Increased Fluid Intake is ordered - Answers Give most of fluid before 5pm
Gerontology - Answers Study of Aging Process
When walking with a resident that's had a stroke - Answers Walk on their weak side
Axillary - Answers armpit
Urinary Output will be measured in - Answers cc's or mL's
For accurate weight - Answers Measure weight at the same time every day & have patient void before
After drinking a cold liquid - Answers Wait at least 30mins to take temperature
The first sign of a pressure ulcer is - Answers discoloration of the skin
For post mortem care, the resident is placed in - Answers Supine with body alignment
Unconscious mouth care is performed - Answers Every 2 hours
1oz=?mL - Answers 30
When in contact with bodily fluids and blood - Answers Use standard precautions
The least accurate area for temperature is - Answers Axillary
The most common site for pulse is - Answers Radial (wrist)
A sign of Alzheimer's is - Answers Gradual loss of memory
To find a pulse during CPR, use the - Answers Carotid Artery.
If a resident starts to fall, the best thing an NA can do is to - Answers Guide the resident to the floor
safely
OBRA requires - Answers 3 regular meals and a bedtime snack
Soap Sud Enema is held - Answers 10-12 in away from anus
The temperature for a total bed bath is - Answers 110 to 115°F
How many times a week do residents bathe or shower? - Answers Twice
If patient is dangling, it is important to know - Answers Their strong side
Standard water intake is - Answers 2000-2500 mL
Bed rails are used - Answers According to the care plan or while lifting & lowering the bed
, TB is - Answers airborne
A rectal temperature shouldn't be taken after - Answers Diarrhea
A CNA can only share information with the next - Answers shift CNA
diastolic blood pressure - Answers Pressure in the arteries when the heart relaxes and ventricles fill with
blood ; bottom number
systolic blood pressure - Answers the pressure created when the heart contracts and forces blood out
into the arteries; the top number
A fractured hip needs - Answers Abduction at all times
A resident with parkinson's disease may need protection from - Answers Falls
Minears disease - Answers disorder of the labrinth of the inner ear
metastasis - Answers The spread of cancer cells beyond their original site
Elastic Stockings are used to prevent - Answers blood clotting ; thrombi
Common causes of pneumonia in adults is - Answers Immobility & Aspiration
Myrocardial infarction - Answers heart attack
Myrocardial infarction - Answers may radiate to jaw,teeth, shoulder/arm, be sudden and severe on the
left side of the body
Acute renal failure causes - Answers heart failure, shock, blood loss, urinary tract obstruction, damage
by toxins, bacteria, drugs
Hemipalegic - Answers paralysis of one side of the body
Begnin - Answers non-cancerous
Traction - Answers a pull to the arm or leg muscles to bring a bone back into place when it is dislocated
or fractured
defensive mechanisms - Answers mental processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful
emotions and situations
Hot & cold compress apply no more than - Answers 15-20 min
Objective Data - Answers information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
Pancreas - Answers insulin and glucagon
Meat may cause - Answers an obstructed airway