Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care:
The Basic Chapter 5, 6, & 7
Alzheimer Disease - Answers -tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the
brain
catastrophic reaction - Answers -when a person with AD overreacts to something
sundowning - Answers -when a person gets restless and agitated in the late afternoon,
evening, or night
elopes - Answers -if a resident wanders away from the protected area
perseverating - Answers -repeats a word, phrase, question, or activity over and over
Pillaging - Answers -taking things that belong to someone else
Validating - Answers -giving value to or approving
Validation therapy - Answers -letting residents believe they live in the past to in imaginer
circumstances and not arguing or correcting them
Pressure Points - Answers -areas of the body that bear much if it weight
located at bony prominences
Body Prominences - Answers -areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin
these areas are at a much higher risk for skin breakdown
every 2 hours - Answers -how often should you reposition immobile residents
every 15 minutes - Answers -how often should you reposition residents in a wheelchair
Foot Drop - Answers -a weakness of muscles in the feet and ankles that causes
problems with the ability to flex the ankles and walk normally
from the inner aspect to outer aspect - Answers -how should you wash the eye
always wash distal to the body - Answers -how should you wash/wipe/clean the
resident's body
The Basic Chapter 5, 6, & 7
Alzheimer Disease - Answers -tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the
brain
catastrophic reaction - Answers -when a person with AD overreacts to something
sundowning - Answers -when a person gets restless and agitated in the late afternoon,
evening, or night
elopes - Answers -if a resident wanders away from the protected area
perseverating - Answers -repeats a word, phrase, question, or activity over and over
Pillaging - Answers -taking things that belong to someone else
Validating - Answers -giving value to or approving
Validation therapy - Answers -letting residents believe they live in the past to in imaginer
circumstances and not arguing or correcting them
Pressure Points - Answers -areas of the body that bear much if it weight
located at bony prominences
Body Prominences - Answers -areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin
these areas are at a much higher risk for skin breakdown
every 2 hours - Answers -how often should you reposition immobile residents
every 15 minutes - Answers -how often should you reposition residents in a wheelchair
Foot Drop - Answers -a weakness of muscles in the feet and ankles that causes
problems with the ability to flex the ankles and walk normally
from the inner aspect to outer aspect - Answers -how should you wash the eye
always wash distal to the body - Answers -how should you wash/wipe/clean the
resident's body
