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A .patient .is .sobbing. .What .is .the .best .thing .for .the .nursing .assistant .to .say? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-You .appear .sad
A .patient .has .had .hip .surgery. .Her .legs .should .be .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
adducted
A .patient .rings .for .the .bed .pan .while .visitors .are .in .the .room. .The .nurses'
.assistant .should .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-ask .the .visitors .to .leave .the .room
.during .the .procedure
a .patient .complains .of .pain. .A .nurses' .aide .who .has .completed .the .basic
.certified .nurses' .aide .course .should .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-tell .the .med .nurse
which .of .the .following .should .be .reported .immediately? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a
.blood .pressure .of .90/40
a .patient .known .to .have .Alzheimer's .disease .tells .the .nurses' .assistant .that .she
.smells .smoke. .The .aide .should .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-look .around .for .a .fire
An .aide .is .pushing .a .resident .down .the .hall .with .a .wheelchair .when .a .call .light
.lights .up. .The .aide .should .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-push .the .patient .to .a .safe
.place, .apply .the .locks .and .answer .the .call
trays .have .arrived. .before .serving .the .aide .should .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-check
.the .armband, .even .on .familiar .patients
nurses .aides .should .always .wear .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-clean .uniforms,
.comfortable .nursing .shoes, .socks
, a .resident .complains .that .his .children .never .visit. .the .aide .should: .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-listen .with .empathy
A .patient .appears .more .pale .than .usual. .the .aide .should .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
ask .the .patient .how .he .feels .and .take .his .vital .signs
After .the .end .of .the .shift, .some .nurse .aides .go .to .a .restaurant. .Acceptable
.topics .of .conversation .would .include .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .weather
a .patient .who .was .given .insulin .in .the .morning .is .pale .and .sweaty .and .appears
.confused .two .hours .later. .it .would .be .helpful .to .find .out .whether .the .patient .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-had .breakfast
a .residents .daughter .expresses .concern .because .her .father, .who .has
.Parkinson's .disease, .appears ."stuck" .at .times .and .stands .still, .unable .to .walk.
.the .nurses' .assistant .should .tell .the .daughter .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-that .is .a
.common .sign .of .Parkinson's .disease
a .resident .is .standing .in .the .hallway .holding .a .bag, .and .asks .the .nurses' .aide
.when .the .train .is .due. .the .aide .should .tell .her .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-where .she
.is, .in .a .matter-of-fact .tone .voice
on .what .side .should .the .patient .lie .for .an .enema .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-left
what .is .the .best .way .of .keeping .a .skilled .nursing .facility .form .having
.unpleasant .odor .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-empty .bedpans .and .change .linens .in .a
.timely .manner
a .nurses .assistant .notices .red .marks .on .the .residents .back .and .butt. .the .aide
.acts .in .the .knowledge .that .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .skin .can .break .down .if
.nothing .is .done
a .patient .complains .that .her .hand .hurt .where .the .IV .is .running. .The .nurses
.assistant .notices .that .the .hand .is .puffy. .The .best .thing .to .do .is .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-notify .the .IV .nurse .that .the .infusion .appears .to .have .infiltrated