Chapter 22 Review
What should a nursing assistant do if a resident makes comments or jokes about suicide (LO 13)?
if a resident makes comments or jokes about suicide the NA should tell the nurse.
What is the most common cause of demential (LO 5)?
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia.
When a resident with AD continues to ask the same question, the nursing assistant should (LO 10)?
B. Answer the question, using the same words each time.
A resident with AD tells NA that he is not going to eat dinner, he is meeting his wife for dinner at favorite restaurant. The NA knows wife is dead . What's best response (LO 12)?
B. The NA should ask him what restaurant he is going to and what he will have.
Which of the following puts a person at a higher risk of substance abuse (LO 14)?
C. Having a mental illness
One morning resident with AD says he don't like eating with others/wants to eat by himself. Next morning he say, he don't like eating alone/wants help going to dining room. What's the NA best response (LO 8)?
C. The NA should take the resident to the dining room.
When a resident with Alzheimer's disease repeats an action over and over, he is (LO 7).
D. Perseverating
Why is it important not to use rubbing alcohol to clean artificial eyes (LO 4)?
Do not use products that contain alcohol, antibacterial soaps, or abrasives such as cleaners or toothpaste, it can permanently damaged the eye.
List three functions of the nervous system (LO 2).
Functions of the Nervous System are. 1. Control and coordinate mental processes and voluntary movements. 2. Provide reflex centers for heartbeat and respiration. 3. Sense and respond to changes occurring both inside and outside of the body.
If a resident with Alzheimer's disease loses interest in an activity, what should the nursing assistant do (LO 11)?
If a resident with AD loses interest in an activity, introduce them to another one.
List four normal age-related changes of the nervous system (LO 3).
Normal age-related changes for the nervous system include: *Responses and reflexes, *Some memory lost, especially short term memory lost, *Sensitivity of nerve ending in skin decreases, diminished of sense touch, *hearing loss, *senses of vision, smell, and taste weaken.
What is the basic working unit of the nervous system (LO 2)?
The Neuron, or Nerve cell, is the basic working unit of the Nervous System
What makes up the central nervous system? What makes ups the peripheral nervous system (LO 2)?
The brain and spinal cord makes up the central nervous system. The cranial and spinal nerves makes up the peripheral nervous system: There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves.
Does a person usually overcome depression through sheer will (LO 13)?
a person cannot simply overcome depression through sheer will.
Why is it important for nursing assistant to encourage independence for as long as possible for the resident who have AD (LO 6).
it important for nursing assistant to encourage independence for as long as possible for the resident who have AD because it helps keep the resident's mind and body as active as possible.
When assisting a resident who has had a CVA with eating, in which side of the resident's mouth should food be placed (LO 4)?
A. Stronger side
Which of the following is a way for NA to help a resident with AD with his nutritional needs (LO 9)? A.use plain plate without a pattern and a single eating utensil for meals.
A. The NA should use plain plate without a pattern and a single eating utensil for meals
Multiple Choice: When a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs on the left side of the brain, which side of the body will be affected (LO 4)?
B. The right side