Nursing Assistant Care - Chapter 3
Questions & Answers
List five basic physical needs that all humans have. - ANSWERFood and Water
Protection and Shelter
Activity
Sleep and Rest
Comfort, freedem from pain
List six psychosocial needs that humans
have. - ANSWERlove & affection
acceptance by others
Safety and Security
Self-reliance
Contact with others
Success
self-esteem
True or False: Elderly people do not have sexual
urges. - ANSWERFalse
True or False: The ability to engage in sexual activ-
ity continues unless disease or injury occurs. - ANSWERTrue
True or False: Residents have the legal right to
choose how to express their sexuality. - ANSWERTrue
True or False: All elderly people have the same
sexual behavior and desires. - ANSWERFalse
True or False: A nursing assistant (NA) must respect
each resident's sexual orientation and gender identity. - ANSWERTrue
True or False: The NA should always knock and wait
for a response before entering residents' rooms. - ANSWERTrue
True or False: If an NA sees a sexual encounter be-
tween consenting adult residents, she should ask them to stop. - ANSWERFalse
True or False: If an NA encounters a resident being
sexually abused, he should take the
resident to a safe place and then notify the nurse. - ANSWERTrue
, A loss of ______________ is very difficult for a person to deal with. -
ANSWERindependence
A nursing assistant should allow a resident
to do a _________ independently even if it is easier for the NA to do it. - ANSWERTask
_______________ of daily living (ADLs) are personal care tasks a person does every
day to care for himself. - ANSWERactivities
NAs should encourage _____________, regardless of how long it takes or how well
residents are able to do it. - ANSWERself-care
A loss of independence can cause increased ___________. - ANSWERdependence
A type of cancer that regular physical activity
lessens the risk of. - ANSWERcolon cancer
Type of infection that inactivity can result in - ANSWERurinary tract infection
The ability to cope with this is one benefit of
regular activity. - ANSWERstress
Before activities begin, something that nursing assistants can help residents with -
ANSWERgrooming
Something increased by regular activity; also
promotes better eating habits - ANSWERappetite
Abbreviation for federal law requiring that
facilities provide an activities program that
meets the interests of residents. - ANSWEROBRA
Mr. Dane's wife died giving birth to their
twin girls. Mr. Dane never remarried and raised the girls himself.
(A) Single-parent family
(B) Nuclear family
(C) Blended family
(D) Extended family - ANSWERA
Ms. Cone has lived with her best friend, Ms. Lawrence, since they graduated from
college
together. They both dated men throughout their lives but were never married. Ms. Cone
has a teenage daughter who was raised in their household.
(A) Single-parent family
(B) Nuclear family
(C) Blended family
Questions & Answers
List five basic physical needs that all humans have. - ANSWERFood and Water
Protection and Shelter
Activity
Sleep and Rest
Comfort, freedem from pain
List six psychosocial needs that humans
have. - ANSWERlove & affection
acceptance by others
Safety and Security
Self-reliance
Contact with others
Success
self-esteem
True or False: Elderly people do not have sexual
urges. - ANSWERFalse
True or False: The ability to engage in sexual activ-
ity continues unless disease or injury occurs. - ANSWERTrue
True or False: Residents have the legal right to
choose how to express their sexuality. - ANSWERTrue
True or False: All elderly people have the same
sexual behavior and desires. - ANSWERFalse
True or False: A nursing assistant (NA) must respect
each resident's sexual orientation and gender identity. - ANSWERTrue
True or False: The NA should always knock and wait
for a response before entering residents' rooms. - ANSWERTrue
True or False: If an NA sees a sexual encounter be-
tween consenting adult residents, she should ask them to stop. - ANSWERFalse
True or False: If an NA encounters a resident being
sexually abused, he should take the
resident to a safe place and then notify the nurse. - ANSWERTrue
, A loss of ______________ is very difficult for a person to deal with. -
ANSWERindependence
A nursing assistant should allow a resident
to do a _________ independently even if it is easier for the NA to do it. - ANSWERTask
_______________ of daily living (ADLs) are personal care tasks a person does every
day to care for himself. - ANSWERactivities
NAs should encourage _____________, regardless of how long it takes or how well
residents are able to do it. - ANSWERself-care
A loss of independence can cause increased ___________. - ANSWERdependence
A type of cancer that regular physical activity
lessens the risk of. - ANSWERcolon cancer
Type of infection that inactivity can result in - ANSWERurinary tract infection
The ability to cope with this is one benefit of
regular activity. - ANSWERstress
Before activities begin, something that nursing assistants can help residents with -
ANSWERgrooming
Something increased by regular activity; also
promotes better eating habits - ANSWERappetite
Abbreviation for federal law requiring that
facilities provide an activities program that
meets the interests of residents. - ANSWEROBRA
Mr. Dane's wife died giving birth to their
twin girls. Mr. Dane never remarried and raised the girls himself.
(A) Single-parent family
(B) Nuclear family
(C) Blended family
(D) Extended family - ANSWERA
Ms. Cone has lived with her best friend, Ms. Lawrence, since they graduated from
college
together. They both dated men throughout their lives but were never married. Ms. Cone
has a teenage daughter who was raised in their household.
(A) Single-parent family
(B) Nuclear family
(C) Blended family
