Chapter 7

What is CPR?

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - medical procedures used when a person's heart or lungs have stopped working

_______ is best to use on a burn.

Cool water

If a resident is in shock, a nursing assistant should

elevate the legs unless the resident has a head or abdominal injury

To control bleeding, a nursing assistant should

hold a thick pad against the wound and press down hard

Hypoglycemia is another name for

insulin reaction

When a resident is suspected of having a heart attack, a nursing assistant should

loosen clothing around the neck

Medical term for fainting

syncope

A sign that a stroke is occurring is

the inability to speak or to speak clearly

If a resident cannot speak, breathe, or cough

the nursing assistant should give abdominal thrusts to a resident

If a nursing assistant calls emergency services, he/she should be prepared to give

the phone number and address where the emergency is happening

Insulin reaction can be caused by

too little food

The medical term for difficulty breathing.

Dyspnea

A sign of the onset of diabetic ketoacidosis is breath that smells?

It is a complication of diabetes that is caused by having too little insulin; also called hypoglycemia: A sign of DKA is breath that smells sweet

a condition that occurs when organs and tissues in the body do not receive an adequate blood supply

Shock

If a nursing assistant suspects poisoning, the NA should

The NA should notify the nurse immediately, who may ask him to look for a container that will help determine what the resident took or ate

The first two steps to take when approaching an emergency are

Assess the situation and assess the victim

a method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of someone who is choking

Abdominal thrusts

Which of the following is true of resident falls?

An incident report will need to be completed for all falls.