Midterm Mosby's CAN 48 Quiz
Questions Well Answered
A 14-year-old child is a hospital patient. You find bruises on the child's face after her brother leaves.
What should you do? - ✔ ✔ Tell the nurse
A legal document that allows a person to decide what kind of medical care he wishes to have if he is
unable to make those decisions himself is called an: - ✔ ✔ advanced directive
A new nursing center resident is going to arrive by stretcher. What type of bed should you make? - ✔
✔ a surgical bed
A nurse asks you to do a urinary catheterization. This involves sterile technique and inserting a tube into
the person's bladder. The nurse gives you very clear instructions. What should you do? - ✔ ✔ Refuse
the task. It is beyond the legal limits of your role
A patient complains of severe pain. The person is sweating and complains of nausea. The sweating and
nausea are: - ✔ ✔ other signs and symptoms of pain
A patient is NPO. This means that the person: - ✔ ✔ Cannot eat or drink anything
A patient's call light goes unanswered. The person's son finds the patient lying on sheets soaked with
urine. This is: - ✔ ✔ neglect
A person has a chair alarm. Which is correct? - ✔ ✔ You need to respond to the alarm at once
A person has diarrhea. When measuring temperature, you cannot use the - ✔ ✔ rectal site
A person has dizziness on standing. The person: - ✔ ✔ is at risk for falls
A person is terminally ill. Her pain is severe. She blames the staff for her pain. She complains about
having to wait for pain-relief drugs. She also says that the staff is rough when they turn and reposition
her. What stage of dying is she in? - ✔ ✔ anger
A resident cannot speak or read. to communicate with the person, you should: - ✔ ✔ follow the
person's care plan
A resident does not like the soap and shampoo provided by the center. She has her son buy what she
likes. Which statement is correct? - ✔ ✔ She has the right to personal choice
A resident got a new bracelet for her birthday. It needs to go into her valuable envelopes. What should
you do? - ✔ ✔ Describe it as a yellow, 7-inch-long bracelet that is 1 inch wide with no stones
Questions Well Answered
A 14-year-old child is a hospital patient. You find bruises on the child's face after her brother leaves.
What should you do? - ✔ ✔ Tell the nurse
A legal document that allows a person to decide what kind of medical care he wishes to have if he is
unable to make those decisions himself is called an: - ✔ ✔ advanced directive
A new nursing center resident is going to arrive by stretcher. What type of bed should you make? - ✔
✔ a surgical bed
A nurse asks you to do a urinary catheterization. This involves sterile technique and inserting a tube into
the person's bladder. The nurse gives you very clear instructions. What should you do? - ✔ ✔ Refuse
the task. It is beyond the legal limits of your role
A patient complains of severe pain. The person is sweating and complains of nausea. The sweating and
nausea are: - ✔ ✔ other signs and symptoms of pain
A patient is NPO. This means that the person: - ✔ ✔ Cannot eat or drink anything
A patient's call light goes unanswered. The person's son finds the patient lying on sheets soaked with
urine. This is: - ✔ ✔ neglect
A person has a chair alarm. Which is correct? - ✔ ✔ You need to respond to the alarm at once
A person has diarrhea. When measuring temperature, you cannot use the - ✔ ✔ rectal site
A person has dizziness on standing. The person: - ✔ ✔ is at risk for falls
A person is terminally ill. Her pain is severe. She blames the staff for her pain. She complains about
having to wait for pain-relief drugs. She also says that the staff is rough when they turn and reposition
her. What stage of dying is she in? - ✔ ✔ anger
A resident cannot speak or read. to communicate with the person, you should: - ✔ ✔ follow the
person's care plan
A resident does not like the soap and shampoo provided by the center. She has her son buy what she
likes. Which statement is correct? - ✔ ✔ She has the right to personal choice
A resident got a new bracelet for her birthday. It needs to go into her valuable envelopes. What should
you do? - ✔ ✔ Describe it as a yellow, 7-inch-long bracelet that is 1 inch wide with no stones
