TMU final #8 Exam Questions and Answers

TMU final #8 Exam Questions and Answers 1. Electrical equipment should never be touched if your hands are a. chapped b. dirty c. wet d. gloved -Answer-C 2. You must reposition a heavy resident in bed. To do this safely it is best to a. use your strong back muscles b. do the job alone c. ask someone to help d. lift with your arms -Answer-C 3. The nursing assistant should a. encourage the resident to be independent b. tell the family about problems with the resident c. dress and feed residents, even if they are able to do it themselves d. discourage residents from discussing their feelings -Answer-A 4. Non-verbal communication is expressed by a. talking with other persons b. giving oral reports and your opinion c. telling residents what you want them to do d. your body position and facial expressions -Answer-D. your body position and facial expressions 5. The role that nursing assistants play in the care of long term care facility residents is a. major b. minor c. partial d. insignificant -Answer-A 6. When doing personal care for a resident it is most important that you a. carry on a conversation b. provide privacy for the resident c. share your problems with the resident d. give the resident the latest floor gossip -Answer-B 7. Before transferring a resident from her bed to a wheelchair you should a. position the wheelchair away from the bed b. lower the foot rests c. lock the wheelchair brakes d. be sure she has a restraint in place -Answer-C 8. Hand restraints should be fastened securely to a. the side rails in the high position b. the side rails in the low position c. the bed spring using a slip knot d. the bed frame using a square knot -Answer-C 9. All conditions listed below are common to the urinary tract EXCEPT a. renal calculi b. cardiac arrest c. renal failure (uremia) d. rectocele and cystocele -Answer-B 10. Nutrients are essential to our bodies for all the following reasons EXCEPT a. building and repairing tissues b. performing bodily functions c. providing energy for the work the body does d. limiting a person's life if taken externally -Answer-D 11. Which is NOT a normal change in the digestive system caused by aging a. effective gag reflex b. slower absorption of nutrients c. decreased effectiveness of taste buds d. thicker saliva -Answer-A 12. If you do not understand an assignment given to you by your charge nurse you should a. discuss it with your co-workers b. discuss it with the resident c. tell the charge nurse you do not understand d. tell the charge nurse your instructor never taught you that -Answer-C 13. When caring for a demanding resident you should