explain different dining styles and describe how to serve meal trays

Question 1

which of the following is true of restaurant style dining

Answer 1

resident choose food from menus and food is carried to them from kitchen

Question 2

when a few residents at individual tables pass platters and bowls of food to each other is called ______ dining

Answer 2

family dining

Question 3

NA should not rush resident while he is eating

Answer 3

true

Question 4

all residents sitting together at one table should be served at same time so they may eat together

Answer 4

true

Question 5

it is important for nursing assistant to identify each resident before serving a meal tray

Answer 5

true

Question 6

NA should remain standing while feeding resident

Answer 6

false

Question 7

if a resident needs his food cut up it should be done before the food is brought to the table

Answer 7

true

Question 8

resident mouth should be empty before NA offers another bite of food

Answer 8

true

Question 9

using a straw is helpful for a resident who has swallowing problems

Answer 9

false

Question 10

pureed food should not be seasoned

Answer 10

false

Question 11

if food is too hot NA should blow on it for a few minutes until it cools

Answer 11

false

Question 12

resident should be sitting upright a 90 degree angle when eating

Answer 12

true

Question 13

if resident wants to eat his desert first na should explain its unhealthy and begin with his entrée

Answer 13

false

Question 14

NA should refer to pureed carrots as orange stuff so resident knows which food NA is talking about

Answer 14

false

Question 15

use _____ devices such as utensils with built ip handle grips plate guards and drinking cups when necessary

Answer 15

assistive

Question 16

for resident who are visually impaired use face of imaginary _________- to explain the position of what is in front of her

Answer 16

clock

Question 17

for a resident who has had a stroke place food in the unaffected or ________ side of mouth

Answer 17

stronger

Question 18

resident with parkinson disease need help if _______ or shaking make it difficult for them to eat

Answer 18

tremors

Question 19

hand over hand approach is an example of a physical ________ that can help promote independence

Answer 19

cue

Question 20

verbal cues must be short and _____

Answer 20

clear

Question 21

if a resident has poor sitting balance seat him in a regular dining chair with armrests rather than in a ____

Answer 21

wheelchair

Question 22

if a resident bites down on utensils ask him to ______ his mouth

Answer 22

open

Question 23

if a resident pockets food in his cheeks ask him to chew and ________ the food

Answer 23

swallow