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ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Acute illness - correct answer a sudden illness from which a person is expected to recover Chronic illness - correct answer an on-going illness, slow or gradual in onset; it has no known cure; it can be controlled and complications prevented with proper treatment Terminal illness - correct answer an illness or injury from which the person will not likely recover Residents - correct answer Persons in long-term care facilities are called what? Assisted living residence - correct answer provides housing, personal care, support services, health care, and activities in a home-like setting Assisted Living Residence - correct answer ALR Nursing center - correct answer provides healthcare and nursing care to persons who need regular or continuous care Hospice - correct answer a health care agency or program for persons who are dying Board of trustees or board of directors - correct answer A hospital's governing body Health team - correct answer the many health care workers whose skills and knowledge focus on the person's total care Director of Nursing - correct answer DON Audiologist - correct answer one who studies and specializes in hearing Cleric - correct answer Assists with spiritual needs Podiatrist - correct answer a specialist in care for the feet Nursing assitant - correct answer Perform delegated tasks under the supervision of a licensed nurse Nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program - correct answer NATCEP Deficiency - correct answer A problem in a healthcare agency Representative - correct answer A person who has the legal right to act on the patient's or resident's behalf when he or she cannot do so for himself or herself refuse treatment - correct answer The person has the right to....? Advance directive - correct answer Written instructions about health care when the person is not able to make such decisions

ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Involuntary seclusion - correct answer separating a person from others against his or her will, keeping the person to a certain area, or keeping the person away from his or her room without consent Assault - correct answer Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person's body without the person's consent Battery - correct answer Touching a person's body without his or her consent Malpractice - correct answer Negligence by a professional person 24 months - correct answer Nursing assistants have to re-train in a program again if they haven't worked in.....? Reporting - correct answer Oral account of care and observations Recording - correct answer Charting Anterior - correct answer At or toward the front of the body Posterior - correct answer At or toward the back of the body or body part Proximal - correct answer The part nearest to the center or to the point of attachment Distal - correct answer The part farthest from the center or from the point of attachment Lateral - correct answer Away from the mid-line; at the side of the body or body part Medial - correct answer At or near the middle of mid-line of the body or body part Osteo- - correct answer Bone Derm- - correct answer Skin

• algia - correct answer Pain Holism - correct answer a concept that considers the whole person; the whole person has physical, social, psychological, and spiritual parts that are woven together and cannot be separated Comatose - correct answer being unable to respond to stimuli; coma Organs - correct answer Group of tissue with the same function Systems - correct answer Formed by organs that work together to perform special functions Integumentary system - correct answer Skin Epidermis - correct answer Outer layer of the skin Dermis - correct answer Inner layer of the skin

ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Ball and socket joint - correct answer Hinge joint - correct answer Pivot joint - correct answer Brain and spinal cord - correct answer Central nervous system consists of the......? Sclera - correct answer White of the eye Kidney issue - correct answer A yellow eye could be the sign of a.......? Left atrium - correct answer Receives blood from the lungs Right atrium - correct answer Receives blood from body tissues Left ventricle - correct answer Pumps blood to all parts of the body Right ventricle - correct answer Pumps blood to the lungs for oxygen Diastole - correct answer Heart is resting Systole - correct answer Heart is working Arteries - correct answer Carry blood away from the heart Veins - correct answer Return blood to the heart Systole - correct answer The first sound we hear when taking BP Systole over diastole - correct answer BP equation 90 - 120 Hg - correct answer Normal systolic pressure 60 - 80 Hg - correct answer Normal diastolic pressure Inhalation and exhalation - correct answer One breath = 3 - correct answer Right lung has how many lobes? 2 - correct answer Left lung has how many lobes? Digestion - correct answer The process that breaks down food physically and chemically so it can be absorbed for use by the cells Saliva - correct answer softens food in the mouth making it easier to swallow; helps break down food into simpler forms; secreted by glands in the mouth Chyme - correct answer A semi-liquid mixture of food and gastric juices. Produced in the stomach, from which it passes into the small intestine. Rectum - correct answer Feces pass through the colon into the ______?

ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Urinary system - correct answer Cleanses the blood. Rids the body of wastes. Maintains salt and water balance within the body Urethra - correct answer Urine passes from the bladder through the _______? Meatus - correct answer Opening at the end of the urethra; what urine passes through Insulin - correct answer The pancreas secretes what ______? Gonads - correct answer Glands of human reproduction Testes - correct answer Male sex glands Testosterone - correct answer Testes secrete what? Ovaries - correct answer Female sex glands Estrogen - correct answer Ovaries secrete what? Gerontology - correct answer the study of aging and the elderly Geriatrics - correct answer the care of aging people Paralysis - correct answer Loss of muscle function, sensation, or both Cyanotic - correct answer Bluish color Material Safety Data Sheet - correct answer MSDS Rescue, Alarm, Confine, Extinguish - correct answer "RACE" Elopement - correct answer when a person leaves the agency without staff knowledge Occupational Safety and Health Administration - correct answer OSHA OSHA - correct answer A government organization whose mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health. During shift changes - correct answer Falls are most likely to occur when? Gait belt - correct answer name given to a transfer belt when it is used to assist a resident when walking Asepsis - correct answer Being free of disease-producing microbes Sterile - correct answer Absence of all microbes Mask, gown, gloves - correct answer Putting on PPE Gloves, gown, mask - correct answer Removing PPE

ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Body alignment - correct answer The way the head, trunk, arms, and legs are aligned with one another 2 - correct answer Reposition a person every ______ hours Fowler's position - correct answer The head of the bed is between 45 an 60 degrees Supine position - correct answer lying on back, facing upward Prone position - correct answer Lying on the abdomen with the head turned to one side Lateral position - correct answer Side lying position Head of Bed - correct answer H.O.B Sims' position - correct answer Left side-lying position. The upper leg is sharply flexed so it is not on the lower leg. The lower arm is behind the person Friction - correct answer The rubbing of 1 surface against another Shearing - correct answer When the skin sticks to a surface while muscles slide in the direction the body is moving Upper body, lower body, legs and feet - correct answer Segmenting order (how you move the body in segment) Logrolling - correct answer Turning the person as a unit, in alignment, with 1 motion Trendelenburg's position - correct answer The head down position lying with the head lower than the feet Reverse Trendelenburg's position - correct answer A position in which the resident is lying on their back with the head higher than the feet. Aspiration - correct answer Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs Cool or warm water - correct answer What temperature water do you put dentures in to? 110 to 115 - correct answer How many degrees should the water be for giving a partial bath? Alopecia - correct answer Hair loss Hirsutism - correct answer Excessive body hair Pediculosis - correct answer Lice Asepsis - correct answer being free of disease-producing microbes 1500 mL - correct answer How many milliliters of urine does the healthy adult produce a day Dysuria - correct answer difficult or painful urination

ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Hematuria - correct answer Blood in the urine Nocturia - correct answer Frequent urination at night Edema - correct answer Swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissues Enema - correct answer the placement of a solution into the rectum and colon to empty the lower intestine through bowel activity Flatus - correct answer gas expelled through the anus Flatulence - correct answer Accumulation of gas in the stomach and bowels. Suppository - correct answer a medication given rectally to cause a bowel movement. Ostomy - correct answer surgically create an opening Dysphagia - correct answer Difficulty swallowing Nothing by mouth - correct answer NPO Axilla - correct answer Underarm 97.6 to 99.6 - correct answer Normal range orally 98.6 to 100.6 - correct answer Normal range rectally 2 to 4 - correct answer How many inches are enema tubes inserted up the rectum? Brachial - correct answer Arm pulse Radial - correct answer Wrist pulse Carotid - correct answer Neck pulse 60 to 100 - correct answer Normal adult pulse rate per minute 12 to 20 - correct answer Normal adult respirations per minute Millimeters of mercury - correct answer mm Hg (blood pressure unit) Hypertension - correct answer High blood pressure (140<) Hypotension - correct answer Low blood pressure (<90) Brachial artery - correct answer You measure blood pressure on which artery? 240 - correct answer How many milliliters in a cup? 2.2 - correct answer How many lbs in 1 kg? Sputum - correct answer mucous secretion from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea expelled through the mouth

ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Contracture - correct answer the lack of joint mobility caused by abnormal shortening of a muscle Atrophy - correct answer Decrease in muscle size Plantar flexion - correct answer the foot is bent Foot drop - correct answer Permanent plantar flexion Abduction - correct answer Movement away from the midline of the body Adduction - correct answer Movement toward the midline of the body Opposition - correct answer Movement of the thumb to touch the fingertips Flexion - correct answer bending a body part Extension - correct answer straightening a body part Rotation - correct answer Turning the joint Internal rotation - correct answer Turning the joint inward External rotation - correct answer Turning the joint outward Pronation - correct answer Turning the joint downward Supination - correct answer Turning the joint upward Wound - correct answer a break in the skin or mucous membrane Skin tear - correct answer a break or rip in the outer layers of the skin; the epidermis (top skin layer) separates from the underlying tissues every 8 hours - correct answer When do you remove elastic stockings? 30 minutes - correct answer How long should leave elastic stockings on for? 15 to 20 - correct answer How many minutes should heat and cold compresses be applied? Tachypnea - correct answer Rapid breathing Braypnea - correct answer Slow breathing Dyspnea - correct answer Difficult, labored, or painful breathing Hypoxia - correct answer Cells do not have enough oxygen Benign tumors - correct answer Tumors that do not spread to other body parts malignant tumors - correct answer Tumors that can spread to other body parts Metastasis - correct answer Spread of cancer to other body parts

ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Arthroplasty - correct answer Surgical replacement of a joint Fracture - correct answer a broken bone Hemiplegia - correct answer Paralysis on one side of the body Aphasia - correct answer The total or partial loss of the ability to use or understand language Paraplegia - correct answer Paralysis in the legs an lower trunk Angina - correct answer Chest pain Hepatitis - correct answer Inflammation of the liver Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance - correct answer 5 stages of dying Activities of daily living - correct answer ADL Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - correct answer AIDS Bowel movement - correct answer BM Blood pressure - correct answer BP Do not resuscitate - correct answer DNR Gastro-intestinal - correct answer GI Human immunodeficiency virus - correct answer HIV Intravenous - correct answer IV Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 - correct answer OBRA Pull, aim, squeeze, sweep - correct answer PASS Rescue, alarm, confine, extinguish - correct answer RACE Above the knee amputation - correct answer AKA Bathroom privileges - correct answer BRP Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - correct answer CPR Twice a day - correct answer BID By mouth - correct answer PO