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2024 Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care / Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care Chapter's 1-3 Exam Chapter's 1-3 Exam 100% Pass A+
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Chap. 1: Which of the following healthcare settings is generally for people who will die in six months or less? (A) Hospice care (B) Long-term care (C) Outpatient care
(D) Acute Care - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(A) Hospice Care Chap. 1: Which of the following statements is true of long-term care? (A) People with terminal illnesses do not live in long-term care facilities. (B) Most conditions seen in long-term care facilities are chronic. (C) People who live in long-term care facilities are never able to return home. (D) Long-term care takes place in a person's home. - ✔✔✔ANSWER- (B) Most conditions seen in long-term care facilities are chronic. Chap. 1: A resident has purchased a special gift for her nursing assistant (NA). What would be the best response by the nursing assistant? (A) The NA should refuse the gift but thank the resident for thinking of her. (B) The NA should accept the gift because she is unsure about her facility's policy on gifts. (C) The NA should accept the gift if the resident agrees to keep it confidential. (D) The NA should refuse the gift and explain that her employer is very unfair about employees accepting gifts from residents. - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(A) The NA should refuse the gift but thank the resident for thinking of her.
Chap. 1: Which member of the care team diagnoses disease and prescribes treatment? (A) Nursing assistant (NA) (B) Medical social worker (MSW) (C) Physician (MD) (D) Dietitian (RDN) - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(C) Physician (MD) Chap. 1: Which of the following care team members are licensed professionals who assign jobs to nursing assistants? (A) Nursing assistants, nurses (B) Dietitian, resident's family (C) Nurses, physical therapists (D) Nursing assistants, physicians - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(C) Nurses, physical therapists Chap. 1: Which of the following statements is true of residents as a part of the care team? (A) Residents cannot make their own decisions (B) Residents are not care team members (C) Residents should not try to make choices about the care they want to receive
(D) The care team revolves around the resident and her condition, treatment, and progress - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(D) The care team revolves around the resident and her condition, treatment, and progress Chap. 1: Which of the following is a typical task that an NA performs? (A) Changing a sterile dressing on an open wound (B) Helping residents with elimination needs (C) Administering medication (D) Prescribing treatments - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(B) Helping residents with elimination needs Chap. 1: Which of the following tasks is outside the scope of practice for an NA? (A) Giving a resident a bath (B) Inserting a tube into a resident's body (C) Helping a resident eat dinner (D) Transferring a resident from the bed to a chair - ✔✔✔ANSWER- (B) Inserting a tube into a resident's body Chap. 1: A professional relationship between an NA and a resident includes (A) Telling the resident about problems with the supervisor (B) Calling the resident Dearie and Sweetie
(B) The NA should discuss the issue with the resident to find out if it is okay for him to report what he suspects (C) The NA should report it to the charge nurse immediately (D) The NA should immediately confront the abuser about what he suspects - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(C) The NA should report it to the charge nurse immediately Chap. 1: Ombudsmen are in facilities to assist and support (A) Administrators (B) Directors of nursing (C) Residents (D) Nursing assistants - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(C) Residents Chap. 3: In infants, physical development moves from (A) The feet up (B) The head down (C) The spine out (D) The hands up - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(B) The head down Chap. 3: __________ is the special care that focuses on the dignity and comfort of a dying person (A) Postmortem (B) Cheyne-Stokes
(C) Hospice (D) Terminal - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(C) Hospice Chap. 3: The NA's responsibilities regarding postmortem care include (A) Placing drainage pads where needed (B) Removing tubes from the dead resident (C) Removing equipment from the room (D) Examining the body to help determine the cause of death - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(A) Placing drainage pads where needed Chap. 1: When a nursing assistant is performing a procedure on a resident, he should (A) Try to distract the resident so she will not know what the NA is doing (B) Explain the procedure fully before performing it (C) Wait until the resident is sleeping before the NA starts the procedure (D) Talk to the resident's roommate so the resident does not become self-conscious - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(B) Explain the procedure fully before performing it
(A) Help keep health information private and secure (B) Help ombudsmen monitor care in facilities (C) Give nursing assistants proper health insurance coverage (D) Prevent abuse and neglect of residents - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(A) Help keep health information private and secure Chap. 2: What is the best way a nursing assistant can respond to a combative resident? (A) The NA should let the resident know that he will be discharged from the facility if he does not stop what he is doing (B) The NA should tell the resident that other NAs will refuse to care for him if he continues the behavior (C) The NA should remain calm and lower the tone of her voice (D) The NA should stand as close as possible to the resident - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(C) The NA should remain calm and lower the tone of her voice Chap. 2: A sign of the onset of diabetic ketoacidosis is breath that smells (A) Sour (B) Sweet (C) Garlicky (D) Bitter - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(B) Sweet
