UPDATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
A nurse aide is walking a resident using a gait belt. The resident tells the nurse aide she
feels dizzy. The nurse aide should
D. ease the resident to the floor if a chair is not available.
While feeding a resident, the nurse aide notices that the resident is coughing a lot after
each drink of fluid. What is the appropriate response by the nurse aide?
D. Stop feeding and ask a nurse to check the resident.
Which of the following BEST describes the daily routine needs of residents with dimentia?
C. Provide opportunities for activity and periods for rest is important.
A resident is admitted to the nursing home for rehabilitation after a stroke. The plan is for
the resident to stay only a short time, before returning home. Which of the following shows
the best support of the resident's needs?
C. Help the resident focus on even small accomplishments.
While bathing a resident who is comatose, the nurse aide notices a redened area on the left
hip. Once reported, the charge nurse is likely to request that the nurse aide
C. keep the resident positioned to avoid pressure on the hip.
The FIRST step the nurse aide should take when discovering a fire is to
B. remove any residents near the fire
Which of the following is an observation often seen when a resident is impacted?
liquid feces seepig out of the anus
When a resident has an indwelling urinary catheter, the nurse aide should expect that the
resident's care plan will include
keeping the area where the catheter enters the body clean.
Which of the following is an example of disinfection?
cleaning a shower chair with a chemical cleanser
A resident tells the nurse aide about being bored. the resident says, "My days seem to last
forever." What should teh nurse aide do?
Ask about activities the resident has enjoyed in the past.
A resident has a contracture of the RIGHT arm. When putting on the resident's button-
front shirt, the nurse aide should
C. put the shirt sleeve on the right arm first, then the left arm.
A resident with advance directives has a DNR (do not resuscitate) order. This means that
the resident
D. should not be resuscitated
After reporting the observation of a red areaon the resident's hip, the nurse aide should
expect that the
resident should be positioned to avoid pressure on the area
, Which of the following actions helps to prevent skin tears?
D. dressing the resident in long sleeves
When a resident is not able to stand, the resident's height is usually measured by
D. taking the measurement from head to heels while the resident is flat in bed
The normal appearance of urine is
clear
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate schedule for residents who are incontinent
to receive perineal care?
Whenever the resident is soiled with urine or stool
When providing foot care, the nurse aide observes an open sore on the resident's foot. The
nurse aide should
report the skin opening to the charge nurse as soon as possible
a residents whose husband died a few years ago, says, "I have got to get dinner started. My
husband will be home from work soon." What is the best way for the nurse aide to respond
ask the resident about the husbands favorite dinners
to help soften the beard before shaving with a disposable razor, the nurse aide should
A. massage the beard area of the face
B. rub the beard in the direction of the hair growth
C. hold a warm, wet wash cloth against the face first
D. lather the face with soap instead of shaving cream
C. hold a warm, wet wash cloth against the face first
a residents care plan provided the nurse aide with information about
B. specific care required for the resident and the goals of care
the goal when removing gloves that are soiled is to
C. avoid contact with the outside of the gloves
The nurse aide notices that a resident with dementia keeps walking over to the piano,
pausing there, touching the piano, and then walking away only to return again. Which of
the following is
C. invite the resident to sit down at the piano with the nurse aide
A resident returns from hospital after hip replacement. What should the nurse aide do?
Expect the resident will be going to physical therapy
A resident has a indwelling urinary cather. When the resident sit in the wheelchair the bag
should be ?
Attached to the wheel chair seat below the bladder
The nurse aide walks in the room and finds the resident on the floor the nurse aide should?
Ask the resident to stay still and go get help
Why should resident who can not change their own postion, have their position change for
them by staff?
Promotes circulation at pressure point