The heart is an important muscle for which body system?
Urinary
Musculoskeletal
Circulatory
Digestive
Correct Answer :
C. Circulatory
Related Questions
While helping in the dining room, the nurse aide notices a male resident in distress holding his throat. The nurse aide believes the resident may be choking. After calling for help, the nurse aides next action should be to
check the residents ABCs.
ask if the resident can talk.
provide an abdominal thrust.
lower the resident to the floor.
Which foods are found on a high protein diet?
Pasta and rice
Meat and eggs
Fruits and vegetables
Whole grains and milk products
Sundowning is a term used to describe when residents
take short naps throughout the day.
show signs of Alzheimers at a younger age.
prefer to go to bed earlier in the evening.
become restless and agitated late in the day.
A resident who must stay in bed is at risk for developing
dementia.
arthritis.
foot drop.
Parkinsons disease.
A resident is scheduled for a morning shower but is refusing to take one. The best response by the nurse aide is to
explain that the shower is required to keep clean and healthy.
try to motivate the resident by collecting clothing and supplies.
ask if the resident has another preference for bathing today.
remind the resident, You do have the right to refuse care.
A resident who is wearing a hearing aid keeps asking the nurse aide to repeat information. Which of the following actions should the nurse aide do first?
Speak loudly and directly into the hearing aid.
Check that the hearing aid is in the correct ear.
Ask when the hearing aid battery was replaced.
Make sure the hearing aid is turned on.
Which of the following statements is true about how people experience pain?
Pain is usually worse in the morning.
Residents with dementia do not feel pain
A persons culture can affect response to pain.
Younger people handle pain better than older adults.
A nurse aide is giving a resident a bed bath. Which of the following should the nurse aide do during the bed bath?
Keep the bed in the lowest position throughout bathing.
Keep the residents body covered during the bath.
Open the window for fresh air during the bath.
Add a lot of soap to the water in the basin.
Which member of the health care team counsels residents and their families and arranges for needed services?
Dietitian
Social worker
Physical therapist
Activities director
When preparing to shower a resident, what should the nurse aide do next after checking the water temperature?
Give the resident a washcloth to hold
Suggest the resident wash his or her face
Ask the resident to check the water temperature
Check if the resident wants a partial or full shower
A nurse aide enters a room to help the resident to the bathroom. A trash can in the room is on fire. What should the nurse aide do first?
Use the residents pitcher of water to put out the fire.
Open the window to allow smoke to escape.
Remove the resident from the room.
Yell Fire! along with the location.
A resident is admitted to the nursing home for rehabilitation after a stroke. The plan is for the resident to stay only a short time, before returning home. Which of the following shows the best support of the residents needs?
Provide total care for the resident.
Set high standards for the residents achievements.
Help the resident focus on even small accomplishments.
Remind the resident that she will be happier when she is home.
When providing foot care, the nurse aide observes an open sore on the residents foot. The nurse aide should
pat gently to dry and cover with a dry dressing before applying a sock.
stop the foot care immediately and ask the resident what happened.
report the skin opening to the charge nurse as soon as possible.
check the residents sock for any wound drainage.
When helping admit a new resident, the nurse aide notices the residents rightsided weakness from a stroke. The resident asks for help to the bathroom. Before assisting the resident, the nurse aide should
ask how the resident went to the bathroom at home.
ask the resident to wait until the care plan is completed.
get instructions from the nurse about how to toilet the resident.
help the resident to the bathroom immediately, supporting the right-side.
When caring for a resident who is comatose, the nurse aide is expected to
provide mouth care once a day.
avoid changing the residents position.
talk to the resident while providing care.
keep the residents room dark and quiet.
When a resident wears a restraint, the nurse aide must make sure the
resident is wearing an incontinent brief.
resident is checked once every two hours.
restraint is applied following the manufacturers instructions.
restraint is applied tightly and placed under the residents clothing.
A resident with a feeding tube is scheduled for a shower. The residents feeding tube is connected to a pump. Which of the following is the appropriate response by the nurse aide?
Disconnect the feeding tube temporarily to give the shower.
Protect the pump with a plastic bag before bringing into the shower room.
Ask the charge nurse for assistance with the feeding pump.
Give the resident a bed bath since the resident has a feeding tube.
A nurse aide hears another staff member yelling and cursing at a resident. This is an example of
resident neglect.
resident abuse.
nurse aide carelessness.
nurse aide noncompliance.
A resident whose husband died a few years ago, says, I have got to get dinner started. My husband will be home from work soon. What is the best way for the nurse aide to respond?
Offer to walk with the resident to the activity departments kitchen.
Remind the resident that the nursing home prepares her meals.
Ask the resident about her husbands favorite dinners.
Explain gently that the residents husband is dead.
When weighing a resident, it is important to make sure the
residents last measured weight is available.
scale measures both pounds and kilograms.
resident is wearing light weight clothing such as pajamas.
scale is balanced or calibrated before helping the resident onto the scale.
A resident, who is on bed rest, asks for a bedpan. The resident is not able to lift own hips to help with the placement of the bedpan. The best action by the nurse aide is to
ask the nurse if the resident should have a urinary catheter.
turn the resident onto one side to place the bedpan under the residents hips.
place an under pad on incontinent brief under the resident to collect the urine.
have another nurse aide assist to lift the resident onto the bedpan.
A few minutes before the end of the shift, a resident calls and whispers to the nurse aide, I had an accident. I wet myself. What should the nurse aide do?
Explain that the next shift will assist the resident in a short time.
Remove any wet clothing and place the resident on a dry under pad.
Ask if the resident feels very uncomfortable.
Provide incontinent care to the resident.
A nurse aide finds a resident who has a history of falls lying on the floor in the residents room. The resident is crying and says, I fell again. What should the nurse aide do first?
Call for help while keeping the resident calm.
Check for injuries while asking how the resident fell.
Place a pillow under the residents head and cover with a blanket.
Consider if the resident is trying to get attention.
A resident must stay in bed for long periods of time. Which of the following actions will best prevent the resident from developing pressure ulcers?
Put hand rolls in the residents hands.
Avoid raising the head of the residents bed.
Turn and position the resident according to schedule.
Provide range of motion (ROM) exercises every two hours.
Which foods are found on a high protein diet?
Pasta and rice
Meat and eggs
Fruits and vegetables
Whole grains and milk products
When a resident is dark skinned, the first signs of skin breakdown, instead of appearing pale or red, may appear
black.
green.
purple.
white.
A nurse aide enters a room to help the resident to the bathroom. A trash can in the room is on fire. What should the nurse aide do first?
Use the residents pitcher of water to put out the fire.
Open the window to get the smoke out of the room.
Yell Fire! along with the room number.
Remove the resident from the room.
A nurse aide is assigned to a table in the dining room during the residents lunch. One of the residents who is seated at the table begins to have a seizure. The nurse has been called. The next action by the nurse aide should be to
guide the resident from the chair to the floor.
remove the other residents away from the table.
try to open the residents mouth to check for food.
keep the resident in the chair by holding around the residents waist.
A resident says she is 5 feet 6 inches tall. When the nurse aide measures the residents height, the resident is 5 feet 4 inches. What should the nurse aide do?
Record the residents height as 5 feet 4 inches.
Record the residents height as 5 feet 6 inches.
Explain that older people shrink with aging.
Measure the resident again.
The nurse aide is bathing a resident and notices new swelling in the residents ankles. Which of the following is the best response by the nurse aide?
Ask if the resident has been eating salty foods lately.
Elevate the residents legs and check again later.
Report the swelling to the charge nurse.
Avoid bathing the residents lower legs.