UPDATED Advantage for Fundamentals of Nursing Care: Concepts, Connections & Skills, 4th Edition exam questions and answers 2024

Homes for the aged are licensed by the Division of Health Service Regulation and monitored by Adult Home Specialist within the - ANSWER County department of social services Home Health Agencies - ANSWER allows patients home care services in order to remain at home OBRA - ANSWER Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act - Federal law applies to all 50 states - sets standards for care and requires nursing assistant training and competency training HIPAA - ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - 1996- written to protect the privacy of health info. Ethics - ANSWER Codes of conduct by which actions are judged as right or wrong, fair or unfair, honest or dishonest. Varies from profession to profession Assault - ANSWER A threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped Battery - ANSWER an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact. Unlawful touching of another person. False imprisonment - ANSWER ...Holding someone against their will Neglect - ANSWER Failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm, mental anguish or mental illness. Abuse - ANSWER Causing or attempting to cause physical injury; sexual assault; placing another in fear of imminent physical harm Medicare - ANSWER A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and older Medicaid - ANSWER A public assistance program designed to provide healthcare to poor Americans. aphasia - ANSWER Absence or impairment of the ability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs because of brain dysfunction. cheyne-stokes respirations - ANSWER Respiratory pattern that involves alternating periods of apnea and deep, rapid breathing agonal breathing - ANSWER irregular, gasping breaths that precede apnea and death stages of grief - ANSWER Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance Alzheimer's disease - ANSWER A progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and finally, physical reasoning dementia - ANSWER Long-term decline in mental faculties such as memory, concentration, and judgment; often seen in the elderly diaphoresis - ANSWER Sweating q2h - ANSWER Every 2 hours prn - ANSWER As needed stat - ANSWER immediately how often a client is turned - ANSWER q2h Elizabeth Kubler-Ross - ANSWER wrote "On Death and Dying"; developed 5 stage theory of grief Red dot on hearing aid means - ANSWER right ear perineal care - ANSWER Cleaning the genital and anal areas; pericare disinfection - ANSWER A process that eliminates many or all microorganisms, with the exception of bacteria spores, from inanimate objects antisepsis - ANSWER A process that greatly reduces the number of microorganisms on skin or other tissue standard precautions - ANSWER CDC precautions used in the care of all patients regardless of their diagnosis or possible infection status; this category combines universal and body substance precautions. mask needed with a TB patient - ANSWER N-95/respirator mask OSHA - ANSWER Occupational Safety and Health Administration Bath temperature - ANSWER 105 degrees What percentage of accidents do falls account for in health care facilities - ANSWER 70% Before giving a bath the NA should have the patient - ANSWER feel the water for comfort RACE - ANSWER rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish PASS - ANSWER Pull, aim, squeeze, sweep ROM exercises - ANSWER Exercises that slowly move each joint through its full range of motion. They may be active (performed by the patient without assistance) or passive (performed with the help of another person or a machine). Typical ROM exercises are shoulder abduction, back rotation, hip flexion, and toe abduction. flexion - ANSWER Act of bending a joint extention - ANSWER Straightening of a body part suppination - ANSWER Rotation of the forearm and hand to the palm up position pronation - ANSWER Movement of the forearm so that the palm is turned downward fowlers position - ANSWER semi sitting head raised at 45 - 60 degrees high fowlers - ANSWER 60- 90 degrees prone - ANSWER Face down supine - ANSWER Face up lithotomy - ANSWER Flat on back, knees flexed, feet apart Sims postion - ANSWER When the patient is placed left side down with the right knee bent toward the chest. this postition aids insertion of rectal devices normal pulse for adult - ANSWER 60-100 blood pressure range for an adult - ANSWER 90/60--140/90 normal oral temp - ANSWER 98.6, 37C normal rectal temp - ANSWER 99.6 normal axillary temp - ANSWER 97.6