Confidentiality sample questions

Question: Mr. Dowling is mentally impaired. When assisting him with his ADLs you notice he is becoming frustrated. You should

Answer Options:
A. Slow down the activity
B. Encourage him to do more
C. Leave and come back later
D. Ask the nurse for medication

Answer: A. Slow down the activity

Question: The best time to count the resident’s pulse and respiration is while

Answer Options:
A. The temperature is being taken
B. The resident is being bathed
C. The intake and output are being collected
D. The resident is being fed

Answer: A. The temperature is being taken

Question: Mr. Marble is ambulating in the hallway and suddenly falls to the floor. A nursing assistant sees this occur. After calling for the nurse, the nursing assistant should

Answer Options:
A. help him back to his feet and ask him if he is okay
B. leave him on the floor and stay with him until the nurse arrives
C. find the nursing assistant who is assigned to him and report what happened
D. help him into a wheelchair and take him to his room

Answer: B. leave him on the floor and stay with him until the nurse arrives

Question: The membrane that lines the nose and the mouth is known as the

Answer Options:
A. synovial membrane
B. cutaneous membrane
C. serous membrane
D. mucous membrane

Answer: D. mucous membrane

Question: When a resident is lying in bed vomiting, the nursing assistant should turn the resident’s head to the side to prevent

Answer Options:
A. Aspiration
B. Dyspepsia
C. Aphasia
D. Dysphagia

Answer: A. Aspiration

Question: After feeding a resident with aspiration precautions, the head of the bed should be

Answer Options:
A. Kept flat
B. Elevated greater than 30 degrees
C. Less than 30 degrees
D. Elevated greater than 90 degrees

Answer: B. Elevated greater than 30 degrees

Question: Two types of bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics are

Answer Options:
A. EEG and C. DIFF
B. MRSA and VRE
C. AFB and ADL
D. COPD and CHF

Answer: B. MRSA and VRE

Question: The nursing assistant can find information about the resident’s bathing schedule in the

Answer Options:
A. Resident’s care plan
B. Report book
C. Doctor’s order sheet
D. Resident’s chart

Answer: A. Resident’s care plan

Question: Arthritis can cause loss of function and pain. Arthritis affects

Answer Options:
A. Joints
B. Cartilage
C. The nervous system
D. Muscles

Answer: A. Joints

Question: A sign of dehydration that should be reported to the nurse is

Answer Options:
A. Dark urine
B. Blue nails
C. Moist skin
D. Dry cough

Answer: A. Dark urine

Question: An example of a nursing assistant expressing empathy is

Answer Options:
A. Ignoring a resident’s behavior
B. Disregarding a resident’s request
C. Discussing a resident’s issues publicly
D. Feeling what the resident feels

Answer: D. Feeling what the resident feels

Question: A clear liquid diet includes

Answer Options:
A. Eggnog
B. A popsicle
C. Vegetable beef soup
D. A milkshake

Answer: B. A popsicle

Question: Residents have the right to

Answer Options:
A. Walk about in other residents’ rooms
B. Administer their own medications
C. Use other residents’ belongings
D. Read their roommates’ mail

Answer: B. Administer their own medications

Question: Under the HIPAA law

Answer Options:
A. Nursing assistants can go to jail for violating confidentiality
B. Confidentiality applies to employees and families only
C. Confidentiality applies to statements that are made only while you are at work
D. Nursing assistants will not be fired from their jobs for violating confidentiality

Answer: A. Nursing assistants can go to jail for violating confidentiality

Question: It is important for residents on bowel programs to

Answer Options:
A. Have low fiber diets
B. Follow their toileting schedule
C. Use the toilet twice a day
D. Have limited fluids

Answer: B. Follow their toileting schedule

Question: The stage of grief when a person refuses to believe what is happening is

Answer Options:
A. Denial
B. Anger
C. Bargaining
D. Depression

Answer: A. Denial

Question: You can maintain medical asepsis by

Answer Options:
A. not keeping the residents clean
B. using equipment and supplies that are not cleaned
C. washing your hands at appropriate times
D. neglecting to clean bathing areas after use

Answer: C. washing your hands at appropriate times

Question: A common risk factor for heart disease is

Answer Options:
A. exercise
B. obesity
C. malnutrition
D. hypotension

Answer: B. obesity

Question: You are feeding a resident who chokes on food and is coughing strongly. You should

Answer Options:
A. start CPR at once
B. slap them on the back four times
C. wait and allow them to cough
D. start abdominal thrusts immediately

Answer: C. wait and allow them to cough

Question: Mrs. King has had a stroke. She cannot use her left arm or leg during transfers. The nursing assistant should

Answer Options:
A. Instruct her to put her arms around the nursing assistant’s neck so she can lift her during the transfer
B. Apply a gait belt around her waist and pivot her on her right leg during the transfer
C. Apply a gait belt under her arms and lift her with a gait belt during transfer
D. Get assistance from another nursing assistant and use a sheet to lift her during the transfer

Answer: D. Get assistance from another nursing assistant and use a sheet to lift her during the transfer