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Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care EXAM: Chapter 9-Healthy Human Body & Chapter 10 - Positioning, Transfers, and Ambulation|Graded A+ A resident who has her head and shoulders elevated and is in a semi-sitting position (45 to 60 degrees) is in the: Fowler's position. One way a nursing assistant can help with normal changes of aging related to the integumentary system is to: Keep bed linens wrinkle-free. What is one way nursing assistants can assist residents with normal changes of aging rel...

baseline - Answer an initial value that can be compared to future measurements. dorsal recumbent - Answer a body position in which a person is flat on her back with her knees flexed and her feet flat on the bed. lithotomy - Answer a body position in which a person lies on her back with her hips at the edge of an exam table; legs are flexed, and feet are in padded stirrups. knee-chest - Answer a body position in which the person is lying on her abdomen with her knees pulled towards the a...

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

WHY is it important for CNA to report weight loss? - ANSWER Weight loss can mean that the resident has a serious medical condition. It can lead to skin breakdown which leads to pressure ulcers. Ways to prevent unintended weight loss - ANSWER Make food look good Encourage residents to eat Honor resident's food requests Help residents who have trouble eating, to eat Season foods to resident preferences Allow enough time for Without this a person can only live a few days - ANSWER Water ...

providers - ANSWER people or organizations that provide health care, including doctors, nurses, clinics, and agencies. facilities - ANSWER in medicine, places where health care is delivered or administered, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, and treatment centers. payers

Admission - ANSWER The first time a nursing assistant meets a new resident The NA should try to make sure the resident has a - ANSWER Good impression of her and the facility The NA should prepare the - ANSWER Room before the resident arrives The NA should ask the family to find out - ANSWER A resident's personal preferences and routines The NA should introduce herself - ANSWER To the resident and state her position The NA should always call a resident - ANSWER By her formal name ...

Providers - ANSWER People or organizations that provide health care, including doctors, nurses, clinics, and agencies. Facilities - ANSWER Places where care is delivered or administered, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, and treatment centers. Payers - ANSWER People or organizations paying for healthcare services. Ex. Insurance companies, Medicare, and Medicaid Long-term care (LTC) - ANSWER Given in LTCF for people who need 24-hour skilled care. Skilled care - ANSWER Me...

Communication - ANSWER The process of exchanging information with others Objective information - ANSWER Based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells Subjective information - ANSWER Something a person cannot or did not observe Incontinence - ANSWER The inability to control the bladder or bowels Defense mechanisms - ANSWER Unconscious behaviors used to release tension or cope with stress; Denial, projection, displacement, rationalization, repression, regression Culture - A...

are six basic human needs? - ANSWER Food, water, sleep, comfort, activity, and protection/shelter What are six psychosocial needs that humans have? - ANSWER Love/affection, acceptance by others, safety/security, self-reliance/independence/daily living, contact with others,and success/self-esteem the ability to engage ins exual activites continues unless - ANSWER disease or injury occurs Residents have the legal right to choose how to - ANSWER express their sexuality Nursing assistant...