Which of the following is a right of nursing home residents?
To select the staff that will provide their care
To have designated smoking areas in the facility
To make decisions about their care and treatment
To have activities offered throughout the day and evening shift
Correct Answer :
C. To make decisions about their care and treatment
Related Questions
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.
A resident has a urinary catheter connected to a drainage bag. Which action by the nurse aide shows correct handling of the catheter and the urinary drainage bag while the resident is in bed?
Hang the urinary drainage bag higher than the level of the residents bladder.
Use the measurements on the drainage bag to measure urine output.
Raise the bed to the highest position for better urine drainage.
Wear gloves when emptying the urinary drainage bag.
The nurse aide notices that a resident with dementia keeps walking over to the piano, pausing there, touching the piano, and then walking away only to return again. Which of the following is the best action for the nurse aide to take?
Take the resident back to the residents room.
Distract the resident by asking about the residents family.
Invite the resident to sit down at the piano with the nurse aide.
Ask the activity director to find something for the resident to do.
Which of the following is the best example of using reality orientation for a resident with early dementia?
Your son plans to visit today at 2:00 p.m.
You are in the nursing home. I am here to help you.
This is your daughter Anna. Do you remember her?
Look at the time. Lunch is in 30 minutes. Are you feeling hungry?
When checking the residents urinary drainage bag, the nurse aide observes that the resident has had about 50 ccs (mls) of urine output in the last six hours. What should the nurse aide do first?
Begin offering the resident fluids to drink every 15 minutes.
Report the observation to the charge nurse immediately.
Ask if the resident is having any pain when urinating.
Check to see if the tubing is kinked or bent.
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 has a contracture of the right arm. When putting on the residents button-front shirt, the nurse aide should
put the shirt sleeve on the left arm first, then the right arm.
ask which arm the resident prefers the sleeve to go on first.
put the shirt sleeve on the right arm first, then the left arm.
raise residents arms up to slide both sleeves on at the same time.
Which of the following should be reported to the charge nurse immediately?
A residents change in appetite
A residents complaint of chest pain
A resident who refuses to take a scheduled tub bath
A resident who wanders is found napping in another residents bed
To help prevent residents who are confused from accidentally leaving the nursing home, the nursing home may
block exit doors.
restrain residents.
place large stop signs on doors.
keep confused residents in their rooms.
The nurse aides role in assisting with a bowel and bladder retraining program includes
being consistent with carrying out the toileting schedule.
notifying the family that the resident has been placed on the program.
determining the type of program best suited for the resident.
checking the resident every four hours for incontinence.
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 resident with dementia says, I need to get home. My daughters school bus is coming soon. The nurse aide knows the resident is confused because her only daughter just turned 60. What is the best response by the nurse aide?
Lets go see if Bingo has started yet. You love Bingo.
Remember you are in a nursing home. Your daughter is all grown up.
Do you mean your great-granddaughter? Your daughter just turned 60.
What do you like to do with your daughter when she gets home from school?
A nurse aide who is new to the unit, observes two residents go into a room and close the door. The nurse aide suspects that the two residents are going to have sex. What should the nurse aide do?
Check on the residents every few minutes.
Report the residents behavior to the charge nurse.
Ask the nurse if the residents should be medicated.
Tell the residents that sex is not allowed in the nursing home.
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.
Which of the following is the most appropriate schedule for residents who are incontinent to receive perineal care?
In the morning and at bedtime
At the beginning and near the end of a shift
Whenever the resident is soiled with urine or stool
Every two hours when the nurse aide checks on the resident
When a resident is receiving oxygen, the nurse aide should
make sure the tubing is free of kinks.
remove oxygen when the resident is eating.
place a NO VISITORS sign on the residents door.
limit how often mouth care is provided to the resident.
A resident with advance directives has a DNR order. This means that the resident
does not remember.
should not be restrained.
does not respond to instructions.
should not be resuscitated.
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.
Which statement is true about the effects of aging
The aging process can be reversed with good health care.
Bladder incontinence is a normal part of aging.
Joints tend to be less flexible as a person ages.
Sensitivity to pain increases with age.
How should the nurse aide respond when a resident tries to talk about the recent death of another resident?
Explain that HIPAA laws forbid staff from discussing residents that died.
Suggest the resident talk to other residents feeling the same loss.
Try distracting the resident with a more cheerful subject.
Allow the resident to talk about the resident who died.
Which of the following is most important to closely observe when a resident wears elastic stockings, the type that are worn to help circulation?
The residents shoe-fit
The residents pulse rate
The way the resident walks
The color of the residents toes
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.
A resident reports having a very large bowel movement two days ago. What should the nurse aide do first?
Report this to the charge nurse.
Ask if this is a normal pattern for the residents body.
Suggest the resident drink more water and increase foods with fiber.
Check if the resident is getting a medication to help with bowel movements.
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.
When giving perineal care to a male resident who is uncircumcised, the nurse aide should
push the foreskin back to clean.
keep the foreskin in place over the penis.
wipe from the base of the penis towards the tip.
just cleanse the tip and directly over the urethra.
Which of the following describes a residents concern that needs to be reported to the charge nurse immediately?
A residents complaint of not getting to activities on time.
A resident who states a need for a new pair of elastic stockings.
A resident with dementia who states the need to talk to the residents son.
A resident who has always been oriented is suddenly scared and confused.
A resident must have assistance to walk. When leaving the resident in the residents room, what must the nurse aide do before leaving the room?
Turn on the residents television.
Make sure the residents bedpan is within reach.
Place the call light where the resident can reach it.
Say to the resident, Remember that you need help to walk.
When moving a resident in bed, a lift or turning sheet may be used to help prevent
atrophy.
shearing.
infections.
contractures.
What is the best reason for giving frequent perineal care to residents?
It increases comfort.
It decreases sexual responses.
It helps prevent skin breakdown.
It prevents incontinence.
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.