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- Personal Care Skills
- Restorative Skills
- Psychosocial Care Skills
- Exam Prep Questions
- Answer Rationales
This chapter is from the book
Exam Prep Questions
- Which of the following are two general goals for a.m. care?
- A. Remove soil and promote an increase in skin moisture.
- B. Promote relaxation of the resident and decrease need for mobility.
- C. Increase circulation and decrease incidence of pressure ulcers.
- D. Remove harmful bacteria and promote well-being.
- The nurse hands the nurse assistant a tube of medication and asks her to apply it after she has completed the resident’s bath. Which of the following would be the nursing assistant’s best response?
- A. “I will gladly apply the medication as soon as I dry the skin.”
- B. “I don’t have the time to do your job and mine too.”
- C. “As a nursing assistant, I can’t apply medication without a nurse present in the room.”
- D. “Applying medication is not part of my role as a nursing assistant.”
- Which statement about taking an oral temperature is false?
- A. The thermometer is placed in the mouth under the tongue in the sublingual pocket.
- B. Wait 10 minutes if the resident has consumed any hot or cold liquids.
- C. The normal oral temperature is 96.6°F.
- D. Thermometer covers are used on all residents.
- Which of the following apical pulse rates should be repeated?
- A. A pulse rate of 84 beats per minute
- B. A pulse rate of 54 beats per minute
- C. A pulse rate of 76 beats per minute
- D. A pulse rate of 66 beats per minute
- Which statement is true?
- A. Tachycardia is a slow heart rate.
- B. An irregular heart rate should be taken for at least 30 seconds.
- C. The carotid site is used most often to obtain the pulse.
- D. Bradycardia is a slow heart rate.
- Which blood pressure should the nursing assistant repeat before reporting it to the nurse?
- A. 90/60 mm Hg
- B. 120/74 mm Hg
- C. 140/68 mm Hg
- D. 130/70 mm Hg
- Which of the following is not part of the procedure for weighing residents?
- A. Residents are to remove shoes before weighing.
- B. Residents are to void before being weighed.
- C. Weights are obtained when the nursing assistant has time in the day’s schedule.
- D. Scales are to be calibrated to zero each day or routinely.
- A resident who was very talkative earlier in the day is now difficult to awaken for his bath. The most appropriate action for the nursing assistant is which of the following?
- A. Ask another nursing assistant if this has ever happened before.
- B. Report the change in condition to the charge nurse immediately.
- C. Realize he does not want his bath now and come back later.
- D. Reposition the resident and make sure he is comfortable.
- The nurse assistant might expect to find pressure ulcers in all of the following locations except which of the following?
- A. Heels
- B. Nose
- C. Elbows
- D. Knees
- Which of the following is false regarding assisting a resident with his or her bath?
- A. Have the room free from drafts.
- B. Assure the resident’s privacy.
- C. Warm the bath water to at least room temperature.
- D. Use only one washcloth and towel.