Parter's CNA Review

Front

Developing rapidly with pronounced symptoms and lasting a short time:

Back

acute

Front

_________ is a progressive impairment of memory, reasoning, and judgement that is related to cellular changes within the brain and that leads to loss of independence in activities of daily living.

Back

Alzheimer's disease

Front

___________ is memory and thinking impairment that comes on suddenly and is caused by illness or toxic reaction in the body; usually reversible.

Back

Delirium

Front

_______ is when residents become lost from walking aimless.

Back

wandering

Front

__________ is sensory perceptions that seem real to the person experiencing them but are not perceived by others.

Back

hallucination

Front

__________  suspiciousness inappropriate to reality - individual feels that  everyone is picking on him/her or out to get him/her

Back

paranoia

Front

You are caring for a diabetic patient. The person's toenails need cut. You should:

Back

report this finding to the nurse

Front

Patients who are incontinent of stool are at greatest risk for? Options: immobility, pressure sores, isolation, falls

Back

pressure sores

Front

The five stages of dying include... Anger, depression, bargaining, denial, acceptance

Back

Anger, depression, bargaining, denial, acceptance

Front

Which is NOT a sign of a dying patient? Decreased hunger and thirst, Decreased urine output, Increased sleeping, Increased urination

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Increased urination