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WorksheetsDec 17 Final exam
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane the nurse aide stands:
Approximately two feet directly behind the client
About one foot from the clients weak side
About one foot from the clients strong side
Slightly behind the client on the clients weak side
when working with a client who has urinary retention, the nurse aide can expect that the client will
Urinate large volumes
Be unable to urinate
Urinate frequently
Be incontinent of urine
Age related hearing changes result in order clients gradually losing their ability to hear:
High pitched sounds
Low pitched sounds
Slow sounds
Rapid sounds
The best way to safely identify your patient is by:
Asking his name
Calling his name and waiting for his response
Checking the bed plate
Checking the name tag
A client is on a bowel and bladder training program and has not had a bowel movement in three days. The nurse aide should:
Report it to charge nurse
Give the client an enema
Offer the client prune juice
Encourage the client to drink more fluids
The proper medical abbreviation for before meals is
p.c.
b.i.d.
a.c.
t.i.d.
Client diagnosed with hypertension will most likely have a history of
Low blood pressure
High blood pressure
Low blood sugar
High blood sugar
A patient who has difficulty chewing or swallowing will need what type of diet
Clear liquid
Low residue
Bland
Mechanical soft
An elderly resident with Alzheimer’s disease cannot find her room. How can the nurse aide help the client feel more independent?
Tell her to stay in the room
Have her roommate secretly watch her
Write the room number on a piece of paper
Place a familiar object on the clients door
How often should a patient’s intake and output records be totaled
Once each shift
Twice a day
Every four hours
Every 12 hours
Which of the following should the nursing assistant observe and record when admitting a client?
Freckles
Wrinkles
Short nails
Bruise
When responding to a client on the intercom, the nursing assistant should say
“ hello, who is calling, please?”
“What is it that you want?”
“This is the nursing assistant (identify yourself) how can I help you?”
“ please hold; I’ll have the nurse answer your call.”
Which of the following should the nurse aide do to familiarize new clients with their surroundings?
Demonstrate he location and use of call light
Explain that the TV is not to be used
Instruct family to leave the room after the aid is finished with the admission
Raise the bed to the high position and raise the safety rails
The nursing assistant sees that the resident has a sign on his door and says NPO what does this mean?
This sign doesn’t have an important meaning
The sign means that the resident is on a normal diet
The sign means “nothing by mouth”
This sign means that the resident gets a renal diet
An organization that offers instruction in CPR is the
American diabetes association
American Association of nurses
Association for resuscitation
American heart association
To assist the person who is experiencing a seizure you should
Keep the person as active as possible
Restrain the persons movements
Keep the head straight
Maintain an airway and protect the person
Values that accompany the patient to their unit should be
Taken away
Listed and signed for
Left in the bedside stand
Tucked under the pillow for safety
When removing soiled linens from the bed, you should
Remove a piece at a time
Roll the soiled linens inward
Place them on the table or chair
Pile them in the corner of the room
When providing perineal care to a female patient
Wash from the front to the back
Wash the genitals from side to side
Wipe from back to front
Scrub back-and-forth vigorously
When giving hand and nail care, soak the hands for approximately
1 hour
1/2 hour
20 minutes
5 minutes
To warm lotion before giving a back rub
Hold it under running water
Soak it in a basin of warm water
Let the patient hold the bottle for a few minutes
Microwave the bottle for 15 seconds
Alzheimer’s disease is
Common in middle aged adults
A progressive condition
A temporary genetic disorder
Easily cured with medication
Dementia is
Symptom, not a disease
The result of mental illness
A temporary condition
physical illness
Disease that develops suddenly, progresses rapidly, and last for a predictable period is
Chronic disease
Neoplastic disease
Acute disease
genetic disease
When dressing a resident with a weak side you should
Start on the strong side first
Start on the lateral side first
Let residents dress themselves
Start on the weak side
A transfer belt is used to
Lift the patient
Supervise ambulation
Control the transfer
Pull the patient up
When transporting a patient in a wheelchair, always
Stay to the right in corridors
Guide the wheelchair from the front going down ramps
Push the patient into an elevator frontward
Position the patients feet at a 45° angle
If a patient starts to fall, you should
Try to hold the patient upright
Try to pull the patient to the bed
Ease that patient to the floor
Leave the room for help
Ambulating a patient, you should hold the gait belt with
An overhand grasp in the back of the patient
An underhand grasp in the back of the patient
One hand on each side of the patient
One hand in front of the patient
Encourage the patient to hold the cane on their
Stronger side
Weaker side
Dominant side
Nondominant side
You can expect your patient with arthritis to have
And endocrine system condition
Pain and stiffness
A history of injuries
An unstable gait
You can expect your patient with Parkinson’s disease to have
An endocrine system condition
A communicable disease
Stiffness, tremors, and shuffling
Paralysis of the lower body
A pulse oximeter value of 76%
Is normal in adult patience
Must be reported to the nurse immediately
Must be reported at the end of the shift
Suggests the patient is getting enough oxygen
The supine position is the lying
On your side
On your stomach
On your back
Lying prone
Hypoxia is
Inadequate oxygen
Cold body temperature
An allergic reaction
A normal response
Pulmonary embolism is
Not a serious condition
A blood clot in the leg
A complication of edema
A blood clot in the lungs
The best way to help a patient remain oriented to reality is to
Keep eyeglasses in the bedside stand so they will be broken
Isolate the patient
Place a clock and calendar nearby
Explain things in detail
Disruptive behaviors
Are irritating but harmless
Cause staff to respond immediately
Can safely be ignored
Are not dangerous
A person with Alzheimer’s disease who wanders is probably
Looking for a state of mind
Trying to find their family
Looking for their clothing
Trying to go home
Subacute care is given to persons who
Have been acutely ill
Have had a long, progressive illness
Require only custodial care
Require intensive care
