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27 Cards in this Set
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Mr Richards believes he is an alien and destined to rule the earth. This is called a what? |
Delusion |
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The cna allows Mr Richards to believe he is an alien and does not tell him that he is an alien. This is called what? |
Validation Therapy |
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Alzheimers Disease(3) |
A progressive, degenerative and irreversible disease |
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A general term for serious loss of mental ability is called what |
Dementia |
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Forgetting familiar words or location of everyday familiar objects is a symptom of what stage of alzheimers disease |
Stage 2 |
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Forgetting your own personal history is a sign of what stage in alzheimers disease |
Stage 4 |
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What should the cna do as an intervention to agitation (4) |
Remove triggers, maintain calm environment, stay calm, patting, stroking the resident |
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Using calendars, clocks and signs are called what? |
Reality orientation |
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Techniques to help residents that are forgetful and have memory loss to be used by the cna include what? |
Repeat yourself, using the same words |
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Aphasia is |
Difficulty talking |
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Causes of mental illness include what? |
A, B, D Stress, Hereditary, Traumatic experience |
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Name a normal musculo-skeletal change that comes with age |
Less flexible joints make moving more difficult |
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Mrs Porter has lost 80 lbs, is indecisive and fatigue. She is likely suffering from what? |
Depression |
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Symptoms of anxiety related disorders include what? |
Fatigue |
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Name a function of the endocrine system(2) |
Produces hormones and secretions to regulate body functions |
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The central nervous system is made up of what? |
The brain and the spinal cord |
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_______ occurs when the blood supply to the brain is cut off by a clot or a ruptured blood vessel? |
Cerebrovascular Accident(Stroke) |
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***When dressing a resident, you dress the ______ side first*** |
Affected |
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The cna should observe and report which nervous system observation? |
Shaking |
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_________ connects bone to bone |
Ligament |
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Name 3 possible complications from a resident having lack of R.OM. |
Loss of self esteem, depression, pneumonia |
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Swelling of the main air passage to the lungs is called what? |
Bronchitis |
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True or False: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a symptom of emphysema |
True |
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The structure of the urinary system that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder is called what? |
Ureters |
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In the gastrointestinal system the structure that absorbs water from the waste is called what? |
Large intestines |
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Medical term for vomit |
Emesis |
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Sings and symptoms of hypoglycemia include all of the following, EXCEPT what? |
Pale cold clammy skin |
