D&S: EXAM STUDY GUIDE | 100 QUESTIONS
| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
When nursing assistants complain of frequent backaches, the most likely factor
contributing to their back problem would be...
a. pushing or pulling heavy objects
b. bending over to tie their resident's shoelaces
c. keeping their feet shoulder-width apart
d. bending their knees and lifting with their legs Answer - B
When you are communicating with residents, you need to remember to...
a. look away when they make direct eye contact
b. speak rapidly and loudly
c. face the resident and make eye contact
d. finish all their sentences for them Answer - C
You are measuring Mrs. Clark's pulse and it is 98 beats per minute, which is
significantly different than her normal pulse. You should...
a. ignore this, as pulse rates always fluctuate in older people
b. report this to the charge nurse
c. encourage Mrs. Clark to exercise more
d. call the doctor immediately Answer - B
,All of these devices can be used to help a person to use regular toileting
facilities with more ease EXCEPT...
a. elevated toilet seat
b. bedside commode
c. grab bars on the wall next to the toilet
d. eggcrate mattress Answer - D
Mr. Russell keeps getting up from his wheelchair. Instead of using a restraint
you should ask him if...
a. he needs to go to the toilet
b. he is hungry again after just having eaten
c. a new long term care home would suit him better
d. he is just being difficult Answer - A
All of the following are in the Resident Bill of Rights EXCEPT...
a. the right to form militant groups in the facility
b. the right to be free from sexual, verbal, physical, or mental abuse
c. the right to be free of corporal punishment and involuntary seclusion
d. the right to choose activities Answer - A
Increased respiratory rate is...
a. bradypnea
, b. apnea
c. dyspnea
d. tachypnea Answer - D
A male staff member is overheard telling Mary, "What a sexy top you have on
today." Mary walks away red-faced. This could be considered...
a. sexual abuse
b. sexual harassment
c. complimentary behavior
d. adolescent behavior Answer - B
Mrs. White has turned on her call light four times in the last hour. When the
nursing assistant goes to her room she should say, "Mrs. White, ....
a. is there something I can help you with?"
b. i can't be running to your room every fifteen minutes."
c. turning on your call light all the time is disturbing the other residents."
d. do not call us again. We are very busy." Answer - A
A nursing assistant is allowed to...
a. give medication from the bedside table
b. give water through the nasogastric tube
c. accept orders from a physician over the telephone
d. empty the resident's Foley catheter bag Answer - D
| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
When nursing assistants complain of frequent backaches, the most likely factor
contributing to their back problem would be...
a. pushing or pulling heavy objects
b. bending over to tie their resident's shoelaces
c. keeping their feet shoulder-width apart
d. bending their knees and lifting with their legs Answer - B
When you are communicating with residents, you need to remember to...
a. look away when they make direct eye contact
b. speak rapidly and loudly
c. face the resident and make eye contact
d. finish all their sentences for them Answer - C
You are measuring Mrs. Clark's pulse and it is 98 beats per minute, which is
significantly different than her normal pulse. You should...
a. ignore this, as pulse rates always fluctuate in older people
b. report this to the charge nurse
c. encourage Mrs. Clark to exercise more
d. call the doctor immediately Answer - B
,All of these devices can be used to help a person to use regular toileting
facilities with more ease EXCEPT...
a. elevated toilet seat
b. bedside commode
c. grab bars on the wall next to the toilet
d. eggcrate mattress Answer - D
Mr. Russell keeps getting up from his wheelchair. Instead of using a restraint
you should ask him if...
a. he needs to go to the toilet
b. he is hungry again after just having eaten
c. a new long term care home would suit him better
d. he is just being difficult Answer - A
All of the following are in the Resident Bill of Rights EXCEPT...
a. the right to form militant groups in the facility
b. the right to be free from sexual, verbal, physical, or mental abuse
c. the right to be free of corporal punishment and involuntary seclusion
d. the right to choose activities Answer - A
Increased respiratory rate is...
a. bradypnea
, b. apnea
c. dyspnea
d. tachypnea Answer - D
A male staff member is overheard telling Mary, "What a sexy top you have on
today." Mary walks away red-faced. This could be considered...
a. sexual abuse
b. sexual harassment
c. complimentary behavior
d. adolescent behavior Answer - B
Mrs. White has turned on her call light four times in the last hour. When the
nursing assistant goes to her room she should say, "Mrs. White, ....
a. is there something I can help you with?"
b. i can't be running to your room every fifteen minutes."
c. turning on your call light all the time is disturbing the other residents."
d. do not call us again. We are very busy." Answer - A
A nursing assistant is allowed to...
a. give medication from the bedside table
b. give water through the nasogastric tube
c. accept orders from a physician over the telephone
d. empty the resident's Foley catheter bag Answer - D
