AZ CAREGIVER CERTIFICATION TEST PREPERATION
Axial (temp armpit) - Answers - 1 degree lower than oral temp or equal to rectal temp
or equal to another location temp
Medication disposal document - Answers - requires number of pills
Postmortem Care - Answers - care of body after death, rigidity is common after death
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 - Answers - A) feed the resident one piece and
make sure that he swallows before giving him another piece
Sliding Scale - Answers - Give insulin per sliding scale and tell manager
Communication - Answers - verbal is speaking, non verbal communication is body
language, gestures or facial expressions (smiles)
Unaffected - Answers - strong side or side not affected by CVA
BID - Answers - 2 times a day
QID - Answers - 4 times a day
Dementia is a disease of
A) mental functioning
B) confusion - Answers - A) mental confusion
Inhalation - Answers - medication inhaled (breathed in)
Opthalmic or Optic (OD, OS, or OU) - Answers - Eye
Otic (AD, AS, or AU) - Answers - Ear
Orally (PO) - Answers - By mouth
Sublingual (SL) - Answers - Under the tongue; a medication delivery route.
Topical (Local) - Answers - applied directly to the skin or mucous membranes for local
effect
Transdermal pathc - Answers - Applied to the skin absorbed over a period of time
(systemic)
, Injection - Answers - Insulin injected into subcutaneous tissue
Rectal medication - Answers - medication given into the rectum suppository
Homeostasis - Answers - 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
Integumentary system - Answers - Consists of the skin, mucous membranes, hair, and
nail
musculoskeletal system - Answers - the system of bones and skeletal muscles that
support and protect the body and permit movement
circulatory system (cardiac) - Answers - Heart and all the blood vessels
Nervous system Central nervous (sensory) system - Answers - Brain and spinal cord
respiratory system - Answers - 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.
Urinary - Answers - kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
gastrointestinal system - Answers - also known as the digestive system, extends from
the mouth to the anus, and responsible for digestion and elimination
endocrine system - Answers - Glands produce hormones, thyroid, pituitary, adrenal
(pancreas insulin)
Reproductive system - Answers - Reproduce offspring- produce male sex cells
(sperm) and female sex cells (oocytes). Ovaries and testies
Immune/Lymphatic System - Answers - protects the body from disease by developing
immunities and destroying pathogens and toxins. lymph nodes, lymph fluid/lymphocytes
Vital Signs TPRB - Answers - Temperature
Pulse
Respirations
Blood Pressure
Body Temperature - Answers - 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
Axial (temp armpit) - Answers - 1 degree lower than oral temp or equal to rectal temp
or equal to another location temp
Medication disposal document - Answers - requires number of pills
Postmortem Care - Answers - care of body after death, rigidity is common after death
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 - Answers - A) feed the resident one piece and
make sure that he swallows before giving him another piece
Sliding Scale - Answers - Give insulin per sliding scale and tell manager
Communication - Answers - verbal is speaking, non verbal communication is body
language, gestures or facial expressions (smiles)
Unaffected - Answers - strong side or side not affected by CVA
BID - Answers - 2 times a day
QID - Answers - 4 times a day
Dementia is a disease of
A) mental functioning
B) confusion - Answers - A) mental confusion
Inhalation - Answers - medication inhaled (breathed in)
Opthalmic or Optic (OD, OS, or OU) - Answers - Eye
Otic (AD, AS, or AU) - Answers - Ear
Orally (PO) - Answers - By mouth
Sublingual (SL) - Answers - Under the tongue; a medication delivery route.
Topical (Local) - Answers - applied directly to the skin or mucous membranes for local
effect
Transdermal pathc - Answers - Applied to the skin absorbed over a period of time
(systemic)
, Injection - Answers - Insulin injected into subcutaneous tissue
Rectal medication - Answers - medication given into the rectum suppository
Homeostasis - Answers - 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
Integumentary system - Answers - Consists of the skin, mucous membranes, hair, and
nail
musculoskeletal system - Answers - the system of bones and skeletal muscles that
support and protect the body and permit movement
circulatory system (cardiac) - Answers - Heart and all the blood vessels
Nervous system Central nervous (sensory) system - Answers - Brain and spinal cord
respiratory system - Answers - 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.
Urinary - Answers - kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
gastrointestinal system - Answers - also known as the digestive system, extends from
the mouth to the anus, and responsible for digestion and elimination
endocrine system - Answers - Glands produce hormones, thyroid, pituitary, adrenal
(pancreas insulin)
Reproductive system - Answers - Reproduce offspring- produce male sex cells
(sperm) and female sex cells (oocytes). Ovaries and testies
Immune/Lymphatic System - Answers - protects the body from disease by developing
immunities and destroying pathogens and toxins. lymph nodes, lymph fluid/lymphocytes
Vital Signs TPRB - Answers - Temperature
Pulse
Respirations
Blood Pressure
Body Temperature - Answers - 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
