Nurse Aide questions

a resident often carries a doll with her, treating it like a baby. one day she is wandering around crying that she can't find her baby. the nurse aide should...

• ask the resident where she last ad the doll

• ask the activity department if they have any other dolls

• offer comfort to the resident and help her look for her baby

• let the other staff know the resident is very confused and should be watched closely

a nurse aide is asked to chance a urinary drainage bag attached to an indwelling urinary catheter. the nurse aide has never done this before. the best response by the nurse aide is to...

• change the indwelling catheter at the same time

• ask another nurse aide to change the urinary drainage bag

• change the bag asking for help only if the nurse aide has problems

• ask a nurse to watch the nurse aide change the bag since it is the first time

before feeding a resident, which of the following is the best reason to wash the resident's hands?

• the resident may still touch his/her mouth or food

• it reduces the risk of spreading airborne diseases

• it improves resident morale and appetite

• the resident needs to keep meal routines

which of the following is a job task performed by the nurse aide?

• participating in resident care planning conferences

• taking a telephone order from a physician

• giving medications to assigned residents

• changing sterile wound dressings

which of the following statements is true about range of motion exercises?

• done just once a day

• help prevent strokes and paralysis

• require at least ten repetitions of each exercise

• are often performed during the ADLs such as bathing or dressing

while the nurse aide tries to dress a resident who is confused, the resident keeps trying to grab a hairbrush. the nurse aide should...

• put the hairbrush away and out of sight

• give the resident the hairbrush to hold

• try to dress the resident more quickly

• restrain the resident's hand

a resident who is lying in bed suddenly becomes short of breath. after calling for help, the nurse aide's next action should be to

• ask the resident to take deep breaths

• take the resident's vital signs

• raise the head of the bed

• elevate the resident's feet

a resident who has cancer is expected to die within the next couple of days. nursing care for this resident should focus on

• helping the resident through the stages of grief

• providing for the resident's comfort

• keeping the resident's care routine, such as for bathing

• giving the resident a lot of quiet time and privacy

while giving a bed bath, the nurse aide hears the alarm from a nearby door suddenly go off. the nurse aide should...

• wait a few minutes to see if the alarm stops

• report the alarm to the charge nurse immediately

• make the resident being bathed safe and go check the door right away

• stop the bed bath and go check on the location of all assigned residents

gloves should be worn for which of the following procedures?

• emptying a urinary drainage bag

• brushing a resident's hair

• ambulating a resident

• feeding a resident