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Prometric Exam Questions with correct answersWhich is NOT a sign of elder abuse?
A. Stiff joints and joint pain
B. Old bruises and new bruises
C. Poor personal hygiene
D. Frequent injuries Correct Answer - A. Stiff joints and joint pain
You suspect a person was abused, what should you do?
A. Tell the family
B. Call a state agency
C. Tell the nurse
D. Ask the person if he/she was abused Correct Answer - C. Tell the nurse
When recording information, you should do the following except
A. Use ink
B. Include date and time
C. Erase if you make an error
D. Sign all entries with your name and title Correct Answer - C. Erase if you make
an error
Which of the following statements about recording is FALSE?
,A. Use the person's exact words whenever possible.
B. Record only what you have observed and done yourself.
C. Do not skip lines.
D. To save time, chart a procedure before it is completed. Correct Answer - D. To
save time, chart a procedure before it is completed.
Which of the following statements about a person's records is FALSE?
A. The record is used to communicate information about the person.
B. The record is a written account of the person's illness and response to treatment.
C. The record is a written account of the care given by the health team.
D. Anyone working in the facility is allowed to read the person's record. Correct
Answer - D. Anyone working in the facility is allowed to read the person's record.
A resident's care plan provides the nurse aide with information about
A. The financial arrangements made for the resident's care
B. Specific care required for the resident and the goals of care
C. Facility procedures for performing different nursing care procedures
D. The nurse aide's assignments and when care is provided to each resident Correct
Answer - B. Specific care required for the resident and the goals of care
A resident who was admitted today is sitting in a chair in his room. He asks for
help to go to the bathroom. The nurse aide knows the resident's care plan has not
been completed. To help the resident the nurse aide should
A. Ask the resident to use a walker while assisting the resident to the bathroom
,B. Get another nurse aide's help to walk the resident to the bathroom
C. Position a commode chair next to the chair the resident is sitting in
D. Ask the charge nurse for instructions on what assistance the resident needs
Correct Answer - D. Ask the charge nurse for instructions on what assistance the
resident needs
Which member of the health care team counsels residents and their families and
arranges for needed services?
A. Dietician
B. Social worker
C. Physical Therapist
D. Activities Director Correct Answer - B. Social worker
The nursing home is having a Christmas party. A resident who is Jewish is not
interested in going to the party. The nurse aide should
A. Remind the resident how much the resident enjoys parties.
B. Encourage the resident to go since so many other residents are attending.
C. Respect the resident's decision and ask what the resident would like to do.
D. Ask if the resident participated in any activities for the Jewish Hanukkah
holiday. Correct Answer - C. Respect the resident's decision and ask what the
resident would like to do.
A charge nurse asks a nurse aide to perform a task that is not part of the nurse
aide's scope of practice. What should the nurse aide do?
A. Consider if the task can be performed another way
, B. Provide the care and perform the task as best as possible
C. Contact the ombudsman's office since resident's rights may be violated
D. Refuse to perform the task and explain it is not within the nurse aide's role
Correct Answer - D. Refuse to perform the task and explain it is not within the
nurse aide's role
The nurse aide receives resident assignments from the charge nurse at the
beginning of the shift. When planning priorities it will be most important for the
nurse aide to
A. Decide break times with other nurse aides
B. Review assignments with others to check if residents are divided evenly
C. Check all assigned residents to see if anyone has immediate needs
D. Check what the activity department has scheduled for residents during the shift
Correct Answer - C. Check all assigned residents to see if anyone has immediate
needs
A nurse aide hears another staff member yelling and cursing at a resident. This is
an example of
A. Resident neglect
B. Resident abuse
C. Nurse aide carelessness
D. Nurse aide non-compliance Correct Answer - B. Resident abuse
Failure to give proper care resulting in physical or emotional harm to the resident
is ______________. Ex: Upon arriving for your shift, you find a resident lying in a
soiled bed with fecal matter dried on his skin:
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