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CNA competency exam study guide 59

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Axillary temperature is taken where - ✔️Armpit Normal body temperature taken rectally - ✔️99.6 degrees Normal body temperature taken under the arm - ✔️97. A resident is 62 inches tall what is the height in feet and inches - ✔️5" For most residents normal normal or average pulse ranges between - ✔️60-90 beats per minute The most important reason to measure a patient's height is that it helps determine - ✔️Body shrinkage When asked to measure the height of a patient who can't get out of bed you should - ✔️Measure them laying down Normal oral temperature - ✔️98. What is best said about body temperatures taken axillary - ✔️They are less accurate than temperatures taken by other methods What's the most important reason to keep accurate records of a residents weight - ✔️Weight gain or weight loss can indicate a change in the residents medical condition. A resident who can stand unassisted is being measured. What direction should he be facing - ✔️Away from the scale Mr kirks niece is in the room when you go to help bathe him. Mr Kirk says he would like the be bathed now. What do you say to the niece - ✔️Would you mind waiting outside while I help Mr Kirk bath? What's the most important reason for residents to bathe regularly? - ✔️To remove germs you can't see from the skin.

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What's the best way to check the temperature of the bath water? - ✔️Use a bath thermometer Which will promote the speeding of infection during perineal care? - ✔️Leaving some soap and water on the skin. When giving a resident a whirlpool bath what should you do - ✔️Have the resident test the water temperature with their hand or foot before getting in. A resident refuses to tAke a bath what should you do. - ✔️Find out if he wants a bath or shower at another time. To develop a pattern of bowel elimination for a resident the nurse assistant should - ✔️Encourage proper diet and adequate fluids. A weight gain might be caused by - ✔️Fluid build up A resident is complaining of cold hands what should you do - ✔️Gently massage the residents hands A resident is dying what should you do - ✔️Keep residents mouth moist to promote comfort What's a common result of the aging process - ✔️Loss of taste Unless restricted about how many 8 ounce glasses of fluids should the resident be encouraged to drink each day? - ✔️6-8 glasses Dehydration may cause? - ✔️Confusion Which of the fallowing is an additive device - ✔️Swivel spoon A client asks to only have herbal tea for breakfast because it has healing powers. The NA should do? - ✔️Tell the dietitian that herbal tea has been requested and tell why. What does it mean to force fluids - ✔️Encourage a resident to drink lots of fluids Your asked to transfer a patient using a mechanical lift but you see it's unstable. What should you do? -

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✔️Report to the charge nurse that the mechanical lift is unstable. How can you best encourage a resident to feel independent? - ✔️Encourage them to move about the facility freely While using a walker with the resident, the nurse assistant notices a rubber tip is missing. The nurse assistant should? - ✔️Stop using the walker immediately and report it to Maintanence. Mr mason can walk, but has arthritis in the shoulder hip and knee joints. What can you best do to help mr mason - ✔️Encourage him to exercise regularly. Resident has severe arthritis in the right hip and knee and uses a cane to walk. What can you best do to help him? - ✔️Encourage him to keep the cane in the left hand when walking. When communicating to the resident, the nurse assistant should? - ✔️Listen carefully so that the resident feels important. A resident can't see. What's the thing you can do to communicate with him? - ✔️Lightly touch his shoulder to get his attention. Resident with visual impairment complains to the nurse that she is having trouble reading large print the nurse assistant should first? - ✔️Check the residents glasses are clean. Mr. Harvey has dementia. Earlier in that day Mr. Harvey's wife comes to visit. When talking to Mr. Harvey, what is the best thing you can say? - ✔️"How nice your wife came today" After entering Mr. David's room to give AM care, you see him crying. His wife died a week ago. What should you do? - ✔️Ask Mr. David if he would like to walk with the Social Worker. Plate guard - ✔️An assistive device When walking, Mr. Gaines uses a cane to support a weak left leg. How should he use the cane? - ✔️Hold the cane in the right hand. While helping Ms. Evans with a tub bath she hesitates and says, "I can't do anything by myself any more. I'm just getting too old." What should you say? - ✔️You do very well taking care of yourself

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An alert resident who is blind asks the nurse assistant to help him make a phone call to his doctor. The nurse assistant should: - ✔️Dial the number and then leave the resident in private. Ms. Allen is transferring to another long-term care setting. What is the nurse aide's role in helping Ms. Allen? - ✔️Being sure that all Ms. Allen's personal belongings are sent with her. A resident is on bowel and bladder training. What document should the nurse assistant use to find out how often the resident should be toileted? - ✔️Nursing care plan If a state registry lists resident abuse on a nurse assistant's record, the nurse assistant should NOT be able to: - ✔️Work in a certified nursing home If a nurse assistant is asked to do a procedure she has not been taught, the nurse assistant should: - ✔️Ask the nurse to show her how to do it. This is a resident right - ✔️To know what their care will cost When caring for a resident the nurse assistant should address the resident by - ✔️Whichever name the resident prefers Resident takes insulin for diabetes. Early in the morning, you find the resident sweating and shaking and cold to the touch. What do you do? - ✔️Call the charge nurse immediately. All the fallowing should be written on the label of a patient specimen cup EXCEPT - ✔️age of resident Problems concerning a residents personal belongings are handled by: - ✔️Social worker If a nurse Assistant is injured on the job he should: - ✔️Report to the charge nurse immediately Federal regulations require facilities to do what regarding the hepatitis vaccine: - ✔️Make the hepatitis vaccine available to all employees who may be exposed. There is a fire and you have been ordered to evacuate the facility. Which residents should be evacuated first? - ✔️Residents nearest the fire What's should you do when lifting a heavy object from the floor: -

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✔️Keep the object as close to your body as possible. You are asked to move a container holding a dangerous chemical. You do not know what the chemical is. What should you do first? - ✔️Read the label on the container You are in the day room with several residents. You hear the fire alarm. What should you do? - ✔️Close all the doors and windows to the room. A resident is grabbing his throat, making a high-pitched noise and cannot speak. The nurse assistant should: - ✔️Perform the heimlich remover What is the least important when it comes to hand washing: - ✔️Hot water A nurse assistant sees a resident smoking in bed. What should the nurse assistant do? - ✔️Remove the cigarette