KY SRNA STATE EXAM

KY SRNA STATE EXAM Not relying on or requiring care from others is: - ✔✔Independence The suffix "-plegia" means: - ✔✔Paralysis An acute illness is: - ✔✔A sudden illness from which a person should recover "Pnea" means ...

KY SRNA STATE EXAM Not relying on or requiring care from others is: - ✔✔Independence The suffix "-plegia" means: - ✔✔Paralysis An acute illness is: - ✔✔A sudden illness from which a person should recover "Pnea" means: - ✔✔breathing, respiration An on-going illness that is slow or gradual in onset and for which there is no known cure is: - ✔✔chronic Which statement about charting is correct? - ✔✔You should use the person's exact words whenever possible. What protects the public from persons practicing nursing without a license? - ✔✔A state's nurse practice act You are charting changes in the person's condition. You also need to chart which of the following? - ✔✔When you reported the changes to the nurse Which requires nursing assistant training and competency evaluation? - ✔✔Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 The MDS is: - ✔✔An assessment and screening tool "Arthro" means: - ✔✔joint The suffix "-stomy" means: - ✔✔creation of an opening Which is a symptom? - ✔✔Itching Which statement about medical records is correct? - ✔✔They're legal documents The comprehensive care plan: - ✔✔May be part of the Kardex Knowledge of right conduct and wrong conduct is: - ✔✔Ethics The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 is a: - ✔✔Federal Law OBRA requires retraining and/or a new competency evaluation for persons who: - ✔✔Have not worked as a nursing assistant for 24 months You make many observations when giving care. You should use your senses to: - ✔✔collect information about the person OBRA requires training and a competency evaluation for nursing assistants working in: - ✔✔Nursing Centers As a nursing assistant, you can: - ✔✔Report changes in the person's condition to the nurse The suffix "-algia" means: - ✔✔pain When charting, you should record: - ✔✔Safety measures performed Which is required by OBRA? - ✔✔The minimum data set (MDS) Which type of resident care conference is held when one problem affects a person's care? - ✔✔Problem-focused conference "Cyano" means: - ✔✔blue Which form has the person's identifying information? - ✔✔admission sheet Where would you record information about the person's hygiene, elimination, and sleep? - ✔✔Activities of daily living flow sheet A written guide about the care a person should receive is the: - ✔✔Comprehensive care plan How many hours of instruction for nursing assistant training does OBRA require? - ✔✔At least 75 hours collecting information about a person is: also the first step in the nursing process - ✔✔an assesment symptoms are: - ✔✔subjective data The Five Rights of Delegation involve the: - ✔✔Right task, the right circumstances, the right person, the right directions and communication, and the right supervision The nurse communicates delegated tasks to you by using: - ✔✔an assignment sheet An assisted living facility: - ✔✔Provides two-three meals a day and housekeeping and laundry services the overall goal of the interdisciplinary health team is to: - ✔✔provide quality resident care Which step in the nursing process involves measuring if the goals set in the planning step were met? - ✔✔Evaluation Older persons need: - ✔✔fewer calories What system is stimulated when you are excited, exercising, or scared? - ✔✔sympathetic nervous system the white part of the eye is - ✔✔sclera When caring for terminally ill persons, you need to promote: - ✔✔comfort and peace A concept that considers the whole person is - ✔✔Holism Messages sent through facial expressions, gestures, posture, and hand and body movements are: - ✔✔body language Age-related farsightedness is: - ✔✔Presbyopia Musculoskeletal changes result in which of the following: - ✔✔decreased mobility Older people often complain about how food tastes. This is because: - ✔✔taste buds decrease in number A resident pinches and scratches when it is time for her shower. You should do which of the following?: - ✔✔Report her behavior to the nurse Inspiration involves - ✔✔breathing in white blood cells - ✔✔protect the body against infection Effective communication involves which of the following? - ✔✔respecting the person's rights The basic unit of body structure is the: - ✔✔cell The stomach is located in the _____ of the abdominal cavity. - ✔✔upper left part Food is moved through the esophagus by: - ✔✔peristalsis Older people usually need a shower or bath: - ✔✔twice a week Which communication technique allows the person to decide what to talk about? - ✔✔open ended questions Which is a cause of poor circulation in older persons? - ✔✔narrowed arteries Besides hearing, another ear function is: - ✔✔balance The urinary system: - ✔✔removes waste products from blood and maintains water balance within body The older person's ability to sense pain is: - ✔✔decreased Which is the muscular part of the heart? - ✔✔myocardium A female resident with Alzheimer's disease is undressing and fondling her breasts in the activity room. What should you do? - ✔✔assist her to her room The process of supplying the cells with oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from them is: - ✔✔respiration Why is the ability to sense heat, cold, and pain reduced in older persons? - ✔✔the skin has fewer nerve endings An older person has respiratory changes. Which would be helpful? - ✔✔re-positioning Because older people tend to have dry skin: - ✔✔mild soaps or soap substitutes are used Which statement about an older person's feet is correct? - ✔✔Serious infections can result from nicks or cuts