NACC Review Questions
1. The functions of the large intestine include:
a. Absorption of water & feces storage
b. Absorption of nutrients & feces elimination
c. Absorption of water & bile production
d. Absorption of nutrients & feces storage
2. The basic functioning unit of the body is:
a. An organ
b. A cell
c. A membrane
d. A tissue
3. Child or elder abuse:
a. Must be reported
b. Is most often minor & does not lead to injury
c. Occurs at least once in most families
d. Is none of your business
4. Mom, Dad, sibling, grandparents & cousins are part of:
a. Single parent family
b. Extended family
c. Blended family
d. Descendent family
5. Each system of the body is composed of:
a. Tissue, organs & muscles
b. Cells, tissue & bones
c. Tissues, muscles & bones
d. Cells, tissues & organs
6. Normal hormonal changes during adolescence may cause:
a. Rapid weight loss
b. Increased emotional stability
c. Mood changes
d. All of the above
7. PSW’s role in the family may include:
a. Being alert to situations that may add stress or harm to the family
b. Providing a safe & secure environment
c. Maintaining daily routines
d. All of the above
8. If the client has DNR order at the time of death, it means:
a. Begin CPR if the family is insisting you do so
, b. No CPR will be initiated
c. In the hospital a code will be called
d. All of the above
9. The stiffness or rigidity of skeletal muscles after a client dies is known as:
a. Contractions
b. Postmortem
c. Rigor mortis
d. Peristalsis
10. PSW can help the family of a dying client by:
a. Asking a clergy member to visit them
b. Encouraging family members to give care
c. Staying in the room with the family & client as much as possible
d. Asking family to visit for a short period of time only
11. A living will:
a. Instructs Doctors not to start or remove measures that prolong life
b. States life support measures continues until the person is resuscitated
c. States no attempts will be made to resuscitate the person
d. Gives the right to make decisions about their health to another person
12. The client asks to see a priest at 2am.You would:
a. Report the client’s request to the nurse immediately
b. Tell the client you will call the priest in the morning
c. Tell the client to go back to sleep
d. Ask the client why he/she wants to see the priest
13. By avoiding a dying client, the PSW violates their:
a. Right to have their needs met at all times
b. Right to be left alone
c. Right to be cared for
d. All of the above
14. When a Palliative Care client appears to be very sad, cries a lot & says very little then
he/she is in the stage of:
a. Negotiating
b. Depression
c. Withdrawal
d. Resolution
15. In order to relax sore muscles, relieve joint pain & increase blood circulation the PSW
would:
a. Apply heat
, b. Give suppository
c. Apply cold
d. Recommend bed rest
16. A client is using O2 at bedtime only. The “No Smoking” sign is posted:
a. It is not necessary if everyone in the home is careful
b. Outside the apartment door
c. Outside the bedroom door
d. All of the above
17. You notice that a bottle of Amoxicillin Suspension has been sitting on the kitchen counter
since you arrived. The label reads “Shake Well” & “Keep Refrigerated”. The Best course
of action would be to:
a. Bring it to the client’s attention & offer to put it in the refrigerator
b. Advise the client that he/she should read the labels more carefully
c. Ignore it as you are only there for meal prep
d. Put it in the refrigerator for the client
18. Medication supervision is not part of your role with Mr. Smith. He remarks he has taken
his BP meds for 2 months now & feel so much better that he thinks he does not require
the meds any longer. He also mentions to you that he has stopped taking them. The best
way to deal with this situation is to:
a. Ignore it. Medications are not your responsibility
b. Sit down with Mr. Smith & explain the importance of taking the meds as ordered
c. Notify your supervisor
d. Suggest to him that he might like to talk to his DR.
