Questions and CORRECT Answers
48. If a cane is used to support a weak leg? ✔
1.A. It should be in the hand on the same side of the weak leg.
2.B. It should be in the hand opposite the weak leg.
3.C. It can be in either hand.
4.D. Canes are not used for residents who have a weak leg. - CORRECT ANSWER -A
4. Routine reporting takes place at the end of each shift and would include? ✔
1.A. Notification of dangerous situations.
2.B. Resident changes and care given.
3.C. Presence of families.
4.D. Notification of temperature of 103 degrees. - CORRECT ANSWER -B
19. It is appropriate for a nurse assistant to share information regarding a resident's status with?
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1.A. Anyone the nurse assistant sees fit.
2.B. The resident's roommate.
3.C. The resident's family.
4.D. The staff on the next shift. - CORRECT ANSWER -D
10. When communicating with a resident with a memory loss, you should never? ✔
1.A. Encourage the resident to talk.
2.B. Laugh or make fun of what the resident is saying.
3.C. Pay attention to what the resident is saying.
4.D. Tries to make sense out of what the resident is saying. - CORRECT ANSWER -B
, 7. Before starting to communicate with a resident who is visually impaired or blind, you should
always? ✔
1.A. Touch the resident.
2.B. Tell the resident you are in the room.
3.C. Introduce yourself.
4.D. Both B & C. - CORRECT ANSWER -D
37. When assisting a female resident with perineal care, you always wash and dry from? ✔
1.A. Back to front.
2.B. Side to side.
3.C. Scrotum to penis.
4.D. Pubic area to anal area. - CORRECT ANSWER -D
28. Signs that death is approaching include? ✔
1.A. No eye movement.
2.B. Irregular breathing.
3.C. Hands/feet cold to touch.
4.D. All the above. - CORRECT ANSWER -D
35. Which of the following is a result of nervous system changes that occur naturally with age?
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1.A. Slowing of response time.
2.B. Significant memory loss.
3.C. Loss of ability to reason.
4.D. Increased irritability. - CORRECT ANSWER -A
41. If a nurse assistant discovers a small fire in a resident's room, what is the first thing he/she
should do? ✔