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Influenza type B does not cause pandemics. Why?

Which of the following does not currently have a vaccine against it to help prevent infection?

A resident suddenly starts slurring her words.  What could this indicate about her condition?

Which of the following is a good guideline for the nursing assistant to follow when helping a visually-impaired resident?

One room houses both a healthy resident and a resident who has pneumonia.  Which of the following is an infection prevention example for Link 3 (portal of exit) in the chain of infection?

A resident’s sister gives her favorite nursing assistant a thank you note with a gift card inside it.  She tells the nursing assistant that this is a small way of letting him know how much she appreciates his work.  The NA does not want to offend the family, and it happens to be a gift card to his favorite restaurant, so he decides to keep it.  Which of the following BEST describes how the nursing assistant should have responded?

Which of the following is a normal age-related change for the body?

A nursing assistant notices that a resident seems depressed.  While giving her a bed bath, the resident confides that another nursing assistant told her how “gross” the stump looks.  This is an example of

A resident has had a total hip replacement, and the nursing assistant is helping to position the resident.  Which of the following is a guideline that the NA should follow?

A nursing assistant who works periodically when full-time staff members are on vacation helps care for residents who have Alzheimer’s disease.  On different occasions she noticed that a resident’s bed smells of urine and that her hair is dirty and matted.  This could be a sign of