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CNA Quiz 3
Nursing
Question | Answer |
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What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part? | prosthesis |
When a client has left-sided weakness, what part of a sweater is put on first? | left sleeve |
It is appropriate for a nurse aide to share the information regarding a client's status with: | the staff on the next shift |
When helping a client who is recovering from a stroke to walk, the nurse aide should assist: | on the client's weak side |
The nurse aide is caring for a client who is agitated. The nurse aide SHOULD: | talk in a slow, calm, reassuring manner |
The purpose for padding side rails on the client's bed is to: | protect the client from injury |
Exercises that move each muscle and joint are called: | range of motion |
How can the nurse aide BEST help a client who in not accepting a loss? | encourage the client to talk |
The Heimlich manuever (abdominal thrust) is used for a client who has: | a blocked airway |
To BEST communicate with a client who is totally deaf, the nurse aide should: | write out information |
The nurse aide is asked by a confused client what day it is. The nurse aide should: | point to the date on a calendar and say the date |
To avoid pulling the catheter when turning a male client, the catheter tube must be taped to the client's: | upper thigh |
A nurse aide can assist clients with their spiritual needs by: | allowing clients to talk about their beliefs |
A nurse aide MUST wear gloves when: | doing peri-care |
When getting ready to dress a client the nurse aide SHOULD: | give the client a choice of what to wear |
If the nurse aide discovers fire in a client's room, the FIRST thing to do is: | remove the client |
In order to communicate clearly with a client who has hearing loss, the nurse aide should: | look directly at the client when speaking |
Which of the following stages of dying is usually the final stage? | acceptance |
IF a client says, "God is punishing me" or "Why me?", how should the nurse aide respond? | listen quietly |
The role of the ombudsman is to: | work with the nursing home to protect client's rights |
A nurse aide who is active in her church is assigned to care for a client who is not a member of any religious group. The nurse aide SHOULD: | respect the client's beliefs and avoid starting religious discussions |
The nurse aide notices that a client's mail has been delivered to the client's room. The nurse aide SHOULD: | give the client the unopened mail and offer help as neeeded |
Which of the following is a correct measurement of urinary output? | 300 cc |
The client offers a nurse aide a twenty dollar bill as a thank you for all that the nurse aide has done. The nurse aide SHOULD: | politely refuse the money |
All of the following situations are examples of abuse or neglect EXCEPT: | restraining a client according to a physician's order |
If a client is sitting in a chair in his room masturbating, the nurse aide SHOULD: | leave the client alone and provide privacy |
To convert four ounces of juice to mililiters (ml), the nurse aide should multiply | 4 x 30 ml |
In giving care according to the client's Bill of Rights, the nurse aide SHOULD: | prevent the client from complaining about care |
The LAST sense of a dying client will lose is: | hearing |
A client wakes up during the night and asks for something to eat. The nurse aide SHOULD: | report the incident to the other nurse aides |
The normal aging process is BEST defined as the time when: | normal body functions and senses decline |
IF a client is confusedm the nurse aide should: | help the client recognize familiar things and people |
What is the process of restoring a disabled client to the highest level of functioning possible? | rehabilitation |
When changing an unsterile dressing,the nurse aide should was hands: | before, after removal of the soiled dresssing, and after the procedure |
Clean be linen placed in a client's room but NOT used should be: | put in the dirty linen container |
The nurse aide finds conscious client lying on the bathroom floor. The FIRST thing the nurse aide should do is: | call for assistance form the nurse in charge |
If a nurse aide finds a client who is sad and crying, the nurse aide should: | ask the client if something is wrong |
Clients have the right to: | have access to a telephone |
Proper use of a waist restraint requires that the nurse aide: | watch for skin irritation |
To prevent the spread of infection, how should the nurse aide handle the soiled linens removed from a client's bed? | put them in the dirty linen container |
A client needs to be repositioned but is heavy, and the nurse aide is not sure she can move the client alone. The nurse aide should: | ask anotehr nurse aide to help |
To prevent dehydration of the client, the nurse aide SHOULD: | offer fluids frequently while the client is awake |
When transferring a client, MOST of the client's weight should be supported by the nurse aide's: | legs |
To be sure that a client's weight is measured accurately, the client should be weighed: | at the same time of day |
How many tips does a quad-cane base have? | 4 |
BEFORE taking the oral temperature of a client who hs just finished a cold drink, the nurse aide should wait: | 10 to 20 minutes |
Which of the following methods is the CORRECT way to remove a dirty isolaiton gown? | roll it dirty side in and away from the body |
Whar would be the BEST way for the nurse aide to promote client independence in bathing a client who has had a stroke? | encourage the client to do as much as possible and assist as needed |
A safety device used to assist a DEPENDENT client from a bed to a chair is called a: | transfer/gait belt |
If a nurse aide needs to wear a gown to care for a client in isolation, the nurse aide MUST: | take the gown off before leaving the client's room |
Whan making an occupied bed, the nurse aide SHOULD: | raise side rail on unattended side |
The nurse aide is in the employee dining room. A group of nurse aides are eating lunch together and begin discussing how rude a certain client was acting. The nurse aides SHOULD: | suggest that this is not the place to discuss the client |
The nurse aide enters a client's room, and the client states that he has pain. What should the nurse aide do? | report it to the nurse in charge |
A client is upset and crying over the recent death of her husband. How should the nurse aide respond? | sit with the client and allow her to talk about her feelings |
Which temperature is considered MOST accurate? | rectal |
What is a begining sign of a pressure sore? | discoloration |
While assisting a client with denture care the nurse aide observes that the upper plate is cracked. The nurse aide SHOULD: | report the damage to the nurse in charge |
A new client refuses to wear a clothing protector at lunch. The nurse aide SHOULD: | respect the client's wishes |
The nurse aide can BEST show that he is listening to the client by: | responding when appropriate |
The BEST time to prepare for a disaster is: | before it happens |