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Theory 6 - Homework 2Resident Care Procedures - Bed Care andBandages, Splints, & Casts 1

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Theory 6 - Homework 2Resident Care Procedures - Bed Care andBandages, Splints, & Casts

1. Which requires a linen change?

a. The resident will have visitors

b. Wet linen

c. Wrinkled linen

d. Crumbs in the bed

2. When handling linens--

a. Put dirty linens on the floor

b. Hold linens away from your body and

uniform

c. Shake linens to unfold them

d. Take extra linen to another resident's

room

3. To remove crumbs from the bed, the nursing

assistant shakes the linens in the air.

a. True b. False

4. Side rails are used for all of the following

except:

a. Prevent resident from falling out of bed

b. Provide security

c. Restraint for the resident

d. Support for resident or something to

hold on to

5. The resident's unit is not considered private.

a. True b. False

6. Bandages are applied by a licensed nurse.

a. True b. False

 

7. General rules for maintaining the resident's

unit include all of the following except:

a. Keep call bell within resident's reach

b. Make sure the resident can reach

telephone, television, call bell, and light

controls

c. Arrange personal belongings the way

the resident prefers

d. Make sure the resident cannot reach

the bedside stand and over bed table

 

8. Which observations related to bandages and

dressings should not be reported ?

a. Swelling

b. Pain

c. Decreased temperature

d. Increased temperature

 

9. If a joint is involved in bandaging, support it

in a comfortable position with a slight flexion of

the joint.

a. True b. False

10. The type of dressing and bandage used

depends on the purpose and the resident.

a. True b. False

 

NAME: _________________________ DATE: __________

 

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Theory 6 - Homework 3

Admission, Transfer, and Discharge

 

1. If the resident reports something missing

after being fed, the nurse assistant should:

a. Attempt to find the meal tray to look

for the item

b. Check the admission inventory form to

verify it is on their list

c. Inform the kitchen so they can watch

for the item

d. All of the above

2. The inventory form does not require revision

if someone is simply exchanging articles of

clothing.

a. True b. False

3. When a resident is first admitted, a Personal

Property Admission Inventory Form should be

completed which should be maintained on an

ongoing basis.

a. True b. False

4. All articles should be marked with the same

information, e.g., full name or social security

number.

a. True b. False

5. Which of the following tasks are nursing

assistant responsibilities when discharging a

person?

a. Packing the person's belongings

b. Teaching the person about a new diet

c. Giving the person an appointment with

the doctor

d. Helping the person to dress in street

clothes and transporting the person out

of the facility

 

6. How should the NA greet a new person being

admitted to the facility?

a. Greet the person by name. Ask if

he/she prefers a certain name

b. use the first name in the person's

records to make the person feel at

home

c. Use a short nickname that seems to fit

the person such as "Gramps" or

"Auntie"

d. Address the person with the full name,

such as "John Smith", to properly

identify the person

7. Which of the following is a nursing home

resident's right?

a. To have a visitors at any hours

b. To abuse their own roommate

c. To know what their care will cost

d. To harass employees

8. What would be a good guide to identify the

owner of articles that are not well marked?

a. Admission clerk

b. Lost and found

c. The admission inventory form

d. Give it to the first person who asks for it

9. The NA should notify the family of transfers

by resident?

a. True b. False

10. All clothes and personal items should be

labeled with the resident's name.

a. True b. False

 

NAME: _________________________ DATE: __________

 

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Theory 6 - Homework 4

Death & Dying

1. It is important for the nurse assistant to

monitor the condition of the dying resident so

that he can

a. Give pain medication on schedule

b. Notify the physician of exact time of

death

c. Provide large servings of food

frequently

d. Provide physical and emotional support

2. Hospice care is a program of health care

which provides

a. Care for terminally ill residents with a

life expectancy of one year or more

b. Humane, individualized care to a

resident in a long-term care setting

c. Professionally supervised care to a

dying person usually in a home-like

setting

d. Psychological counseling to every

resident in a long-term care facility

3. Mr. Hue, who is terminally ill feels cools,

looks pale and has Cheyne-Stokes respirations.

These may be symptoms of

a. Bladder infection

b. Hyperglycemia

c. Hypertension

d. Impending death

4. When a resident dies, how should the nurse

assistant respond to the other residents?

a. Avoid the subject

b. Pretend nothing happened

c. Listen to the resident who need to talk

about death

d. Tell the resident not to talk about it

5. Keeping the terminally ill resident

comfortable includes

a. Discouraging visitors

b. Keeping the bed in a flat position

c. Providing frequent skin care and linen

changes

d. Turning the resident every four hours

 

6. A resident tells the nurse assistant that she

knows she is dying but is afraid of pain. The NA

should respond by

a. Saying perhaps her minister could help

her find a way to accept any pain

b. Saying the doctor will keep her very

comfortable so there is no need to

worry about pain

c. Sitting next to her, holding her hand

and listening to how she feels

d. Sympathizing with the resident and

expressing similar feelings

7. Mr. Huang is terminally ill and has lost

consciousness. The nursing assistant should

a. Keep the room very dim to avoid

upsetting his relatives

b. Remember that he may still be able to

hear

c. Tell his family that death is only a few

hours away

d. Turn and reposition him less frequently

8. As the resident nears death, the nurse

assistant may need to

a. Darken the room to avoid pain and

discomfort

b. Raise the bed to a semi-Fowler's

position to facilitate breathing

c. Restrict the family to visiting hours to

save the resident's energy

d. Speak loudly as hearing decreases and

death approaches

9. The philosophy of hospice care stresses

a. Decreasing patient decision-making

b. Dying as a natural part of living

c. Finding a cure for the disease process

d. Group activities to redirect attention

10. Usually the first task after the resident has

died is to

a. Check the facility procedure manual for

specific actions

b. Notify the mortuary for immediate

transfer of the body

c. Prepare the body for viewing by the

family members

d. Wrap the body in a shroud for transfer

to a mortuary