Question 1

Direct questions focus on specific pieces of information that the nurse assistant needs from the client. Which of the following is an example of a direct question?

Accepted Answer

A) "What are your plans for home?" 
B) "What will you do when you get home?" 
C) "You said that you can't work." 
D) "Do you feel better now?" 
A) "What are your plans for home?" 
B) "What will you do when you get home?" 
C) "You said that you can't work." 
D) "Do you feel better now?"

Question 2

A nursing assistant observes a client pacing the halls, and it appears that the client has been crying. Which of the following is the most appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

A) Consider the behavior a normal reaction to illness. 
B) Validate perceptions with the client. 
C) Discuss the client's actions with another nursing assistant for verification. 
D) Discuss the morning schedule provided by the staff nurse with the client to decrease apprehension. 
A) Consider the behavior a normal reaction to illness. 
B) Validate perceptions with the client. 
C) Discuss the client's actions with another nursing assistant for verification. 
D) Discuss the morning schedule provided by the staff nurse with the client to decrease apprehension.

Question 3

In communicating with a blind person, which of the following should you not do?

Accepted Answer

A) Describe the foods present in the meal tray. 
B) Provide a pen and paper for the client to write her concerns. 
C) Give specific instructions while performing a procedure. 
D) Introduce yourself every time you enter the client's room. 
A) Describe the foods present in the meal tray. 
B) Provide a pen and paper for the client to write her concerns. 
C) Give specific instructions while performing a procedure. 
D) Introduce yourself every time you enter the client's room.

Question 4

To foster optimal hearing for the client who has a hearing aid, the nurse aide should:

Accepted Answer

A) Speak more loudly. 
B) Repeat what is said, using the same words. 
C) Speak slowly and clearly. 
D) Stand close to the client's ear. 
A) Speak more loudly. 
B) Repeat what is said, using the same words. 
C) Speak slowly and clearly. 
D) Stand close to the client's ear.

Question 5

Which of the following statements made by a nurse assistant signals a bad attitude?

Accepted Answer

A) "Can you repeat the steps in changing the urinary bag? It's my first time doing it." 
B) "I work harder than anyone else." 
C) "I'm taking my break now. I'll be back after 15 minutes." 
D) "I may need some assistance in changing the resident's diaper." 
A) "Can you repeat the steps in changing the urinary bag? It's my first time doing it." 
B) "I work harder than anyone else." 
C) "I'm taking my break now. I'll be back after 15 minutes." 
D) "I may need some assistance in changing the resident's diaper."

Question 6

The client verbalizes, "I'm nothing." Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the nurse aide?

Accepted Answer

A) "Are you suggesting that you feel worthless?" 
B) "Of course, you're everything." 
C) "That's not true." 
D) "You should not feel that way." 
A) "Are you suggesting that you feel worthless?" 
B) "Of course, you're everything." 
C) "That's not true." 
D) "You should not feel that way."

Question 7

Which of the following clients needs to be attended to first by the nurse aide?

Accepted Answer

A) Mr. Tomm - 72 years old, with left-sided paralysis, confined on bed - calls for a change in his diaper. 
B) Mrs. Smith - 80 years old, recently lost her husband - requests the nurse aide accompany her in the garden. 
C) Mr. Brown - 69 years old, constantly asks for your company - calls you as he finishes his 3000-piece jigsaw puzzle. 
D) Mr. Chin - 65 years old with Parkinson's disease - is scheduled for his bed shampoo today. 
A) Mr. Tomm - 72 years old, with left-sided paralysis, confined on bed - calls for a change in his diaper. 
B) Mrs. Smith - 80 years old, recently lost her husband - requests the nurse aide accompany her in the garden. 
C) Mr. Brown - 69 years old, constantly asks for your company - calls you as he finishes his 3000-piece jigsaw puzzle. 
D) Mr. Chin - 65 years old with Parkinson's disease - is scheduled for his bed shampoo today.

