CNA-Chapter 5 Review
Confusion may be caused by
A urinary tract infection
When a resident with AD perseverates, the NA should:
Answer questions each time they are asked
When a resident with AD is frightened, the NA should
Check her body language to make sure she is not tense or hurried.
The ability to thing logically and clearly is
Cognition
If a resident with Alzheimer's disease has problems with dressing, the nursing assistant should:
Lay out clothes in the order they should be put on
If a resident with Alheimer's Disease is incontinent, the NA should:
Mark the bathroom with a sign or picture.
When is using activity therapy a good idea for residents with AD?
Most stages of AD
When a resident with AD rummages and hoards, the nursing assistant should
Provide a rummage drawer
A helpful way for a NA to respond to hallucinations is to:
Reassure a resident who is upset and worried.
This is a type of therapy that involves having residents with Alzheimer's Disease remember and talk about the past:
Reminiscence therapy
If a resident with Alzheimer's disease shows violent behavior, the nursing assistant should
Remove triggers
When a resident with AD shows memory loss, the NA should:
Repeat herself using the same words.
If a resident with Alzheimer's disease has problems with bathing, the nursing assistant should:
Schedule bathing when the resident is least agitated
A NA can respond to sundowning by:
Setting a bedtime routine and keeping it
When a resident with AD cannot understand basic instructions, it is a good idea to use
Short words, pictures, and gestures
This statement is true of Alheimer's Disease:
Skills a person has used over a lifetime are usually kept longer.
The NA should do this if a resident is confused:
Stay calm and provide a quiet environment
What is true of using validation therapy?
The NA makes no attempt to reorient the resident to actual circumstances.
This is the best way for a NA to respond to inappropriate sexual behavior:
The NA should take the resident to a private area.
One way for a NA to help a resident with AD with eating is to
Use dishes without a pattern and a simple place setting
If a resident with AD has lost most of his verbal skills, the NA should
Use touch, smiles and laughter