Chapter 30-Admissions, Transfer, and Discharges

The nurse ask you to assist with the admission procedure. which is incorrect?

• Greet the person by name and title

• Introduce yourself by name and title

• Introduce any roommates

• Rush the admission procedure so you can get black to your other residents

You are preparing the room for a new resident. The nurse tells you that the person will be arriving by stretcher. Which is correct?

• Make a closed bed

• Lower the bed to the lowest position

• Make a surgical bed

• Wait until the person arrives before collecting the admission kit

Which of the following does not promote comfort and support for the new resident?

• Help make the room as homelike as possible

• Help the person unpack

• Let the person find his or her own way to the dining room

• Appoint another resident as a "buddy"

Which is false concerning residents' rights?

• The nurse or social worker explains the residents' rights

• The nursing assistant explains the residents' rights

• Residents' rights are given in writing

• Residents' rights are posted in the center

Which of the following is not a valid reason to transfer a person to another unit?

• The person's condition changes

• Roommates do not get along

• There is a need for closer supervision

• The staff do not get along with the resident

which is not the nursing assistant's role in the discharge of the resident?

• Giving the resident prescriptions written by the doctor

• Helping the resident dress

• Helping the resident pack

• Making sure all items are collected from drawers and closets

A person wants to leave the center without the doctor's permission. What should the nursing assistant do?

• Help the person pack his or her belongings

• Tells the nurse at once

• Call the person's family

• Call the doctor

Mrs. Wilson is being discharged and is returning to her home. She will be leaving by wheelchair and has many belongings. Which is incorrect?

• Ask a coworker to help you

• Use a utility cart for her belongings

• Help put items into the car

• let Mrs. Wilson get into the car by herself