CNA-Chapter 5 Review

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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


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