Question 1

While working in an acute care setting, the nurse aide can best reduce the risk of malpractice litigation by doing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Not discussing errors with the client and family 
B) Keeping incident reports on file 
C) Maintaining expertise in practice 
D) Providing value judgments when appropriate 
A) Not discussing errors with the client and family 
B) Keeping incident reports on file 
C) Maintaining expertise in practice 
D) Providing value judgments when appropriate

Question 2

Janine (CNA) avoids deliberate harm, risk of harm, and harm that occurs during her performance of nursing actions. The nurse aide is promoting which ethical principle?

Accepted Answer

A) Autonomy 
B) Nonmaleficence 
C) Beneficence 
D) Justice 
A) Autonomy 
B) Nonmaleficence 
C) Beneficence 
D) Justice

Question 3

Nika Harris, CNA, is assigned to the medical ward, and she is assigned to a new client for the shift. She wants to know about the client's case and the past nursing care and therapeutic management. Ms. Harris therefore reads the:

Accepted Answer

A) Flow sheet. 
B) Kardex. 
C) Progress notes. 
D) Nursing discharge summary. 
A) Flow sheet. 
B) Kardex. 
C) Progress notes. 
D) Nursing discharge summary.

Question 4

A new nurse assistant is on an orientation tour with the supervisor. A client approaches her and says, "I don't belong here. Please try to get me out." The nurse assistant's best response would be:

Accepted Answer

A) "What would you do if you were out of the hospital?" 
B) "I am a new staff member, and I'm on a tour. I'll come back and talk with you 
C) "I think you should talk to the head nurse about that.' 
D) "I can't do anything about that." 
A) "What would you do if you were out of the hospital?" 
B) "I am a new staff member, and I'm on a tour. I'll come back and talk with you 
C) "I think you should talk to the head nurse about that.' 
D) "I can't do anything about that."

Question 5

Which of the following techniques would you use when interviewing a 94-year-old patient?

Accepted Answer

A) Use a low-pitched voice. 
B) Enunciate each word slowly. 
C) Vary voice intonations. 
D) Reinforce the words with pictures. 
A) Use a low-pitched voice. 
B) Enunciate each word slowly. 
C) Vary voice intonations. 
D) Reinforce the words with pictures.

Question 6

Which of the following is a correct documentation made by the nurse assistant?

Accepted Answer

A) In bed. Complains of headache. T 98.4 orally, radial pulse 72 and regular, respirations 18 and unlabored. BP 134/84 left arm lying down. Alice Jones, RN, notified of resident complaint and vital signs. Ann Adams, CNA 
B) Complains of abdominal pain after eating hamburger, fries, and milkshake during lunch. Vital signs taken in normal readings. Referred to nurse-on-duty. Monitored for further abdominal pain. Vicky Tomms, CNA 
C) Appears depressed after visited by relatives probably due to bad news. Will follow-up later. Mary Atkins, CNA 
D) Warm to touch. Applied cold compress on forehead. Referred to physician for prn medications. Temperature above normal. Jane Craig, CNA 
A) In bed. Complains of headache. T 98.4 orally, radial pulse 72 and regular, respirations 18 and unlabored. BP 134/84 left arm lying down. Alice Jones, RN, notified of resident complaint and vital signs. Ann Adams, CNA 
B) Complains of abdominal pain after eating hamburger, fries, and milkshake during lunch. Vital signs taken in normal readings. Referred to nurse-on-duty. Monitored for further abdominal pain. Vicky Tomms, CNA 
C) Appears depressed after visited by relatives probably due to bad news. Will follow-up later. Mary Atkins, CNA 
D) Warm to touch. Applied cold compress on forehead. Referred to physician for prn medications. Temperature above normal. Jane Craig, CNA

Question 7

Which action by a nurse aide could jeopardize the confidentiality of computerized medical records available at a nurse's station?

