What should the nursing assistant do to protect the resident's skin from coming into contact with rubber or plastic from an appliance?

What will be an ideal response?

The nursing assistant should wrap the area of skin in a towel, pillowcase, or the cover supplied with the appliance.

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Which of the following actions may need to be taken by the EMT when treating and transporting a patient who was exposed to, and contaminated by, a hazardous material?

A) Wearing a gown, mask, and goggles to prevent secondary contamination B) Disposing of patient care equipment such as blood-pressure cuffs and backboards C) Wearing heavy cloth gloves D) Placing towels on the floor of the ambulance to soak up contaminated runoff water

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Which of the following BEST describes what the fire tetrahedron represents?

A. A transfer of sound energy B. The process of autoignition C. An uninhibited chemical chain reaction D. The relationship between fuel, oxygen, heat

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