Nurse Aide Exam Questions and Answers: Nursing Home Resident Rights and Care, Exams of Nursing

Download Nurse Aide Exam Questions and Answers: Nursing Home Resident Rights and Care and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! CNA Prometric Exam 2 with 55 Questions and Answers Which of the following is a right of nursing home residents? A. To select the staff that will provide their care B. To have designated smoking areas in the facility C. To make decisions about their care and treatment D. To have activities offered throughout the day and evening shift - ✔ C. To make decisions about their care and treatment The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is important to the nurse aide because it A. allows residents to carry health care from the hospital to the nursing home. B. provides for insurance coverage for residents and health care workers. C. identifies protected health information that must remain confidential. D. provides accountability for care offered across health care setting - ✔ C. Identifies protected health information that must remain confidential The term vital signs refers to A. any important information about a resident's condition. B. the color, condition, and appearance of the skin. C. fluid intake and output, as well as bowel movements. D. temperature, pulse, and respiration. - ✔ D. Temperature, pulse, and respiration Which is NOT usually a sign of infection? A. Diarrhea B. High temperature C. Cloudy or smelly urine D. High blood pressure - ✔ D. High blood pressure A condition in which the force of the pulse is very weak or hard to feel is called: A. Slow pulse. B. Elevated pulse. C. Thready pulse. D. Rapid pulse. - ✔ C. Thready pulse The normal range for an adult's oral temperature is: * A. 96.7˚ F to 97.6˚ F. B. 96.9˚ F to 97.6˚ F. C. 97.6˚ F to 99.6˚ F. D. 97.6˚ F to 98.6˚ F. - ✔ C. 97.6˚ F to 99.6˚ F. An elevation of body temperature is called: A. Cyanosis. B. Shallow. C. Compression. D. A fever. - ✔ D. A fever The pulse located on the inside aspect of the elbow is the ___________ pulse: A. Apical B. Radial C. Brachial D. Topical - ✔ C. Brachial Which of the following temperatures should you report immediately? Which action shows poor body mechanics? A. Leaning over a raised bed rail to give care B. Facing the direction you are working to prevent twisting C. Using both hands to lift an object D. Holding a heavy box close to your body - ✔ A. Leaning over a raised bed rail to give care A resident who is in isolation needs a temperature taken several times a day. Where is the appropriate place for the thermometer to be kept? A. At the nurses' station. B. On the isolation cart outside the resident's room. C. In the dirty utility room. D. In the resident's room. - ✔ D. In the resident's room When changing soiled linens for a resident who is unable to get out of the bed, the nurse aide SHOULD: A. Put the dirty sheets on the floor B. Help the client to sit in a chair while the bed is being made C. Lower both side rails before changing the sheets D. Raise side rail on unattended side - ✔ D. Raise side rail on unattended side Why is it important to avoid shaking linens during bedmaking? A. It spreads microbes B. It is unprofessional behavior C. It damages the linens D. To keep the linens from getting wrinkled - ✔ A. It spreads microbes A resident must have assistance to walk. When leaving the resident in the resident's room, what must the nurse aide do before leaving the room? A. Turn on the resident's television. B. Make sure the resident's bedpan is within reach. C. Place the call light where the resident can reach it. D. Say to the resident, "Remember that you need help to walk." - ✔ C. Place the call light where the resident can reach it The resident's weight is obtained routinely as a way to check the resident's A. Growth and development. B. Adjustment to the facility. C. Nutrition and health. D. Activity level. - ✔ C. Nutrition and health The nurse aide is to obtain a resident's weight. The nurse aide should A. Ask if the resident remembers his/her last weight B. Ask when the resident last ate food or drank fluid C. Wait until after the resident has a bowel movement D. Check what scale is usually used for this resident - ✔ D. Check what scale is usually used for this resident When going to take routine vital signs, the nurse aide discovers that a minister is praying with the resident. The nurse aide should A. ask how long the minister plans to visit. B. explain politely that it is time to take vital signs. C. check if the resident is praying before interrupting. D. wait to take the vital signs after the minister has left. - ✔ D. Wait to take the vital signs after the minister has left The nursing assistant knows the residents on bedrest must be repositioned every: A. 1 hour B. 4 hours C. 2 hours D. 8 hours - ✔ C. 2 hours Areas of the body where bone lies close to the skin is known as * A. a skin fold. B. a pressure ulcer. C. skin breakdown. D. a pressure point. - ✔ D. Pressure point While bathing a resident who is comatose, the nurse aide notices a reddened area on the left hip. Once reported, the charge nurse is likely to request that the nurse aide A. Massage the area using lotion B. Apply a dry protective dressing over the area C. Keep the resident positioned to avoid pressure on the hip D. Cleanse the hip using extra soap, then rinse and dry thoroughly - ✔ C. Keep the resident positioned to avoid pressure on the hip When moving a resident up in bed who is able to move with assistance, the nurse aide should A. Position self with knees straight and bent at waist. B. Use a gait or transfer belt to assist with the repositioning. C. Pull the resident up holding onto one side of the drawsheet at a time. D. Bend the resident's knees and ask the resident to push with his/her feet. - ✔ D. Bend the resident's knees and ask the resident to push with his/her feet When you help a person sit up in bed with the head of the bed raised, that person is in a: A. Fowler's position. B. Supine position. C. Comfortable position. A. Collect linen supplies for the shift B. Check all the nurse aide's assigned residents C. Assist a resident that has called for assistance to get off the toilet D. Start bathing a resident that has physical therapy in one hour - ✔ C. Assist a resident that has called for assistance to get off the toilet Which type of food may prevent sleep? A. Milk B. Chicken C. Chocolate D. Cheese - ✔ C. Chocolate Normal oral body temperature range - ✔ 97.6 to 99.6 normal rectal body temperature range - ✔ 98.6 to 100.6 Normal axillary body temperature range - ✔ 96.6 to 98.6 Normal tympanic membrane temperature - ✔ 98.6 normal temporal artery temperature - ✔ 99.6 Normal adult pulse rate - ✔ 60 to 100 beats per minute Normal blood pressure range - ✔ 90 to 120(systolic)/60 to 80(diastolic) Normal respiration rate - ✔ 12 to 20 per minute Fowler's position - ✔ Head of bed raised 45-60 degrees, knees slightly elevated Semi-Fowler's Position - ✔ head of bed raised 30 degrees and knee of bed raised 15 degrees High Fowler's Position - ✔ A semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised 60 to 90 degrees supine position - ✔ back lying position prone position - ✔ lying on abdomen, facing downward lateral position - ✔ the person lies on one side or the other; side-lying position Sims position - ✔ lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn behind, parallel to the back