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Midterm Review Flashcards

1
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Ombudsman

A

A person who investigates residents’ complaints.

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2
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The ______ should always be the focus of care in health care agencies

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Patient

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3
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What are used in the detection and treatment of disease?

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Diagnostic Tests
Physical Exams
Surgery
Emergency Care
Drugs
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4
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List some reasons you could have your nursing assistance license denied, revoked, or suspended.

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Abuse
Working beyond your scope of practice
Negligence

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5
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Lying on a job application is _____.

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Fraud

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6
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The nursing assistant should report information to the nurse about their resident whenever there is a ______ in their condition.

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Change

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7
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What is negligence?

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An unintentional wrong in which a person did not act in a reasonable and careful manner and a person or a person’s property was harmed.

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8
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To maintain_____________, your behaviors must help the person.

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professional boundaries

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9
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What are some general rules for recording?

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Only record what you yourself did.
Use proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar
Sign your name and title
Note the date and time
Use facility approved abbreviations
Black ink only
If you make a mistake- draw a single line through the word and then initial it.

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10
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When giving care, it’s important to ________ and ______ a person’s culture and religion.

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accept and respect

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11
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What is holism?

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A concept that considers the whole person; the whole person has physical, psychological, social, and spiritual parts that are woven together and cannot be separated.

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12
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What are the 5 steps in the nursing process?

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  1. Assessment
  2. Nursing Diagnosis
  3. Plan
  4. Implement
  5. Evaluate
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13
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What is objective data?

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Information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs.

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14
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What is subjective data?

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Information that a person tells you that can not be observed through your senses; symptoms.

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15
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Using two forms of _______is important because life and health are threatened if the _______ care is given.

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Identification

Wrong

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16
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How to apply a transfer/ gait belt

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Over clothes
Around the waist
Tighten until snug; you should be able to slide your open, flat hand under the belt
Place the buckle off-center; never over the spine
Tuck excess strap under the belt

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17
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To help prevent falls, assist the person to the bathroom at _____ or ______ times and prn.

A

specific

regular

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18
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What does PRN mean?

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As needed

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19
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What does the acronym RACE mean?

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Rescue
Alarm
Contain
Extinguish

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20
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A _______ is a microbe that causes a disease or infection

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Pathogen

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21
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Transmission-Based Precautions are practiced in addition to _________.

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Standard Precautions

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22
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______ is the easiest and most important way to prevent the spread of infection.

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Hand Washing

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23
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If your patient has a restraint, how often should you observe the person?

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Every 15 minutes

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24
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When you place a person in Fowler’s position- you raise the head of the bed between ____ to ____ degrees.

A

45-60

25
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HOB

A

Head of Bed

26
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Oral care is given to an unconscious person at least every ______ hours

A

2

27
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It is important to wear ______ when giving oral care.

A

Gloves

28
Q

When moving a person up in bed, you should place the bed as flat as they can tolerate to help prevent _____ and ______.

A

Shearing

Lifting against gravity

29
Q

When washing a person’s face, wash their _______ first. Wipe from the ______ aspect or corner to the ______aspect or corner.

A

Eyes
Inner
Outer

30
Q

What is the goal of bladder training?

A

Gaining control of urination

31
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What are anticoagulants?

A

Blood thinners

32
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What type of razor would you use for a person on anticoagulants?

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Electric Razor

33
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TOS POW

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Take Off Strong- Put On Weak (in reference to changing a person’s clothing)

34
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You need to provide Mrs. Smith with catheter care. You are ready to clean the catheter. You start from the ______ and wipe down the catheter at least _____inches.

A

meatus

4 to 6

35
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Orthostatic Hypotension

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Abnormally low blood pressure when the person suddenly stands up.

36
Q

What is the normal pulse rate for a healthy adult?

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60-100 bpm

37
Q

The blood pressure is normally taken at the _____ artery.

A

Brachial

38
Q

Urinary tract infections are more common in _____ because of their shorter _____.

A

Women

Urethra

39
Q

ROM

A

Range of Motion

40
Q

BPH

A

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

41
Q

How can BPH cause urinary problems?

A

Constricts Urethra

42
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A person is bedridden, you can help prevent ________ by keeping the skin free of moisture from _______, ______, and ______.

A

Pressure Ulcers
Urine
Feces
Perspiration

43
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Contracture

A

Shortening of muscle

44
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Atrophy

A

Wasting away of muscle

45
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Prosthesis

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An artificial replacement for a missing body part

46
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Name the 3 types of Transmission-Based Precautions.

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Airborne
Droplet
Contact

47
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PPE

A

Personal Protective Equipment

48
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Normal BP for a healthy adult?

A

90/60 - 120/80

49
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Asepsis

A

Being free of disease producing microbes.

50
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Medical Asepsis

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Practices used to remove or destroy pathogens and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place; clean technique.

51
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Microbe/ Microorganism

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A small living thing seen only with a microscope.

52
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non-pathogen

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A microbe that usually does not cause an infection.

53
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Surgical asepsis

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The practice of destroying ALL microbes

54
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MDRO

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Multi Drug Resistant Organisms

55
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What is the chain of infection?

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Source
Reservoir
Portal of Exit
Method of Transmission
Portal of Entry
Susceptible Host
56
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Standard Precautions

A

Reduce the risk of spreading pathogens. Standard Precautions are used for all person whenever care is given. They include:

Hand Hygiene
PPE
Respiratory/ Hygiene Etiquette
Care of equipment and environment

57
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Transmission Based Precautions

A

By understanding how certain infections are spread, you use the appropriate transmission based precautions. Airborne, Droplet, or Contact.

58
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Sterile

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The absence of all microbes

59
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Sterile Field

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A work area free of all pathogens and non-pathogens (including spores)

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