What is the best action a nursing assistant can take to prevent dry, cold applications from burning or blistering the skin?

The patient’s urine output is being measured. The patient is ambulatory and able to use a regular toilet. The device used to collect the urine is a:

Mr. Jones is scheduled for a gastrointestinal x-ray with barium this morning. He was placed NPO at midnight the evening before. What does this mean for Mr. Jones?

After applying a restraint:

Why is a person’s weight rechecked periodically?

When do you do perineal care?

Mrs. Nell, a resident with dementia, is undressing in the common room in front of other residents. What should the nursing assistant do?

What is the most common rationale for choosing logrolling as a method of repositioning a person?

Which one of the following is a subjective observation?

Who is a diaphoretic person?