EXAM QUESTIONS & ACTUAL
CORRECT ANSWERS
information should be written at - CORRECT ANSWER ≤6-8th grade
MRT - CORRECT ANSWER multidisplinary response team (MRT)
assess drug and alcohol abuse - CORRECT ANSWER CAGE-AID (criticize, annoyed,
felt guilt, eye opener)
assess for delirium - CORRECT ANSWER CAM-ICU
four features of CAM-ICU - CORRECT ANSWER acute onset of mental status
changes, inattention, disorganized thinking, altered LOC
mini mental state examination (MMSE) to assess for - CORRECT ANSWER dementia
and delirium in geriatric patients
short test that measures patients risk of falling - CORRECT ANSWER get up and go
test (rates 1-5 with score >3 indicating risk for fall)
this test assesses 6 self-care functions: bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring,
continence, feeding - CORRECT ANSWER Katz Index of ADL
DME - CORRECT ANSWER durable medical equipment
must be durable or long lasting, used for a medical reason, useful for someone who is
sick or injured, used at home, expected lifetime of at least 3 years - CORRECT
ANSWER DME (e..g, walkers, OSA devices)
wheelchairs, prostheses, hearing aids are examples of - CORRECT ANSWER
assistive devices
balloon pump, VAD, dialysis, transvenous pacers are examples of - CORRECT
ANSWER life support devices
term that refers to treatments that are used along with conventional medicine -
CORRECT ANSWER CAM complementary and alternative medicine