CNA Certified Nursing Assistant Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A 12-year-old male jumped approximately 12 feet from a tree and landed on his feet. He complains of pain to his lower back. What injury mechanism is MOST likely responsible for his back pain? Select one: A. Lateral impact to the spine B. Secondary fall after the initial impact C. Direct trauma to the spinal column D. Energy transmission to the spine - answer D. Energy transmission to the spine A 15-year-old female was struck by a small car while riding her bicycle. She was wearing a hel...

CNA FINAL EXAM A brain disorder in which clusters of brain cells sometimes signal abnormally is - Answer- Epilepsy A defibrillator is - Answer- Used to deliver a shock to the heart when a person is in ventricular fibrillation A developmental disability is - Answer- A disability that occurs before 22 years of age A gown is needed for isolation precautions. The gown is removed - Answer- Before leaving the room A hot pack has cooled. What should you do? - Answer- ...

1. Promoting a health care that improves diabetes management for the elderly in a community would assist in which of the following? a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020 b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims d. Providing access to primary health care services ANS: A Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main objective to promote health and prevent disease. DIF:...

1) The field of child development A) is devoted to understanding human constancy and change throughout the lifespan. B) is part of a larger, interdisciplinary field known as developmental science. C) focuses primarily on children’s physical and emotional development. D) focuses primarily on infants’ and children’s social and cognitive development. ANSWER: B Page Ref: 4 2) The common goal of investigators who study child development is to A) understand how physical growth and nutrit...

A 3-year-old female is hospitalized for a femur fracture. As her nurse, what nursing action would help foster the child's sense of autonomy? 1. Allow the child to choose what time to take her oral antibiotics 2. Allow the child to have a doll for medical play 3. Allow the child to administer her own dose of Keflex (cephalexin) via oral syringe 4. Allow the child to watch age-appropriate videos - 3. Allowing toddlers to participate in actions of which they are capable is an excellent way t...

A 59-year-old male has been admitted to the E. D. due to a methamphetamine overdose. The patient’s friend reported he ingested up to 2 grams because “he thought cops were coming to get him.” The patient’s vitals are all within normal limits, except his blood pressure is 180/110. What is the best recommendation to make at this time? Response Feedback: "When severe hypertension arises, phentolamine is recommended for vasodilation. Beta- or mixed alpha- and beta-adrenergic blockers ...

ardiovascular Objectives 1. Conduct a cardiac health history and appropriate cardiac examination. a. Cardiac Health History i. Determine whether present symptoms represent an ongoing acute episode, which is more likely to be unstable disease or chronic recurring episodes which more often reflect stable disease. ii. Characterize chest pain by the following: Quality, location, radiation, duration, time course, precipitating/relieving factors, and associated symptoms. iii. Ascertain the pr...

Workbook exercises are only an adjunct to treatment. . B Workbook exercises simplify the real work in therapy. . C Treatment manuals consistently correlate positively with treatment outcome. . therapeutic process. A Excessive . dependency B Orderliness . issues . D Excessive guilt A Asking the children how they would fix or deal with the problem person. . NRNP 6645 Midterm Exam (CHECK THE LAST PAGE FOR MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF THE EXAM) T

1. Pain is subjective. True False 2. In the pain response, what happens after transduction? transmission reduction modulation perception 3. The body's protective reflex inhibits the pain impulse during which phase? transmission transduction modulation perception 4. What theory do we refer to when describing the physiology of pain? relativity theory sensory impulse theory gate control theory perception theory 5. Patient's have the right to which of the following when it comes ...

1. The nurse prepares to perform a sterile dressing change on an abdominal incision. The nurse explains the procedure to the client, washes her hands, and sets up the sterile field. The nurse should take which action next? a. Don sterile gloves b. Assess the integrity of the abdominal incision c. Don clean gloves and remove the old dressing d. Clean the wound with povidine-iodine solution as prescribed 2. A nurse takes a blood pressure and records a diastolic pressure of 120 mm Hg. Which ...