Correct Answers 2024
Which of the following is a task that nursing assistants commonly do?
a) Give medication
b) Bathe residents
c) Change sterile dressings
d) Give tube feedings - Answer -b) Bathe residents
What is the term for a device that replaces a missing body part?
a) Pronation
b) Prone
c) Personal protective equipment
d) Prothesis - Answer -d) Prothesis
Which of the following is an example of nonverbal communication?
a) Writing a note in a resident's chart
b) Giving an oral report to a supervisor
c) Smiling at a new resident
d) speaking in an encouraging tone of voice to a resident who is moving slowly - Answer -c) Smiling at a
new resident
Which of the following types of health care is generally for people who will die in six months or less?
a) Long-term care
b) Outpatient care
c) Inter-generational care
d) Hospice care - Answer -d) Hospice
Exercises that put each joint through its full arc of motion are called:
,a) Weight lifting
b) Stretch and relax
c) Range of motion
d) Rotation - Answer -c) Range of motion
Which of the following statements is true of a nursing assistant's role in restorative care?
a) If a resident takes too long to do a task by himself, the nursing assistant should do it for him.
b) The nursing assistant should give the resident pain medication just before the rehabilitation session
begins.
c) The nursing assistant should recognize that setbacks occur and be reassuring.
d) The nursing assistant should tell the family that progress is happening faster than it really is so they
can feel better about the situation. - Answer -c) The nursing assistant should recognize that setbacks
occur and be reassuring.
One reason that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed is to:
a) Make sure nursing assistants receive adequate pay.
b) Protect privacy of health information.
c) Ensure that care procedures are performed properly
d) Prevent abuse of residents. - Answer -b) Protect privacy of health information.
Which of the following is an example of professional and ethical behavior by nursing assistant?
a) Keeping quiet if he makes a mistake
b) Documenting care accurately and promptly
c) Telling his friend details about the residents he works with.
d) Rushing a resident through tasks if there is not much time left in the nursing assistant's shift. - Answer
-b) Documenting care accurately and promptly
To maintain proper body mechanics while lifting or carrying an object, a nursing assistant should:
a) Hold the object out and away from her body
b) Face the object or person she is moving
c) Twist at the waist as she picks up the object
, d) Try to keep her center of gravity as high as possible. - Answer -b) Face the object or person she is
moving
When is it appropriate to use medical terminology?
a) When communicating with the care team
b) When communicating with residents
c) When communicating with residents families
d) When communicating with visitors - Answer -a) When communicating with the care team
How many times can disposable gloves be worn before being discarded?
a) Multiple times, as long as they are washed in between uses
b) Three times
c) Two times
d) One times - Answer -d) One times
Which of the following statements contains objective information?
a) Mr. Castillo seems a little grouchy today.
b) Mr. Castillo says that he has a stomachache.
c) Mr. Castillo's blood pressure is 115/68
d) Mr. Castillo does not get along with the nurses well. - Answer -c) Mr. Castillo's blood pressure is
115/68
Which of the following is the correct way to remove a gown?
a) Unfasten gown at neck and waist and drop it to the floor.
b) unfasten gown at neck and waist and pull gown over the head.
c) Unfasten gown at neck and waist and pull the gown from the outside of the chest area until it comes
off.
d) Unfasten gown at neck and waist and roll the dirty side in while holding gown away from body. -
Answer -d) Unfasten gown at neck and waist and roll the dirty side in while holding gown away from
body.
If a resident is hearing impaired, a nursing assistant should: