When helping to lift a resident up in bed, which of the following positions demonstrates proper use of body mechanics?
Keep your back and knees straight, and lift using your thigh muscles.
Bend slightly at the waist, keep knees partially flexed, and lift with your legs muscles.
Bend slightly at the waist, keep knees partially flexed, and lift with your back muscles.
Use whatever position and muscles make you feel most comfortable.
Correct Answer :
B. Bend slightly at the waist, keep knees partially flexed, and lift with your legs muscles.
Related Questions
It is important for residents to be provided oral care daily to prevent one of the following problems:
Oral infections
Stomach disorders
Bowel problems
Tooth breakage
A nursing assistants false report to the charge nurse that another nursing assistant accepted a tip from a resident is an example of which of the following?
Negligence
Defamation
Malpractice
Insubordination
Which of the following health-care team members is responsible for carrying out the medical plan under the supervision of the Registered Nurse?
Physician
Nursing Assistant
Licensed Practical Nurse
Physical Therapist
What is the last action taken by a nursing assistant when making a residents bed?
Handwashing
Removing all wrinkles from the bed
Repositioning the bed to a low position
Placing the call light near the resident
When a resident is dying, what sense is generally lost last?
Taste
Smell
Hearing
Sight
The dietitian shared with the nursing assistant that vitamin D is found in which of the following foods?
Bread and cereals
Fruits and vegetables
Protein
Dairy
What action by the CNA is acceptable when a resident has his or her room door open?
Knock before entering.
Walk in and ask the resident if he or she meant to leave it open.
Ask the nurse to tell the resident to close the door.
Wait till the patient exits the room before going in.
The resident consumed 3 ounces of juice. How many milliliters should the nursing assistant document on the flow sheet?
120mL
60mL
45mL
90mL
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
Which of the following is a measure to prevent falls?
Put all side rails up after the resident is in bed.
Remove the bedside table from close to the bed.
Put on the bed alarm before leaving the room.
Turn all the lights off and close the door to the residents room.
The most accurate reading for a radial pulse will be to count it for a full
15 seconds and multiply by 4
60 seconds
30 seconds and multiply by 2
10 seconds and multiply by 6
What is the best way to improve communication with a resident who is 100% deaf?
An amplified phone system
A loud voice
Reduced noise
Pen and paper
Which is the definition of a resident who becomes more confused each day during evening hours or after dark?
Alzheimers disease
Dementia
Psychosis
Sundowners Syndrome
When the nursing assistant is communicating with a resident who is suffering from memory loss, which of the following constitutes appropriate communication skills?
Sitting beside the resident and listening to him or her.
Ignoring the resident and continuing to work.
Laughing at what the resident is saying.
Asking the resident not to talk nonsense.
What is the correct procedure when using a gait belt?
Use a rocking and pulling motion when using the belt to get up from a sitting position.
Stand on the residents strong side.
Two or more caregivers are needed when using a gait belt.
Proper body mechanics are not needed with use of a gait belt.
The CNA can encourage a residents rehabilitation by which of the following?
Doing everything for the resident for a few days until he or she feels comfortable at the rehab facility
Showing sympathy for the residents situation
Not talking about the activities the resident cannot do by himself or herself
Focusing on what the resident can do for himself or herself
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
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.
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
What device is used to prevent contractures?
Hand roll
Cane
Back support
Ace bandage
The nursing assistant notices mail for a resident at the nurses station. The correct action of the nursing assistant is which of the following?
Discard the residents junk mail.
Open the mail for the resident.
Deliver the mail unopened to the residents room.
Give the mail to a family member.
All of the following are the correct care of a resident with a beard, except
Wash the beard daily.
Trim the beard daily.
Comb the beard daily.
Wash the beard when it is visibly soiled.
When is an ostomy pouch emptied?
When the pouch is full
Every two hours
Every day with a.m. care
Every shift
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
Select the observation that should be reported to the nurse STAT?
Cloudy yellow urine
Brown loose stools
Respiratory rate of 38
Radial pulse of 80
What is the best position for the CNA to use in order to prevent injury to his or her back or neck while bathing a resident?
Move as close to the resident as possible.
Work from the foot of the bed.
Raise the bed to a comfortable level.
Stand on the residents weak side.
A nursing assistant can help meet the residents spiritual needs by which of the following?
Telling the resident about his or her beliefs
Letting the resident know that the resident is not to talk about his or her beliefs
Allowing the resident to share his or her beliefs
Inviting someone from your church to talk to the resident
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 most appropriate action of the nursing assistant when a resident complains of chest pain?
Provide the resident with water
Place the resident in prone position
Call for help immediately
Check the residents blood sugar
A resident tells the nursing assistant that her arm is uncomfortable at the place she has an IV. The nursing assistant knows to report which of following signs to the nurse?
Skin pink and warm around the site
Swollen and red skin around the site
Dressing dry around the site
Clear, clean IV insertion site