CNA Sem B - Basic Nursing Skills

Which nurse aides are following the correct guidelines while recording client data?

• A nurse aide makes an incorrect entry but decides to correct it later

• A nurse aid records the data as soon as she completes the procedure

• A nurse aid used her own abbreviations in the client's chart

Identify the information that should NOT be recorded in the client’s chart.

• Client's heart rate

• Client's blood pressure

• Client's pulse rate

• Client's preferred activities

A nurse aide measures and records three clients’ body temperatures during his shift. The thermometers show the readings for these clients. Which clients’ temperature should he NOT be concerned about?

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Which piece of equipment matches the procedure?

sphygmomanometer and stethoscope

• Measures temperature

• Measures heart rate

• Measures blood pressure

• Measures pulse rate

Which piece of equipment matches the procedure?

digital thermometer

• measures blood pressure

• measures pulse rate

• measures temperature

• measures heart rate

Which piece of equipment matches the procedure?

Watch or stopwatch

• measures temperature

• measures blood pressure

• measures the ECG machine

• measures pulse rate

Which step is out of sequence for making an occupied bed after taking the client’s consent and lowering the bed to a flat position?

• Loosen the bedsheet, raise the side rail, and roll the client onto their side

• Reposition the client on their back, cover them with their blanket

• Remove the sheet from the side of the bed that the client is not on and roll it up the the client's back

• Lay out a clean sheet on the side that the client is not on

What does a nurse aide need to assist a client to ambulate?

• A walker

• A wheelchair

• A walking stick

• A transfer belt

Which statement related to pulse rate is correct?

• It is normal for adult men to have a pulse rate higher than 100 beats per minute.

• It is normal for infants to have a pulse rate lower than 60 beats per minute.

• It is normal for adult women to have a pulse rate lower than 60 beats per minute.

• It is normal for children to have a pulse rate higher than 100 beats per minute.

Which should a nurse aide do when measuring a client’s height?

• Adjust the rod attachment so it touches the client’s head at a 75° angle.

• Adjust the rod attachment so it touches the client’s head at a 90° angle.

• Adjust the rod attachment so it touches the client’s head at a 45° angle.

• Adjust the rod attachment so it touches the client’s head at a 60° angle.