Chap. 2: Why is it important for a nursing assistant not to overreact when a resident behaves inappropriately? (A) It may actually reinforce the behavior (B) Other residents may then copy the behavior (C) The NA's supervisor will be angry with him (D) The NA might surprise the resident - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(A) It may actually reinforce the behavior Chap. 2: With whom should an NA use Standard Precautions? (A) With residents who have infectious diseases (B) With residents he suspects might have infectious diseases (C) With every resident in his care (D) With residents who request that they be used - ✔✔✔ANSWER- (C) With every resident in his care Chap. 2: Under Standard Precautions, the term body fluids includes (A) Sweat (B) Water (C) Juice (D) Urine - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(D) Urine Chap. 2: Which of the following is true of wearing gloves? (A) Disposable gloves can be washed and reused
(D) Involuntary Selection - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(B) Psychological Abuse Chap. 1: If an NA makes a mistake in handwritten documentation, how should she correct it? (A) By erasing it and writing in the correct information (B) By drawing a single line through it, then writing the correct information (C) By using correction fluid to cover the error, then writing the correct information (D) By discarding the chart and starting a new one - ✔✔✔ANSWER- (B) By drawing a single line through it, then writing the correct information Chap. 1: A resident's protected health information (PHI) may be shared with (A) The resident's friends who live in the facility (B) Those who need the information for care or processing of records (C) The nursing assistant's family and friends as long as they agree not to share it (D) Anyone who works at the facility - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(B) Those who need the information for care or processing of records Chap. 1: Which of the following is an example of physical abuse? (A) Stealing from a resident
(B) Showing a resident pornographic material (C) Shoving a resident (D) Threatening a resident - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(C) Shoving a resident Chap. 1: What is the term for the person assigned by law to be the legal advocate for residents? (A) Activities director (B) Ombudsman (C) Medical social worker (D) Administrator - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(B) Ombudsman Chap. 1: Which of the following shows the correct conversion of 9:00 p.m. to military time? (A) 2300 hours (B) 2100 hours (C) 2400 hours (D) 2000 hours - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(B) 2100 hours Chap. 1: Which of the following occurrences is considered an incident and requires a report to be completed? (A) A resident uses the call light frequently (B) A resident yells at a family member (C) A resident accuses an NA of abusing her
Chap. 1: Threatening to harm a resident if he tells another caregiver about a problem is an example of which type of abuse? (A) Physical abuse (B) Psychological abuse (C) Financial abuse (D) Substance abuse - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(B) Psychological abuse Chap. 1: Which of the following statements is true of electronic/computer documentation? (A) When documenting on a computer, HIPAA guidelines do not apply (B) The NA should not have someone else enter the information for her, even if it is more convenient (C) Once documentation is complete, the NA should leave the resident's chart open in case other team members also want to document care (D) Once documentation is complete, the NA may access personal social media accounts - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(B) The NA should not have someone else enter the information for her, even if it is more convenient Chap. 2: When should unsafe conditions be reported? (A) When it looks likely that the facility will be involved in a lawsuit
(B) Before accidents occur (C) Only is a resident wants to complain about something (D) Whenever the nursing assistant has some extra time - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(B) Before accidents occur Chap. 2: Which of the following is an example of objective information? (A) "Mrs. Johnson says she has a rash on her torso." (B) "There are raised, red marks the size of pinpricks on Mrs. Johnson's torso." (C) "Mrs. Johnson must have a rash because she said that she's itchy." (D) "Mrs. Johnson needs some lotion." - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(B) "There are raised, red marks the size of pinpricks on Mrs. Johnson's torso." Chap. 2: What is a proper way for a nursing assistant (NA) to respond if a resident does not hear her or does not understand her? (A) The NA should speak more quickly (B) The NA should speak more softly or whisper (C) The NA should speak slowly and clearly (D) The NA should shout - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(C) The NA should speak slowly and clearly
(B) Because the resident will certainly want to tell stories about his culture (C) Because the NA might know somebody with the same background and she can tell the resident about that person (D) Because cultural background helps determine how people communicate and can help the NA communicate better with the resident - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(D) Because cultural background helps determine how people communicate and can help the NA communicate better with the resident Chap. 2: Which of the following senses is not used in making observations? (A) Sight (B) Touch (C) Smell (D) Taste - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(D) Taste Chap. 2: With whom should nursing assistants use medical terms and abbreviations? (A) Residents (B) Nurses (C) Residents' friends (D) Visitors - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(B) Nurses
Chap. 2: Which of the following should an NA report about a resident to the nurse immediately? (A) Family fighting (B) Chest pain (C) Watching too much TV (D) Acting lonely - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(B) Chest pain Chap. 2: The part of the word that is added to the end of a root to form a new word is called a(n) (A) Root (B) Prefix (C) Suffix (D) Abbreviation - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(C) Suffix Chap. 2: If a resident has a hearing impairment, the NA should (A) Face away from the resident when speaking (B) Face the resident with the light on the NA's face (C) Shout so that the resident can hear the NA (D) Exaggerate the words so that the resident can read the NA's lips - ✔✔✔ANSWER-(B) Face the resident with the light on the NA's face Chap. 2: One way that an NA can help a resident who is visually impaired is to
