Dying Care review questions

Question: Jaundice is not easily recognized in dark skinned persons. Therefore, you should look for color changes in the

Answer Options:
A. soft part of the fingernails
B. whites of the eyes
C. lower extremities
D. arms and legs

Answer: B. whites of the eyes

Question: When working with a dying resident, nursing assistants should

Answer Options:
A. talk with the resident about the dying process
B. be there to listen and comfort the resident
C. say “I understand how you feel”
D. leave the dying resident alone

Answer: B. be there to listen and comfort the resident

Question: When assisting a resident to eat you must

Answer Options:
A. feed her yourself if she is a slow eater
B. give her liquids after feeding her all of her solid food
C. allow her to assist even if she is not able
D. seat her comfortably in an upright position

Answer: D. seat her comfortably in an upright position

Question: If the resident is able to help with his care, the nursing assistant should

Answer Options:
A. provide the care herself because it is her job
B. tell him to hurry so you can care for more residents
C. let him do it even if it takes him longer
D. discourage him from trying, for fear of failure

Answer: C. let him do it even if it takes him longer

Question: When the valves in the legs weaken it can result in

Answer Options:
A. heart failure
B. Alzheimers disease
C. varicose veins
D. cerebrovascular accident

Answer: C. varicose veins

Question: Mr. Black is to have a Sitz bath. You will

Answer Options:
A. soak his hands
B. bath him in bed using warm water from a basin
C. give him a shower
D. have him sit in warm water

Answer: D. have him sit in warm water

Question: When a resident is actively dying you should

Answer Options:
A. leave them alone
B. give them the same care you always have
C. take them to the activities room more often
D. turn and reposition them less frequently

Answer: B. give them the same care you always have

Question: A procedure the nursing assistant is allowed to perform is to

Answer Options:
A. start an intravenous feeding
B. change a sterile dressing
C. put a catheter in a bladder
D. take a blood pressure

Answer: D. take a blood pressure

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: During a grand mal seizure

Answer Options:
A. gross movements are voluntary
B. the entire body is involved
C. the resident usually has a hard time sleeping after the seizure
D. the resident does not totally lose consciousness

Answer: B. the entire body is involved

Question: When the decision to admit someone to a long-term care facility is made the resident and family often feel anxious and fearful. The nursing assistant can help by

Answer Options:
A. expressing hope for the future
B. asking the family to leave the resident alone for two weeks
C. asking the family to take the resident’s belongings home
D. orienting them to facility routines

Answer: D. orienting them to facility routines

Question: Being admitted to a long-term care facility may cause a resident to feel

Answer Options:
A. a loss of independence
B. a gain of independence
C. a minor adjustment
D. in charge of her life

Answer: A. a loss of independence

Question: One of the male residents complains whenever he gets a bath. You notice that he is very modest. You should

Answer Options:
A. cover him while bathing him
B. leave him exposed while bathing
C. tell the charge nurse he is a complainer
D. tell him to bathe himself

Answer: A. cover him while bathing him

Question: The most important member of the care planning team is the

Answer Options:
A. doctor
B. nurse
C. resident
D. family

Answer: C. resident

Question: Residents who feel that they are being persecuted or “plotted against” should be given treatment by the

Answer Options:
A. podiatrist
B. physical therapist
C. physiologist
D. psychiatrist

Answer: D. psychiatrist