Question: A procedure you may be asked to perform is
Answer Options: A. changing a sterile dressing B. discontinuing an IV C. starting an IV D. taking a blood pressure
Answer: D. taking a blood pressure
Question: Elastic stockings are used to treat
Answer Options: A. cold feet B. swollen feet C. blistered feet D. ulcerated feet
Answer: B. swollen feet
Question: The most common type of infection occurring in residents in facilities
Answer Options: A. skin infections B. urinary tract infections C. throat infections D. respiratory infections
Answer: B. urinary tract infections
Question: Rotation refers to
Answer Options: A. turning a joint B. bending backward C. turning upward D. straightening a joint
Answer: A. turning a joint
Question: Osteoporosis results in
Answer Options: A. loss of height and fragile bones B. loss of memory and reasoning C. incontinence D. loss of all body functions
Answer: A. loss of height and fragile bones
Question: Residents residing in long term care facilities are at risk for infections because
Answer Options: A. they are well nourished and hydrated B. their ability to fight infections is greater C. skin is thick and not easily broken D. they usually have chronic health problems
Answer: D. they usually have chronic health problems
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: A pureed diet would include
Answer Options: A. hard boiled eggs B. cream of wheat C. chocolate cake D. pancakes
Answer: B. cream of wheat
Question: Mr. Brown has an IV in his right arm. He has a doctor’s appointment and needs assistance with dressing. You would
Answer Options: A. put the right arm through the sleeve and follow with the IV bag B. discontinue the IV fluid and dress the resident C. put the IV bag through the right sleeve and follow with the arm D. drape the clothing over the resident’s right arm
Answer: C. put the IV bag through the right sleeve and follow with the arm
Question: The task that must be performed prior to entering the “clean” utility room or exiting the “dirty or contaminated” utility room is to
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: Following the loss of a mate, overcoming grief is usually a
Answer Options: A. major stress B. minor stress C. loss of independence D. time for purging years of anger
Answer: A. major stress
Question: A nursing assistant (NA) overhears another NA tell a resident to shut up. This is an example of
Answer Options: A. neglect B. physical abuse C. emotional abuse D. verbal abuse
Answer: D. verbal abuse