A Student Is Providing Care for a Resident in a Long-Term

question 32

Multiple Choice

A student is providing care for a resident in a long-term care facility who must be moved via geriatric chair and requires assistance with feeding. The student has just finished giving the resident a bed bath, and it is currently nearing time for the midday meal. The student's best action is to

• A) Leave the resident in the bed and feed the resident in the room.
• B) Obtain assistance to transfer the resident to the geriatric chair and into the dining area to be fed.
• C) Obtain assistance to transfer the resident to the geriatric chair and feed the resident in the room.
• D) Ask the resident's roommate what the resident usually does at mealtime.

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Definitions:

Resource Employment

The utilization of economic resources, including labor, capital, and materials, in the production of goods and services.

Consumption And Investment

Expenditures by households on goods and services and allocations of resources for future earnings.

Opportunity Cost

The cost of forgoing the next best alternative when making a decision or choosing between multiple options.

Voluntary Exchange

is a transaction where parties trade goods or services by mutual agreement, each benefiting from the exchange.