CHAPTER 4-6 HARTMAN'S NURSING
ASSISTANT CARE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Uti are more common -answer-in women
Constipation -answer-inability to eliminate stool, or infrequent, difficult, and often
painful elimination of hard, dry stool
Signs of diabetes -answer--excessive thirst, or hunger
- frequent urination
Proper foot care is vitally for people with -answer-diabetes
Who should not trim or clip toe nails -answer-na
Bed cradle helps -answer-keep cover from resting on the feet
Logrolling -answer-sit up with legs hanging over the side of the bed in order to regain
balance and stabilize blood pressure
Residents with infection in mouth should -answer-eat food with low acid
Confusion -answer-the inability to think clearly
Causes of confusion -answer-uti, low blood sugar, dehydration, fever, lack of
oxygen, infections, brain tumor
Communication with someone with alzheimer disease -answer-speak slowly using a
lower tone of voice repeat yourself use simple words or short sentences check body
language
Sundowning -answer-becoming restless and agitated in the later afternoon, evening,
or night
Rummaging -answer-going through drawers, closets or personal items that belong to
oneself
Hoarding -answer-collecting and putting things away in a guarded way
Validating -answer-giving value to or improving
Aspirations -answer-inhalation of food, fluid, or foreign materials into lungs
Sims' -answer-body position in which a person is lying on his left side with the upper
knee flexed and raised toward the chest
ASSISTANT CARE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Uti are more common -answer-in women
Constipation -answer-inability to eliminate stool, or infrequent, difficult, and often
painful elimination of hard, dry stool
Signs of diabetes -answer--excessive thirst, or hunger
- frequent urination
Proper foot care is vitally for people with -answer-diabetes
Who should not trim or clip toe nails -answer-na
Bed cradle helps -answer-keep cover from resting on the feet
Logrolling -answer-sit up with legs hanging over the side of the bed in order to regain
balance and stabilize blood pressure
Residents with infection in mouth should -answer-eat food with low acid
Confusion -answer-the inability to think clearly
Causes of confusion -answer-uti, low blood sugar, dehydration, fever, lack of
oxygen, infections, brain tumor
Communication with someone with alzheimer disease -answer-speak slowly using a
lower tone of voice repeat yourself use simple words or short sentences check body
language
Sundowning -answer-becoming restless and agitated in the later afternoon, evening,
or night
Rummaging -answer-going through drawers, closets or personal items that belong to
oneself
Hoarding -answer-collecting and putting things away in a guarded way
Validating -answer-giving value to or improving
Aspirations -answer-inhalation of food, fluid, or foreign materials into lungs
Sims' -answer-body position in which a person is lying on his left side with the upper
knee flexed and raised toward the chest