Multiple Choice Questions

What is a good way for a nursing assistant to care for a mentally ill resident?
  • she should report it to the nurse immediately and let him/her handle it from there
  • on every single person in your care
  • tell the resident what the nursing assistant is doing while careing for him
  • support the resident and his or her family and friends
Which position is a resident in if he is lying on his stomach?
  • cognition
  • wipe from front to back
  • prone position
  • range of motion
To prevent falls, a nursing assistant should
  • use cool, clean water
  • only with a doctor's orders
  • keep walkways free of clutter
  • respect privacy and independence
Which sense is usually last to leave the body when a person is dying?
  • left sleeve
  • wash your hands
  • hearing
  • clean catch
What can an overbed table be used for?
  • impaired wound healing
  • placement of meals
  • hypertension
  • check the resident's skin daily and report changes
What is one good way a nursing assistant can assist residents with normal changes of aging related to the urinary system?
  • Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
  • offer frequent trips to the bathroom
  • take the resident to a private area
  • in alignment with the resident's buttocks
If a nursing assistant sees a letter for the resident at the front desk, she should
  • keeping private things private
  • place it over a resident's clothing
  • take the opened letter to the resident's room
  • The NA should not perform the activity if it is not listed on the care plan.
When should a nursing assistant identify a resident?
  • NAs observe and report regarding catheters
  • keeping private things private
  • with the handle toward the foot of the bed
  • befrore helping with feeding
Where should the nursing assistant stand when helping a resident who is recovering from a stroke to walk?
  • sitting upright
  • on the resident's weaker side
  • it could be the beginning of a pressure sore
  • remove resident from danger
If a resident with Alzheimer's disease shows violent behavior, the nursing assistant should
  • range of motion
  • widen her stance and bring the resident's body close to her
  • remove triggers
  • sitting upright
How can a nursing assistant help residents with their spirtual needs?
  • inserting tubes into a resident's body
  • check the resident's skin daily and report changes
  • using as little liquid as possible when giving oral care
  • learn about resident's beliefs and listen carefully
When observing catheters, a nursing assistant should be sure that
  • clean dentures should be returned to the resident or stored in a denture cup that is labeled
  • the drainage bag is kept lower than the hips or bladder
  • Nursing assistants will observe the IV site for problems
  • take the opened letter to the resident's room
Which of the following is used when documenting the amount of fluid a resident drinks?
  • milliters
  • NPO
  • hypertension
  • shaving
When encountering a fire, a nursing assistant should first
  • wipe from front to back
  • remove resident from danger
  • when a resident cannot move on her own
  • within the resident's reach
What is the term for a device that replaces a missing body pat?
  • hypertension
  • prone position
  • cognition
  • prosthesis
Which kind of care helps restore a resident to the highest level of functioning possible?
  • sitting upright
  • remove triggers
  • rehabilitation
  • clean catch
The ability to think logically and quickly is called
  • prosthesis
  • cognition
  • hearing
  • range of motion
What is a normal range of a blood pressure?
  • pain relief and comfort
  • varies 119/75 is an example
  • weaker muscles
  • senses and interprets information from outside the body
The artificial opening in the abdomen of a resident with an ostomy is called a
  • four
  • 7:00p.m.
  • stoma
  • left sleeve
What does palliative care involve?
  • tympanic thermometer
  • pain relief and comfort
  • pale, white, reddened, or purple skin
  • befrore helping with feeding
Providing privacy while giving care is a patient's
  • legal right
  • hypertension
  • clean catch
  • sterile technique
What should a nursing assistant do each time a patient is repositioned?
  • to help keep the skin healthy and prevent pressure sores
  • should check residents'skin each time they are repositioned
  • white, shiny, red, or warm areas over a joint
  • befrore helping with feeding
Nursing assistants do not usually perform procedures that require
  • keep the resident safe
  • sterile technique
  • prone position
  • giving perineal care to a resident
Which of the following is a requirement of OBRA?
  • NAs observe and report regarding catheters
  • nursing assistants must have at least 75 hours of training
  • allowing a resident to do a task by himself no matter how long it takes hime
  • to help keep the skin healthy and prevent pressure sores
When should sheets be changed?
  • Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
  • whenever they are soiled, wrinkled, or damp
  • befrore helping with feeding
  • should check residents'skin each time they are repositioned
What is something a nursing assistant needs to observe and report regarding the musculoskeletal system:
  • whenever they are soiled, wrinkled, or damp
  • white, shiny, red, or warm areas over a joint
  • senses and interprets information from outside the body
  • check the resident's skin daily and report changes
How should a fracture pan be positioned?
  • place it over a resident's clothing
  • befrore helping with feeding
  • pain is a different experience for each person
  • with the handle toward the foot of the bed
Incontinence may be caused by:
  • describes the line of authority
  • impaired wound healing
  • nervous system diseases
  • keep the resident safe
What member of the care team might help a resident learn to use adaptive devices for eating or dressing?
  • occupational therapist
  • physician (MD)
  • clean catch
  • tympanic thermometer
What is the medical term for high blood pressure?
  • hypertension
  • tympanic thermometer
  • cognition
  • prone position
When a resident has left-sided weakness, which sleeve should be put on first?
  • left sleeve
  • prosthesis
  • wash your hands
  • wipe from front to back
When communicating with a resident who is visually-impaired, the nursing assistant should
  • other staff members involved in the resident's care
  • support the resident and his or her family and friends
  • tell the resident what the nursing assistant is doing while careing for him
  • take the opened letter to the resident's room
When assisting a patient with dentures, a nursing assistant should
  • they are practiced in addition to Standard Precautions
  • learn about resident's beliefs and listen carefully
  • clean dentures should be returned to the resident or stored in a denture cup that is labeled
  • senses and interprets information from outside the body
Aftr an amputation, a resident may experience phantom sensation. Phantom sensation is
  • within the resident's reach
  • The NA should not perform the activity if it is not listed on the care plan.
  • pain or sensation caused by remaining nerve endings
  • using as little liquid as possible when giving oral care
What is one important reason why the bed should remain wrinkle-free?
  • allowing a resident to do a task by himself no matter how long it takes hime
  • to help keep the skin healthy and prevent pressure sores
  • they are practiced in addition to Standard Precautions
  • should check residents'skin each time they are repositioned
How many rubber-tipped feet does a quad can have?
  • four
  • learn about resident's beliefs and listen carefully
  • water
  • 7:00p.m.
When using a transfer belt, the NA should:
  • place it over a resident's clothing
  • keeping private things private
  • pain is a different experience for each person
  • giving perineal care to a resident
When assisting a resident with a standard bedpan, where should the wider end of the bedpan be placed?
  • in alignment with the resident's buttocks
  • white, shiny, red, or warm areas over a joint
  • clean dentures should be returned to the resident or stored in a denture cup that is labeled
  • pain or sensation caused by remaining nerve endings
A nursing assistant should wear gloves when
  • place it over a resident's clothing
  • keeping private things private
  • giving perineal care to a resident
  • when a resident cannot move on her own
The single most important thing you can do to prevent the spread of disease is to
  • sterile technique
  • remove triggers
  • wash your hands
  • range of motion
Passive range of motion exercises are done
  • when a resident cannot move on her own
  • remove resident from danger
  • senses and interprets information from outside the body
  • check the resident's skin daily and report changes
What is a common "cliche"?
  • It will all work out in the end.
  • Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
  • to a fetus by an infected mother
  • varies 119/75 is an example
Exercises that put each joint through its full arc of motion are called:
  • phychological abuse
  • inserting tubes into a resident's body
  • hearing
  • range of motion
What is the correct conversion of 1900 hours to standard time?
  • milliters
  • prosthesis
  • 7:00p.m.
  • tympanic thermometer
What is a function of the nervous system?
  • Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
  • senses and interprets information from outside the body
  • nursing assistants must have at least 75 hours of training
  • varies 119/75 is an example
Standard Precautions should be practiced
  • respect privacy and independence
  • only those who need the information for care or processing of records
  • on every single person in your care
  • when a resident cannot move on her own
In which of the following procedures must a nursing assistant always wear gloves?
  • shaving
  • milliters
  • clean catch
  • hearing
What is an example of physical abuse?
