Nursing Assistant Duties and Responsibilities, Exams of Advanced Education

Download Nursing Assistant Duties and Responsibilities and more Exams Advanced Education in PDF only on Docsity! TMU Final Exam #8 With 100% Correct Answers 2024 1. Electrical equipment should never be touched if your hands are a. chapped b. dirty c. wet d. gloved - Correct Answer-C 2. You must reposition a heavy resident in bed. To do this safely it is best to a. use your strong back muscles b. do the job alone c. ask someone to help d. lift with your arms - Correct Answer-C 3. The nursing assistant should a. encourage the resident to be independent b. tell the family about problems with the resident c. dress and feed residents, even if they are able to do it themselves d. discourage residents from discussing their feelings - Correct Answer-A 4. Non-verbal communication is expressed by a. talking with other persons b. giving oral reports and your opinion c. telling residents what you want them to do d. your body position and facial expressions - Correct Answer-D. your body position and facial expressions 5. The role that nursing assistants play in the care of long term care facility residents is a. major b. minor c. partial d. insignificant - Correct Answer-A 6. When doing personal care for a resident it is most important that you a. carry on a conversation b. provide privacy for the resident c. share your problems with the resident d. give the resident the latest floor gossip - Correct Answer-B 7. Before transferring a resident from her bed to a wheelchair you should a. position the wheelchair away from the bed b. lower the foot rests c. lock the wheelchair brakes d. be sure she has a restraint in place - Correct Answer-C 8. Hand restraints should be fastened securely to a. the side rails in the high position b. the side rails in the low position c. the bed spring using a slip knot d. the bed frame using a square knot - Correct Answer-C 9. All conditions listed below are common to the urinary tract EXCEPT a. renal calculi b. cardiac arrest c. renal failure (uremia) d. rectocele and cystocele - Correct Answer-B 10. Nutrients are essential to our bodies for all the following reasons EXCEPT a. building and repairing tissues b. performing bodily functions c. providing energy for the work the body does d. limiting a person's life if taken externally - Correct Answer-D 11. Which is NOT a normal change in the digestive system caused by aging a. effective gag reflex b. slower absorption of nutrients 23. During active range-of-motion (AROM) the resident moves a. no limbs with or without assistance b. one limb with limited assistance c. all limbs freely, with no assistance d. limbs with assistance - Correct Answer-C 24. When escorting a new mother and infant to their car, insure that the infant car seat is in the a. front seat facing forward b. back seat facing forward c. back seat facing the rear d. front seat facing the rear - Correct Answer-C 25. The normal aging process results in blood pressure ___________ as a person gets older. a. remaining consistent b. getting lower c. getting stronger d. getting higher - Correct Answer-D 26. The nursing assistant is aware that older persons will have an __________ appetite and a __________ taste and smell. a. increase, decrease b. decrease, increase c. increase, increase d. decrease, decrease - Correct Answer-A 27. A danger to be aware of when a resident has dysphagia is a. urinary tract infection b. aspiration c. confusion d. anorexia - Correct Answer-B 28. Social needs being met include feeling of a. security b. belonging c. achievement d. independence - Correct Answer-B 29. The psychosocial needs of resident's are met by a. providing an opportunity to be as independent as possible, encouraging choices whenever possible. b. restricting exposure to the outer community because of too many stressers in the world. c. discouraging local children from coming into the facility because they carry too many infections. d. providing overhead playing of music and the news during waking hours. - Correct Answer-A 30. The CNA understands residents should be repositioned every a. two hours b. three hours c. four hours d. five hours - Correct Answer-A 31. Body mechanics is a. when a person is standing, the person keeps his/her feet together. b. when a person keeps their knees straight when lifting an object. c. when muscles are used in the correct manner to move and lift. d. when a person carries an object away from them. - Correct Answer-C 32. A resident has dysphagia. This means the resident has difficulty a. listening b. talking c. swallowing d. processing - Correct Answer-C 33. You walk into Mrs. Jones room who is a known insulin dependent diabetic and find her sitting on her bed eating a snickers bar. You should a. take it away from her and scold her for eating it b. call