Test 1

When caring for a client using oxygen, the nurse aide SHOULD

Check for skin irritations

What information does the nurse a need to know before feeding a client

Dietary restrictions

A client's daughter tells the nurse aide that the client is having problems with her medication. The nurse aide's FIRST action should be to

Direct the daughter to the nurse in charge

To help a client who is dying cope with the fear of death, the nurse aide SHOULD

Encourage the client to talk about this fear

To assist the client to ambulate the nurse aide will

Firmly grasp the clients gait belt

When feeding a client the nurse aide should offer

Foods in the order preferred by the client

When the nurse aide is providing care to a client. What information should the nurse aide understand about the brushing and combing of the client's hair

Grooming should be apart of morning and afternoon care

Hypertension is also known as

High blood pressure

How should a very busy nurse aide respond to a client when asked to read a letter to him or her

I'm busy right now can we do it during or after lunch

A client's relative sees the nurse aide in the local supermarket. The relative asks the nurse aide if the client's roommate has ever been in a mental hospital. The BEST way for the nurse aide to answer is

I'm sorry, but it would not be right for me to talk about another client

The charge nurse gives assignment to the nurse aide to shave a male client. What direction should the nurse aide shave the client

In the direction the hair grows on the client

Which of the following statements about Alzheimer's disease is correct

It can affect people in different ways

When assigned to a client who uses an air or water mattress, the nurse aide SHOULD

Keep all sharp objects away from the mattress

When handling dirty linen the nurse aide should

Keep the linen away from the uniform

After moving a client with an indwelling urinary catheter (Foley), the nurse aide should first check the catheter tubing is not

Kinked

When collecting a stool specimen the nurse aide should

Label it with clients information

IF a client says, "I wish I were dead," the nurse aide SHOULD

Listen to the client and then report the incident to the nurse

When checking for breathing during CPR the nurse aide should

Look for chest movement

The nurse aide is caring for a client in the restraints. When monitoring in restraints the nurse aide should

Make sure the client is in good body alignment

A client's partner is visiting and the client requests privacy for intimacy. The BEST response from a nurse aide is to

Make the visitor feel welcome and accommodate the request

Which of the following is the safest for a resident when ambulating

Non-skid footwear

The nurse aide knows to

Not take clients personal property

What should the nurse aide do for the client's who is sometimes incontinent of urine

Offer frequent toileting throughout the day

The nurse aide can make the client's physical environment more comfortable by

Placing the client's personal belongings where the client wants them

The nurse aide assists the client with coughing and deep breathing exercises to prevent which complication

Pneumonia

Tightening the bottom sheets is important because wrinkled sheets can cause

Pressure ulcers

How may the nurse aide BEST assist the client to exercise citizenship rights

Refer the client to the appropriate person in the facility to make arrangements for voting

The nurse aide is asked by a family member about the client's plan of care. How will the nurse aide respond to the family member

Refer the family member to the nurse

What should the nurse aide do when the care plan indicates the need for an arm splint when out of bed

Remove splints for naps

In case of a fire what is the FIRST thing the nurse aide to do

Remove the clients in immediate danger

A client is unable to speak due to a stroke begins to shake the side rail and point at the water pitcher. The nurse aide should FIRST

Report the incident to the nurse in charge

When measuring a clients pulse, The nurse aide notices it is weak and irregular the nurse aide should

Report the results immediately to the nurse in charge

A lonely client is ringing the calling device. The nurse aide should

Respond and spend as much time with the client as possible

Which item requires a doctor's order

Restraint

When changing the clients non-sterile dressing the nurse aide should first

Review the procedure with the nurse

Bowel and bladder training for clients it's important for

Self-esteem

When recording client information the the client record, the nurse aide should

Sign each entry

Which of the following signs is a common indication that dying person is close to death

Slow and difficult breathing

What is the BEST method for assisting a client with one-sided paralysis who is sitting in a wheel chair and has to use the toilet

Stand-pivot transfers

A facility ignores a client's request for a roommate change. What organization should the nurse aide contact

State ombudsman office

When the nurse aide enters a client's room, the client starts yelling at the nurse aide. What should the nurse aide do next

Stay calm and do not raise voice

A client is receiving oxygen and wants to smoke what should the nurse aide do to accommodate the client

Supervise the client as a client smokes outside

The client would like to attend the current activity the nurse aide should

Take the client to the activity as requested

With what should a bedridden client's height be measured

Tape measure

And example of abusive behavior is

Telling the client to be nice or else

The client has an indwelling urinary catheter the nurse aide knows that

The drainage bag must be below the level of the bladder

Disinfection is defined as

The process by which most germs are destroyed

A client tells the nurse aide "no one cares about me anymore I might as well be dead don't tell anyone I am having such awful thoughts and "the nurse aide should inform the client that

This information cannot be kept confidential

Why should the nurse aide perform range of motion exercises for a client

To prevent contractures

The nurse aide can assist the client with a bladder training by

Toileting using an established schedule

The client is speaking in an angry tone to the nurse aide during morning care what should the nurse aide do

Treat the client with dignity and respect

Key point in proper hand washing is

Using friction

The nurse aide is caring for a male client who needs to use a urinal. When assisting the client to urinate, the nurse aide SHOULD

Wear gloves while handling the urinal

A nurse aide is assigned to remove the biohazard waste from a client's room. Which of the following steps will the nurse aide include during this procedure

Wearing gloves while handling biohazard waste

When is it important for the nurse aide listen to a shift report

When the nurse aide reports to work

The nurse aide is collecting the intake and output of a client. The nurse aide notes that the client drank 2 ounces of juice and urinated 5 ounces. The nurse aide will report the client intake and output as

60mL intake and 150mL output

Which of the following statements BEST describes the nursing care plan

A guide to caring for an individual client

Dentures should be stored in

A labeled container filled with cool water

An axillary temperature is taken at one part of the body

Armpit

When a nurse aide lifts a client, which of the nurse aide's muscle groups should be doing the MOST work

Arms and legs

When looking for fire prevention measures all of the following except should concern the nurse aide

Ashtrays are emptied into a plastic container

Client is refusing to eat unfamiliar foods on the meal tray the nurse aide should

Ask about the clients preference

A client with dementia calls the nurse aide "mother" and refuses to eat breakfast. The nurse aide SHOULD

Ask questions about the client's mother while encouraging the client to eat

A nurse aide finds a client reading a prayer book when morning care is schedule. The nurse aide SHOULD

Ask the client when it would be convenient to preform care

During catheter care, a proper infection control technique would include washing the catheter tubing

Away from the client

When talking to you terminally ill client, the nurse aide should

Be a good listener

Anti-embolism stockings should be in applied to a client

Before getting out of bed

The nurse aide understands that proper body mechanics when lifting includes

Bending the legs not the back

The nurse aide understands that bleeding from the stomach or upper gastrointestinal tract causes the stool to appear

Black and tarry

Which of the following symptoms should be reported immediately to the nurse in charge

Bluish color to the lips