Exam 3: Role of the Aide

Nika Harris, CNA, is assigned to the medical ward, and she is assigned to a new client for the shift. She wants to know about the client's case and the past nursing care and therapeutic management. Ms. Harris therefore reads the:

Sandra Hawks, 69 years old, was diagnosed with colon cancer. Upon the request of her daughters, the information was withheld from her. When her daughters leave, the client asks you a question about her diagnosis. How should you respond?

The nurse attendant has several clients who need to be referred to a nurse. Which of the following clients should she refer first?

Joan answers an incoming phone call only to find out that the caller was calling a different unit. How should Joan facilitate the call transfer?

If the agency wishes to do a background check on the newly hired nurse assistant, who is the correct authority to provide such information?

The supervisor is orienting newly hired nursing assistants to the policies of the facility and their job responsibilities. The supervisor reminds them that they can refuse to perform a task for any the following reasons except:

A father who is a member of a prominent family in the community is admitted to the hospital following a motor vehicle crash. A reporter for the local television station telephones the nursing unit and asks for an update on the client's status. The nurse attendant who answered the call is aware that she must:

Communication is an ongoing, dynamic, and multidimensional process. Which component of communication is also known as the decoder?

During Clarice's orientation to the home facility, the nurse supervisor emphasized that health team members communicate with each other to give coordinated and effective care to their clients. To communicate, Clarice should do all of the following except:

Which of the following techniques would you use when interviewing a 94-year-old patient?

Which of the following is a correct documentation made by the nurse assistant?

A client says to you, "I am worthless person. I should be dead." What should be your response?

While you are obtaining a client's vital signs, he tells you that he is experiencing pain on his IV site. You check his right arm where the intravenous line is connected and notice that it is reddened. What should be your priority action?

While working in an acute care setting, the nurse aide can best reduce the risk of malpractice litigation by doing which of the following?

Tina informed the staff nurse that she'll take her 30-minute break. After a short snack in the cafeteria, she then went into the nurses' lounge and talked with her sister who came in to visit her. Which of the following statements best describe the situation?

Sunisa is applying for the position of nurse assistant in a long-term facility. After the interview, she wants to ask the employer some questions. Which is not a good question for Sunisa to ask?

The nurse assistant is documenting her findings from a client who is complaining of chest pain. While organizing her notes, which of the following findings will she record as objective data?

Meredith (CNA) is in the process of giving a client a bed bath. In the middle of the procedure, the unit secretary calls on the intercom to relay that there is an emergency phone call. The appropriate action is to:

On nursing rounds, a client is found lying on the floor. Which statement would be most appropriate for the nurse aide to record in the client's medical record?

A nurse aide enters the room of a female client and asks her how she is doing. The client states, "I'm a little nervous this morning." Which of the following would be the best reply?