Midterm Review Flashcards
Ombudsman
A person who investigates residents’ complaints.
The ______ should always be the focus of care in health care agencies
Patient
What are used in the detection and treatment of disease?
Diagnostic Tests Physical Exams Surgery Emergency Care Drugs
List some reasons you could have your nursing assistance license denied, revoked, or suspended.
Abuse
Working beyond your scope of practice
Negligence
Lying on a job application is _____.
Fraud
The nursing assistant should report information to the nurse about their resident whenever there is a ______ in their condition.
Change
What is negligence?
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.
To maintain_____________, your behaviors must help the person.
professional boundaries
What are some general rules for recording?
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.
When giving care, it’s important to ________ and ______ a person’s culture and religion.
accept and respect
What is holism?
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.
What are the 5 steps in the nursing process?
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Plan
- Implement
- Evaluate
What is objective data?
Information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs.
What is subjective data?
Information that a person tells you that can not be observed through your senses; symptoms.
Using two forms of _______is important because life and health are threatened if the _______ care is given.
Identification
Wrong
How to apply a transfer/ gait belt
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
To help prevent falls, assist the person to the bathroom at _____ or ______ times and prn.
specific
regular
What does PRN mean?
As needed
What does the acronym RACE mean?
Rescue
Alarm
Contain
Extinguish
A _______ is a microbe that causes a disease or infection
Pathogen
Transmission-Based Precautions are practiced in addition to _________.
Standard Precautions
______ is the easiest and most important way to prevent the spread of infection.
Hand Washing
If your patient has a restraint, how often should you observe the person?
Every 15 minutes
When you place a person in Fowler’s position- you raise the head of the bed between ____ to ____ degrees.
45-60
HOB
Head of Bed
Oral care is given to an unconscious person at least every ______ hours
2
It is important to wear ______ when giving oral care.
Gloves
When moving a person up in bed, you should place the bed as flat as they can tolerate to help prevent _____ and ______.
Shearing
Lifting against gravity
When washing a person’s face, wash their _______ first. Wipe from the ______ aspect or corner to the ______aspect or corner.
Eyes
Inner
Outer
What is the goal of bladder training?
Gaining control of urination
What are anticoagulants?
Blood thinners
What type of razor would you use for a person on anticoagulants?
Electric Razor
TOS POW
Take Off Strong- Put On Weak (in reference to changing a person’s clothing)
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.
meatus
4 to 6
Orthostatic Hypotension
Abnormally low blood pressure when the person suddenly stands up.
What is the normal pulse rate for a healthy adult?
60-100 bpm
The blood pressure is normally taken at the _____ artery.
Brachial
Urinary tract infections are more common in _____ because of their shorter _____.
Women
Urethra
ROM
Range of Motion
BPH
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
How can BPH cause urinary problems?
Constricts Urethra
A person is bedridden, you can help prevent ________ by keeping the skin free of moisture from _______, ______, and ______.
Pressure Ulcers
Urine
Feces
Perspiration
Contracture
Shortening of muscle
Atrophy
Wasting away of muscle
Prosthesis
An artificial replacement for a missing body part
Name the 3 types of Transmission-Based Precautions.
Airborne
Droplet
Contact
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
Normal BP for a healthy adult?
90/60 - 120/80
Asepsis
Being free of disease producing microbes.
Medical Asepsis
Practices used to remove or destroy pathogens and to prevent their spread from one person or place to another person or place; clean technique.
Microbe/ Microorganism
A small living thing seen only with a microscope.
non-pathogen
A microbe that usually does not cause an infection.
Surgical asepsis
The practice of destroying ALL microbes
MDRO
Multi Drug Resistant Organisms
What is the chain of infection?
Source Reservoir Portal of Exit Method of Transmission Portal of Entry Susceptible Host
Standard Precautions
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
Transmission Based Precautions
By understanding how certain infections are spread, you use the appropriate transmission based precautions. Airborne, Droplet, or Contact.
Sterile
The absence of all microbes
Sterile Field
A work area free of all pathogens and non-pathogens (including spores)
