CNA Exam: Role of the Nurse Aide With 100 % Verified Answers 2024/2025
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FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 8TH EDITION
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University Of The People
If an alert client states that he or she does not want to get dressed, the nurse aide should try to find out why. Asking a question gives the client a chance to talk. There may be a physical or psychological reason that the client has refused to get dressed.
All of the following are examples of ve...
CNA Exam: Role of the Nurse
Aide With 100 % Verified
Answers 2024/2025
An alert and oriented client refuses to get dressed one day. What should be the nurse aide's
response?
A."Why are you trying to make my job more difficult?"
B."If you don't get dressed, I'll tell your doctor."
C."Why don't you want to get dressed today?"
D."You need to get dressed like everyone else."
If an alert client states that he or she does not want to get dressed, the nurse aide should try to
find out why. Asking a question gives the client a chance to talk. There may be a physical or
psychological reason that the client has refused to get dressed.
All of the following are examples of verbal communication between coworkers EXCEPT:
A.shift reports
B.training sessions
C.body language
D.staff meetings
Verbal communication involves speaking or writing to your coworkers. Shift reports, training
sessions, and staff meetings use verbal communication. Nonverbal communication is
communication using the human body, without speech or writing. Body language is one form of
nonverbal communication.
Assertive communication can be described by what quality?
A.Aggressive
B.Demanding
C.Firm
,D.Loud
Being assertive means being firm, not rude. Assertive behavior and communication can help
nurse aides get their jobs done and stand by their principles.
Authorizing another person to perform a specific nursing function is known as:
A.delegation
B.informed consent
C.malpractice
D.an intentional tort
Delegation is the authority to assign a nursing task to someone else who has the ability to
perform that task. Registered nurses may delegate to licensed practical nurses and to nurse aides.
Licensed practical nurses may delegate to nurse aides. Nurse aides may not delegate though they
may ask other members of the healthcare team to help them.
The best way to handle an incorrect entry into a client's chart is to:
A.put an X through the incorrect entry, skip a line, and write the correct entry
B.use correction fluid to cover over the incorrect entry and then write it again
C.remove the sheet from the chart with the incorrect entry on it
D.draw a line through the incorrect entry and initial it
Whenever a mistake is made in charting, the person who is charting should draw a line through
the incorrect entry, date it, and initial it. Then, the correct information should be recorded
immediately following the incorrect entry.
A busy nurse aide has just been assigned a new client and must add his care to her list of
responsibilities. How should the nurse aide respond to this change?
A."I feel too tired to care for another client."
B."I will find a way to provide care for this client too."
C."I think that you should give this assignment to someone else."
D."I will have to skip care for some of my clients to free up more time."
The nurse aide should accept the change and strive to provide exceptional care to all clients. The
, nurse in charge of making the assignments does not want to give the nurse aide too much work,
but when things are busy, everyone has to work harder and be part of the team effort.
Changing a dressing would be the responsibility of the:
A.pharmacist
B.occupational therapist
C.nurse aide
D.licensed practical/vocational nurse
Wound care, which includes dressing changes, is performed by a registered or licensed practical
nurse. This is because it requires specialized training and education to perform this task
correctly.
A client began yelling and shouting in the dayroom of the unit, so the nurse aide placed the client
in her bedroom with the door closed. This action by the nurse aide is known as:
A.neglect
B.kidnapping
C.restraint and seclusion
D.breach of confidentiality
Confining someone to a specific area, such as her bedroom, without her consent is known as
restraint and seclusion.
A client continues to press the call light every 15 minutes to ask for minor tasks. The nurse aide
may NOT:
A.attempt to meet more than one demand at a time
B.remove the call light from the client
C.tell the client she will check on her every 15 minutes
D.try to find out what is bothering the client
The nurse aide may not remove the call light from the client because the client must have the
ability to signal for help if needed.
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