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Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care The Basics
Chapter 2 Exam Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
Communication ......ANSWER......The process of exchanging information
with others
Objective information ......ANSWER......Based on what a person sees,
hears, touches, or smells
Subjective information ......ANSWER......Something a person cannot or
did not observe
Incontinence ......ANSWER......The inability to control the bladder or
bowels
Defense mechanisms ......ANSWER......Unconscious behaviors used to
release tension or cope with stress; Denial, projection, displacement,
rationalization, repression, regression
Culture ......ANSWER......A system of learned behaviors, practiced by a
group of people, that is considered to be the tradition of that group and
is passed on from one generation to the next
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Impairment ......ANSWER......Loss of function or ability; it can be partial
or complete loss
Mental health ......ANSWER......The normal functioning of emotional and
intellectual abilities
Mental Illness ......ANSWER......a Disorder involving emotions and
mental functions
Combative ......ANSWER......Violent or hostile behavior displayed by
some residents
Body mechanics ......ANSWER......The way the parts of the body work
together when a person moves
Posture ......ANSWER......The way a person holds and positions his body
Base of support ......ANSWER......The foundation that supports an
object. The wider the support, the more stable a person will be.
Center of gravity ......ANSWER......The point in the body where the most
weight is concentrated
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Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care The Basics
Chapter 2 Exam Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
Communication ......ANSWER......The process of exchanging information
with others
Objective information ......ANSWER......Based on what a person sees,
hears, touches, or smells
Subjective information ......ANSWER......Something a person cannot or
did not observe
Incontinence ......ANSWER......The inability to control the bladder or
bowels
Defense mechanisms ......ANSWER......Unconscious behaviors used to
release tension or cope with stress; Denial, projection, displacement,
rationalization, repression, regression
Culture ......ANSWER......A system of learned behaviors, practiced by a
group of people, that is considered to be the tradition of that group and
is passed on from one generation to the next
pg. 1
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Impairment ......ANSWER......Loss of function or ability; it can be partial
or complete loss
Mental health ......ANSWER......The normal functioning of emotional and
intellectual abilities
Mental Illness ......ANSWER......a Disorder involving emotions and
mental functions
Combative ......ANSWER......Violent or hostile behavior displayed by
some residents
Body mechanics ......ANSWER......The way the parts of the body work
together when a person moves
Posture ......ANSWER......The way a person holds and positions his body
Base of support ......ANSWER......The foundation that supports an
object. The wider the support, the more stable a person will be.
Center of gravity ......ANSWER......The point in the body where the most
weight is concentrated
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