Nurse Assistant

A nurse aide sees a client trying to open several locked doors that open to the outdoors. How should the nurse aide respond to the client?

• "if you try to escape, we will have to restrain you.'

• 'We lock those doors for a research, so dont open them.'

• 'Would you like me to take you for a walk outside?'

• 'Do you want to leave the facility permanently?'

When communicating with a deaf client's it is inappropriate to:

• let the client read lips

• write messages on paper

• use a sign language interpreter

• shout in the client's ear

A nurse aide who listens to a clients concerns is an example of what component of communication?

• receiver

• sender

• message

• feedback

The nurse aide is reading the careplan for a client and is unable to read the specific instruction given for bathing. The best way for the nurse aide to clarify this information is to:

• ask the client

• ask the client's relative

• ask the client's nurse

• ask another nurse aide

A nurse aide has been assigned the task of helping a client get dressed. What should the task?

• 'What would you like to wear today?'

• 'Do you know how to dress yourself?'

• 'Putting on clothes is really easy.'

• 'you get dressed, and I'll check on you later.'

The nurse aide looks at the schedule for next week and sees that she has been scheduled to work during the vacation time she has already had approved. What should the nurse aide do?

• Complain to other nurse aides about the schedule

• Talk to the nurse in charge about the mistake

• Cancel the vacation and appear for work as scheduled

• Find another nurse aide who can work in her place

Assertive communication can be described by what quality?

• Aggressive

• Loud

• Firm

• Demanding

The nurse aide has said Mr. Kinney's name a couple times, but he has not turned to look at her. She knows that Mr. Kinney is losing his hearing. To get the client's attention, the nurse aide SHOULD:

• shout his name in her loudest voice

• talk directly into his ear

• touch him lightly on the arm

• jump into his line of sight

Placing oneself mentally in the position of the client to better understand the client's feelings is an example of:

• depression

• touch

• sympathy

• empathy

Effective skills for nonverbal communication with the client include all of the following EXCEPT:

• looking downward

• leaning forward

• nodding your head

• smiling