AZ Caregiver Certification Test Preperation
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1. Axial (temp armpit): 1 degree lower than oral temp or equal to rectal temp or
equal to another location temp
2. Medication disposal document: requires number of pills
3. Postmortem Care: care of body after death, rigidity is common after death
4. To prevent a resident form choking you should
A) feed the resident one piece and make sure that he swallows before giving
him another piece
B) give him three pieces of food at once and give him the fluid
C) let him stay in a reclined position: A) feed the resident one piece and make
sure that he swallows before giving him another piece
5. Sliding Scale: Give insulin per sliding scale and tell manager
6. Communication: verbal is speaking, non verbal communication is body lan-
guage, gestures or facial expressions (smiles)
7. Unaffected: strong side or side not affected by CVA
8. BID: 2 times a day
9. QID: 4 times a day
10. Dementia is a disease of
A) mental functioning
B) confusion: A) mental confusion
11. Inhalation: medication inhaled (breathed in)
12. Opthalmic or Optic (OD, OS, or OU): Eye
13. Otic (AD, AS, or AU): Ear
14. Orally (PO): By mouth
15. Sublingual (SL): Under the tongue; a medication delivery route.
16. Topical (Local): applied directly to the skin or mucous membranes for local
effect
17. Transdermal pathc: Applied to the skin absorbed over a period of time (sys-
temic)
18. Injection: Insulin injected into subcutaneous tissue
19. Rectal medication: medication given into the rectum suppository
20. Homeostasis: a condition when all body systems are working at their best to be
in homeostasis the body's metabolism or physical and chemical processes must be
working at a steady level
21. Integumentary system: Consists of the skin, mucous membranes, hair, and
nail
22. musculoskeletal system: the system of bones and skeletal muscles that sup-
port and protect the body and permit movement
23. circulatory system (cardiac): Heart and all the blood vessels
24. Nervous system Central nervous (sensory) system: Brain and spinal cord
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25. respiratory system: A system of organs, functioning in the process of gas
exchange between the body and the environment, consisting especially of the nose,
nasal passages, nasopharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs.
26. Urinary: kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
27. gastrointestinal system: also known as the digestive system, extends from the
mouth to the anus, and responsible for digestion and elimination
28. endocrine system: Glands produce hormones, thyroid, pituitary, adrenal (pan-
creas insulin)
29. Reproductive system: Reproduce offspring- produce male sex cells (sperm)
and female sex cells (oocytes). Ovaries and testies
30. Immune/Lymphatic System: protects the body from disease by developing
immunities and destroying pathogens and toxins. lymph nodes, lymph fluid/lympho-
cytes
31. Vital Signs TPRB: Temperature
Pulse
Respirations
Blood Pressure
32. Body Temperature: the amount of heat in the body that is a balance between
the amount of heat produced and the amount lost by the body. Oral 97.6- 99.6 F
rectal most accurate. axillary least accurate
33. Pulse sites of the body: 4 pulse sites
-Apical
-Radial
-Brachial
-Pedal
34. Pulse rates beats per minute: 60-100 bpm
35. Respirations: Normal: 12-20 breaths per minute (10-20)
36. Slow Respirations: Bradypnea
37. Fast Respirations: tachypnea
38. Cant breath while laying down (must elevate head): Orthopnea
39. Blood pressure reading: You need a stethoscope and blood pressure cuff
(sphygmomanometer)
40. Systolic blood pressure: Upper number when heart contracts, first sound
41. Diastolic Blood pressure: lower number when the heart is at rest, last sound
42. Normal BP numbers: Less than 120 systolic and les than 80 diastolic pressures
43. Hypertension: High Blood Pressure
44. Hypotension: Low Blood Pressure
45. Type 1 Diabetes Autoimmune Disease: Pancreas cannot make hormone in-
sulin also called juvenile diabetes.
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1. Axial (temp armpit): 1 degree lower than oral temp or equal to rectal temp or
equal to another location temp
2. Medication disposal document: requires number of pills
3. Postmortem Care: care of body after death, rigidity is common after death
4. To prevent a resident form choking you should
A) feed the resident one piece and make sure that he swallows before giving
him another piece
B) give him three pieces of food at once and give him the fluid
C) let him stay in a reclined position: A) feed the resident one piece and make
sure that he swallows before giving him another piece
5. Sliding Scale: Give insulin per sliding scale and tell manager
6. Communication: verbal is speaking, non verbal communication is body lan-
guage, gestures or facial expressions (smiles)
7. Unaffected: strong side or side not affected by CVA
8. BID: 2 times a day
9. QID: 4 times a day
10. Dementia is a disease of
A) mental functioning
B) confusion: A) mental confusion
11. Inhalation: medication inhaled (breathed in)
12. Opthalmic or Optic (OD, OS, or OU): Eye
13. Otic (AD, AS, or AU): Ear
14. Orally (PO): By mouth
15. Sublingual (SL): Under the tongue; a medication delivery route.
16. Topical (Local): applied directly to the skin or mucous membranes for local
effect
17. Transdermal pathc: Applied to the skin absorbed over a period of time (sys-
temic)
18. Injection: Insulin injected into subcutaneous tissue
19. Rectal medication: medication given into the rectum suppository
20. Homeostasis: a condition when all body systems are working at their best to be
in homeostasis the body's metabolism or physical and chemical processes must be
working at a steady level
21. Integumentary system: Consists of the skin, mucous membranes, hair, and
nail
22. musculoskeletal system: the system of bones and skeletal muscles that sup-
port and protect the body and permit movement
23. circulatory system (cardiac): Heart and all the blood vessels
24. Nervous system Central nervous (sensory) system: Brain and spinal cord
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25. respiratory system: A system of organs, functioning in the process of gas
exchange between the body and the environment, consisting especially of the nose,
nasal passages, nasopharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs.
26. Urinary: kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
27. gastrointestinal system: also known as the digestive system, extends from the
mouth to the anus, and responsible for digestion and elimination
28. endocrine system: Glands produce hormones, thyroid, pituitary, adrenal (pan-
creas insulin)
29. Reproductive system: Reproduce offspring- produce male sex cells (sperm)
and female sex cells (oocytes). Ovaries and testies
30. Immune/Lymphatic System: protects the body from disease by developing
immunities and destroying pathogens and toxins. lymph nodes, lymph fluid/lympho-
cytes
31. Vital Signs TPRB: Temperature
Pulse
Respirations
Blood Pressure
32. Body Temperature: the amount of heat in the body that is a balance between
the amount of heat produced and the amount lost by the body. Oral 97.6- 99.6 F
rectal most accurate. axillary least accurate
33. Pulse sites of the body: 4 pulse sites
-Apical
-Radial
-Brachial
-Pedal
34. Pulse rates beats per minute: 60-100 bpm
35. Respirations: Normal: 12-20 breaths per minute (10-20)
36. Slow Respirations: Bradypnea
37. Fast Respirations: tachypnea
38. Cant breath while laying down (must elevate head): Orthopnea
39. Blood pressure reading: You need a stethoscope and blood pressure cuff
(sphygmomanometer)
40. Systolic blood pressure: Upper number when heart contracts, first sound
41. Diastolic Blood pressure: lower number when the heart is at rest, last sound
42. Normal BP numbers: Less than 120 systolic and les than 80 diastolic pressures
43. Hypertension: High Blood Pressure
44. Hypotension: Low Blood Pressure
45. Type 1 Diabetes Autoimmune Disease: Pancreas cannot make hormone in-
sulin also called juvenile diabetes.
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