NATI FINAL EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
OBRA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 guarantees that people
being cared for in a nursing home receives a certain level of care.
Establishes standards for staffing and operation that a
OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a government
agency established in 1970 that protects workers from on-the-job injuries. They establish standards that
employers must follow to protect employees from hazards.
objective observations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅information you obtain directly using one of your
five senses
subjective observations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅information you cannot detect with one of your
five senses or cannot measure with equipment (example: not getting good sleep)
HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was passed in
1996 and established the legal right to have medical info kept secure and private. Specifies who can look
at and who can receive information about a person's health status and care
negligence vs. neglect - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅neglect is more like ignoring and not doing while
negligence is doing improperly.
Chain of Infection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pathogen --> reservoir --> portal of exit --> method of
transmission --> portal of entry --> susceptible host
order of putting on PPE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅gown, mask, eyewear, then gloves
order of taking off PPE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅gloves, eyewear, gown, mask
,if the person is unconscious or paralyzed how do you take temp? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅NOT the
oral method because the person may not be able to keep their mouth closed
dyspnea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅medical term for breathing that is difficult or seems like it takes a
lot of effort
flexion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅bending
extension - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅straightening
abduction - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅moving away from the body
adduction - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅moving toward the body
rotation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅moving in a circular motion along a fixed point or axis
pronation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅turning the palm downward
supination - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅turning the palm upward
radial deviation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅bending the wrist towards the thumb
ulnar deviation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅bending the wrist toward the little finger
dorsiflexion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅bending the ankle so that the toes point up
plantar flexion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅bending the ankle so that the toes point down
inversion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅turning the ankle inward
, eversion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅turning the ankle outward
stroke - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅cerebrovascular accident that occurs when blood flow to a part of
the brain is interrupted which results in the death of brain cells
seizure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅result of abnormal electrical activity in the brain which leads to
temporary and involuntary changes in body movement, function, sensation, awareness, or behavior
shock - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅condition in which the circulatory system fails to deliver enough
oxygen-rich blood to the body's tissues and vital organs
what pulse is the most accurate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅apical pulse (measured with a
stethoscope over the apex of the heart)
pulse - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅wave of blood felt as it passes through an artery lying close to the
skin surface
systolic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pressure against walls when heart pumps
diastolic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pressure against the walls when the heart relaxes
common sites of pressure ulcers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅back of head, shoulder blade, elbow,
tailbone, heel, ear, shoulder, knee, and ankle
shearing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅when a surface moves one way against another surface that
offers resistance
partial bed bath - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅involves only bathing the face, hands, axillae (armpits),
perineal area, back, and buttocks
ANSWERS
OBRA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 guarantees that people
being cared for in a nursing home receives a certain level of care.
Establishes standards for staffing and operation that a
OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a government
agency established in 1970 that protects workers from on-the-job injuries. They establish standards that
employers must follow to protect employees from hazards.
objective observations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅information you obtain directly using one of your
five senses
subjective observations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅information you cannot detect with one of your
five senses or cannot measure with equipment (example: not getting good sleep)
HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was passed in
1996 and established the legal right to have medical info kept secure and private. Specifies who can look
at and who can receive information about a person's health status and care
negligence vs. neglect - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅neglect is more like ignoring and not doing while
negligence is doing improperly.
Chain of Infection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pathogen --> reservoir --> portal of exit --> method of
transmission --> portal of entry --> susceptible host
order of putting on PPE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅gown, mask, eyewear, then gloves
order of taking off PPE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅gloves, eyewear, gown, mask
,if the person is unconscious or paralyzed how do you take temp? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅NOT the
oral method because the person may not be able to keep their mouth closed
dyspnea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅medical term for breathing that is difficult or seems like it takes a
lot of effort
flexion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅bending
extension - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅straightening
abduction - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅moving away from the body
adduction - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅moving toward the body
rotation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅moving in a circular motion along a fixed point or axis
pronation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅turning the palm downward
supination - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅turning the palm upward
radial deviation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅bending the wrist towards the thumb
ulnar deviation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅bending the wrist toward the little finger
dorsiflexion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅bending the ankle so that the toes point up
plantar flexion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅bending the ankle so that the toes point down
inversion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅turning the ankle inward
, eversion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅turning the ankle outward
stroke - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅cerebrovascular accident that occurs when blood flow to a part of
the brain is interrupted which results in the death of brain cells
seizure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅result of abnormal electrical activity in the brain which leads to
temporary and involuntary changes in body movement, function, sensation, awareness, or behavior
shock - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅condition in which the circulatory system fails to deliver enough
oxygen-rich blood to the body's tissues and vital organs
what pulse is the most accurate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅apical pulse (measured with a
stethoscope over the apex of the heart)
pulse - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅wave of blood felt as it passes through an artery lying close to the
skin surface
systolic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pressure against walls when heart pumps
diastolic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pressure against the walls when the heart relaxes
common sites of pressure ulcers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅back of head, shoulder blade, elbow,
tailbone, heel, ear, shoulder, knee, and ankle
shearing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅when a surface moves one way against another surface that
offers resistance
partial bed bath - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅involves only bathing the face, hands, axillae (armpits),
perineal area, back, and buttocks
