Nursing Fundamentals Final Exam
A document about personal choices regarding life support when death is likely is
a. a durable healthcare power of attorney
b. a Do Not Resuscitate Order
c. a living will
d. Hospice Care - correct answerC
A federal insurance plan providing benefits for older persons and some younger
persons with disabilities is called:
a. Medicaid
b. Medicare
c. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield
d. Coventry - correct answerB
A microbe that is harmful and causes infection is called:
a. reservoir
b.pathogen
c. a non- pathogen
d. host - correct answerB
A resident continues to ask you the same question over and over again each time you
come into the room. You should:
a. Tell the person you are tired of answering the same question
b. Yell at the resident
c. Report the behavior
d. Be patient - correct answerD
A resident uses crutches to walk. Which does not promote safety?
a. a physical therapist measures and fits the person with crutches
b. comfortable bedroom slippers won
c. clothes fit well
d. crutch tips are attached to the end of crutches - correct answerB
A rule of conduct made by the government body is called:
a. A law
b. Libel
c. Tort
d. Informed Consent - correct answerA
,A safety device used to transfer a dependent resident from the bed to chair is called:
a. posey vest
b. hand roll
c. transfer/gait belt
d. foot board - correct answerC
A tube inserted into the stomach through a surgically create opening is called:
a. a gastrostomy tube
b. a jejunostomy tube
c. a PEG tube
d. a nasogastric tube - correct answerC
After urinating, the resident is assisted to:
a. Wash their hands
b. Get back in bed
c. GIven something to drink
d. Put in a diaper - correct answerA
An assisted living facility provides all of the following except:
a. Housing
b. Personal care
c. Social activities
d. 24 hour skilled nursing care - correct answerD
An infection of the bladder is called:
a. cystitis
b. pyelonephritis
c. renal calculi
d. dialysis - correct answerA
An official record of persons who have completed a Nursing Assistant training and
competency evaluation programs.
a. OBRA
b. Civil law
c. Protected nursing assistants records
d. Nursing Assistant Registry - correct answerD
An older persons ability to sense pain is:
, a. Decreased
b. Increased
c. The same as every other adult
d. the same as a baby - correct answerA
An uncircumcised male resident needs perineal care. Which of the following statements
is true?
a. the foreskin should be retracted. After cleaning, the foreskin is returned to its natural
position.
b. you should perform the procedures as if the resident were circumcised
c. the labia are separated Downward strokes from front to back are used the area
d. there is no difference - correct answerA
Anxiety is
a. false belief
b. feelings and emotions
c. a persistent thought or idea
d. a vague, uneasy feeling in response to stress - correct answerD
Bath water temperature should be at what temperature:
a. 110- 115 degrees F
b. 110- 120 degrees F
c. 105 degrees F
d. 105- 109 degrees F - correct answerA
Before leaving on for lunch, you need to:
a. Use the bathroom and wash your hands
b. Turn off the computer
c. Call home and check on your children
d. Tell the nurse - correct answerD
Before putting your patients feet on the floor for ambulation, you want to ensure:
a. They wear whatever they want
b. Slippers
c. Cowboy boots
d. Non skid footwear - correct answerD
Blood vessels that carry blow away from the heart are called:
a. arteries
b. veins
A document about personal choices regarding life support when death is likely is
a. a durable healthcare power of attorney
b. a Do Not Resuscitate Order
c. a living will
d. Hospice Care - correct answerC
A federal insurance plan providing benefits for older persons and some younger
persons with disabilities is called:
a. Medicaid
b. Medicare
c. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield
d. Coventry - correct answerB
A microbe that is harmful and causes infection is called:
a. reservoir
b.pathogen
c. a non- pathogen
d. host - correct answerB
A resident continues to ask you the same question over and over again each time you
come into the room. You should:
a. Tell the person you are tired of answering the same question
b. Yell at the resident
c. Report the behavior
d. Be patient - correct answerD
A resident uses crutches to walk. Which does not promote safety?
a. a physical therapist measures and fits the person with crutches
b. comfortable bedroom slippers won
c. clothes fit well
d. crutch tips are attached to the end of crutches - correct answerB
A rule of conduct made by the government body is called:
a. A law
b. Libel
c. Tort
d. Informed Consent - correct answerA
,A safety device used to transfer a dependent resident from the bed to chair is called:
a. posey vest
b. hand roll
c. transfer/gait belt
d. foot board - correct answerC
A tube inserted into the stomach through a surgically create opening is called:
a. a gastrostomy tube
b. a jejunostomy tube
c. a PEG tube
d. a nasogastric tube - correct answerC
After urinating, the resident is assisted to:
a. Wash their hands
b. Get back in bed
c. GIven something to drink
d. Put in a diaper - correct answerA
An assisted living facility provides all of the following except:
a. Housing
b. Personal care
c. Social activities
d. 24 hour skilled nursing care - correct answerD
An infection of the bladder is called:
a. cystitis
b. pyelonephritis
c. renal calculi
d. dialysis - correct answerA
An official record of persons who have completed a Nursing Assistant training and
competency evaluation programs.
a. OBRA
b. Civil law
c. Protected nursing assistants records
d. Nursing Assistant Registry - correct answerD
An older persons ability to sense pain is:
, a. Decreased
b. Increased
c. The same as every other adult
d. the same as a baby - correct answerA
An uncircumcised male resident needs perineal care. Which of the following statements
is true?
a. the foreskin should be retracted. After cleaning, the foreskin is returned to its natural
position.
b. you should perform the procedures as if the resident were circumcised
c. the labia are separated Downward strokes from front to back are used the area
d. there is no difference - correct answerA
Anxiety is
a. false belief
b. feelings and emotions
c. a persistent thought or idea
d. a vague, uneasy feeling in response to stress - correct answerD
Bath water temperature should be at what temperature:
a. 110- 115 degrees F
b. 110- 120 degrees F
c. 105 degrees F
d. 105- 109 degrees F - correct answerA
Before leaving on for lunch, you need to:
a. Use the bathroom and wash your hands
b. Turn off the computer
c. Call home and check on your children
d. Tell the nurse - correct answerD
Before putting your patients feet on the floor for ambulation, you want to ensure:
a. They wear whatever they want
b. Slippers
c. Cowboy boots
d. Non skid footwear - correct answerD
Blood vessels that carry blow away from the heart are called:
a. arteries
b. veins
