Validation therapy is a communication technique commonly used with people who have dementia:

The nursing assistant should perform handwashing rather than using alcohol-based hand rub when:

The resident needs a peri cream applied at HS. When do you apply the cream?

When doing a 24 hour urine, where is the urine stored?

The patient appears to be fearful. The patient’s eyes are moving back and forth. The patient’s arms are held close to his body. When approaching the patient, the nursing assistant:

It is 5 after midnight, which is what in military time?

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?