The nursing assistant is caring for a client who asks what the difference
between aerobic and anaerobic bacteria is. Which response would be best for
the nursing assistant to give?
-Need for oxygen
-Ability to move
- Potential for causing disease
- Ability to reproduce - ANSWER Need for oxygen
A nursing assistant is careful to perform proper hand hygiene while caring
for clients. When should the nursing assistant prioritize hand hygiene?
- After applying a face mask
- After removing gloves
- After putting on a gown
- Before removing a gown - ANSWER After removing gloves
The nursing assistant is conscious of the need to prevent infections among
residents. Which action should to nursing assistant prioritize to help break
this chain of infection?
- Use an indwelling medical device.
- Leave a dirty tissue on the bedside table instead of throwing it away.
,- Wash your hands after using the toilet.
- Do not take antibiotics as directed by the health care provider. - ANSWER
Wash your hands after using the toilet.
While performing a bed bath for an elderly resident, the nursing assistant
notes that the skin surrounding a bruise on the resident's shin is swollen, red,
and warm to the touch. Which action should the nursing assistant prioritize?
- Thoroughly clean the area and continue to observe it.
- Take the resident's temperature.
- Apply a moisturizing cream to the area.
- Inform the nurse about this finding. - ANSWER Inform the nurse about this
finding.
The nursing assistant students are practicing their hand hygiene. Which site
should the students pay particular attention to, to ensure all microbes are
removed?
- Under the fingernails
- The palms of the hands
- The knuckles of the dominant hand
- The backs of the hands - ANSWER Under the fingernails
The nursing assistant is providing care for a resident who is experiencing
various signs of a possible exposure to an infection. Which action by the
resident best demonstrates a nonspecific defense mechanism?
- Producing antibodies
,- Coughing or sneezing
- Responding after an annual flu shot
- Recovering from an episode of measles - ANSWER Coughing or sneezing
The client has a wound infection and has been placed on Contact
Precautions. The nursing assistant is allergic to latex. When providing care to
this client, which action should the nursing assistant prioritize?
- Don a gown when entering the client's room.
- Wear a face mask at all times.
- Avoid wearing gloves due to the latex allergy.
- Use the alcohol-based hand rub when blood is present on the hands. -
ANSWER Don a gown when entering the client's room.
The client is suspected to have tuberculosis (TB). Which action should the
nursing assistant prioritize?
- Don a surgical mask.
- Does not wear a mask since the client has suspected TB. not the actual
disease.
- Place a mask on oneself, not the client, when transporting the client to
another area.
- Wear a high-filtration respirator. - ANSWER Wear a high-filtration
respirator.
, The health care facility has a policy of prohibiting false nails, acrylics, and nail
wraps when providing direct care for clients or residents. The nursing
assistant can point out this policy is related to which primary reason?
- Detracts from a neat appearance.
- Are a breeding ground for microbes.
- Can fall off the health care worker's nails.
- Can injure the clients due to the length. - ANSWER Are a breeding ground
for microbes.
The nursing assistant is employed in a hospital unit in which many of the
clients have communicable infections. Which action should the nursing
assistant prioritize to help ensure a strong and healthy immune system?
- Obtains proper nutrition, adequate rest, and regular exercise.
- Takes antibiotics whenever experiencing an infection.
- Coughs on a frequent basis to clear secretions.
- Flushes the eyes with saline daily. - ANSWER Obtains proper nutrition,
adequate rest, and regular exercise.
The nursing assistant is caring for an elder resident who was just visited by
the health care provider and diagnosed with a vector-caused infection. Which
example will be best for the nursing assistant to give to the resident when
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