Question: Hand hygiene is defined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as
Answer Options:
A. maintaining your nails short and clean with no artificial nails or extenders
B. wearing gloves whenever you will come in contact with bodily fluids
C. washing hands with soap and water or using alcohol based hand rubs
D. using unscented lotions to maintain soft hands and smooth skin
Answer: C. washing hands with soap and water or using alcohol based hand rubs
Question: The most important basic human needs are
Answer Options:
A. socialization and companionship
B. hydration and nutrition
C. acceptance and respect
D. the feeling of fulfillment
Answer: B. hydration and nutrition
Question: Dorsiflexion can be defined as
Answer Options:
A. turning a joint
B. turning upward
C. bending upward
D. bending downward
Answer: C. bending upward
Question: Ms. Cope is in a rehabilitation program because of paralysis of both legs. ADL’s should be
Answer Options:
A. avoided until she can use her legs
B. completed entirely by the nurse assistant
C. completed entirely by the physical therapist
D. completed by Ms. Cope as much as possible
Answer: D. completed by Ms. Cope as much as possible
Question: Restorative care includes
Answer Options:
A. ignoring the resident’s disability, family and physical pain
B. medication, sympathy and written care plan
C. physical, emotional and vocational rehabilitation
D. completing tasks for the resident, listening and exercise
Answer: C. physical, emotional and vocational rehabilitation
Question: The resident is complaining of a feeling of fullness, you notice her abdomen is swollen, tight, and the resident has not had a bowel movement for 4 days. This most likely is
Answer Options:
A. diarrhea
B. a fecal impaction
C. appendicitis
D. a gall bladder attack
Answer: B. a fecal impaction
Question: Tuberculosis is a disease that affects the
Answer Options:
A. liver
B. lungs
C. pancreas
D. spleen
Answer: B. lungs
Question: A resident has no hearing in his left ear and is hard of hearing in the right ear. To talk to him
Answer Options:
A. talk toward his left ear
B. talk toward his right ear
C. use a whiteboard to communicate
D. text instructions to him
Answer: B. talk toward his right ear
Question: We call our residents Ms., Mr., and Mrs. to promote their right to
Answer Options:
A. be free from abuse
B. make choices
C. be treated with respect
D. communicate well
Answer: C. be treated with respect
Question: Inappropriate touching by the nursing assistant during peri-care is considered
Answer Options:
A. assault
B. sexual abuse
C. masturbation
D. physical abuse
Answer: B. sexual abuse
Question: Alzheimer’s disease is
Answer Options:
A. a normal part of aging
B. a type of dementia
C. curable with medication
D. only an old age disease
Answer: B. a type of dementia
Question: The proper positioning of a catheter bag is
Answer Options:
A. on the bed and under the resident’s leg
B. on the bed and secured to the side rail
C. below the bladder and secured to the bed frame
D. above the bladder and secured to the side rail
Answer: C. below the bladder and secured to the bed frame
Question: When a resident has tuberculosis and will leave her room to go to the X-ray department, the resident must
Answer Options:
A. wear a protective mask
B. wear an isolation gown
C. be transported by stretcher
D. be transported by wheelchair
Answer: A. wear a protective mask
Question: Labored breathing is known as
Answer Options:
A. apnea
B. dyspnea
C. bradypnea
D. tachypnea
Answer: B. dyspnea
Question: A resident is dying and having difficulty breathing. The resident should be placed in a
Answer Options:
A. prone position
B. supine position
C. dorsal recumbent position
D. semi fowler’s position
Answer: D. semi fowler’s position