Question 8

Which action by a nurse aide could jeopardize the confidentiality of computerized medical records available at a nurse's station?

Accepted Answer

A) Logging out and signing off all computer screens before leaving a terminal 
B) Sharing passwords for computer access with colleagues who have forgotten their own passwords 
C) Periodically changing computer access passwords 
D) Preventing an unidentified healthcare worker from viewing computer records 
A) Logging out and signing off all computer screens before leaving a terminal 
B) Sharing passwords for computer access with colleagues who have forgotten their own passwords 
C) Periodically changing computer access passwords 
D) Preventing an unidentified healthcare worker from viewing computer records

Question 9

A client in the long-term facility tells the nurse assistant, "I am too depressed to talk to you, leave me alone." Which of the following responses is most therapeutic?

Accepted Answer

A) I'll be back in an hour. 
B) Why are you so depressed? 
C) I'll sit with you for a moment. 
D) Call me when you feel like talking to me. 
A) I'll be back in an hour. 
B) Why are you so depressed? 
C) I'll sit with you for a moment. 
D) Call me when you feel like talking to me.

Question 10

Which of the following ways can a nursing assistant demonstrate empathy?

Accepted Answer

A) Putting others ahead of self 
B) Sharing of emotions with residents 
C) Imagining self in the place of others 
D) Going the extra mile for someone 
A) Putting others ahead of self 
B) Sharing of emotions with residents 
C) Imagining self in the place of others 
D) Going the extra mile for someone

Question 11

A client with a hearing impairment is admitted to a busy hospital unit. Which intervention is most appropriate to meet the client's needs while preventing sensory overload?

Accepted Answer

A) Allow all the client's family members to stay with the client. 
B) Have conversation at the bedside be directed to the client. 
C) Keep the television or radio on for the client continuously. 
D) Keep the overhead light on at all times. 
A) Allow all the client's family members to stay with the client. 
B) Have conversation at the bedside be directed to the client. 
C) Keep the television or radio on for the client continuously. 
D) Keep the overhead light on at all times.

Question 12

A nursing assistant is initiating strategies to address an ethical dilemma. Which of the following strategies would indicate that the nursing assistant is in error and needs further study?

Accepted Answer

A) Clarifying any misunderstandings in the situation 
B) Analyzing the case by organizing the facts 
C) Identifying outcomes by which to plan care 
D) Using personal values to determine interventions 
A) Clarifying any misunderstandings in the situation 
B) Analyzing the case by organizing the facts 
C) Identifying outcomes by which to plan care 
D) Using personal values to determine interventions

Question 13

Hyacinth is beginning to practice as a nurse assistant. She has to remember always that when relating to clients:

Accepted Answer

A) She is entitled to her moods since she is only human, too. 
B) Her needs should be discussed with the family before the care starts. 
C) She should be careful and sensitive listener but need not document all the information. 
D) She should document information even if she is not sure it will affect the client's care. 
A) She is entitled to her moods since she is only human, too. 
B) Her needs should be discussed with the family before the care starts. 
C) She should be careful and sensitive listener but need not document all the information. 
D) She should document information even if she is not sure it will affect the client's care.

Question 14

Monique stopped working as a nursing assistant when she gave birth to her daughter. After two years of being a full-time wife and mother, she now decides to go back to work to help in paying their bills. What are the requirements that Monique has to comply with before going back to work again?

Accepted Answer

A) Enroll in a refresher course. 
B) Undergo a retraining and a new competency evaluation. 
C) Undergo a new competency evaluation only. 
D) No other requirements are required. Just present letter of intent to the Board to go back to work. 
A) Enroll in a refresher course. 
B) Undergo a retraining and a new competency evaluation. 
C) Undergo a new competency evaluation only. 
D) No other requirements are required. Just present letter of intent to the Board to go back to work.

Question 15

Which of the following tasks is performed by a nurse assistant?

