personal care 1

How many hours are needed to complete the NATCEP program?

• 70

• 60

• 100

• 40

Your responsibilities are?

• Provide Basic nursing care

• Assist with ADL

• Obtain routine Vital Signs

• All of the above

What is not in the Scope of Practice of a Nurse Aide?

• Dressing a Resident

• Feeding a Patient

• Administer Medications

• Bathing

Which type of infection affects the whole body?

• endogenous

• exogenous

• local

• systemic

When is the use of hand sanitizer preferred over handwashing?

• Hand sanitizer is always preferred over handwashing.

• Hand sanitizer is never preferred over handwashing.

• Hand sanitizer is preferred only to eliminate specific pathogens.

• Hand sanitizer is preferred after touching body fluids.

A nurse aide's range of function includes:

• changing a sterile dressing.

• taking verbal orders from a physician.

• reporting changes in patient's condition to the nurse.

• giving medication.

The nurse aide observes a resident having trouble with balance during walking. What action should the nurse aide take next?

• call for help from another nurse aide

• report the observation to the supervisor

• place a "Falls Risk" sign on the door

• contact the resident's family

For residents with a feeding tube, the head of bed should be positioned at:

• 15–30 degrees.

• 30–45 degrees.

• 45–75 degrees.

• 75–90 degrees.

During lunch in the dining room, a resident begins yelling and throws a spoon at the nurse aide. The best response by the nurse aide is to

• remain calm and ask what is upsetting the resident

• begin removing all the other residents from the dining room.

• remove the resident’s plate, fork, knife, and cup so there is nothing else to throw.

When trying to communicate with a resident who speaks a different language than the nurse aide, the nurse aide should

• assume when the resident nods his/her head that the message is understood.

• use pictures and gestures.

• repeat words often if the resident does not understand.