Chapter 7 Workbook [Hartmann Nursing Assistant Care The Basics] Basic Nursing Skills – Flashcards
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Admission
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The first time a nursing assistant meets a new resident
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The NA should try to make sure the resident has a
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Good impression of her and the facility
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The NA should prepare the
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Room before the resident arrives
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The NA should ask the family to find out
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A resident's personal preferences and routines
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The NA should introduce herself
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To the resident and state her position
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The NA should always call a resident
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By her formal name until she tells the NA what she prefers to be called
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The NA should try to make sure the new resident feels
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Welcome and wanted
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The NA should not rush
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The process or the new resident
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The NA can help the resident by explaining daily life
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In the facility and offering to take the resident on a tour
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New residents must be given a copy of their
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Legal rights
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A resident has a legal right to have his
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Personal items that he has brought with him treated carefully
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Residents should be informed of
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Transfers as early as possible
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The nursing assistant should introduce
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The resident to everyone in the new area
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OBRA requires that residents have
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The right to receive advance notice before they are discharged
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Which of the following is the normal temperature range for the oral method?
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97.6-99.6
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Which of the following thermometers is used to take a temperature in the ear
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Tympanic thermometer
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Which of the following temperature sites is another word for the armpit area?
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Axilla
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Which temperature site is considered to be the most accurate?
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Rectum (rectal)
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A rectal thermometer is usually color-coded
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Red
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Which pulse is most often used for measuring pulse rate?
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Radial pulse
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For adults, the normal pulse rate is
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60-100 beats per minute
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Breathing air into the lungs is also called
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Inspiration
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Exhaling air out of the lungs is also called
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Expiration
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The normal respiration rate for adults ranges from
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12-20 breaths per minute
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Why is it important for NAs to observe respirations without letting residents know what they are doing?
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People may breathe more quickly if they know they are being observed
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Which of the following is considered a high blood pressure reading?
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145/85
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Which of the following is a blood pressure cuff used to measure blood pressure?
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Sphygmomanometer
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The second measurement of blood pressure reflects the phase when the heart relaxes. It is called the______ phase
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Diastoo
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Blood pressure measurements are recorded as_______
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Fractions
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In the ________phase of blood pressure, the heart is at work, contracting and pushing blood from the left ventricle of the heart.
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Systolic
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A pulse oximeter measures
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Blood oxygen level and pulse rate
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The purpose of restraints is
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To restrict voluntary movement or behavior
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An example of a physical restraint is
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Raised side rails on a bed
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A chemical restraint is
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Medication used to control behavior
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What is one reason the use of restraints has been restricted?
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They were sometimes abused by caregivers
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A restraint can be used
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When a doctor has ordered it ise
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Restraint-free care means that
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Restraints are never used for any reason
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Restraint alternatives are
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Any interventions used in place of a restraint
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Fluids come in the form of liquids that a person
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Drinks, as well as semi-liquid foods such as soup or gelatin
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The fluid a person consumes is called
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Intake or input
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Fluid balance is taking in and eliminating
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The same amounts of fluid
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Hat
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Collection container put into toilet to collect samples
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Stool Specimen
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Urine and toliet paper should not be included with this specimen
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Specimen
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A sample that is used for analysis in order to try and make a diagnosis
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Routine urine specimen
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Urine sample collected any time resident voids
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Clean-catch specimen
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Excludes first and last urine from sample
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Sputum specimen
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Early morning is the best time to collect this specimen
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Catheter
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Thin tube inserted into the body that is used to drain or inject fluids
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Condom catheter
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Urinary catheter that has an attachment that fits into the penis
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In dwelling catheter
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Urinary catheter that stays inside the bladder for a period of time
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Straight catheter
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Urinary catheter that is removed immediately after urine is drained
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Urinary catheter
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Thin tube used to drain urine from the bladder
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Oxygen is prescribed by
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A doctor
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Oxygen should be turned off in
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The event of a fire
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NAs should check the skin around
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Oxygen masks and tubing for irritation
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IV lines allow direct access to
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The bloodstream
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What is the NA's responsibility for IV care?
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Documenting and reporting observations
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If the fluid in an IV bag is nearly gone, the NA should
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Notify the nurse
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A resident's room is his home and
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must be treated with respect
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Call lights must alway be
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Answered quickly
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Residents have a legal right to have their
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Privacy protected when receiving care
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If an NA is asked to use a piece of equipment he does not know how to use, he should
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Ask for help
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Call lights should be placed
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Within the resident's reach
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Why is it important for NAs to change bed linen often?
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To prevent infection and to promote comfort
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Why should soiled bed linen be carried away from the NA's body?
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To prevent contamination of clothing
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When removing dirty linen, the NA should
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Roll it so that the soiled area is inside
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When a resident cannot get out of bed
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The bed should be raised to a safe height before making it
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Soiled linen should be bagged
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At the point of origin
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A bed made with the bedspread and blankets in place is called a(n)
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Closed bed
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Sterile dressings cover
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Open or draining wounds
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A ______changes sterile dressings
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Nurse
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Non-sterile dressings are applied to dry,______ wounds that have less chance of_______ infection.
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Closed;infection
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Nursing assistants may ____________ non-sterile dressings
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Be able to change
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Elastic bandages are also known as
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ACE Bandages
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One purpose of elastic bandages is to
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Hold a dressing in place
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How soon should an NA check on a resident after applying a bandage?
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15 Minutes
