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WorksheetsIntro to Nursing 2: Unit 8 & Unit 28
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins
The first two steps in approaching an emergency are
Perform first aid and assess the situation
Call the victim’s family and then call 911
Assess the situation and the victim
Get assistance and perform CPR
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
If a person’s breathing and heartbeat stop, brain damage can occur within ______ minutes.
4-6
8-10
10-15
15-20
If a nursing assistant is in an emergency situation but has not been trained to perform CPR, she should
Perform CPR anyway
Ask someone at the scene to tell her how to do it
Give basic first aid until the emergency medical team arrives
Do nothing
In which of the following situations should a nursing assistant give abdominal thrusts to someone?
The person is coughing.
The person cannot speak, cough, or breathe.
The person is breathing very rapidly.
The person tells the nursing assistant that she feels short of breath.
One sign that a person is in shock is
Flushed or reddish skin
Decreased pulse and respiration rates
Increased blood pressure
Extreme thirst
To control bleeding, a nursing assistant should
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 a Band-aid
If a resident has a minor burn, a nursing assistant should use _____ to decrease the temperature of the skin.
Ice or ice water
Cool water
Burn ointment
Olive or canola oil
If a resident feels faint, a nursing assistant should
Try to have the resident stand up before fainting occurs
Have the resident lean forward and place her head between her knees
Tighten the resident’s clothing
Leave the resident alone as soon as symptoms disappear
Another word for fainting is
Syncope
Epistaxis
Dyspnea
Emesis
When a resident is suspected of having a heart attack, a nursing assistant should
Not give the resident food or fluids
Cover the resident with a heavy blanket
Make sure the resident is standing up to promote circulation
Leave the resident to call his family
Which of the following symptoms is more often experienced by women during a heart attack?
Normal breathing
Extreme fatigue
Anxiety and a sense of doom
Low blood pressure
Another term for insulin reaction is
Myocardial infarction
Diabetic coma
Hypoglycemia
Dyspnea
Which of the following would be the best response by the nursing assistant if a resident is having a seizure?
The NA should give the resident a glass of water and ask him to drink it.
The NA should hold the resident down if he is shaking severely.
The NA should move furniture away to prevent injury to the resident.
The NA should open the resident’s mouth to move the tongue to the side.
A transient ischemic attack is a warning sign of
Cerebrovascular accident
Myocardial infarction
Hypoglycemia
Epistaxis
A sign that a stroke is occurring is
Abdominal pain
Gasping for air
Low blood pressure
Facial droop
In a healthcare facility, codes are used to
Keep track of residents
Inform staff of emergencies without alarming residents and visitors
Teach procedures to new nursing assistants
Welcome new residents to the facility
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
What information does a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) contain?
Chemical costs
Description of emergency response actions
A Do Not Resuscitate order tells the healthcare professionals?
A nursing assistant must usually take the state test within _____ months after training.
24
12
What is the number of hours or nursing assistant training that is required by OBRA?
Which of the following is an example of positive nonverbal communication by a nursing assistant?
Leaning forward to listen as a resident talks about his day
