Final Exam Prep

A common cause of osteoarthritis is

• being overweight

• being male

• yoga

• eating food rich in calcium

Mr. Cloud has aphasia and is receiving speech therapy. To assist him with communication you may use a

• telephone

• loud voice

• transfer board

• communication board

Nursing assistants often function without a nurse in the room. The NA

• works according to their sense of right and wrong

• Provides personal care and assistance as needed

• makes assessments while caring for residents

• ignores delegated tasks if unsure of the task

This member of the health care team will arrange for Mrs. Crump's transportation to dialysis. This is the

• CNA

• Nurse

• Social Worker

• Physical Therapist

Why is a resident NOT given a catheter as a treatment for their incontinence?

• they don't like them

• they might have a bowel movement

• it prevents ambulation

• it puts them at risk for infection

You need to wash your hands before using an alcohol-based rub.

• True

• False

Your resident is on hospice and is dying. They are experiencing periods of apnea. This is

• lack or absence of pulse

• increased breathing

• death

• lack or absence of breathing

Your resident has a disease that blurs central vision. He likely has

• macular degeneration

• glaucoma

• a brain tumor

• an eye infection

An incident report is written by the person that witnessed the incident. A type of incident could be

• a fall

• someone won't eat their lunch

• a resident refusing to shower

• an employee call off sick

CNA Nikita knows that she is NOT capable of sterilizing items because sterilization is

• the process of destroying ALL pathogens

• something another CNA will do

• the process of killing pathogens

• done by the housekeeper