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| A stage two pressure sore would appear as red and____? | Blistered
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| Postion should be changed every ___ hours for an immobile person | 2
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| The main cause of a pressure sore is | unrelieved pressure to an area
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| Another name for pressure sore | decubitus
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| A symptom of lack of activity to the GI system | Constipation
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| A stage 3 pressure sore would appear as an open ____into the dermal layer | lesion
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| A stage 1 pressure sore would appear as _____area that does not fade within 15-20 minutes after pressure is relieved | red
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| Skin that is not intact is considered a(n) | open wound
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| The first sign of skin breakdown is: | pale, white, reddened, or purple skin
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| What common condition increases the risk of pressure ulcers? | immobility
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| Benefits of applying heat to the body? | Heat increases the movement of oxygen and nutrients into the tissues.
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| Warm and cold applications should generally be applied for? | 20 minutes
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| A sitz bath is used to | Increase blood flow to the pelvic area
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| Non-sterile dressing are applied to: | Dry wounds that have less chance of infections
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| Heat causes vasodilation or vasoconstriction | vasodilation
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| Warm and cold applications are completely safe and do not require an order. T/F | False, although you can use cold applications for first aid without an order
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| You have very tight sore muscles after strenuous exercise. You would apply: | warm
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| You have a splinter in you finger that you have removed. The finger is red and swollen. You would apply | warm
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| ____should never be applied directly to the skin | Cold or ice
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| You can check the temperature of a hot pack by checking on the inside of your____? | wrist
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| A member of you family has a bad cold with sinus congestion. What would be the best application? | warm
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| A person has a nose bleed that is not relieved by applying pressure. The nurse may tell you to apply warm or cold? | cold
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| Heat or cold: Which helps to localize an infection? | Warm
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| Warm or cold applications are therapuetic and may eliminate the need for medication. T/F | True
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| Dressings must be applied over clean, dry skin because: | dark, moist, warm areas promote growth of bacteria
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| When cleaning a wound you clean from the center of wound to outside? | True: The outside intact skin is dirty. So you are cleaning from clean to dirty.
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| You should lift with your legs and not your back? T/F | true
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| In which position is a resident if he is lying flat on his back with his head and shoulders supported by a pillow? | supine
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| In which postion is a resident if he is on his left side with his lower arm behind his back and his upper knee flexed? | Sim's
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| How would you describe a high-Fowler's position? | A resident is sitting nearly straight up
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| When transferring a resident who has a weak side: | The strong side moves first
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| A resident who is ambulatory can: | get out of bed and walk
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| When helping a visually impaired resident walk, where should the technician be: | standing slightly in front of the resident
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