What activity by the CNA will increase a residents feeling of safety?
Checking the residents identification before any activity or procedure
Calling the resident honey or dear
Leaving the resident unattended during elimination
Informing the resident to yell out if he or she needs help
Correct Answer :
A. Checking the residents identification before any activity or procedure
Related Questions
It is appropriate for the nursing assistant to share resident information with all of the following persons, except
The physician caring for the resident
A member of the residents church
The nurse caring for the resident
The nursing assistant who will be caring for the resident
Which of the following are behaviors commonly related to a resident with mild cognitive impairment (dementia)?
Memory problems
Inability to dress
Inability to feed self
Unable to ambulate
Which of the following is the recommended position for a resident in order to obtain his or her blood pressure?
Lying with feet elevated
Sitting with both feet on the floor
Standing, with arms at the residents side
Lying flat
How frequently should the nursing assistant record the totaled intake and output in the residents chart?
After each meal
Every six hours
At the end of the shift
Every four hours
A resident whose spouse has recently died cries frequently. What should the nursing assistant do?
Change the subject.
Introduce him or her to the other available residents on the unit.
Stay and listen to the resident as much as possible.
Tell the resident that things will get better over time.
A Jewish resident asks the CAN if he is getting kosher meals. The CNA realizes that kosher meals are
Meals that are specially prepared when requested by Jewish residents who adhere to the Jewish culture
Religious meals made for special days in the Jewish culture
Prepared in the same way as regular meals.
Prepared by rabbis and delivered by family members
The best position for a resident who is unconscious and needs oral care is which of the following?
High-Fowlers
Side-lying
Trendelenburg
Supine
What is the first action of the CNA when he or she notices a reddened area on the right hip when turning the resident in bed?
Gently massage the area.
Tell the nurse.
Apply lotion to the skin.
Turn the resident more often.
Washing your hands as a nursing assistant is very important. Which of the following is a part of the handwashing procedure?
Drying both hands thoroughly with a discarded towel
Applying soap to both hands before turning on the water
Applying friction for at least 20 seconds
Wiping soiled hands on a towel as the first step in the procedure
What complication should be reported immediately to the nurse?
Incontinence
Difficulty breathing
Weak leg
Increased hunger
When the doctor asks you to get the nurse stat, when does he mean for you to do it?
In 5 minutes or so
When you finish what you are doing
Before he leaves
Instantly
A nursing assistant smells smoke in the nursing facility. A resident is found smoking a cigarette in his or her room. What is the correct action of the nursing assistant?
Tell the resident to be more careful so no one catches him or her.
Tell the resident that it is against the law and to go outside.
Tell the resident that it is a safety hazard and ask him or her to go outside.
Do nothing as long as the resident isnt bothering anyone.
The CNA is asked to take the temperature of a resident who has been vomiting. Which of the routes is most appropriate?
Rectal
Axillary
Tympanic
Oral
Seizures are also known as:
Sugar in the blood
Convulsions
Consumption
Heart troubles
Where is the best position for the nursing assistant to stand when assisting a resident to transfer to a wheelchair?
Left side of the wheelchair
Right side of the wheelchair
In front of the wheelchair
Behind the wheelchair
A resident with a stroke is fitted for a leg brace. Which intervention is most important when caring for this resident?
Skin care
Elimination assistance
Increased fluids
Increased ambulation
For an accurate blood pressure reading
The arm the blood pressure reading is being taken from should be at heart level.
The resident should sit comfortably with legs crossed.
The resident does not need to avoid talking while taking the CNA obtains his or her blood pressure.
The resident can drink while the CNA obtains his or her blood pressure.
While cleaning a residents dentures, the CNA accidently drops one and it breaks. What is the CNAs best course of action?
Report the accident to the resident and the nurse.
Show the resident the dentures and ask him or her what happened to them.
Hide the dentures.
Offer to pay for the broken denture.
Which of the following actions will help to prevent injury to the skin from a cold compress?
Do not remove the compress until it has reached room temperature.
Place a washcloth between the cold pack and the skin.
Place a heating pad on the skin after the cold pack is removed.
Wash the area after removing the cold pack.
Which action would the nursing assistant carry out when assisting a resident to use the bedpan?
Protect the bed with an absorbent pad.
Raise the head of the bed and then roll the resident to his or her side.
Use the fracture pan on everyone.
Leave the bedpan in the bed after use.
Which of the following is least likely to cause a skin tear?
Ring or watch
Friction
Short cropped nails
Pulling on an extremity
Which of the following best defines quadriplegia?
Flaccid lower extremities
No movement of all four extremities
Inability to move the left side
No feeling of both feet
The wife asks to pray with the resident before leaving, but visiting hours are over. Which of the following is the CNA's best response?
To tell the wife that you are sorry, but visiting hours are over. Please come back tomorrow.
To pray with the wife and the resident.
To provide the wife and the resident privacy to pray.
To let the wife know that the chapel is provided for praying.
Residents might experience which of the following due to decreased intestinal motility?
Liquid stools
Increased stools
Constipation
Increased appetite
All the following are the safety precautions used for showering a resident, except
Checking the water temperature before assisting the resident into the shower
Locking the wheels on the shower chair
Leaving the resident unattended in the shower
Promptly drying and covering the resident after the shower is completed
A resident has just been told of a family members death. The best way to help the resident deal with the death is by which of the following actions?
Assuring him or her that everyone eventually dies
Allowing him or her to grieve alone
Sharing with him or her that the family member is in a better place
Staying with the resident and encouraging him or her to talk.
Gloves are worn to protect residents when the nursing assistant performs which of the following activities?
Changing the residents clothes
Feeding the resident
Performing peri-care
Changing the residents position in the chair
The CNA is responsible to do which of following when providing post-mortem care?
Remove all the tubes.
Remove the dentures.
Clean the body for viewing by the family members.
Remove dressings.
The nursing assistant is walking a resident around the unit, and the resident starts to fall. The first action of the nursing assistant should be which of the following?
Leave the resident and quickly grab the nearest chair.
Get behind the resident and ease the patient to ground slowly.
Get to the nearest phone and call for assistance.
Grab the resident by the arms and lift him or her up.
What is the first step a nursing assistant should take when performing a procedure?
Informing the nurse that you are going to the residents room to perform the procedure
Checking the residents identification
Providing privacy
Documenting the procedure