her family and inform them what she has done c. inform the charge nurse and document the findings d. shut the door and let her enjoy her snickers bar - Correct Answer-C 34. When measuring intake and output, 240 milliliters (mL) is equal to a. 1 tablespoon b. 1 cup c. 1 pint d. 1 quart - Correct Answer-B 35. Gingivitis is a. a coated or swollen tongue b. the inflammation of the gums c. a deposit on the teeth filled with bacteria d. an ulcer, such as canker sores - Correct Answer-B 36. You are working as a CNA and accidently get stuck with a used needle. Your next action will be to a. finish the shift and stop by a local emergency room on the way home b. ask the resident if they are current on their vaccinaitons and if they have any diseases c. let your nurse know you are leaving and call 911 since you will need immediate treatment for the exposure d. follow the facility policy and report the exposure to your supervisor immediately - Correct Answer-D 37. The CNA is working with a resident who was alert and oriented yesterday. Upon arrival today, the CNA notices the resident is anxious, disoriented and is having problems with memory. The CNA will report this to the nurse as possible a. demetia b. schizophrenia c. delirium d. anxiety - Correct Answer-C 38. The CNA is working with a resident who uses a cane. The resident has weakness on the right side. The resident will hold the cane on the a. when the charge nurse tells you to b. only when you are sick with a cold or flu c. in all nursing assistant actions d. only when a resident is in isolation - Correct Answer-C 50. When handling equipment that has been soiled with blood, body fluids, secretions or excretions at a minimum a. wear gloves, mask, and gown b. wear gloves and qown c. wear gloves d. wear gloves and mask - Correct Answer-B 51. A common physical change in the musculo-skeletal system as the body ages is an increase in a. bone mass b. joint flexibility c. muscle atrophy d. vertebrae length - Correct Answer-C 52. You are to perform abduction on the resident's right hip. You understand you will a. move the leg toward the midline b. bend the leg at the knee c. move the leg away from the midline d. straighten the leg at the knee - Correct Answer-C 53. Where is a pulse usually taken? a. over a muscle b. over a vein c. over an artery d. over a joint - Correct Answer-C 54. Which statement best describes ADL's? a. going to work b. bathing, feeding, dressing, ambulation c. watching TV, sleeping, playing games d. driving a car, shopping, cooking meals - Correct Answer-B 55. A stethoscope is used in the measurement of: a. apical pulse b. blood pressure c. temperature d. A and B - Correct Answer-D 56. Misuse of Resident's money or property by family, friends, or staff, is known as: a. malpractice b. chemical restraint c. misappropriation of property d. abetting & aiding - Correct Answer-C 57. Restorative/rehabilitative nursing is the process of: a. residents rights b. focusing on what the resident cannot do c. doing everything we can for the resident to conserve energy d. providing care to meet the needs of the whole person - Correct Answer-D 58. Vomiting can be dangerous because of the possibility of: a. stroke b. aspiration c. hypertension d. cardiac arrest - Correct Answer-B 59. You gave water to a resident who is NPO. What must be done first? a. chart the error b. apologize to the resident c. give water to the right resident d. report the mistake to the charge nurse - Correct Answer-D 60. Mrs. Patton husband died several months ago. She continues to talk about him and expects him to come visit daily. She is experiencing: a. schizophrenia b. denial c. displacement d. acceptance - Correct Answer-B 61. While dressing a post CVA resident with one-sided weakness, which arm should be put through the sleeve first? a. weak arm b. strong arm c. it doesn't matter d. both arms at the same time - Correct Answer-A 62. Multiple Sclerosis is a disease: a. that occurs at birth b. of the blood vessels c. of multiple personalities d. that is a chronic problem of the nervous system - Correct Answer-D 63. The nursing assistant is caring for a resident whose husband died a week ago. The resident states she understands that it was his time to die. The best response by the nursing assistant is to a. talk to the resident about religion b. listen to what the resident has to say c. tell the resident, "We all must die." d. encourage the resident to read the Bible - Correct Answer-B 64. Which one of the following would most likely be an assigned duty for a nursing assistant a. assigns duties to other nursing assistants b. applies sterile dressings c. gives bed baths d. calls a resident's family - Correct Answer-C 65. A co-worker constantly shows up late and calls in sick. When she is at work she does more talking than care taking. You should first