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Acute: Answer a current illness that has severe symptoms and may be as a result ofsudden onset
Chain of command: Answer the line of authority in the facility which addresses to whomeach employee/department reports
Culture change: Answer a philosophy that focuses on providing "person-centered" careto residents and creating a positive work environment for healthcare workers
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Answer law that requires healthinformation to be kept secure and private
interdisciplinary team - Answer professionals from each discipline within the nursingfacility who meet to discuss and plan the care of the resident
Long term care - Answer care for persons who require 24 hour care and assistance ombudsman resident advocate who investigates complaints and assists to achieveagreement between parties often defending the rights of residents
palliative care care that focuses on the comfort and dignity of the person rather thancuring him or her
projection seeing feelings in others that are really your own regression going back to an old immature behavior
repression - Answer the blocking painful thoughts or feelings from the mind Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act - Answer law passed by federal governmentestablishing minimum standards for nursing home care and for nursing assistant training Types of Abuse - Answer verbal, involuntary seclusion, physical, mental, neglect,misappropriation, sexual
causative agent - Answer a biological agent that causes a disease disinfection - Answer chemicals used to decrease the spread of pathogens bydestroying them
health care-associated infection - Answer infection acquired in a hospital or otherhealth-care setting, synonym - nosocomial infection
sterilization - Answer kills all microorganisms, not just pathogens systemic infection - Answer infection that is caused when pathogens enter thebloodstream and spread throughout the body, causing general symptoms
hand washing - Answer best way to prevent spread of infection is methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus - Answer an antibiotic resistant infectionoften acquired in hospitals and other facilities; spread by direct physical contact
occupational safety and health administration - Answer federal government agency thatprotects workers from hazards on the job
diastolic-Answer bottom number on blood pressure systolic-Answer top number on blood pressure radial pulse-Answer pulse found on wrist97.6-99.6 -Answer normal temp range taken orally 96.6-98.6 -Answer normal temp range taken axillary98.6-100.6 -Answer normal temp range taken tympanically
60-100 - Normal pulse range rate, rhythm, force - What do you note when taking a pulse? 12-20 - Respirations per minute, normal fowler's position - Head of bed elevated 45-60 degrees semi-fowler's position - Head of bed elevated 30-45 degrees every 2 hours - How often is a resident rotated to prevent bed sores? weak side - When ambulating a resident with a cane, which side do you stand on? color, swelling, cuts, splits - With nail care, what do you check for? CSCSpacemaker, oxygen, water - Where/when should you NOT use an electric razor? enema - How much water flowed into the colon to eliminate stool hemiparesis - When there is weakness on one side of the body paraplegia - Answer loss of function of lower body and legs suppository - Answer medication given rectally to cause a bowel movement
void - Answer urination color, odor, character, amount - Answer what do you check for when collecting urine orstool? COCA
bedside table, over bed table, back of chair - Answer what are the three "Clean" areasof the room?
foot of bed, seat of chair - Answer what are the two "dirty" areas of the room? jejunostomy tube - Answer tube placed in the second part of the small intestines andused to provide nourishment
nasogastric tube - Answer tube placed through nose to the stomach to providenourishment
30 - Answer How many cc in 1 oz? 6 o'clock - Answer where do you place the main course on a blind resident's plate? offload - Answer transferring a resident to a standing position to take all pressure off ofthe area
epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue - Answer what are the three layers of tissue ofthe skin beginning with the outer layer
braden scale - Answer universal risk assessment tool completed by the nurse todetermine which residents are at risk for breakdown
emesis vomit Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease chronic condition in which the liquid contents of thestomach back up the esophagus (GERD)
hemorroids enlarged veins in the rectum illeostomy section of the intestine is removed and the stool will be evacuated through astoma and emptied into a bag adhered to the abdomen of the resident
ulcerative colitis-inflammatory bowel disease of the colon hypoglycemia - blood sugar too low hyperglycemia - blood sugar too highlymphatic system - The system that drains excess fluids and waste products from the body tissues advanced directive - A written or verbal instruction by the resident concerning futuremedical treatment and care
Cheyne Stokes- Ans a pattern of breathing that show a gradual increase in depth andoccasionally rate then a decrease with a resulting apnea. Specific to death Cyanotic- Ans bluish discoloration of the skinMottling- Ans skin especially the hands and feet appear blue and blotchy due to poor blood circulation Denial, Anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance- Ans what are the stages ofgrieving? DABDA
2 years - When does your CNA certification expire? 12 hours - How many hours of in-service does a CNA have to have each year?
swelling, redness, pain, warmth - Before a passive range of motion procedure is startedwhat you look at? WRAPS
confused, unconscious, disoriented uses oxygen - Oral temperature is not taken if theresident is CUDO
discoloration, bleeding, loose teeth, odor, sores, cracks -Answer What do you check forwhen doing oral care? DBLOSC
