Question: Dementia means a progressive loss of
Answer Options:
A. physical mobility
B. manual dexterity
C. mental functioning
D. mental confusion
Answer: C. mental functioning
Question: A sign of anxiety is
Answer Options:
A. a feeling of security
B. hyperventilation
C. a calm outward appearance
D. hyperextension
Answer: B. hyperventilation
Question: Signs of memory loss include
Answer Options:
A. aggression towards caregivers
B. confusion about time
C. consistency when doing ADL’s
D. making decisions easily
Answer: B. confusion about time
Question: Before bathing a resident in a tub, the nursing assistant must
Answer Options:
A. check to be sure that tub is clean
B. fill the tub with water at 120 degrees F
C. have the room temperature about 60 degrees F
D. place the soap close to the tub
Answer: A. check to be sure that tub is clean
Question: Mr. Jones, a 79 year old resident, is ambulating in the hallway. You see him fall. As a nursing assistant you should
Answer Options:
A. stay with Mr. Jones and call for help
B. report at once to the nurse’s station
C. help the resident to his feet right away
D. get a wheelchair and help Mr. Jones to his bed
Answer: A. stay with Mr. Jones and call for help
Question: The emphasis of skilled nursing facilities is on
Answer Options:
A. rehabilitative care
B. improving hospital care
C. extended hospice care
D. post surgical care
Answer: A. rehabilitative care
Question: Safe transfer procedures are the responsibility of
Answer Options:
A. the head nurse
B. the orderly only
C. the nursing assistant only
D. everyone who works with the resident
Answer: D. everyone who works with the resident
Question: A nurse assistant can best help create a positive atmosphere in a facility by
Answer Options:
A. turning the TV up loud enough so older residents can hear
B. making sure that odors are isolated to the kitchen
C. treating the residents with respect
D. keeping wheelchairs in the hallway so they are out of the resident’s room
Answer: C. treating the residents with respect
Question: The freedom to attend religious services is a personal right guaranteed by
Answer Options:
A. the State Constitution
B. the Resident’s Bill of Rights
C. the sheriff’s department
D. the nurses’ union
Answer: B. the Resident’s Bill of Rights
Question: If a resident requests a visit from the clergy, you should
Answer Options:
A. call the family and let them take care of it
B. call the doctor and get his order
C. report all such requests to the charge nurse
D. advise the resident about which clergy member to call
Answer: C. report all such requests to the charge nurse
Question: A nursing assistant should notify the nurse immediately if a resident becomes
Answer Options:
A. agitated
B. incontinent
C. depressed
D. unconscious
Answer: D. unconscious
Question: Personal protective equipment (PPE) includes
Answer Options:
A. catheter
B. mask
C. restraint
D. side rail
Answer: B. mask
Question: The task that must be performed prior to entering the “clean” utility room or exiting the “dirty or contaminated” utility room is
Answer Options:
A. don a gown
B. don a gown and gloves
C. wash your hands and don a gown
D. wash your hands
Answer: D. wash your hands
Question: The ability to think clearly and logically is known as
Answer Options:
A. delirium
B. awareness
C. alertness
D. cognition
Answer: D. cognition
Question: Physical, sexual, financial or emotional mistreatment by spouses, intimate partners, or family members is considered
Answer Options:
A. abandonment
B. neglect
C. domestic abuse
D. exploitative abuse
Answer: C. domestic abuse