Accepted Answer

A) Logging out and signing off all computer screens before leaving a terminal 
B) Sharing passwords for computer access with colleagues who have forgotten their own passwords 
C) Periodically changing computer access passwords 
D) Preventing an unidentified healthcare worker from viewing computer records 
A) Logging out and signing off all computer screens before leaving a terminal 
B) Sharing passwords for computer access with colleagues who have forgotten their own passwords 
C) Periodically changing computer access passwords 
D) Preventing an unidentified healthcare worker from viewing computer records

Question 8

A nurse aide enters the room of a female client and asks her how she is doing. The client states, "I'm a little nervous this morning." Which of the following would be the best reply?

Accepted Answer

A) "Why are you feeling nervous?" 
B) "You certainly look like you're nervous." 
C) "Can I give you a backrub to calm your nerves?" 
D) "What do you mean by nervous?" 
A) "Why are you feeling nervous?" 
B) "You certainly look like you're nervous." 
C) "Can I give you a backrub to calm your nerves?" 
D) "What do you mean by nervous?"

Question 9

A nursing assistant observes a client pacing the halls, and it appears that the client has been crying. Which of the following is the most appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

A) Consider the behavior a normal reaction to illness. 
B) Validate perceptions with the client. 
C) Discuss the client's actions with another nursing assistant for verification. 
D) Discuss the morning schedule provided by the staff nurse with the client to decrease apprehension. 
A) Consider the behavior a normal reaction to illness. 
B) Validate perceptions with the client. 
C) Discuss the client's actions with another nursing assistant for verification. 
D) Discuss the morning schedule provided by the staff nurse with the client to decrease apprehension.

Question 10

Which of the following are qualities of good recording?
I.Brevity
II.Completeness and chronological order
III.Appropriateness
IV.Accuracy

Accepted Answer

A) I and II 
B) III and IV 
C) I, II, and III 
D) All of the above. 
A) I and II 
B) III and IV 
C) I, II, and III 
D) All of the above.

Question 11

A client asks you, "Do you think, I have cancer?" The most appropriate response is:

Accepted Answer

A) "I will refer you to your doctor." 
B) "If I were you, I will not worry unnecessarily." 
C) "You sound concerned about what the doctor may find." 
D) "You will undergo different tests before cancer can be diagnosed." 
A) "I will refer you to your doctor." 
B) "If I were you, I will not worry unnecessarily." 
C) "You sound concerned about what the doctor may find." 
D) "You will undergo different tests before cancer can be diagnosed."

Question 12

Fleer is being visited by his golf club friends. After an hour, you observed that Mr. Fleer appears tired and sleepy. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

A) Ask the visitors to leave now because the client needs to rest. 
B) Report your observations to the nurse. 
C) Ask the visitors to come back after 30 minutes, when the client has taken a short nap. 
D) Allow the visitors to stay. The client can still sleep if they are around. 
A) Ask the visitors to leave now because the client needs to rest. 
B) Report your observations to the nurse. 
C) Ask the visitors to come back after 30 minutes, when the client has taken a short nap. 
D) Allow the visitors to stay. The client can still sleep if they are around.

Question 13

The nurse assistant is documenting her findings from a client who is complaining of chest pain. While organizing her notes, which of the following findings will she record as objective data?

Accepted Answer

A) Dizziness 
B) Chest pain 
C) Anxiety 
D) Bluish discoloration of the skin 
A) Dizziness 
B) Chest pain 
C) Anxiety 
D) Bluish discoloration of the skin

Question 14

To foster optimal hearing for the client who has a hearing aid, the nurse aide should:

Accepted Answer

A) Speak more loudly. 
B) Repeat what is said, using the same words. 
C) Speak slowly and clearly. 
D) Stand close to the client's ear. 
A) Speak more loudly. 
B) Repeat what is said, using the same words. 
C) Speak slowly and clearly. 
D) Stand close to the client's ear.

