The nursing assistant helps a person with dementia in a planned activity that involves holding and petting a small fluffy dog. The purpose of this “pet therapy” is that it helps:

Dementia patients need activities that engage their

A transfer belt would be an inappropriate choice when attempting to reposition which of the following patients?

A patient with lower back pain is receiving a dry heat application in the form of an electric heating pad. When checking the patient’s skin, the nursing assistant notes that it is bright red. How should the nursing assistant respond to this finding?

Which of the following elderly residents of a long-term care facility likely faces the highest risk of constipation?

A resident in your facility has dementia. Which of the following actions would you take while helping him eat?

Which of the following correctly describes the logrolling procedure?

A registered nurse has asked a nursing assistant to remove a patient’s urinary catheter. What is the most important question the nursing assistant should ask himself before undertaking this task?

If the spectral waveform is too dark, what is the best way to optimize the image? 

To increase the overall Doppler shift, which control should be increased?