GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADE A+ 2025-2026
Which of the following determines the tasks you can do?
The doctor's orders
The lead nursing assistant
The person's family
State laws - ANS-state laws
True or false: There is only one type of healthcare provider who can provide primary
care to a patient.
True. Every patient needs to have a physician to oversee his or her care
False. Any healthcare provider can provide primary care
False. There are options to provide primary care, including physicians and nurse
practitioners
None of these answers is correct - ANS-False. There are options to provide primary
care, including physicians and nurse practitioners
The official recognition by a state that standards or requirements have been met is
known as:
,Accountability
Responsibility
Certification
Reciprocity - ANS-Certification
Which tells you what your employer expects?
Your job description
The state nurse practice act
OBRA
Code of ethics - ANS-Your job description
To work in another state you must meet the state's NATCEP requirements. Select the
correct step in transferring your license to another state.
Apply to the state agency responsible for NATCEPs and the nursing assistant registry.
Just start working.
Retake a CNA Program in that state.
Work without a CNA license. - ANS-Apply to the state agency responsible for NATCEPs
and the nursing assistant registry.
What are the primary duties of a nurse aide?
Administering Medications
Assisting with ADLs
Explaining medical tests
Diagnosing patients - ANS-Assisting with ADLs
Additional duties that nurse aides can do include _____.
Collecting Data
Conducting Assessments
,Administering Medications
Diagnosing Patients - ANS-Collecting Data
Which is true about a nurse aide?
They work independently
There are few work opportunities for nurse aides
They work under the supervision of a nurse
They are not an essential member of the healthcare team - ANS-They work under the
supervision of a nurse
As a nursing assistant, you can:
Report changes in the person's condition to the nurse
Give drugs and insert tubes into body openings
Take verbal or telephone orders from doctors
Discuss the person's diagnosis with the family - ANS-Report changes in the person's
condition to the nurse
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 is a:
State law
Nurse practice act
Federal law
Criminal law - ANS-Federal law
A Nurse Can Delegate:
Tasks
Responsibility
Accountability
Nursing process - ANS-Tasks
Which Nursing Team member can delegate?
, Physicians
Therapists
Custodian
Nursing assistants - ANS-Physicians
Before a Nurse can delegate a task to you, the nurse must know which of the
following?
Whether or not you can complete the task safely
If you are willing to perform the task
How long your shift is that day
What your role is within the agency - ANS-Whether or not you can complete the task
safely
Does a nurse have to delegate a task to you?
Yes, if the task is in your job description
Yes, if the nurse teaches you how to perform the task
No, the nurse makes delegation decisions that are best for the person
No, the nurse performs the task unless he/she is busy - ANS-Yes, if the nurse teaches
you how to perform the task
The five rights of delegation involve:
The right task, the right circumstances, the right person, the right directions and
communication, and the right supervision
The right law, the right job description, the right policies and procedures, the right
training and the right communication
The right task, the right job description, the right person, the right training, and the
right supervision
The right job description, the right task, the right person, the right directions and
communication, and the right supervision - ANS-The right task, the right
circumstances, the right person, the right directions and communication, and the right
supervision