Hartman\\\'s Nursing Assistant Care Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The largest organ and system in the body is: - ANS The skin Skin prevents_______ to internal organs - ANS Injury Skin also prevents the loss of too much______ which is essential to life - ANS Water The skin is also a ______ organ that feels heat, cold, pain, touch, and pressure - ANS Sense Blood vessels_________ or widen, when the outside temperature is too high - ANS Dilate Blood vessels__________ or narrow, when the outside temperature is too cold - ANS Constri...

Chap. 3: Holistic care focuses on (A) The person's physical, mental, and social well-being (B) Disease and disability (C) How sick a person is (D) The absence of disease and illness - ANS (A) The person's physical, mental, and social well-being Chap. 3: Which of the following is a physical need? (A) The need for social interaction (B) The need for water (C) The need for self-esteem (D) The need for independence - ANS (B) The need for water Chap. 3: Which of the following is...

What are six basic human needs? - ANS Food, water, sleep, comfort, activity, and protection/shelter What are six psychosocial needs that humans have? - ANS Love/affection, acceptance by others, safety/security, self-reliance/independence/daily living, contact with others,and success/self-esteem the ability to engage ins exual activites continues unless - ANS disease or injury occurs Residents have the legal right to choose how to - ANS express their sexuality Nursing assi...

Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care The Basics Chapter 2 Exam Questions And Answers Communication - ANS The process of exchanging information with others Objective information - ANS Based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells Subjective information - ANS Something a person cannot or did not observe Incontinence - ANS The inability to control the bladder or bowels Defense mechanisms - ANS Unconscious behaviors used to release tension or cope with stress; ...

Hartman's CNA Chapter 2 Terms Exam Questions And Answers Residents Rights- Names - ANS Don't call resident's by disrespectful terms such as "sweetie" or "honey." Incontinence - ANS The inability to control the bladder or bowls Derm (derma) - ANS skin Brady - ANS slow pathy - ANS disease Asking why... - ANS ...makes the resident defensive Giving advice... - ANS ...is inappropriate Denial - ANS Rejecting the thought Projection - ANS S...

Hartman's CNA Chapter 1 Exam Questions And Answers Long-term care - ANS living facilities for people who need 24 hour nursing care Chronic - ANS conditions that last a long time diagnosis - ANS medical conditions determined by a doctor home health care - ANS care given in a person's home Assisted living - ANS living facilities for people who need some help with daily care Adult daycare - ANS for people who need some help during working hours Acute ca...

Protein - ANS Good sources of these are fish,meat, beans, soy products, and cheese Water - ANS Without this, a person can only live a few days Fats - ANS These help the body store energy These add flavor to food and help to absorb certain vitamins - ANS fats They are essential for tissue growth and repair - ANS proteins examples of these are butter, oil and salad dressing - ANS fats the body cannot produce most of these - ANS minerals These provide fiber...

When admitting a patient to the hospital, the nurse observes that the patient is distracted and tense. This behavior suggests a common reaction to hospitalization, which is Fear of the unknown Discharge plan should begin shortly after admission When a patient demands to be discharged without a physician's order and is leaving the unit with his belongings, the nurse should ask the patient to sign a discharge against medical advice form The nurse must be sensitive to an older ad...

The Internet is a gods resource to use to - ANS Try and find a job Identification required by a potential employer - ANS May include a social security card Appropriate for a job interview:wearing jeans - ANS Not appropriate Looking happy to be there - ANS appropriate Wearing very little jewelry - ANS appropriate asking how many hours you would work - ANS appropriate Sitting up straight - ANS appropriate Shaking hands with the interviewer - ANS appropr...

Homeostasis - ANS Is the name for the condition in which all of the body's systems are working at their best Metabolism - ANS It's the body's physical and chemical process, they must be working at a steady level to be homeostasis Organs - ANS What the body systems are made up of, each has a specific function examples the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and brain Tissues - ANS Is what organs are made of and it's a group of cells, that perform a similar task Cells - ANS ...