Promotion of Function and Health Of Residents

When feeding a resident who is lying in bed, the head of the bed is raised to

• make chewing food easier.

• decrease the risk of aspiration.

• improve the resident's digestion.

• allow for better respirations between bites.

Which of the following is considered a normal age-related change seen in elderly residents?

• Increase in appetite

• Decrease in constipation

• Decrease in taste sensation and smell

• Increase in amount of confusion experienced daily

A resident, who is on bed rest, asks for a bedpan. The resident is not able to lift own hips to help with the placement of the bedpan. The best action by the nurse aide is to

• ask the nurse if the resident should have a urinary catheter.

• turn the resident onto one side to place the bedpan under the resident's hips.

• place an underpad on incontinent brief under the resident to collect the urine.

• have another nurse aide assist to lift the resident onto the bedpan.

A resident, who is on a toileting schedule, asks to go to the bathroom frequently. The nurse aide should respond to the resident's requests by

• telling the resident that it is not time.

• decreasing the resident's fluid intake.

• asking the resident to follow the schedule.

• taking the resident to the bathroom as needed.

To help soften the beard before shaving with a disposable razor, the nurse aide should

• massage the beard area of the face gently.

• rub the beard in the direction of the hair growth.

• hold a warm, wet wash cloth against the face first.

• lather the face with soap instead of shaving cream.

The nurse aide is to obtain a resident's weight. The nurse aide should

• ask if the resident remembers his/her last weight.

• ask when the resident last ate food or drank fluid.

• wait until after the resident has a bowel movement.

• check what scale is usually used for this resident.

Which statement is true about the effects of aging?

• The aging process can be reversed with good health care.

• Bladder incontinence is a normal part of aging.

• Joints tend to be less flexible as a person ages.

• Sensitivity to pain increases with age.

While performing range of motion exercises, the nurse aide notices that the resident's elbow is stiff and will not bend. The nurse aide should

• continue exercises but move onto another joint.

• continue since stiff joints are a normal part of aging.

• apply very gentle pressure to try to bend the elbow slightly.

• suggest the resident see a physical therapist for the elbow.

The nurse aide's role in assisting with a bowel and bladder retraining program includes

• being consistent with carrying out the toileting schedule.

• notifying the family that the resident has been placed on the program.

• determining the type of program best suited for the resident.

• checking the resident every four hours for incontinence.

A resident must stay in bed for long periods of time. Which of the following actions will best prevent the resident from developing pressure ulcers?

• Put hand rolls in the resident's hands.

• Avoid raising the head of the resident's bed.

• Turn and position the resident according to schedule.

• Provide range of motion (ROM) exercises every two hours.