Question 15

When a nursing assistant commits a procedure error, she should accurately document the client's response and her corresponding action. This is very important for which of the following purposes:

Accepted Answer

A) Research 
B) Legal documentation 
C) Nursing Audit 
D) Vehicle for communication 
A) Research 
B) Legal documentation 
C) Nursing Audit 
D) Vehicle for communication

Question 16

Meredith (CNA) is in the process of giving a client a bed bath. In the middle of the procedure, the unit secretary calls on the intercom to relay that there is an emergency phone call. The appropriate action is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Immediately walk out of the client's room and answer the phone call. 
B) Cover the client, place the call light within reach, and answer the phone call. 
C) Finish the bed bath before answering the phone call. 
D) Leave the client's door open so the client can be monitored and the nurse aide can answer the phone call. 
A) Immediately walk out of the client's room and answer the phone call. 
B) Cover the client, place the call light within reach, and answer the phone call. 
C) Finish the bed bath before answering the phone call. 
D) Leave the client's door open so the client can be monitored and the nurse aide can answer the phone call.

Question 17

In caring for American Indian clients, the nurse assistant should:

Accepted Answer

A) Maintain eye contact during conversations. 
B) Speak slowly and distinctly. 
C) Avoid direct eye contact. 
D) Be silent while clients are speaking. 
A) Maintain eye contact during conversations. 
B) Speak slowly and distinctly. 
C) Avoid direct eye contact. 
D) Be silent while clients are speaking.

Question 18

The nursing assistant assigned to obtain vital signs for a group of residents omits taking the vital signs of one of the residents. When the nurse inquires as to the resident's missing vital signs, the nurse assistant admits forgetting the resident. This is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Accountability 
B) Flexibility 
C) Dependability 
D) Respectability 
A) Accountability 
B) Flexibility 
C) Dependability 
D) Respectability

Question 19

Joan answers an incoming phone call only to find out that the caller was calling a different unit. How should Joan facilitate the call transfer?

Accepted Answer

A) Ask the caller what telephone number he is trying to reach. 
B) Ask the caller to "Please hold, an operator will get to you shortly," then go back to unfinished tasks. 
C) Refer the call to the nurse on duty. The nurse will transfer the call herself. 
D) Tell the caller that you are going to transfer the call and give the phone number in case the call gets disconnected or the line is busy. 
A) Ask the caller what telephone number he is trying to reach. 
B) Ask the caller to "Please hold, an operator will get to you shortly," then go back to unfinished tasks. 
C) Refer the call to the nurse on duty. The nurse will transfer the call herself. 
D) Tell the caller that you are going to transfer the call and give the phone number in case the call gets disconnected or the line is busy.

Question 20

A client starts shouting during medication time. You heard the nurse saying, "If you will not take your medications, I will lock you in your room and will not allow you to view the TV in the day room." You know that the nurse's actions constitute:

Accepted Answer

A) Assault 
B) Battery 
C) False imprisonment 
D) Defamation 
A) Assault 
B) Battery 
C) False imprisonment 
D) Defamation

While working in an acute care setting, the nurse aide can best reduce the risk of malpractice litigation by doing which of the following?

Janine (CNA) avoids deliberate harm, risk of harm, and harm that occurs during her performance of nursing actions. The nurse aide is promoting which ethical principle?

Nika Harris, CNA, is assigned to the medical ward, and she is assigned to a new client for the shift. She wants to know about the client's case and the past nursing care and therapeutic management. Ms. Harris therefore reads the:

A new nurse assistant is on an orientation tour with the supervisor. A client approaches her and says, "I don't belong here. Please try to get me out." The nurse assistant's best response would be:

Which of the following techniques would you use when interviewing a 94-year-old patient?

Which of the following is a correct documentation made by the nurse assistant?

Which action by a nurse aide could jeopardize the confidentiality of computerized medical records available at a nurse's station?

A nurse aide enters the room of a female client and asks her how she is doing. The client states, "I'm a little nervous this morning." Which of the following would be the best reply?

A nursing assistant observes a client pacing the halls, and it appears that the client has been crying. Which of the following is the most appropriate action?

Which of the following are qualities of good recording? I.Brevity II.Completeness and chronological order III.Appropriateness IV.Accuracy

A client asks you, "Do you think, I have cancer?" The most appropriate response is:

Fleer is being visited by his golf club friends. After an hour, you observed that Mr. Fleer appears tired and sleepy. What should you do?

