A blood clot in the brain causes:

• An irregular heartbeat

• A stroke

• Low blood pressure

• A heart attack

Last Step for EVERY SKILL

• Wash Hands

• Place Bed in Lowest Position

• Hand Call Light to Resident

• Turn off lights

Conversion: How many milliliters are in 1 ounce?

• 30 mL = 1 oz

• 25 mL = 1 oz

• 20 mL = 1 oz

• 300 mL = 1 oz

A resident needs to be repositioned but is heavy, and the nurse aide is not sure that she can move the client alone. The nurse aide should...

• have the resident's family do it

• ask another nurse aide for help

• try to move the client alone

• go on to another task

If the nurse aide discovers fire in a resident’s room, the FIRST thing to do is

• try to put out the fire

• open a window

• remove resident from the room

• call the nurse in charge

A patient with hemiplegia is:

• Unable to remember things

• Paralyzed below the waist

• Unable to control bleeding if injured

• Paralyzed on one side of the body

When the brain is deprived of oxygen, it can cause brain damage.

• True

• False

Clean bed linen placed in a resident’s room but NOT used should be

• put in the dirty linen container

• returned to the linen closet

• taken to the nurse in charge

• use for a resident in the next room

What is aphasia?

• the inhalation of food or drink into the lungs; can cause pneumonia or death

• uneasiness or fear, often about a situation or condition

• the inability to speak or to speak clearly

• term meaning that no infection is present

Anaphylaxis is:

• A severe allergic reaction

• An antibacterial medication

• An active ingredient

• An OTC medication