19. You are working in LTC. You notice that a resident has not swallowed her pills & spits
them out after the nurse has left. You should:
a. Not interfere as it is not your responsibility
b. Give her applesauce & insist that she swallows it
c. Report she has not swallowed her pills on the chart
d. Tell the nurse who is administering the meds
20. While assisting with bath you notice a rash on the resident’s back. You know she has
been on an antibiotic for 4 days now. The best course of action is:
a. Tell the resident not to take the med & document the rash
b. Report the rash immediately
c. Apply some calamine lotion on her back to relieve the itch
d. Ignore the rash & hope it is not from the antibiotics
21. Lack or absence of breathing is known as:
a. Hypoxia
b. Apnea
c. Dyspnea
d. Orthopnea
1. The functions of the large intestine include:
a. Absorption of water & feces storage
b. Absorption of nutrients & feces elimination
c. Absorption of water & bile production
d. Absorption of nutrients & feces storage
2. The basic functioning unit of the body is:
a. An organ
b. A cell
c. A membrane
d. A tissue
3. Child or elder abuse:
a. Must be reported
b. Is most often minor & does not lead to injury
c. Occurs at least once in most families
d. Is none of your business
4. Mom, Dad, sibling, grandparents & cousins are part of:
a. Single parent family
b. Extended family
c. Blended family
d. Descendent family
5. Each system of the body is composed of:
a. Tissue, organs & muscles
b. Cells, tissue & bones
c. Tissues, muscles & bones
d. Cells, tissues & organs
6. Normal hormonal changes during adolescence may cause:
a. Rapid weight loss
b. Increased emotional stability
c. Mood changes
d. All of the above
7. PSW’s role in the family may include:
a. Being alert to situations that may add stress or harm to the family
b. Providing a safe & secure environment
c. Maintaining daily routines
d. All of the above
8. If the client has DNR order at the time of death, it means:
a. Begin CPR if the family is insisting you do so
, b. No CPR will be initiated
c. In the hospital a code will be called
d. All of the above
9. The stiffness or rigidity of skeletal muscles after a client dies is known as:
a. Contractions
b. Postmortem
c. Rigor mortis
d. Peristalsis
10. PSW can help the family of a dying client by:
a. Asking a clergy member to visit them
b. Encouraging family members to give care
c. Staying in the room with the family & client as much as possible
d. Asking family to visit for a short period of time only
11. A living will:
a. Instructs Doctors not to start or remove measures that prolong life
b. States life support measures continues until the person is resuscitated
c. States no attempts will be made to resuscitate the person
d. Gives the right to make decisions about their health to another person
12. The client asks to see a priest at 2am.You would:
a. Report the client’s request to the nurse immediately
b. Tell the client you will call the priest in the morning
c. Tell the client to go back to sleep
d. Ask the client why he/she wants to see the priest
13. By avoiding a dying client, the PSW violates their:
a. Right to have their needs met at all times
b. Right to be left alone
c. Right to be cared for
d. All of the above
14. When a Palliative Care client appears to be very sad, cries a lot & says very little then
he/she is in the stage of:
a. Negotiating
b. Depression
c. Withdrawal
d. Resolution
15. In order to relax sore muscles, relieve joint pain & increase blood circulation the PSW
would:
a. Apply heat
, b. Give suppository
c. Apply cold
d. Recommend bed rest
16. A client is using O2 at bedtime only. The “No Smoking” sign is posted:
a. It is not necessary if everyone in the home is careful
b. Outside the apartment door
c. Outside the bedroom door
d. All of the above
17. You notice that a bottle of Amoxicillin Suspension has been sitting on the kitchen counter
since you arrived. The label reads “Shake Well” & “Keep Refrigerated”. The Best course
of action would be to:
a. Bring it to the client’s attention & offer to put it in the refrigerator
b. Advise the client that he/she should read the labels more carefully
c. Ignore it as you are only there for meal prep
d. Put it in the refrigerator for the client
18. Medication supervision is not part of your role with Mr. Smith. He remarks he has taken
his BP meds for 2 months now & feel so much better that he thinks he does not require
the meds any longer. He also mentions to you that he has stopped taking them. The best
way to deal with this situation is to:
a. Ignore it. Medications are not your responsibility
b. Sit down with Mr. Smith & explain the importance of taking the meds as ordered
c. Notify your supervisor
d. Suggest to him that he might like to talk to his DR.
19. You are working in LTC. You notice that a resident has not swallowed her pills & spits
them out after the nurse has left. You should:
a. Not interfere as it is not your responsibility
b. Give her applesauce & insist that she swallows it
c. Report she has not swallowed her pills on the chart
d. Tell the nurse who is administering the meds
20. While assisting with bath you notice a rash on the resident’s back. You know she has
been on an antibiotic for 4 days now. The best course of action is:
a. Tell the resident not to take the med & document the rash
b. Report the rash immediately
c. Apply some calamine lotion on her back to relieve the itch
d. Ignore the rash & hope it is not from the antibiotics
21. Lack or absence of breathing is known as:
a. Hypoxia
b. Apnea
c. Dyspnea
d. Orthopnea
