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1
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Bed sores

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Decubitus ulcerations

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2
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Number one cause of bed sores

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pressure

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3
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Lying on back

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Supine

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4
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Lying on stomach

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Prone

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5
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Supine

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Laying on back

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6
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Prone

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Laying on stomach

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7
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Laying on side

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Lateral

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8
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Lateral position

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Laying on side

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9
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Sims position

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On stomach, one leg and one arm bent on pillow

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10
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On stomach, one leg and one arm bent on pillow

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Sims position

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11
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Fowler’s position

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Semi-seated between 45-60 degrees

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12
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Semi-seated between 45-60 degrees

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Fowler’s position

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13
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Shearing

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Pulling wet cloth over skin can cause tears

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14
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Pulling wet cloth over skin causing tears

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Shearing

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15
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Types of defamation

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Libelous (written)

Slanderous (spoken)

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16
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Assault

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threat to harm

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17
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Battery

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permitted touching

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18
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Aggravated assault

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assault with a “weapon”, such as swinging around a transfer belt too quickly

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19
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Other names for “nursing home”

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LTC (long term care)

SNF (skilled nursing facility)

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20
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Members of the healthcare team

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Everyone working at the facility to provide a quality living environment for the residents, INCLUDING the residents themselves.

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21
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The study of the aging process

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Gerontology

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22
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Weakness resulting from extended illness or bed rest

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Deconditioning

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23
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OBRA

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Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987

Oversees resident rights and NA training

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24
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Mandated Reporter

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Notify chain of command if any suspicion of:

  1. abuse
  2. neglect
  3. misappropriation of resident’s personal property or funds
  4. abandonment
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25
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NA role

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Never pass meds or do invasive procedures

Observe and report changes in mental or physical health to nurse

Meet residents’ BHNs

Assist with residents’ ADLs

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26
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Basic Human Needs (BHNs)

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Oxygen
Food
Fluids
Rest
Elimination
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27
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Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

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Hygiene
Dressing
Eating

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28
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Resident rights

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Right to privacy and confidentiality
Right to personal choices
Right to dispute and initiate a grievance
Right to participate in resident and family groups
Right to care and security of personal property
Right to freedom from abuse, mistreatment, neglect, and misappropriation of personal funds and property
Right to freedom from restraint
Right to quality of life
Right to choose activities
Right to a good environment

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29
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Forgetting to give a resident a call light would be an example of

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involuntary seclusion

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30
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Bed rails and wheelchair locks are an example of

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a restraint

31
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MSDS

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Material Safety Data Sheet

32
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A resident with a doctor-ordered restraint is required to be observed every ______

A

30 minutes

33
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A restraint must be untied every ______ to provide motion and transfer body weight

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2 hours

34
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Universal precautions

A

Washing hands and wearing gloves

35
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First stage of HIV infection

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Acute infection - may show flu like symptoms

36
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Second stage HIV infection

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Asymptomatic infection - can last seven years or longer

37
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Third stage HIV infection

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PGL - Persistent generalized lymphadenopathy

38
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Fourth stage HIV infection

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AIDS - opportunistic secondary infections due to depressed immune system

39
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Should you recap a used needle?

A

No. Just throw it away in the sharps container

40
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OPIM

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Liquid or semiliquid blood or other potentially infectious materials: Put these in red biohazard bag

Examples: blood, cerebrospinal fluid, semen, vaginal fluid.

NOT urine or feces (though maybe feces…)

41
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Non-pathogenic organisms that normally grow in or on the body

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Normal floura

42
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Universal precautions

A

Gloves worn during contact with bodily fluids or mucous membranes

43
Q

Some differences between cold and flu symptoms

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COLDS

  • rarely have fever or headache
  • frequently have productive cough
  • frequently have sore throat and stuffy nose

FLU

  • frequently have fever and headache
  • frequently have dry cough
  • rarely have sore throat or stuffy nose
44
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Where to place clean linens

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On clean barrier

45
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Where to place dirty linens

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On dirty barrier or in bag - NOT on floor

46
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Cyanosis

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Bluish tint to mucous membranes due to lack of oxygen

47
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Mottling

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darkened discoloration on parts of body that are being laid on - due to slowing down of circulatory system

48
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Standard Precautions

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Masks, gloves, gowns

49
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MRSA

A

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Spreads through skin-to-skin contact, or through contact with contaminated surfaces

Not killed with hand sanitizer

50
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C-Diff

A

Clostridium difficile

Life threatening inflammation of the colon

51
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Guaiacing

A

Testing feces for the presence of blood

52
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Peripheral Neuropathies

A

Numbness and tingling in hands and feet, commonly caused by diabetes

53
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Edema

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Excess fluid in tissue

54
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COPD

A

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - difficulty breathing

55
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Dyspnea

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Painful, labored, breathing

56
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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

57
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Myocardial Infarction (MI)

A

heart attack

58
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Angina pectoris

A

chest discomfort

59
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Congestive heart failure (CHF)

A

Heart is not an effective pump

60
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Normal temp

A

oral - 98.6
axillary - 97.6
rectal - 99.6

61
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Normal blood pressure

A

120/80 mmHg

Systolic: 100 - 140
Diastolic: 60-80

Precursor stage: Diastolic between 80 and 90
Hypertension > 140/90
Hypotension < 100/60

62
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Normal pulse

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60bpm - 100bpm

63
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Normal respiration rate

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12 - 20 breaths / minute

64
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How quickly to respond to a call light

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1 - 3 minutes

65
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Maximum water temperature

A

105°F

66
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What to do in a fire

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  1. Close all doors and windows
  2. Clear the hallway by moving residents and equipment into rooms
  3. Make sure no one / nothing is in the way of fire doors
67
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How frequently to check on or reposition patient if in restraints

A

Check on patient every 30 minutes

Remove and reposition every 2 hours if in bed, or every 1 hour if in wheelchair

68
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Aphasia

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The loss of ability to put words together to speak correctly or comprehend what someone else is saying

69
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Apraxia

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Difficulty in creating the voluntary movements involved in speaking

70
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Types of seizures

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Grandmal - loss of consciousness, moaning, tonic-clonic movement

Petitmal - not as severe

Nocturnal - occurs when asleep

Status epilepticus- lasting more than five minutes (or multiple within five minutes)

Partial complex - auditory hallucination

Febrile - due to fever

71
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Types of range of motion

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ROM - range of motion
AROM - active range of motion
AAROM - active assist range of motion
PROM - passive range of motion

72
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Tonic-Clonic

A

convulsions

73
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Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

A

mini-stroke (15 minutes to 24 hours)

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