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The nurse aide role in caring for a resident with a respiratory disorder includes

Encouraging shallow breathing exercises

Assisting the resident to lie flat in bed

Encouraging shorter rest periods between activities

Positioning the resident in a manner to maximize lung expansion

The nurse aide is assisting a resident with lunch. The resident receives insulin and refuses to eat. What should the nurse aide do?

They only have to eat when they want to. We can not make them eat.

Encourage the resident to eat and report their refusal to eat to the charge nurse

Nothing. The resident is not feeling well and will probably eat later.

Save food from their lunch tray for them to snack on.

When preparing to fee a blind resident, the nurse aide should remember the following

Prepare to direct them to eat using smell

Describe the food placement on the plate in relation to the hands on a clock

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Refer to myplate.gov to locate the foods

Most do not need assistance and can eventually find their way

Warning signs of potential dehydration include?

The resident is able to drink more than six 8 ounce glasses of fluid a day.

The water pitcher is within reach and the resident can drink fluids without difficulty.

A decrease in urinary output accompanied with fever, vomiting, and diarrhea.

The resident's mouth is moist and no complaints of being thirsty.

When working with the resident who has a history of cardiovascular disease, the nurse aide should

Know that bluish lips, hands, or toes are normal

Give the resident oxygen if needed

Provide rest periods at intervals

Rush the resident so the nurse can move on to the next resident

The nurse aide observes a resident with changes in skin color, paleness, and bluish color of the lips. What would the nurse aide report?

Dyspnea

Cyanosis

Asthsma

Dysphagia

In passive ROM of the ankle, pointing the toes towards the head of the bed is known as

Plantar flexion

Adduction

Dorsiflexion

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Opposition

What is the painful and permanent shortening of the muscle resulting in immovable joints?

Dystrophy

Dislocation

Contracture

Atrophy

The nurse aide is bathing a resident and notices a reddened area on the resident's sacrum that is warm to the touch. What serious problem related to the integumentary system has the nurse aide observed?

Pressure ulcer

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Abrasion

Eczema

Mole