Accepted Answer

A) Performing wound care and changing a non-sterile dressing 
B) Inserting an indwelling catheter 
C) Inserting a nasogastric tube 
D) Changing an empty intravenous solution bag 
A) Performing wound care and changing a non-sterile dressing 
B) Inserting an indwelling catheter 
C) Inserting a nasogastric tube 
D) Changing an empty intravenous solution bag

Question 16

Which action by the nurse aide would demonstrate a lack of concern for a client's privacy?

Accepted Answer

A) The nurse aide knocks on the door before entering the client's room. 
B) After a client who is admitted in a semi-private room has a biopsy, the nurse aide prepares a small conference room for the client and the healthcare provider to discuss the results of the biopsy. 
C) The nurse aide forgets to cover up a client when transporting the individual in the hallway. 
D) A curtain is drawn and the door to the room is shut when a client's wound dressing is changed. 
A) The nurse aide knocks on the door before entering the client's room. 
B) After a client who is admitted in a semi-private room has a biopsy, the nurse aide prepares a small conference room for the client and the healthcare provider to discuss the results of the biopsy. 
C) The nurse aide forgets to cover up a client when transporting the individual in the hallway. 
D) A curtain is drawn and the door to the room is shut when a client's wound dressing is changed.

Question 17

Anita overheard a co-worker saying that the nurse assigned to their floor is having an illicit affair with a physician. Anita then informs the supervisor of this information. Which of the following statements best describe the situation?

Accepted Answer

A) Anita is doing her part in protecting a co-worker from gossip. 
B) Anita is eavesdropping and wants to clarify the whole matter with the supervisor. 
C) Anita wants the supervisor to intervene in this scandalous situation to protect the reputation of the her employer. 
D) Anita is participating in a gossip and is acting unprofessionally. 
A) Anita is doing her part in protecting a co-worker from gossip. 
B) Anita is eavesdropping and wants to clarify the whole matter with the supervisor. 
C) Anita wants the supervisor to intervene in this scandalous situation to protect the reputation of the her employer. 
D) Anita is participating in a gossip and is acting unprofessionally.

Question 18

The nursing staff is taking their morning break in the lounge. A nursing attendant tells the group that she thinks that the unit secretary has AIDS and proceeds to tell the nursing staff that the secretary probably contracted the disease from her husband, who is supposedly a drug addict. Which legal tort has the nursing assistant violated?

Accepted Answer

A) Libel 
B) Slander 
C) Assault 
D) Negligence 
A) Libel 
B) Slander 
C) Assault 
D) Negligence

Question 19

A client asks you, "Do you think, I have cancer?" The most appropriate response is:

Accepted Answer

A) "I will refer you to your doctor." 
B) "If I were you, I will not worry unnecessarily." 
C) "You sound concerned about what the doctor may find." 
D) "You will undergo different tests before cancer can be diagnosed." 
A) "I will refer you to your doctor." 
B) "If I were you, I will not worry unnecessarily." 
C) "You sound concerned about what the doctor may find." 
D) "You will undergo different tests before cancer can be diagnosed."

Question 20

The nursing assistant assigned to obtain vital signs for a group of residents omits taking the vital signs of one of the residents. When the nurse inquires as to the resident's missing vital signs, the nurse assistant admits forgetting the resident. This is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Accountability 
B) Flexibility 
C) Dependability 
D) Respectability 
A) Accountability 
B) Flexibility 
C) Dependability 
D) Respectability

Direct questions focus on specific pieces of information that the nurse assistant needs from the client. Which of the following is an example of a direct question?

A nursing assistant observes a client pacing the halls, and it appears that the client has been crying. Which of the following is the most appropriate action?

In communicating with a blind person, which of the following should you not do?

To foster optimal hearing for the client who has a hearing aid, the nurse aide should:

Which of the following statements made by a nurse assistant signals a bad attitude?

