NURC 1001 EXAM 2 2026/2027 | STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS,
ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
What are all general safety practices? - ANS ✔✔-non-skid shoes
-tie shoes
-avoid long gowns or robes
-wipe liquids up immediately
-non-skid canes
How do you prevent burns? - ANS ✔✔-assist resident with hot foods
-check shower temp
-prevent any chemical burns
How do you prevent falls? - ANS ✔✔-wear shoes that are non-skid
-tie shoes
-avoid long gowns
-no throw rugs
-make sure residents have their call light
How do you prevent resident's from choking? - ANS ✔✔-make sure resident is recieving accurate diet
-food is chopped and small enough
-position patient properly
-alternate solid to liquid diet
-feed residents slowly
What residents are more likely to fall? - ANS ✔✔-increase with age
-disability
-decline in function
-mental status
-medications
-elimination
-mobility
What are falls so dangerous for older adults? - ANS ✔✔-residents want to use the restroom
-in pain
-hungry
-fatigue may want to get up (show independence)
-Make sure NA respond to call lights, lock wheels in bed and wheel chair
-Put call light close to residents
What are OSHA policy of hazardous substances? - ANS ✔✔-Any chemical in workplace than can cause
harm
-OSHA requires that health care workers understand risks
-physical (fire or explosion) and health
REQUIREMENTS:
-written hazcom plan, consistent labeling, safety data sheets, workers trained, updated inventory
, What is your responsibility for oxygen safety? - ANS ✔✔-Nurse adjust setting for liter flow
0NA observes settings for accuracy
-Be aware of O2 tubing (maybe a fall or strangulation)
-Keep O2 tubing off floor
-Report any O2 problems to the nurse
What are types of alarms might you find in a long term care facility? - ANS ✔✔-fire alarms
-smoke alarms
-bed alarms
-tornado sirens
-elopement code
What are the risks of side rails? - ANS ✔✔-Resident may become trapped between bed rails, bed rail
gaps, bed rail and head board or between mattress and bed rails
Is a side rail a restraint? - ANS ✔✔yes, they cause entrapment
What are the types of restraints and how do you apply them? - ANS ✔✔Trunk Restraint
-includes any device or equipment or material that the resident cannot easily remove
Limb restraint
-includes any device or equipment or material that the resident cannot easily remove, that movement of
any part of the upper extremity
How do you apply a restraint? - ANS ✔✔-proper size
-check condition of skin before applying restraint
-Proper alignment
-movement part of the bed
-quick release knot
-check tightness
What responsibilities does a nurse aid have when caring for a resident with a restraint in use? - ANS ✔✔-
observations are made every 15 minutes or as directed by care plan
-exercise limb and provide skin care, ambulate or reposition resident
-offer toileting or change
-offer fluids
What is RACE? - ANS ✔✔Rescue residents, Activate Alarm, Confine Fire, extinguish or evacuate
What is PASS? - ANS ✔✔Pull the pin, aim toward the base of the fire, squeeze the handle, sweep the
base of the fire
What is the difference between a tornado warning vs watch? - ANS ✔✔watch
-conditions are favorable for a tornado
-close windows, move beds away from window
warning
-tornado sighted
ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
What are all general safety practices? - ANS ✔✔-non-skid shoes
-tie shoes
-avoid long gowns or robes
-wipe liquids up immediately
-non-skid canes
How do you prevent burns? - ANS ✔✔-assist resident with hot foods
-check shower temp
-prevent any chemical burns
How do you prevent falls? - ANS ✔✔-wear shoes that are non-skid
-tie shoes
-avoid long gowns
-no throw rugs
-make sure residents have their call light
How do you prevent resident's from choking? - ANS ✔✔-make sure resident is recieving accurate diet
-food is chopped and small enough
-position patient properly
-alternate solid to liquid diet
-feed residents slowly
What residents are more likely to fall? - ANS ✔✔-increase with age
-disability
-decline in function
-mental status
-medications
-elimination
-mobility
What are falls so dangerous for older adults? - ANS ✔✔-residents want to use the restroom
-in pain
-hungry
-fatigue may want to get up (show independence)
-Make sure NA respond to call lights, lock wheels in bed and wheel chair
-Put call light close to residents
What are OSHA policy of hazardous substances? - ANS ✔✔-Any chemical in workplace than can cause
harm
-OSHA requires that health care workers understand risks
-physical (fire or explosion) and health
REQUIREMENTS:
-written hazcom plan, consistent labeling, safety data sheets, workers trained, updated inventory
, What is your responsibility for oxygen safety? - ANS ✔✔-Nurse adjust setting for liter flow
0NA observes settings for accuracy
-Be aware of O2 tubing (maybe a fall or strangulation)
-Keep O2 tubing off floor
-Report any O2 problems to the nurse
What are types of alarms might you find in a long term care facility? - ANS ✔✔-fire alarms
-smoke alarms
-bed alarms
-tornado sirens
-elopement code
What are the risks of side rails? - ANS ✔✔-Resident may become trapped between bed rails, bed rail
gaps, bed rail and head board or between mattress and bed rails
Is a side rail a restraint? - ANS ✔✔yes, they cause entrapment
What are the types of restraints and how do you apply them? - ANS ✔✔Trunk Restraint
-includes any device or equipment or material that the resident cannot easily remove
Limb restraint
-includes any device or equipment or material that the resident cannot easily remove, that movement of
any part of the upper extremity
How do you apply a restraint? - ANS ✔✔-proper size
-check condition of skin before applying restraint
-Proper alignment
-movement part of the bed
-quick release knot
-check tightness
What responsibilities does a nurse aid have when caring for a resident with a restraint in use? - ANS ✔✔-
observations are made every 15 minutes or as directed by care plan
-exercise limb and provide skin care, ambulate or reposition resident
-offer toileting or change
-offer fluids
What is RACE? - ANS ✔✔Rescue residents, Activate Alarm, Confine Fire, extinguish or evacuate
What is PASS? - ANS ✔✔Pull the pin, aim toward the base of the fire, squeeze the handle, sweep the
base of the fire
What is the difference between a tornado warning vs watch? - ANS ✔✔watch
-conditions are favorable for a tornado
-close windows, move beds away from window
warning
-tornado sighted
