A center's electric shaver is used to shave several men. The
shaver is cleaned:
a. Before and after each use
b. Every shift
c. Daily
d. After all the men are shaved Correct Answers a. Before and
after each use
A clean, neat, wrinkle-free bed does which of the following?
a. Helps prevent nightmares.
b. Aids in development of pressure ulcers.
c. Increases the person's comfort.
d. Prevents incontinence. Correct Answers c. Increases the
person's comfort.
A cooling blanket is needed. After placing it on the bed, it is
covered with:
a. A sheet
b. A mattress pad and sheet
c. A mattress pad, sheet, and cotton drawsheet
d. A mattress pad, sheet, plastic drawsheet, and cotton drawsheet
Correct Answers a. A sheet
A disposable sitz bath:
a. Fits on the toilet seat
,b. Is put in the tub
c. Is put on the floor
d. Is put on the overbed table Correct Answers a. Fits on the
toilet seat
A dying person gave "durable power of attorney" to his
daughter. This means that his daughter:
a. Will inherit his money
b. Can make his health care decisions when he cannot
c. Can start measures that prolong his life
d. Can remove measures that prolong his life Correct Answers
b. Can make his health care decisions when he cannot
A feeding tube inserted through the nose and into the small
bowel is:
a. A naso-gastric tube
b. A PEG tube
c. A naso-enteral tube
d. A TPN tube Correct Answers c. A naso-enteral tube
A filled urinal presents safety hazards because:
a. It is easily spilled
b. It is a source of odors
c. It is an unpleasant sight
d. It needs to be emptied Correct Answers a. It is easily spilled
A fracture pan is used for which of the following reasons?
,a. The person prefers not to get up
b. The person has limited back motion
c. The person will soon have hip replacement surgery
d. The person is incontinent Correct Answers b. The person
has limited back motion
A gastrostomy tube is:
a. An opening in the stomach
b. An opening into the middle part of the small intestine
c. A tube inserted through a surgically created opening in the
stomach
d. A tube inserted through the nose and into the stomach
Correct Answers c. A tube inserted through a surgically created
opening in the stomach
A gastrostomy tube is:
a. An opening in the stomach
b. An opening into the middle part of the small intestine
c. A tube inserted through a surgically created opening in the
stomach
d. A tube inserted through the nose and into the stomach
Correct Answers c. A tube inserted through a surgically created
opening in the stomach
A home care patient uses an electric heating pad. What can you
do to promote the person's safety?
a. Remove the electric heating pad from the person's home.
b. Make sure the heating pad is in good repair.
, c. Cover the heating pad with a plastic cover.
d. Tell the person to change the temperature setting whenever it
feels too cool. Correct Answers b. Make sure the heating pad
is in good repair.
A jejunostomy tube is:
a. An opening in the stomach
b. A feeding tube inserted into a surgically created opening in
the jejunum of the small intestine
c. A tube inserted into the stomach through a stab wound
d. A tube inserted through the nose and into the stomach
Correct Answers b. A feeding tube inserted into a surgically
created opening in the jejunum of the small intestine
A maintenance worker left a hammer at the nurses' station. What
should you do?
a. Leave it there.
b. Look for the maintenance worker who left it.
c. Ask the maintenance department to send someone to pick it
up.
d. Place it in a secure drawer. Then report its location to the
maintenance department. Correct Answers d. Place it in a
secure drawer. Then report its location to the maintenance
department.
A male resident is 86 years old. How often is his hair washed?
a. As often as he chooses
b. Daily