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Activities Director

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Helps residents socialize and stay active

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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

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Licensed professional who has completed one to two years of education and is able to administer medications and give treatments

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Medical Social Work (MSW)

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Helps residents get support services, such as counseling

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Nursing Assistant (NA or CNA)

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Performs assigned tasks, such as taking vital signs, providing personal care, and reporting observations to other care team members

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Occupational Therapist (OT)

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Helps residents learn to adapt to disabilities by training residents to perform ADLs and other activities

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Physician or Doctor (MD [medical doctor] or DO [doctor of osteopathy])

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Diagnoses disease or disability and prescribes treatment

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Registered Dietitian (RDT)

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Creates diets for residents with special needs

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Physical Therapist (PT)

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Administers therapy in the form of heat, cold, massage, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, and exercise to muscles, bones, and joints

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Registered Nurse (RN)

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Licensed professional who has graduated from a two- to four-year nursing program and coordinates, manages, and provides skilled nursing care

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Resident

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Person whose condition, treatment, and progress are what the care team revolves around

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Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)

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Teaches exercises to help the resident improve or overcome speech problems

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Compassionate

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Being caring, concerned, considerate, empathetic, and understanding

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Conscientious

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Being guided by a sense of right and wrong and having principles

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Dependable

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Getting to work on time and doing assigned tasks skillfully

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Empathetic

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Identifying with the feelings of others

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Honest

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Being truthful

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Respectful

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Valuing other people's individuality and treating others politely and kindly

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Sympathetic

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Sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others

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Tactful

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Showing sensitivity and having a sense of what is appropriate when dealing with others

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Tolerant

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Putting aside personal opinions and not judging others

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Unpredjudiced

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Giving the same quality of care regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, race, ethnicity, or condition

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Nursing assistants will: Help with ___________ care, such as bathing and hair care

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personal

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Nursing assistants will: Help with ________ needs

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toileting

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Nursing assistants will: Help residents to move around _________

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safely

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Nursing assistants will: Encourage residents to eat and ________

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drink

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Nursing assistants will: Promote self-care and ____________

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independence

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Nursing assistants will NOT: Give __________ or insert or remove __________

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medications, tubes

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P/U Being on time for work

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Professional

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P/U Being neatly dressed and groomed

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Professional

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P/U Doing tasks that have not been assigned

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Unprofessional

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P/U Keeping resident information confidential

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Professional

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P/U Telling a resident about a date that the nursing assistant had over the weekend

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Unprofessional

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P/U Explaining care before providing it

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Professional

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P/U Accepting a birthday present from a resident

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Unprofessional

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P/U Following policies and procedures

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Professional

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P/U Asking questions when the nursing assistant is not sure of something

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Professional

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P/U Calling a resident Granny

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Unprofessional

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P/U Being a positive role model

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Professional

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Why is proper grooming important for nursing assistants (NAs)?

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Proper grooming affects how confident residents feel about the care NAs give.

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How often should nursing assistants bathe or shower?

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Daily

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Which of the following items should nursing assistants not use before going to work?

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Perfume

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Hair should always be...

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Brushed or combed

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Which of the following would a proper type of clothing for a nursing assistant to wear to work?

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Clean, pressed uniform

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What is one type of jewelry that should be worn to work?

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Watch

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Why should artificial nails or extenders not be worn to work?

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They harbor bacteria.

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Which of the following statements is true of the chain of command?

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It describes the line of authority in a facility.

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Liability is a legal term that means...

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Someone can be held responsible for harming someone else

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Why should a nursing assistant (NA) not do tasks that are not assigned to him?

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The NA may put himself or someone else in danger.

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What is one reason that other members of the care team will show great interest in the work that a nursing assistant does?

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The NA will be working under the authority of others' licenses.

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Define scope of practice.

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The tasks that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do and how to do them correctly.

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List three tasks that are said to be outside the scope of practice of a nursing assistant.

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Administering medication, diagnosing illness or prescribing treatments or medication, and performing procedures that require sterile technique such as changing a sterile dressing on a deep, open wound.

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T/F The purpose of the care plan is to give suggestions for care, which the nursing assistant can customize for each resident.

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False

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T/F Nursing assistants should not perform activities that are not listed on the care plan.

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True

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T/F Care planning only involves the doctor's diagnosis; it does not involve the resident's input or feelings.

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False

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T/F Sometimes even simple observations that nursing assistants make about residents are very important.

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True

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The assessment step of the nursing process involves...

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Getting information about the resident and reviewing this information

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The diagnosis step of the nursing process involves...

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Identifying health problems and resident needs

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The planning step of the nursing process involves...

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Setting goals and creating a care plan

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The implementation step of the nursing process involves...

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Putting the care plan into action

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The evaluation step of the nursing process involves...

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Deciding if goals were met

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The goal of the nursing process is

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To plan and evaluate the resident's care needs

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Questions to ask before delegating a task include the following: Is there a match between the resident's _______ and the NA's skills, ___________ and experience?

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needs, abilities

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Questions to ask before delegating a task include the following: What is the level of resident __________?

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stability

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Questions to ask before delegating a task include the following: Can the nurse give appropriate direction and ___________?

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communication

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Questions to ask before delegating a task include the following: Is the nurse available to give ________________, support and help?

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the supervision

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Questions to ask before accepting a task include the following: Do I have all the ___________ I need to do this job?

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information

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Questions to ask before accepting a task include the following: Do I have the necessary _________ for the task?

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skills

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Questions to ask before accepting a task include the following: Do I have the needed supplies, ____________, and other support?

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equipment

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Questions to ask before accepting a task include the following: Do I know how to reach my ______________?

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supervisor

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List five guidelines for managing time.

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Plan ahead, prioritize, make a schedule, combine activities, and get help.

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