AZ Caregiver Certification Test Preparation Questions and Answers
1. Axial (temp armpit)- ANSWER -1 degree lower than oral temp or equal to
rectal temp or equal to another location temp
2. Medication disposal document- ANSWER -requires number of pills
3. Postmortem Care- ANSWER -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- ANSWER -A) feed the resident one
piece and make sure that he swallows before giving him another piece
5. Sliding Scale- ANSWER -Give insulin per sliding scale and tell manager
6. Communication- ANSWER -verbal is speaking, non verbal communication
is body lan- guage, gestures or facial expressions (smiles)
7. Unaffected- ANSWER -strong side or side not affected by CVA
8. BID- ANSWER -2 times a day
9. QID- ANSWER -4 times a day
10. Dementia is a disease of
A) mental functioning
B) confusion- ANSWER -A) mental confusion
11. Inhalation- ANSWER -medication inhaled (breathed in)
12. Opthalmic or Optic (OD, OS, or OU)- ANSWER -Eye
13. Otic (AD, AS, or AU)- ANSWER -Ear
14. Orally (PO)- ANSWER -By mouth
15. Sublingual (SL)- ANSWER -Under the tongue; a medication delivery route.
16. Topical (Local)- ANSWER -applied directly to the skin or mucous
membranes for local effect
17. Transdermal pathc- ANSWER -Applied to the skin absorbed over a period
of time (sys- temic)
18. Injection- ANSWER -Insulin injected into subcutaneous tissue
19. Rectal medication- ANSWER -medication given into the rectum suppository
20. Homeostasis- ANSWER -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- ANSWER -Consists of the skin, mucous
membranes, hair, and nail
22. musculoskeletal system- ANSWER -the system of bones and skeletal
muscles that sup- port and protect the body and permit movement
23. circulatory system (cardiac)- ANSWER -Heart and all the blood vessels
24. Nervous system Central nervous (sensory) system- ANSWER -Brain and
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1. Axial (temp armpit)- ANSWER -1 degree lower than oral temp or equal to
rectal temp or equal to another location temp
2. Medication disposal document- ANSWER -requires number of pills
3. Postmortem Care- ANSWER -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- ANSWER -A) feed the resident one
piece and make sure that he swallows before giving him another piece
5. Sliding Scale- ANSWER -Give insulin per sliding scale and tell manager
6. Communication- ANSWER -verbal is speaking, non verbal communication
is body lan- guage, gestures or facial expressions (smiles)
7. Unaffected- ANSWER -strong side or side not affected by CVA
8. BID- ANSWER -2 times a day
9. QID- ANSWER -4 times a day
10. Dementia is a disease of
A) mental functioning
B) confusion- ANSWER -A) mental confusion
11. Inhalation- ANSWER -medication inhaled (breathed in)
12. Opthalmic or Optic (OD, OS, or OU)- ANSWER -Eye
13. Otic (AD, AS, or AU)- ANSWER -Ear
14. Orally (PO)- ANSWER -By mouth
15. Sublingual (SL)- ANSWER -Under the tongue; a medication delivery route.
16. Topical (Local)- ANSWER -applied directly to the skin or mucous
membranes for local effect
17. Transdermal pathc- ANSWER -Applied to the skin absorbed over a period
of time (sys- temic)
18. Injection- ANSWER -Insulin injected into subcutaneous tissue
19. Rectal medication- ANSWER -medication given into the rectum suppository
20. Homeostasis- ANSWER -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- ANSWER -Consists of the skin, mucous
membranes, hair, and nail
22. musculoskeletal system- ANSWER -the system of bones and skeletal
muscles that sup- port and protect the body and permit movement
23. circulatory system (cardiac)- ANSWER -Heart and all the blood vessels
24. Nervous system Central nervous (sensory) system- ANSWER -Brain and
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