Activity Director Basic Study guide for final exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
result.
4 domains but really 5
Purpose of activities
Benefits of Activities
1. When a person gets old, they cannot learn new skills.
2. If residents are not physically moving bed sores can
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1. Cognitive
2. physical
3. mental
4. emotional
5. spiritual has been added
1. Continuation of previous activities
2. Adaptation of a leisure interest they could no longer
doafter an illness.
3. Physical Activity
4. Improve or maintain Socialization
5. Cognitive stimulation
6. Learn new activity
7. Spiritual nurturing
8. Quality of life
9. Provide opportunity for choice and to have some
controlover their life. (they can say no)
10. Continuation of involvement in community
interestsand ties.
1. Reduce Cardiovascular and respiratory risks
2. Maintain or improve range of motion (ROM)
3. Reduce risks for skin breakdown
4. Improved mental stimulation and functioning
5. Alleviate symptoms of depression
6. Helps calm anxiety
7. Promote confidence and independence
8. Relieves stress
Fal
se
tru
, 3. You want to plan most of your activities around physical
action because being physical is the goal of having activ- False
ities.
4. Activities are useful to long term care residents because
activities make the day go faster so residents can go back False
to sleep.
5. When planning activities, you have to keep in mind that
true
they will get residents more anxious.
6. People who have had heart attacks should not partici-
pate in an physical activity because it will rekindle a heart False
attack.
7. Activities have nothing to do with a resident's self-es-
False
teem.
8. Mental activity is something social services deals with,
False
not the activity department
9. Providing activities for residents helps keep their minds
true
clear
Name 4 activities a resident might have enjoyed prior to
painting, cards, reading, cooking
their entry into a nursing facility.
11. How many of these activities can you offer in your long
all of them
term care facility?
12. Name 3 activities you could use adaptive equipment
Bingo, shopping, bus trip, etc
for.
13. Name 3 activities that you can provide that gives the
morning exercise, stretching, balloon volley
residents some kind of exercise.
Name 3 Activities you could offer that would increase favorite color discussion, where they were born discus-
socialization between the residents. sion, toilet paper game.
and CORRECT Answers
result.
4 domains but really 5
Purpose of activities
Benefits of Activities
1. When a person gets old, they cannot learn new skills.
2. If residents are not physically moving bed sores can
, e
1. Cognitive
2. physical
3. mental
4. emotional
5. spiritual has been added
1. Continuation of previous activities
2. Adaptation of a leisure interest they could no longer
doafter an illness.
3. Physical Activity
4. Improve or maintain Socialization
5. Cognitive stimulation
6. Learn new activity
7. Spiritual nurturing
8. Quality of life
9. Provide opportunity for choice and to have some
controlover their life. (they can say no)
10. Continuation of involvement in community
interestsand ties.
1. Reduce Cardiovascular and respiratory risks
2. Maintain or improve range of motion (ROM)
3. Reduce risks for skin breakdown
4. Improved mental stimulation and functioning
5. Alleviate symptoms of depression
6. Helps calm anxiety
7. Promote confidence and independence
8. Relieves stress
Fal
se
tru
, 3. You want to plan most of your activities around physical
action because being physical is the goal of having activ- False
ities.
4. Activities are useful to long term care residents because
activities make the day go faster so residents can go back False
to sleep.
5. When planning activities, you have to keep in mind that
true
they will get residents more anxious.
6. People who have had heart attacks should not partici-
pate in an physical activity because it will rekindle a heart False
attack.
7. Activities have nothing to do with a resident's self-es-
False
teem.
8. Mental activity is something social services deals with,
False
not the activity department
9. Providing activities for residents helps keep their minds
true
clear
Name 4 activities a resident might have enjoyed prior to
painting, cards, reading, cooking
their entry into a nursing facility.
11. How many of these activities can you offer in your long
all of them
term care facility?
12. Name 3 activities you could use adaptive equipment
Bingo, shopping, bus trip, etc
for.
13. Name 3 activities that you can provide that gives the
morning exercise, stretching, balloon volley
residents some kind of exercise.
Name 3 Activities you could offer that would increase favorite color discussion, where they were born discus-
socialization between the residents. sion, toilet paper game.
