Assured A+.
Dementia - ANSWER Loss of mental abilities
Holistic care focuses on what? - ANSWER The resident themselves as a whole
The fed govn requires how many hours of continuing education for NA each year? -
ANSWER 12 hours per year
Making an area or object completely free of microorganism a is called - ANSWER
Surgical asepsis
Infection prevention is? - ANSWER A set of methods used to prevent the spread of
disease
What are transmission based precautions? - ANSWER Additional infection control
precautions to standard based precautions
COPD - ANSWER Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Malignant tumor - ANSWER Cancerous
Most common form of dementia - ANSWER Alzheimer's disease
Stage 1 of AD - ANSWER short term memory loss
Lack of interest in life
Can't remember nouns
Stage 2 of AD - ANSWER Big decrease in memory
Confuses day and night
Deny issues
Lose things
Trouble w directions
Self neglect
Difficult w ADL's
Stage 3 of AD - ANSWER Lose sense of time
Insomnia
Speech may ramble
Paranoid
Confused
Stage 4 of AD - ANSWER Incontinent
Mute
,Major physical decrease
Asepsis - ANSWER Removal of microorganisms
Carrier - ANSWER Person or animal containing pathogens
Disease - ANSWER The result of infection in the body
Pathogens - ANSWER Disease producing microorganisms
NA can't do what? - ANSWER Cut hair or nails
Give tube feelings
Pass meds
Change sterile dressings
Insert or remove tubes
Emesis - ANSWER Vomit
Three elements for a fire - ANSWER Oxygen fuel heat
Causes of a fire - ANSWER Misuse of electricity
Incorrect trash disposal
Improper storage of flammable material
Smoking in restricted areas
How to prevent fires cause from smoking - ANSWER Deep ash tray
Empty into correct area
Supervise residents whom are smoking
Enforce safety rules
How to prevent fires caused by electricity - ANSWER Don't use defective outlets
Don't used frayed cords
Don't overload outlets
Don't use extension cords
How to prevent fires started by oxygen - ANSWER No smoking around o2
Take care of sparks from static electricity
Don't use electrical objects by oxygen
RACE means? - ANSWER R-rescue resident
A-activate alarm
C-contain fire if possible
E-extinguish fire if possible
Vertigo - ANSWER Dizziness
Flatulence - ANSWER Gas
Cyanotic - ANSWER Blue, lack of 02
, Alert and oriented x3 - ANSWER Person
Place
Time
DNR - ANSWER Don't resesitate
Diaphoresis - ANSWER Sweating
Febrile - ANSWER Feel
Angina - ANSWER Chest pain
Gereatric - ANSWER Old
Edema - ANSWER Swelling
Pt. - ANSWER Patient
Res. - ANSWER Resident
NAR - ANSWER Nurse aide registry
STAT - ANSWER Immediatley
IV - ANSWER Intravenous
HOB - ANSWER Head of bed
Ax - ANSWER Axillary
R - ANSWER Rectal
T. - ANSWER Temp
Amt. - ANSWER Amiunt
Cc - ANSWER Cubic centimeter
NPO - ANSWER Nothing by mouth
ADA - ANSWER American diabetic association
NCS - ANSWER No concentrated sugar
NAS - ANSWER No added salt
AHA - ANSWER American heart association
TIAN - ANSWER Take in advance of need
Toilet schedule