Mosby's Textbook For Nursing Assistants Answer Key

Dehiscence and evisceration are surgical emergencies. See procedure: Giving the Bedpan in Chapter 27. Special consents are required for admission to secured memory care units (Chapter 53). 2 (5 reviews) Term 1 / 102 _________ is often the first time a nursing assistant meets a new resident Click the card to flip 👆 Definition 1 / 102 Admission Click the card to flip 👆 Flashcards Learn Test Match Created by brittany_york469 Terms in this set (102). • Check the person often. • To see the results of federal and state surveys and plans to correct problems or areas of weakness. Decreased or poor judgment • Changes in judgment or decision-making • Poor judgment with money—giving away large amounts is an example • Pays less a ention to hygiene and grooming.

If allowed to chart, record when you checked the person and your observations (Fig. • What equipment and special measures are needed • Instructions for the test ordered • If the nurse wants to observe the stool or test results • What observations to report and record: • The time you collected and tested the specimen • Test results • Problems obtaining the specimen • Color, amount, consistency, and odor of stools • Complaints of pain or discomfort • When to report observations • What patient or resident concerns to report at once. • Athletic and walking shoes are best. Some agencies have isolation carts or kits with equipment for vital signs. Intimidation means to make afraid with threats of force or violence. Then it is brought around the back to the affected (weak) side. )

Diagnostic tests, physical exams, surgery, emergency care, and drugs are used. • Nursing assistant roles, functions, and limitations are described in federal and state laws with dependence on effective delegation and good work ethics. Some agencies define semi-Fowler's position as the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees and the knee portion is raised 15 degrees. This protects you and the person. Check the ID bracelet against the requisition slip. Moving the Person to the Side of the Bed Re-positioning and care procedures require moving the person to the side of the bed. The behavior may be a sexual advance or a request for a sexual favor. • Do the following when communicating with foreign-speaking persons. Down, from, off, opposite. • Explain how to manage stress. Observe the skin before the massage. If the task is delegated to you, make sure that: • Your state allows you to perform the procedure. Communication: Transmission-Based. Follow the care plan for: • Catheter care or bladder training • Bowel training • Practice safety precautions.

• Gastro-intestinal functions slow down. Preventing Respiratory and Circulatory Complications Comfort For coughing exercises, "splinting" the incision promotes comfort. Place your other hand over the thighs near the knees (Fig. • Persons needing respite care—respite means rest or relief. The person's care plan may include the measures in Box 51-3. Clean the table after use as a work surface. See procedure: Taking a Temperature With an Electronic Thermometer, p. 508. A video camera caught the nursing assistant dumping the person's food into trash cans.

• Describe the purposes of circumcision, needed observations, and the required care. • Use liquid detergent and hot water to wash eating and cooking items. • Describe how to use verbal and nonverbal communication. See Figure 41-7, p. 638. The number of WBCs increases when there is an infection.