State Prep pt 3

Alice is disoriented and has difficulty recalling time and place. The nursing assistant can help Alice with reality orientation by: keeping the television on the soap opera station., avoiding the mention of the time of day., checking for the correct time on her cell phone., keeping the clock visible and on the current time.

An example of a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) violation would be: co-workers discussing workload., taking a picture of a resident with a cell phone., pulling the curtain before performing a procedure., failing to explain a procedure before it is performed.

Mr. Anderson is a terminally ill patient who has just been placed on hospice care. He asks his nursing assistant to see a Chaplain. What should the nursing assistant do?

Mr. Doug has been alert and oriented all day. Later in the evening the nursing assistant finds him slumped over in his wheelchair and difficult to arouse. The nursing assistant should recognize that:

Mr. Jones woke up from a nap and is slightly confused. Which technique would be appropriate for the nursing assistant to use? Options: Reality orientation, Validation theory, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy

Mr. Patel requests that incense be placed in his room. What should the nursing assistant do?

What should the nursing assistant do while Ms. Mary is doing religious Buddhism chanting?

Recreation is most likely to make residents more: frustrated., alert., disoriented., withdrawn.

The nursing assistant can check a confused resident's ability to perform ADLs by: observing while the resident performs a simple task.

To make residents feel more at home in a long-term care facility, the nurse assistant should: help residents personalize their rooms.