The nurse aide finds a conscious client lying on the bathroom floor. The first
thing the nurse aide should do is:
A.) Help the client into a sitting position
B.) Call for assistance from the nurse in charge
C.) Offer the client a drink of water
D.) Check for signs of injury - ✔ ✔ B.) Call for assistance from the nurse in
charge
If a nurse aide finds a client who is sad and crying, the nurse aide should:
A.) Ask the client if something is wrong
B.) Tell the client to cheer up
C.) Tell the client to stop crying
,D.) Call the client's family - ✔ ✔ A.) Ask the client if something is wrong
Clients have the right to:
A.) Smoke in nay area of the facility
B.) Have access to a telephone
C.) Go anywhere in the facility
D.) See other clients' medical reports - ✔ ✔ B.) Have access to a telephone
Proper use of a waist restraint requires that the nurse aide:
A.) Release the restraint every four hours
B.) Watch for skin irritation
C.) Tie restraints to the side rail
D.) Apply the restraint tightly so the client cannot move - ✔ ✔ B.) Watch for
skin irritation
,To prevent the spread of infection, how should the nurse aide handle the soiled
linens removed from a client's bed?
A.) Shake them in the air
B.) Place them in a neat pile on the floor
C.) Carry them close to the nurse aide's body
D.) Put them in the dirty linen container - ✔ ✔ D.) Put them in the dirty linen
container
A client needs to be repositioned but is heavy, and the nurse aide is not sure she
can move the client alone. The nurse aide should:
A.) Try to move the client alone
B.) Have the family do it
C.) Ask another nurse aide to help
D.) Go on to another task - ✔ ✔ C.) Ask another nurse aide to help
, To prevent dehydration of the client, the nurse aide should:
A.) Offer fluids frequently while the client is awake
B.) Wake the client hourly during the night to offer fluids
C.) Give the client frequent baths
D.) Feed the client salty foods to increase thirst - ✔ ✔ A.) Offer fluids
frequently while the client is awake
When transferring a client, most of the client's weight should be supported by
the nurse aide's:
A.) Back
B.) Shoulders
C.) Legs
D.) Wrists - ✔ ✔ C.) Legs