Not relying on or requiring care from others is: - Answers Independence
The suffix "-plegia" means: - Answers Paralysis
An acute illness is: - Answers A sudden illness from which a person should recover
"Pnea" means: - Answers breathing, respiration
An on-going illness that is slow or gradual in onset and for which there is no known cure is: - Answers
chronic
Which statement about charting is correct? - Answers You should use the person's exact words
whenever possible.
What protects the public from persons practicing nursing without a license? - Answers A state's nurse
practice act
You are charting changes in the person's condition. You also need to chart which of the following? -
Answers When you reported the changes to the nurse
Which requires nursing assistant training and competency evaluation? - Answers Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1987
The MDS is: - Answers An assessment and screening tool
"Arthro" means: - Answers joint
The suffix "-stomy" means: - Answers creation of an opening
Which is a symptom? - Answers Itching
Which statement about medical records is correct? - Answers They're legal documents
The comprehensive care plan: - Answers May be part of the Kardex
Knowledge of right conduct and wrong conduct is: - Answers Ethics
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 is a: - Answers Federal Law
OBRA requires retraining and/or a new competency evaluation for persons who: - Answers Have not
worked as a nursing assistant for 24 months
You make many observations when giving care. You should use your senses to: - Answers collect
information about the person
OBRA requires training and a competency evaluation for nursing assistants working in: - Answers
Nursing Centers
, As a nursing assistant, you can: - Answers Report changes in the person's condition to the nurse
The suffix "-algia" means: - Answers pain
When charting, you should record: - Answers Safety measures performed
Which is required by OBRA? - Answers The minimum data set (MDS)
Which type of resident care conference is held when one problem affects a person's care? - Answers
Problem-focused conference
"Cyano" means: - Answers blue
Which form has the person's identifying information? - Answers admission sheet
Where would you record information about the person's hygiene, elimination, and sleep? - Answers
Activities of daily living flow sheet
A written guide about the care a person should receive is the: - Answers Comprehensive care plan
How many hours of instruction for nursing assistant training does OBRA require? - Answers At least 75
hours
collecting information about a person is:
also the first step in the nursing process - Answers an assesment
symptoms are: - Answers subjective data
The Five Rights of Delegation involve the: - Answers Right task, the right circumstances, the right person,
the right directions and communication, and the right supervision
The nurse communicates delegated tasks to you by using: - Answers an assignment sheet
An assisted living facility: - Answers Provides two-three meals a day and housekeeping and laundry
services
the overall goal of the interdisciplinary health team is to: - Answers provide quality resident care
Which step in the nursing process involves measuring if the goals set in the planning step were met? -
Answers Evaluation
Older persons need: - Answers fewer calories
What system is stimulated when you are excited, exercising, or scared? - Answers sympathetic nervous
system
the white part of the eye is - Answers sclera