Exam 3: Role of the Aide

As a certified nurse aide, you are aware of your roles and responsibilities. To protect clients from harm, you must understand what you can do, what you cannot do, and the legal limits of your role. Which of the following duties would be most appropriate for a CNA, as delegated by a licensed nurse?

Janine (CNA) avoids deliberate harm, risk of harm, and harm that occurs during her performance of nursing actions. The nurse aide is promoting which ethical principle?

You are assisting the nurse in the admission of Mrs. Anderson in the nursing home. While you are arranging her clothes and other personal belongings in the closet, she instantly grabs a teddy bear from you and angrily shouts, "Nobody touches my Teddy! Go away!" Which of the following is the best response?

Every client has certain rights and expectations of the people caring for him or her. Each of the following actions demonstrates a client's right - as stated in the Resident's Bill of Rights - except?

A client starts shouting during medication time. You heard the nurse saying, "If you will not take your medications, I will lock you in your room and will not allow you to view the TV in the day room." You know that the nurse's actions constitute:

Which of the following statements is true about implementing an advanced directive?

Sunisa is now completing her two-week preceptor program in the long-term facility, yet she is still not comfortable with some of her job duties. What should Sunisa's next step be?

Which assignment would be most appropriate for a certified nursing assistant (CNA)?

You are resigning from your work as a nursing assistant. What is the most appropriate action for you to take?

It's a busy day in the ward, and the nurse on duty is now preparing the medicines of her patients on the medication tray. She hands you a tube of Terramycin ointment and gave instructions to apply it to Mrs. Harris' eyes. How would you respond to this?

Which statement about resident care conferences is correct?

Mr. Fleer is being visited by his golf club friends. After an hour, you observed that Mr. Fleer appears tired and sleepy. What should you do?

In caring for American Indian clients, the nurse assistant should:

In order to effectively employ therapeutic communication, it is important to use techniques that encourage clients to open up and speak more freely. All of the following statements made by the nurse aide are therapeutic, except:

Nurse assistants should know their own feelings, strengths, and weaknesses. This quality is called:

When a nursing assistant commits a procedure error, she should accurately document the client's response and her corresponding action. This is very important for which of the following purposes:

The nurse assistant needs to eliminate barriers that impede communication. Which of the following is an example of a communication barrier?

The nurse aide made an error when recording a new entry in the progress notes. Which method would be the best way to correct the recording error?

A co-worker is always out of post during duty hours and spends more time in the nurses' lounge. To resolve this conflict you may do any of the following except:

Legally, clients' charts are: