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Test 3If assigned to preform an unfamiliar task, the BEST action that the nurse aide can take it to -
ANS-Tell the nurse at once hat the task is unfimiliar
When transferring a client from one bed assignment to another, what should the nurse aide do
first - ANS-Introduce client to staff and roommate
When assisting with a non-sterile dressing change, the nurse aide should - ANS-Follow
Standard Procautions
When log rolling a client, the nurse aide should - ANS-Have additional staff to turn client
An ombudsman is a person who - ANS-Promotes client's rights
As a result of aging, the bones become - ANS-Brittle
Which of the following therapies is most effective with clients who are severely confused and
have dementia - ANS-Validation
A client appears to have suffered a heart attack in the dining room. To open the airway to
perform rescue breathing, the nurse aide should - ANS-Use head tilt-chin lift
The client is a diabetic. At lunch the client takes a piece of cake from another client's tray and
eats it. The nurse aide should - ANS-Immediately report this to the nurse in charge
The nurse aide is told to walk a client, but the client says that she is too sick. The nurse aide
should - ANS-Report the client's complaint to the nurse in charge
After the client uses a tissue, the nurse aide should put the tissue in - ANS-A waste basket
How can the nurse aide help orient confused clients - ANS-Make simple statements and use the
same routines
Which of the following should the nurse aide report immediately as abnormal - ANS-Dusky
coloring of legs and cool lower extremities
When providing postmortem care, the nurse aide should - ANS-Treat body with dignity
Meal intake is recorded based on - ANS-The nurse aide's observation
Which action is most important in preventing the spread of infection - ANS-Washing hands
, A client complains to the nurse aide about an increase in pain despite recent administration of
prescribed pain medication. Which of the following comfort measures should the nurse aide give
to ease the client's pain - ANS-Position the client in good alignment using pillows
The nurse aide needs to help a client to the bathroom. What should the nurse aide do first -
ANS-Tell the client what the nurse aide is going to do
A client may be dehydrated due to - ANS-Inadequate fluid intake
The nurse aide should understand that which of the following actions will help prevent a client
from falling - ANS-Assisting the client to use the bathroom
A nurse aide smells alcohol on the breath of another nurse aide. What should the nurse aide do
with this information - ANS-Report suspicions to the nurse
To collect a specimen, the nurse aide must remember to - ANS-Use Standard (universal)
Precautions at all times
The client tells the nurse aide that he/she is afraid that personal items are being stolen from the
room. The nurse aide should - ANS-Report the client's concerns to the nurse supervisor
The dying client states, "I never smoked, the laboratory must have made a mistake." This is an
example of what stage of dying - ANS-Denial
The purpose of a protective device (restraint) is to - ANS-Prevent injury to client
Two clients involved in a consenting intimate relationship are found in bed together by the nurse
aide. The nurse aide should - ANS-Close the door and allow them privacy
When a client is visited by a minister, rabbi, or priest, the nurse aide should - ANS-Provide
privacy for the client and visitor
Which is the correct way to care for a client with a hearing aid - ANS-Turn off the hearing aid
when not used
Proper placement of a urinary drainage bag is - ANS-Below the bladder
What is the average adult pulse rater per minute - ANS-60-80
Touch is an important form of communication because - ANS-It can convey comfort and concern
A client gives the nurse aide a gift. The nurse aide should - ANS-Follow facility policy
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