The nurse assistant is documenting her findings from a client who is complaining of chest pain. While organizing her notes, which of the following findings will she record as objective data?

To foster optimal hearing for the client who has a hearing aid, the nurse aide should:

When a nursing assistant commits a procedure error, she should accurately document the client's response and her corresponding action. This is very important for which of the following purposes:

Meredith (CNA) is in the process of giving a client a bed bath. In the middle of the procedure, the unit secretary calls on the intercom to relay that there is an emergency phone call. The appropriate action is to:

In caring for American Indian clients, the nurse assistant should:

The nursing assistant assigned to obtain vital signs for a group of residents omits taking the vital signs of one of the residents. When the nurse inquires as to the resident's missing vital signs, the nurse assistant admits forgetting the resident. This is an example of which of the following?

Joan answers an incoming phone call only to find out that the caller was calling a different unit. How should Joan facilitate the call transfer?

A client starts shouting during medication time. You heard the nurse saying, "If you will not take your medications, I will lock you in your room and will not allow you to view the TV in the day room." You know that the nurse's actions constitute:

Basic Care

Care Management

Gastrointestinal (Gi)

Reduction of Risk

Safety

Medical Assisting

Physical Care

Midwifery

Pyschosocial Care

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Exam 10: Role of the Aide

While working in an acute care setting, the nurse aide can best reduce the risk of malpractice litigation by doing which of the following?

Janine (CNA) avoids deliberate harm, risk of harm, and harm that occurs during her performance of nursing actions. The nurse aide is promoting which ethical principle?

Nika Harris, CNA, is assigned to the medical ward, and she is assigned to a new client for the shift. She wants to know about the client's case and the past nursing care and therapeutic management. Ms. Harris therefore reads the:

A new nurse assistant is on an orientation tour with the supervisor. A client approaches her and says, "I don't belong here. Please try to get me out." The nurse assistant's best response would be:

Which of the following techniques would you use when interviewing a 94-year-old patient?

Which of the following is a correct documentation made by the nurse assistant?

Which action by a nurse aide could jeopardize the confidentiality of computerized medical records available at a nurse's station?

A nurse aide enters the room of a female client and asks her how she is doing. The client states, "I'm a little nervous this morning." Which of the following would be the best reply?

A nursing assistant observes a client pacing the halls, and it appears that the client has been crying. Which of the following is the most appropriate action?

Which of the following are qualities of good recording? I.Brevity II.Completeness and chronological order III.Appropriateness IV.Accuracy

A client asks you, "Do you think, I have cancer?" The most appropriate response is:

Fleer is being visited by his golf club friends. After an hour, you observed that Mr. Fleer appears tired and sleepy. What should you do?

The nurse assistant is documenting her findings from a client who is complaining of chest pain. While organizing her notes, which of the following findings will she record as objective data?

To foster optimal hearing for the client who has a hearing aid, the nurse aide should:

When a nursing assistant commits a procedure error, she should accurately document the client's response and her corresponding action. This is very important for which of the following purposes:

Meredith (CNA) is in the process of giving a client a bed bath. In the middle of the procedure, the unit secretary calls on the intercom to relay that there is an emergency phone call. The appropriate action is to:

In caring for American Indian clients, the nurse assistant should:

The nursing assistant assigned to obtain vital signs for a group of residents omits taking the vital signs of one of the residents. When the nurse inquires as to the resident's missing vital signs, the nurse assistant admits forgetting the resident. This is an example of which of the following?

Joan answers an incoming phone call only to find out that the caller was calling a different unit. How should Joan facilitate the call transfer?

A client starts shouting during medication time. You heard the nurse saying, "If you will not take your medications, I will lock you in your room and will not allow you to view the TV in the day room." You know that the nurse's actions constitute:

Basic Care

Care Management

Gastrointestinal (Gi)

Reduction of Risk

Safety

Medical Assisting

Physical Care

Midwifery

Pyschosocial Care

Filters