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
Correct Answer :
B. Sitting with both feet on the floor
Related Questions
A resident is dying and requests the CNA to stay with him or her because he or she is afraid. The best action of the CNA is to
Ask the nurse if the resident can have a sleeping pill because he or she cannot sleep.
Stay with the resident and let him or her share his or her feelings and concerns.
Tell the resident you will call his or her family for him or her.
Call the doctor.
5A precaution against what type of danger requires the nursing assistant to wear a mask.
Blood borne
Standard
Contact
Droplet
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.
What is the important basic procedure for the nursing assist to perform to increase muscle strength and joint mobility of a resident who is unable to voluntarily move his or her limbs?
Resistance exercises
Aerobic exercises
Active range of motion exercises
Passive range of motion exercises
Which of the following behaviors is considered a demonstration of caring?
The timely completion of an assignment
Taking the time to listen to the resident
Obtaining the vital signs for the unit before lunch
Not changing the resident when he or she is soiled
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
Seizures are also known as:
Sugar in the blood
Convulsions
Consumption
Heart troubles
Which of the following procedures requires the CNA to wear gloves in order to adhere to standard precautions?
Setting up the dinner tray
Taking out the trash
Providing oral care
Providing hair care
Which type of device would the physician order to help a resident with ambulation?
Orthodontic
Feeding
Transfer
Assistive
Which of the following behaviors is considered a violation of the residents right to privacy?
The nurse telling the provider that the resident is not eating
A family member telling the nurse that it is the residents birthday
The CNA telling a visitor from church that the resident refuses to take his or her medications
The doctor telling the CNA caring for the resident that he or she may be experiencing pain when moved
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
When a resident refuses a bath, the nursing assistant should perform which of the following actions?
Inform the resident that everyone must take a bath when it is scheduled.
The charge nurse does not need to be informed that resident did not take a bath.
Go ahead and bathe the resident.
Respect the residents wishes.
Residents might experience which of the following due to decreased intestinal motility?
Liquid stools
Increased stools
Constipation
Increased appetite
There are times when the blood pressure cannot be taken in one arm. Which of the following sites is recommended to take a blood pressure?
An arm that is paralyzed
An arm on the side where the resident has had a mastectomy
An arm without any abnormalities
An arm with an IV infusing
What is the best way to encourage social interaction?
Speak to all residents, even when they cannot take part in the conversation.
Sit annoying residents away from other residents.
Do not talk to residents who speak a different language.
Speak loudly to all residents.
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
Which statement about taking a rectal temperature is true?
The electronic thermometers do not need lubrication.
Only mercury thermometers provide an accurate temperature.
The normal rectal temperature is 1 degree lower than an oral temperature.
Privacy is provided during the procedure.
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
What is the main purpose of restorative (rehabilitation) care?
To help the patient return to work or home
To live as independently and safely as possible
To teach the resident to care for self
To aid in the healing process
Which of the following medical terms is used for describing a broken bone?
Fracture
Sprain
Strain
Laceration
Which radial pulse should you repeat?
88 beats per minute and regular
59 beats per minute and irregular
60 beats per minute and regular
96 beats per minute and regular
What is the nursing assistants appropriate response to a resident who is making sexual comments?
Thank you, no one has flirted with me in a long time.
I am going to ignore that comment.
The comment is not acceptable to me.
I bet you tell all the girls that.
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
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
While trimming a residents nails, you accidently cut his or her finger. This is considered which of the following legal terms?
Physical abuse
Negligence
Malpractice
Assault
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.
When one of the residents is in restraints, what is the responsibility of the nursing assistant?
Apply tape securely around the mitt restraints to keep them fastened.
Check extremities for circulation, motion, and sensitivity over a 4-hour period.
Document the reason for application of restraints in the chart.
Promote resident comfort throughout the use of restraints.
In which location is the body temperature of a resident taken most often?
Oral
Rectal
Axillary
Tympanic
Which phrase best defines the term STAT?
As soon as possible
Within the next 2 to 3 hours
By the end of the shift
Immediately
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.