  • It will all work out in the end.
  • weaker muscles
  • allowing a resident to do a task by himself no matter how long it takes hime
  • pinching a resident
If a resident with Alzheimer's disease has problems with dressing, the nursing assistant should:
  • take the opened letter to the resident's room
  • lay out clothes in the order they should be put on
  • remove triggers
  • pain or sensation caused by remaining nerve endings
If a resident starts to fall, the best thing an NA can do is to:
  • widen her stance and bring the resident's body close to her
  • clean dentures should be returned to the resident or stored in a denture cup that is labeled
  • the drainage bag is kept lower than the hips or bladder
  • they are practiced in addition to Standard Precautions
What is one way a nursing assistant can promote a resident's independence?
  • nursing assistants must have at least 75 hours of training
  • allowing a resident to do a task by himself no matter how long it takes hime
  • take the resident to a private area
  • using as little liquid as possible when giving oral care
What is a type of advance directive:
  • place it over a resident's clothing
  • NAs observe and report regarding catheters
  • Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
  • inserting tubes into a resident's body
With whom may a nursing assistant share a resident's medical information?
  • other staff members involved in the resident's care
  • on every single person in your care
  • only those who need the information for care or processing of records
  • tell the resident what the nursing assistant is doing while careing for him
Restraints can be applied:
  • place it over a resident's clothing
  • pale, white, reddened, or purple skin
  • only with a doctor's orders
  • impaired wound healing
When leaving a resident's room, a nursing assistant should
  • the drainage bag is kept lower than the hips or bladder
  • restock supplies and leave the call light within reach
  • remove resident from danger
  • to help keep the skin healthy and prevent pressure sores
Which of the following healthcare settings is for people who will die in six months?
  • shaving
  • hearing
  • physician (MD)
  • hospice
If an activity is not listed on the care plan, what is the responsibility of a NA?
  • The NA should not perform the activity if it is not listed on the care plan.
  • white, shiny, red, or warm areas over a joint
  • allowing a resident to do a task by himself no matter how long it takes hime
  • take the opened letter to the resident's room
Joking with a resident's roommate about the resident's incontinence is what type of abuse?
  • within the resident's reach
  • remove triggers
  • rehabilitation
  • phychological abuse
Which temperature site is generally considered to be the most accurate?
  • water
  • milliters
  • hearing
  • rectal
What is an example of a normal change of aging?
  • place it over a resident's clothing
  • pinching a resident
  • respect privacy and independence
  • weaker muscles
A resident's proteced health information (PIH) may be shared with:
  • only those who need the information for care or processing of records
  • allowing a resident to do a task by himself no matter how long it takes hime
  • face the resident directly when speaking
  • they are practiced in addition to Standard Precautions
For a nursing assitant, confidentiality means
  • place it over a resident's clothing
  • keep the resident safe
  • befrore helping with feeding
  • keeping private things private
Generally, the last sense to leave a dying person is the sense of
  • hearing
  • 7:00p.m.
  • rectal
  • prosthesis
What may influence a food preference?
  • cognition
  • religion
  • 7:00p.m.
  • weaker muscles
During a seizure an NA should
  • keep the resident safe
  • pinching a resident
  • only with a doctor's orders
  • pain relief and comfort
What is the correct conversion of 4:10p.m. to military time?
  • milliters
  • clean catch
  • 1610 hours
  • water
What does the chain of command do?
  • whenever they are soiled, wrinkled, or damp
  • check the resident's skin daily and report changes
  • place it over a resident's clothing
  • describes the line of authority
Why should a nursing assistant be concerned if he notices that areas of a resident's skin have become pale, white, or a reddened color?
  • the drainage bag is kept lower than the hips or bladder
  • it could be the beginning of a pressure sore
  • pain is a different experience for each person
  • take the opened letter to the resident's room
When providing perineal care for a female resident, the nursing assistant should
  • within the resident's reach
  • wipe from front to back
  • befrore helping with feeding
  • remove resident from danger
To convert four ounces of water to milliters (ml or mL), the nurse assistant should multiply four by:
  • hospice
  • 300
  • 30
  • milliters
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