The client verbalizes, "I'm nothing." Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the nurse aide?

Which of the following clients needs to be attended to first by the nurse aide?

Which action by a nurse aide could jeopardize the confidentiality of computerized medical records available at a nurse's station?

A client in the long-term facility tells the nurse assistant, "I am too depressed to talk to you, leave me alone." Which of the following responses is most therapeutic?

Which of the following ways can a nursing assistant demonstrate empathy?

A client with a hearing impairment is admitted to a busy hospital unit. Which intervention is most appropriate to meet the client's needs while preventing sensory overload?

A nursing assistant is initiating strategies to address an ethical dilemma. Which of the following strategies would indicate that the nursing assistant is in error and needs further study?

Hyacinth is beginning to practice as a nurse assistant. She has to remember always that when relating to clients:

Monique stopped working as a nursing assistant when she gave birth to her daughter. After two years of being a full-time wife and mother, she now decides to go back to work to help in paying their bills. What are the requirements that Monique has to comply with before going back to work again?

Which of the following tasks is performed by a nurse assistant?

Which action by the nurse aide would demonstrate a lack of concern for a client's privacy?

Anita overheard a co-worker saying that the nurse assigned to their floor is having an illicit affair with a physician. Anita then informs the supervisor of this information. Which of the following statements best describe the situation?

A client asks you, "Do you think, I have cancer?" The most appropriate response is:

The nursing assistant assigned to obtain vital signs for a group of residents omits taking the vital signs of one of the residents. When the nurse inquires as to the resident's missing vital signs, the nurse assistant admits forgetting the resident. This is an example of which of the following?

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Exam 3: Role of the Aide

Direct questions focus on specific pieces of information that the nurse assistant needs from the client. Which of the following is an example of a direct question?

A nursing assistant observes a client pacing the halls, and it appears that the client has been crying. Which of the following is the most appropriate action?

In communicating with a blind person, which of the following should you not do?

To foster optimal hearing for the client who has a hearing aid, the nurse aide should:

Which of the following statements made by a nurse assistant signals a bad attitude?

The client verbalizes, "I'm nothing." Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the nurse aide?

Which of the following clients needs to be attended to first by the nurse aide?

Which action by a nurse aide could jeopardize the confidentiality of computerized medical records available at a nurse's station?

A client in the long-term facility tells the nurse assistant, "I am too depressed to talk to you, leave me alone." Which of the following responses is most therapeutic?

Which of the following ways can a nursing assistant demonstrate empathy?

A client with a hearing impairment is admitted to a busy hospital unit. Which intervention is most appropriate to meet the client's needs while preventing sensory overload?

A nursing assistant is initiating strategies to address an ethical dilemma. Which of the following strategies would indicate that the nursing assistant is in error and needs further study?

Hyacinth is beginning to practice as a nurse assistant. She has to remember always that when relating to clients:

Monique stopped working as a nursing assistant when she gave birth to her daughter. After two years of being a full-time wife and mother, she now decides to go back to work to help in paying their bills. What are the requirements that Monique has to comply with before going back to work again?

Which of the following tasks is performed by a nurse assistant?

Which action by the nurse aide would demonstrate a lack of concern for a client's privacy?

Anita overheard a co-worker saying that the nurse assigned to their floor is having an illicit affair with a physician. Anita then informs the supervisor of this information. Which of the following statements best describe the situation?

A client asks you, "Do you think, I have cancer?" The most appropriate response is:

The nursing assistant assigned to obtain vital signs for a group of residents omits taking the vital signs of one of the residents. When the nurse inquires as to the resident's missing vital signs, the nurse assistant admits forgetting the resident. This is an example of which of the following?

Physical Care

Pyschosocial Care

Medical Assisting, NNAAP, and Pharmacological

Total Factor Productivity, Orientation, and Health Care

Finances

HR

Performance

Strategic Management

Financial Management

Midwifery

Filters