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NATCEP Quiz | Nurse Aide
Training and Competency
Evaluation Program
Practice Questions &
Answers
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The goal of the health team is to?
Provide quality care
Large rings and bracelets are dangerous because
They can scratch patients and residents
Which is a purpose of health care?
Health promotion
As a nursing assistant, you are responsible for:
Meeting the persons hygiene needs
The omnibus budget reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA) is a:
Federal Law
Being honest as a nursing assistant mean which of the following?
Reporting Errors
Being dependable means which of the following?
Keeping promises
necklaces and earrings are dangerous because
Patients and residents can pull them off
Which statement displays a bad attitude?
The nursing assistant who says "I can't, I'm too busy"
As a nursing assistant, you can
Report changes in the person's condition to the nurse
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A nursing assistant is also a EMT who works for the fire department. In her EMT role,
she is allowed to start IV's - a line inserted into a person's vein to deliver fluids and
medications. On the weekend, she works as a nursing assistant at a nursing center.
The RN asks her to start an IV on a resident. What should the nursing assistant do?
Politely refuse to do the task and explain why.
As a nursing assistant, you are part of
The nursing team
To look professional at work
Follow the agency's dress code
A nurse asks you to perform a task that is beyond the legal limits of your role. What
should you do?
With respect, firmly refuse the task
A nurse asks you to inspect a person's closet and drawers. To protect yourself, you
should:
Ask a co-worker to be present with you during the inspection
An ombudsman does which of the following?
Protects a persons rights
LPN's are supervised by ?
Doctors, dentists, RNs
Which requires nursing assistant training and competency evaluation?
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA)
You need to talk to the nurse about a patient or resident. Where should you do this?
In a private place where only you and the nurse can hear
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Which tells you what your employer expects?
Your job description
Henry Parks is a nursing center resident. Which is the proper way to address him?
Mr. Parks
Who is responsible for the entire nursing staff?
director of nursing
OBRA requires a training and competency evaluation program for nursing assistants
working in:
Nursing centers
An example of a residents right is
Right to information
A patient's care is assigned to Sally. The patient needs to use the bathroom. Sally is
on a meal break. Who will help the patient?
Any staff member on the unit will help
The nursing assistant registry includes information about
Findings of abuse, neglect, or dishonest use of property
Who makes policies for health care agencies
The board of trustees
A nurse asks you to do a urinary catheterization. This involves sterile technique and
inserting a tube into the persons bladder. The nurse gives you very clear instructions.
What should you do?
Refuse the task. It is beyond the legal limits of your role.
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