MODULE 13 - THE LONG-TERM CARE RESIDENT EXAM

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MODULE 13 - THE LONG-TERM CARE RESIDENT EXAM

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Question 1: Skeletal muscles

• Are under involuntary control.
• Appear smooth.
• Are under voluntary control.
• Appear striped and smooth.

Answer:

• Are under voluntary control.

Question 2: The resident has a cast on the right leg. Which action is INCORRECT?

• Allow the cast to get wet.
• Use your palms to lift and turn a casted extremity.
• Turn person every 2 hours.
• Elevate the casted part on pillows.

Answer:

• Allow the cast to get wet.

Question 3: Arthritis is

• The surgical replacement of a joint.
• Joint inflammation.
• A disease in which bones become porous and brittle.
• The repair of a fracture.

Answer:

• Joint inflammation.

Question 4: Which is not an early warning sign of dementia?

• Getting lost in familiar places
• Personality changes
• Poor or decreased judgement
• Not recognizing self or family members

Answer:

• Not recognizing self or family members

Question 5: These statements are about arthritis. Which is INCORRECT?

• It is the most common joint disease.
• Pain is common.
• Decreased mobility is common.
• It is cured with arthroplasty.

Answer:

• It is cured with arthroplasty.

Question 6: Respiratory changes occur with aging. Which is false?

• Heavy bed linens are avoided.
• The person is turned and repositioned often if on bedrest.
• The side-lying position is best for breathing.
• Pneumonia is a complication associated with immobility.

Answer:

• The side-lying position is best for breathing.

Question 7: Persons with diabetes need

• Good foot care.
• Frequent oral hygiene.
• Daily weight measurements.
• I&O measurements.

Answer:

• Good foot care.

Question 8: Digestion begins in the

• Mouth.
• Stomach.
• Small intestine.
• Colon.

Answer:

• Mouth.

Question 9: A hallucination is

• A false belief.
• An exagge belief.

• Seeing, hearing, or feeling something that is not real.
• A persistent thought or idea.

Answer:

• Seeing, hearing, or feeling something that is not real.

Question 10: A resident has heart failure. The doctor is likely to order

• A splint or brace.
• Elastic stockings.
• Trochanter rolls.
• A cane or walker.

Answer:

• Elastic stockings.

Question 11: The basic unit structure is the

• Cell
• Neuron
• Nephron
• Ovum

Answer:

• Cell

Question 12: Care of a person after a stroke often includes the following except

• Ostomy care.
• A bowel and/or bladder training program.
• ROM exercises to prevent contractures.
• Measures to prevent pressure ulcers.

Answer:

• Ostomy care.