What is the best response of the CNA when a resident requests that his or her toenails be trimmed?
The CNA cleans and trims the toenails.
The CNA notifies the nurse of the residents request so the nurse can contact the podiatrist.
The CNA informs the nurse that it is time for him to cut his toenails.
The CNA provides the resident with nail clippers.
Correct Answer :
B. The CNA notifies the nurse of the residents request so the nurse can contact the podiatrist.
Related Questions
Which of the following best defines quadriplegia?
Flaccid lower extremities
No movement in all four extremities
Inability to move the left side
No feeling in both feet
A resident is receiving oxygen therapy through a nasal cannula. When should the nasal cannula be removed?
Every hour
Every 2 hours
Every 8 hours
Long enough to clean the nose
A nursing assistant is overheard telling a resident that the nurse caring for her is not a good nurse. The nursing assistant could be charged with which of the following?
Slander
Malpractice
Negligence
Assault
A resident is exhibiting signs of depression. Which of the following is not a sign of depression?
Loss of appetite
Increased sleeping
Increased interest in activities
Crying
Of the following selections, which one, when performed by the CNA, will most assist the resident to reach his or her highest possible functional and physical status?
Help the resident with activities when he or she becomes frustrated.
Wait to give the resident praise until he or she shows great improvements in functional ability.
Promote independence with activities of daily living.
Allow the resident to work on his or plan of care when he or she becomes fatigued.
When correcting a mistake in the chart, the nursing assistant knows it is best to do which of the following?
Scribble out any mistakes.
If a mistake is made, the CNA is to cross out the mistake by putting one line through it and initialing it.
CNAs do not write in a residents chart.
Use white out when a small mistake is made.
The nursing assistant overhears a conversation about a resident on the elevator at work. The nursing assistant knows this is a violation of which patient right?
The residents right to be present when his care is discussed
The residents right to refute any statements made
The residents right to privacy
The residents right to medical care
Of the statements that follow, which is not an example of the Patients Bill of Rights?
Right to privacy and dignity
Right of confidentiality
Right to accept or refuse treatment
Right to mistreat staff and fellow residents
Which of the following best defines an ombudsman?
A person who represents a resident and investigates his or her complaint
A nurse representative who assures quality care
A person appointed by the court to handle an estate
A union representative
How often should the nursing assistant turn a resident who is unable to move himself or herself?
Every three hours
Every two hours
Every four hours
At least once a shift
What is the best course of action when taking the oral temperature of a resident who just finished drinking a glass of iced tea?
Wait approximately 15 minutes.
Go ahead and take the oral temperature.
Wait approximately 45 minutes.
Skip the temperature now and take it the next scheduled time.
Select the best definition for restorative nursing.
Helping to regain strength
Promoting well-being
Increasing self-care ability
All of the above
The best position for a resident who is unconscious and needs oral care is which of the following?
High-Fowlers
Side-lying
Trendelenburg
Supine
Which of the following is a safety device used to move a resident from the bed to the chair?
Hoyer lift
Slide board
Brace
Assistive
Which of the following would the nursing assistant not chart as input?
Ice cream for snack
Soup at lunch
Intravenous fluids
Jell-O at night
What complication should be reported immediately to the nurse?
Incontinence
Difficulty breathing
Weak leg
Increased hunger
What product is applied to a residents skin before shaving?
Shaving cream
Alcohol
Cold water
Lotion
18. Which statement is true regarding the rights of a residents religious beliefs?
Employees are to impose their religious beliefs on the residents.
Employees are never to discuss religious beliefs with residents.
Residents have a right to practice their own religious beliefs.
Family members are responsible to bring the religious leaders in to speak to the residents.
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 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.
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.
The definition of the center of rehabilitative care is:
To improve the residents capabilities
To restore function to as near normal as possible
To return the resident to better than normal functioning
To prevent harm and injury
Residents might experience which of the following due to decreased intestinal motility?
Liquid stools
Increased stools
Constipation
Increased appetite
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
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.
What should the CNA do if he or she accidently cuts the resident while shaving him or her?
Apply pressure to the cut.
Apply a band aid to the cut.
Apply tissue paper to the cut.
Apply shaving lotion to the cut.
Which of the following medical terms is used for describing a broken bone?
Fracture
Sprain
Strain
Laceration
When a resident falls, what is the most frequent injury that occurs?
Broken wrist
Fractured ankle
Strained ligament
Fractured hip
What is the medical term for high blood pressure?
Tachycardia
Hypertension
Bradypnea
Hypotension
When a resident requests to pray before a procedure, what is the optimum response of the nursing assistant?
Allow the resident privacy to pray.
Ask the resident to pray silently while you perform the procedure.
Explain to the resident that the procedure needs to be completed now and that praying will need to wait.
Tell the resident you have already prayed for him or her this morning and now it is time to perform the procedure.