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You are giving mouth care to an UNCONSCIOUS resident. You must be especially careful to prevent the resident from: |
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While dressing a post CVA resident with one-sided weakness, which arm should be put through the sleeve first? |
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If a resident refuses to eat a certain food because of a religious preference, the CNA should: |
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Respect the residents religion and notify the dietician. |
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Which of the following best helps reduce pressure on the bony prominences? |
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While an unsteady resident is showering you should: |
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If the CNA is confused about instructions of a task that the nurse told the CNA to do, the CNA should: |
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Ask the nurse to clarify the instructions. |
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When caring for a confused resident what should a nursing assistant do? |
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When removing soiled bed linen, they should be: |
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You are assigned to care for a new resident. You do not know what to call her. You should introduce yourself then: |
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Ask her by what name she would like to be called. |
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Insulin, a hormone, regulates: |
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The amount of sugar in the blood. |
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When assisting a blind resident to walk it is important to: |
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Allow the resident to hold your arm. |
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A nursing assistant closes the door, pulls curtains between beds, and covers the resident with a bath sheet when giving a bath.
This is an example of maintaining a resident's: |
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When you are giving hair care you should particularly observe for the following: |
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What can you do to allow a helpless resident some independence when he must be fed? |
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Ask which foods the resident would like to eat first. |
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ROM exercises will help prevent: |
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Keeping information confidential about a client is: |
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Which of the following is a right of residents in a nursing facility? |
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Refusing treatment ordered by the doctor. |
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A nursing assistant is helping a resident to walk. If the resident becomes faint and begins to fall, the assistant should: |
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Ease the resident to the floor and call for help. |
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Should be answered as quickly as possible. |
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You don't answer a call light because the patient is always hitting it accidentally. This would be considered: |
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The most comfortable position for a resident with a respiratory problem is: |
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Restraints should be unfastened or released: |
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Which of the following people provide treatment for persons who have difficulty talking due to disorders such as a stroke or physical
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