or Optic (OD, OS, or OU)ANSWER Eye
13. Otic (AD, AS, or AU)ANSWER Ear
14. Orally (PO)ANSWER By mouth
15. Sublingual (SL)ANSWER Under the tongue; a medication delivery route.
16. Topical (Local)ANSWER applied directly to the skin or mucous
membranes for local effect
17. Transdermal pathcANSWER Applied to the skin absorbed over a period of
time (sys- temic)
18. InjectionANSWER Insulin injected into subcutaneous tissue
19. Rectal medicationANSWER medication given into the rectum suppository
20. HomeostasisANSWER a condition when all body systems are working at their
best to be in homeostasis the body's metabolism or physical and chemical
processes must be working at a steady level
21. Integumentary systemANSWER Consists of the skin, mucous membranes,
hair, and nail
22. musculoskeletal systemANSWER the system of bones and skeletal muscles
that sup- port and protect the body and permit movement
23. circulatory system (cardiac)ANSWER Heart and all the blood vessels
24. Nervous system Central nervous (sensory) systemANSWER Brain and
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