Skills USA Nursing Assistant Exam Questions And
100% Correct Answers
HIPPA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
what does HIPPA protects - privacy
Patient Confidentiality - All patients have a right to privacy and all information should
remain privileged. Discuss patient information only with the patient's physician or office
personnel that need certain information to do their job. Obtain a signed consent form to
release medical information to the insurance company or other individual.
Patient's Bill of Rights-Answer It guarantees the patient to be treated courteously and
respectfully in a clean/ safe environment, with proper healthcare, information about his
health treatment plan in a manner that he or she can understand, continuity of care,
confidentiality and privacy, right to participate in planning their care and treatment,
refusal of care, use of mechanisms to present grievances, treatment without
discrimination, an itemized bill and explanation of all charges as well as review of the
medical record and/or copy at reasonable fee.
When to report to the nurse? - Answering in cases of harm, changes of physical and
mental status, and abnormalities
Delegating - Answering give managers and employees power to run things and make
decisions
How long should a surgeon wash his hands before going into surgery - Answer 5
minutes
How long should you wash your hands for surgical gloving - Answer five minutes
, Snellen chart A chart used to determine visual acuity
How many feet should a Snellen chart have? - 14 to 20 ft
How would you test for visual acuity? It is measured by testing the smallest object that
you can recognize, usually on a chart located 20 feet away.
eye irrigation The rinsing of the eye with water or other fluid (saline)
Most effective way to get rid of germs - Answer soap and hot water
Physician Licensure - Answer Licensed by the state to diagnose and treat disease and
to prescribe medications. Many specialty areas requires additional education
Nurse Licensure - Answer A nurse with advanced academic and clinical experience,
which allows him/her to diagnose and manage common acute and chronic illnesses.
advance directives - A legal document devised to point out an individual's desire for
care, in the event of a terminal illness or during the dying process
informed consent - an ethical principle that research participants be informed
sufficiently to enable them to decide whether they want to participate
involuntary seclusion - The separation of a person from others against the person's will
power of attorney - this allows a representative of your choice, legally act and make
decisions for you.
Nursing Report - nursing report is provided at the completion of a nurse's shift to
another nurse who will be taking over care for that shift.
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