Prometric Exam Questions With 100%
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All changes in a resident's condition are to be ____________. While it is the nurse
aide's responsibility to _____________, the nurse aide should refrain from making any
_______________________. - ACCURATE ANSWER-1. reported to the nurse
2. make notes and report any changes in the resident's condition
3. changes in the resident's care until the nurse has checked the resident.
The nurse aid needs to refuse to do a task when - ACCURATE ANSWER-something is
"outside the nurse's aide scope of practice". Without training, there are some tasks that
a nurse's aide is prohibited from doing.
Reality orientation - ACCURATE ANSWER-a process of reminding and orienting the
resident to person, place, and time. For a resident with early dementia, putting time into
the context of the day and routine can be helpful.
A nurse aide who is new to the unit, observes two residents go into a room and close
the door. The nurse aide suspects that the two residents are going to have sex. What
should the nurse aide do? - ACCURATE ANSWER-Report it to the nurse →
The need to be intimate with another human exists through the lifespan. Residents have
the right to PRIVACY to share intimacy with each other. However, it's important that the
residents be CONSENTING, and because of dementia or other limitations, some
residents are not competent to give consent. Since the nurse aide is new to the unit and
does not know the residents, it is appropriate in this situation to report it to the nurse.
The purpose of restraints is - ACCURATE ANSWER-to protect the resident from injury
A resident, who is on bed rest, asks for a bedpan. The resident is not able to lift his own
hips to help with the placement of the bedpan. The best action by the nurse aide is to? -
, ACCURATE ANSWER-Turn resident onto one side and place the bed pan under their
hips →
There are two ways to place a bedpan under a resident. If a resident is able, the nurse
aide can ask the resident to raise his or her hips off the bed, and then slide the bedpan
under the hips. If a resident is not able to lift the hips, the bedpan is placed by having
the resident turn onto his or her side. While on the side, the nurse aide positions the
bedpan against the buttocks, and then rolls the resident onto the bedpan while helping
the resident back onto his or her back. This leaves the bedpan under the resident's hips.
This will allow the resident to use the bedpan, while remaining in bed. After the resident
is positioned on the bedpan, raising the head of the bed provides for comfort. It can be
more difficult to urinate or have a stool while lying flat.
Many individuals will feel the urge to have a bowel movement in the morning after
breakfast. Why? - ACCURATE ANSWER-This is the result of the gastrointestinal
system becoming more active after less activity during the night.
A resident has returned from the hospital after a hip replacement. The nurse aide
should expect that the resident will be? - ACCURATE ANSWER-Going to physical
therapy to increase mobility →
Residents receiving care after a hip fracture usually receive physical therapy to continue
to improve their strengthening and ambulation ability. The resident is not confined to
bed and does not require total care. The nurse aide may be required to assist the
resident with the ADLs as the resident continues rehabilitation with the assistance of
physical therapy. The nurse aide will need to check the resident's care plan regarding
any range of motion exercises since while the hip is healing some exercises and
movements can be harmful. For example, after hip replacement surgery, residents are
not allowed to cross legs or to bend at the hips more than 90 degrees. The resident may
require a positioning device between legs when being turned in bed.
it is important that the staff ________ to the resident when providing care - ACCURATE
ANSWER-talk
Hearing is a sense that usually remains active (unless otherwise impaired) until the time
of death. Even though the resident cannot respond, it remains important that the staff
talk to the resident when providing care. The nurse aide should tell the resident what the
nurse aide plans to do, and when the nurse aide enters and leaves the room.
Correct Answers Scored A+
All changes in a resident's condition are to be ____________. While it is the nurse
aide's responsibility to _____________, the nurse aide should refrain from making any
_______________________. - ACCURATE ANSWER-1. reported to the nurse
2. make notes and report any changes in the resident's condition
3. changes in the resident's care until the nurse has checked the resident.
The nurse aid needs to refuse to do a task when - ACCURATE ANSWER-something is
"outside the nurse's aide scope of practice". Without training, there are some tasks that
a nurse's aide is prohibited from doing.
Reality orientation - ACCURATE ANSWER-a process of reminding and orienting the
resident to person, place, and time. For a resident with early dementia, putting time into
the context of the day and routine can be helpful.
A nurse aide who is new to the unit, observes two residents go into a room and close
the door. The nurse aide suspects that the two residents are going to have sex. What
should the nurse aide do? - ACCURATE ANSWER-Report it to the nurse →
The need to be intimate with another human exists through the lifespan. Residents have
the right to PRIVACY to share intimacy with each other. However, it's important that the
residents be CONSENTING, and because of dementia or other limitations, some
residents are not competent to give consent. Since the nurse aide is new to the unit and
does not know the residents, it is appropriate in this situation to report it to the nurse.
The purpose of restraints is - ACCURATE ANSWER-to protect the resident from injury
A resident, who is on bed rest, asks for a bedpan. The resident is not able to lift his own
hips to help with the placement of the bedpan. The best action by the nurse aide is to? -
, ACCURATE ANSWER-Turn resident onto one side and place the bed pan under their
hips →
There are two ways to place a bedpan under a resident. If a resident is able, the nurse
aide can ask the resident to raise his or her hips off the bed, and then slide the bedpan
under the hips. If a resident is not able to lift the hips, the bedpan is placed by having
the resident turn onto his or her side. While on the side, the nurse aide positions the
bedpan against the buttocks, and then rolls the resident onto the bedpan while helping
the resident back onto his or her back. This leaves the bedpan under the resident's hips.
This will allow the resident to use the bedpan, while remaining in bed. After the resident
is positioned on the bedpan, raising the head of the bed provides for comfort. It can be
more difficult to urinate or have a stool while lying flat.
Many individuals will feel the urge to have a bowel movement in the morning after
breakfast. Why? - ACCURATE ANSWER-This is the result of the gastrointestinal
system becoming more active after less activity during the night.
A resident has returned from the hospital after a hip replacement. The nurse aide
should expect that the resident will be? - ACCURATE ANSWER-Going to physical
therapy to increase mobility →
Residents receiving care after a hip fracture usually receive physical therapy to continue
to improve their strengthening and ambulation ability. The resident is not confined to
bed and does not require total care. The nurse aide may be required to assist the
resident with the ADLs as the resident continues rehabilitation with the assistance of
physical therapy. The nurse aide will need to check the resident's care plan regarding
any range of motion exercises since while the hip is healing some exercises and
movements can be harmful. For example, after hip replacement surgery, residents are
not allowed to cross legs or to bend at the hips more than 90 degrees. The resident may
require a positioning device between legs when being turned in bed.
it is important that the staff ________ to the resident when providing care - ACCURATE
ANSWER-talk
Hearing is a sense that usually remains active (unless otherwise impaired) until the time
of death. Even though the resident cannot respond, it remains important that the staff
talk to the resident when providing care. The nurse aide should tell the resident what the
nurse aide plans to do, and when the nurse aide enters and leaves the room.
