WorksheetsNA Ch. 8 Emergency Medical Help
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Olivia, Luna, and Michael noticed a patient behaving in a certain way. Which of the following conditions observed by them may mean the patient needs emergency medical help?
The patient is behaving rudely.
The patient has a scratch.
The patient does not want help.
The patient is unconscious.
After an emergency, the nursing assistant will need to
Document the incident
Give an opinion about what is wrong with the resident
Tell the resident she is very worried about his condition
Prescribe medication for the resident
When a person’s breathing stops, it is called
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
CPR
Choking
Avery, Jackson, and Abigail are attending a first aid training session. The instructor asks, 'In which of the following situations should you give abdominal thrusts to someone?'
When Jackson starts coughing during lunch.
When Avery is choking on a piece of food and cannot speak, cough, or breathe.
When Abigail is breathing very rapidly after running a race.
When Abigail tells you that she feels short of breath after climbing stairs.
While walking to the dining room, Aria accidentally fell and got a deep cut on her arm. As a nursing assistant, Grace should do what to control the bleeding?
Use her bare hands to stop it
Lower the wound below the heart
Hold a thick pad or clean cloth against the wound and press down hard
Apply light pressure with an adhesive bandage
During a clinical, Rohan notices that Emma, a fellow student, suddenly feels faint. As a trained first aid student, what should Rohan do?
Try to have Emma stand up before fainting occurs
Have Emma lean forward and place her head between her knees
Tighten Emma’s clothing
Leave Emma alone as soon as symptoms disappear
Another word for fainting is
Syncope
Epistaxis
Dyspnea
Emesis
Sophia, Elijah, and Emma are studying for an exam. They come across a question: 'Which of the following symptoms is more often experienced by women during a heart attack?'
Normal breathing
Back or neck pain
Anxiety and a sense of doom
Low blood pressure
Abigail is a nursing assistant at a local nursing home. One day, while she is on duty, she notices that James, one of the residents, is having a seizure. Which of the following would be the best response by Abigail?
Abigail should give James a glass of water and ask him to drink it.
Abigail should hold James down if he is shaking severely.
Abigail should move furniture away to prevent injury to James.
Abigail should open James’s mouth to move the tongue to the side.
During a study session, Noah was explaining the signs of a stroke. He mentioned one sign as
Abdominal pain
Gasping for air
Low blood pressure
Facial droop
During code team procedures, a nursing assistant might be asked to
Give a resident oxygen
Call the resident’s family
Work with the suction machine
Give chest compressions during CPR
