Essentials for Nursing Assistants/ Mosby's Final Exam Review
Residents living in long term care centers are called - correct answer Residents
These individuals perform delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of a licensed nurse -
correct answer CNA
As a nursing assistant you are apart - correct answer The nursing and health team
A hospice is - correct answer A health care agency for persons who are dying
Residents of long-term care centers are informed of their rights - correct answer orally, written,
and visuallyu
Touching a persons body without his/ her consent - correct answer Battery
Knowledge of what is right and wrong conduct is - correct answer ethics
How many hours of instruction does OBRA require - correct answer 75
A nurse asks you to preform a task that is beyond the legal limits of your role. Which is correct?
- correct answer Ask the DON, Tell them it is out your scope
Protecting the right to privacy involves all of the following except - correct answer Allowing
visitors to remain in the room when care is given
You see a nursing assistant hitting a patient. What should you do? - correct answer Report it to
the DON
You should wear a wristwatch that - correct answer has a second hand
Stress is - correct answer The response or change in the body caused by any emotional,
physical, social, or economic factor
Communication is - correct answer Exchange of information
When should you report changes in a persons condition? - correct answer Immediately
The abbreviation ADL means - correct answer Assisted Daily Living
A concept that considers the whole person - correct answer Holism
Any lost, absent, or impaired physical or mental function is - correct answer Disability
Which shows that you are listening to a person? - correct answer Eye contact
Aging is considered to be - correct answer Normal
Which is a housing option for older persons who cannot care for themselves? - correct answer
Long term care, nursing centers
To identify a patient - correct answer Look at the identification bracelet
, Essentials for Nursing Assistants/ Mosby's Final Exam Review
When transferring a person to or from the wheelchair - correct answer Lock the wheels, use
transfer belt
Signal lights can help prevent falls. Which is incorrect? - correct answer Not answering a call
light, Signal lights are taken away from those who use it inefficiently
Bed wheels are locked - correct answer At all times unless they're being utilized
To use a transfer belt correctly, you follow - correct answer Manufacturers instructions
You need to transfer a patient using a transfer belt. Which is correct? - correct answer Put it
over their clothes, tuck in the excess straps
When washing your hands, you stand so that - correct answer You're not touching the sink
When washing your hands, you hands and forearms are kept - correct answer Below the elbow
When washing your hands, you clean your fingernails by the following except - correct answer
Running water under nails (splashing water)
When drying your hands, start at the - correct answer Fingertips up to the forearm
To turn off the faucets after washing your hands, use - correct answer Two clean paper towels
Contact precautions always require the use of - correct answer Gloves
You are delegated tasks that involve Transmission- Based Precautions. The nurse needs to tell
you - correct answer Wear PPE, gloves
Fainting is the - correct answer Sudden loss of consciousness from an inadequate blood supply
to the brain
A person is having a seizure. Which is correct? - correct answer Stay with the person
Urine is stored in the - correct answer Bladder
The immune system functions to - correct answer Fight infection
Freedom from restraint - correct answer Persons Right
Body alignment is - correct answer The way the bed, trunk, arms and legs are aligned with one
another
A patient has her bed elevated 75 to 90 degrees. This position is - correct answer Fowlers
A patient is lying on her left side. Her upper leg is sharply flexed. Her lower arm is behind her.
This position is - correct answer Sims Position
When giving bedside care, the bed is - correct answer Locked, in a safe position
A resident is in bed. How often is the person re-positioned? - correct answer Every 2 hrs.
Residents living in long term care centers are called - correct answer Residents
These individuals perform delegated nursing tasks under the supervision of a licensed nurse -
correct answer CNA
As a nursing assistant you are apart - correct answer The nursing and health team
A hospice is - correct answer A health care agency for persons who are dying
Residents of long-term care centers are informed of their rights - correct answer orally, written,
and visuallyu
Touching a persons body without his/ her consent - correct answer Battery
Knowledge of what is right and wrong conduct is - correct answer ethics
How many hours of instruction does OBRA require - correct answer 75
A nurse asks you to preform a task that is beyond the legal limits of your role. Which is correct?
- correct answer Ask the DON, Tell them it is out your scope
Protecting the right to privacy involves all of the following except - correct answer Allowing
visitors to remain in the room when care is given
You see a nursing assistant hitting a patient. What should you do? - correct answer Report it to
the DON
You should wear a wristwatch that - correct answer has a second hand
Stress is - correct answer The response or change in the body caused by any emotional,
physical, social, or economic factor
Communication is - correct answer Exchange of information
When should you report changes in a persons condition? - correct answer Immediately
The abbreviation ADL means - correct answer Assisted Daily Living
A concept that considers the whole person - correct answer Holism
Any lost, absent, or impaired physical or mental function is - correct answer Disability
Which shows that you are listening to a person? - correct answer Eye contact
Aging is considered to be - correct answer Normal
Which is a housing option for older persons who cannot care for themselves? - correct answer
Long term care, nursing centers
To identify a patient - correct answer Look at the identification bracelet
, Essentials for Nursing Assistants/ Mosby's Final Exam Review
When transferring a person to or from the wheelchair - correct answer Lock the wheels, use
transfer belt
Signal lights can help prevent falls. Which is incorrect? - correct answer Not answering a call
light, Signal lights are taken away from those who use it inefficiently
Bed wheels are locked - correct answer At all times unless they're being utilized
To use a transfer belt correctly, you follow - correct answer Manufacturers instructions
You need to transfer a patient using a transfer belt. Which is correct? - correct answer Put it
over their clothes, tuck in the excess straps
When washing your hands, you stand so that - correct answer You're not touching the sink
When washing your hands, you hands and forearms are kept - correct answer Below the elbow
When washing your hands, you clean your fingernails by the following except - correct answer
Running water under nails (splashing water)
When drying your hands, start at the - correct answer Fingertips up to the forearm
To turn off the faucets after washing your hands, use - correct answer Two clean paper towels
Contact precautions always require the use of - correct answer Gloves
You are delegated tasks that involve Transmission- Based Precautions. The nurse needs to tell
you - correct answer Wear PPE, gloves
Fainting is the - correct answer Sudden loss of consciousness from an inadequate blood supply
to the brain
A person is having a seizure. Which is correct? - correct answer Stay with the person
Urine is stored in the - correct answer Bladder
The immune system functions to - correct answer Fight infection
Freedom from restraint - correct answer Persons Right
Body alignment is - correct answer The way the bed, trunk, arms and legs are aligned with one
another
A patient has her bed elevated 75 to 90 degrees. This position is - correct answer Fowlers
A patient is lying on her left side. Her upper leg is sharply flexed. Her lower arm is behind her.
This position is - correct answer Sims Position
When giving bedside care, the bed is - correct answer Locked, in a safe position
A resident is in bed. How often is the person re-positioned? - correct answer Every 2 hrs.
