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