Question 1

A hazardous substance container does not have a warning label.What should you do?

Accepted Answer

A) Take the container to the nurse. 
B) Pour the substance down the toilet. 
C) Apply a new warning label. 
D) Get a new container 
A) Take the container to the nurse. 
B) Pour the substance down the toilet. 
C) Apply a new warning label. 
D) Get a new container

Question 2

Color-coded wristbands are used to divide the residents into groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A resident is in her wheelchair.The wheelchair is not moving.Which is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Follow her care plan for locking wheels. 
B) The person can stand on the footplates. 
C) The armrests can be removed. 
D) The footplates are moved out of the way 
A) Follow her care plan for locking wheels. 
B) The person can stand on the footplates. 
C) The armrests can be removed. 
D) The footplates are moved out of the way

Question 4

The safe use of electrical equipment involves the following except

Accepted Answer

A) Keeping the item away from water 
B) Wiping up spills at once 
C) Standing in water 
D) Keeping work areas clean and dry 
A) Keeping the item away from water 
B) Wiping up spills at once 
C) Standing in water 
D) Keeping work areas clean and dry

Question 5

A resident is choking.The person is clutching at the throat.The person cannot speak or Breathe.Which action is needed?

Accepted Answer

A) CPR 
B) Abdominal thrusts 
C) Encouraging the person to cough forcefully 
D) Back blow 
A) CPR 
B) Abdominal thrusts 
C) Encouraging the person to cough forcefully 
D) Back blow

Question 6

A person is choking.If the obstruction is not relieved

Accepted Answer

A) Stroke will occur 
B) Shock will occur 
C) Seizures will occur 
D) Cardiac arrest will occur 
A) Stroke will occur 
B) Shock will occur 
C) Seizures will occur 
D) Cardiac arrest will occur

Question 7

Always check the MSDS at the following times except

Accepted Answer

A) At the beginning of your shift 
B) Before using a hazardous substance 
C) Before cleaning up a leak or spill 
D) Before disposing of a hazardous substance 
A) At the beginning of your shift 
B) Before using a hazardous substance 
C) Before cleaning up a leak or spill 
D) Before disposing of a hazardous substance

Question 8

A stretcher is moved

Accepted Answer

A) Head first 
B) Feet first 
C) By one person 
D) Only on a ramp 
A) Head first 
B) Feet first 
C) By one person 
D) Only on a ramp

Question 9

Which will not prevent suffocation?

Accepted Answer

A) Using bed rails correctly 
B) Leaving a person unattended in the bathtub 
C) Reporting loose teeth 
D) Positioning the person in bed properly 
A) Using bed rails correctly 
B) Leaving a person unattended in the bathtub 
C) Reporting loose teeth 
D) Positioning the person in bed properly

Question 10

You are warming your lunch in a microwave.While the lunch is warming,you

Accepted Answer

A) Can give needed care 
B) Can finish a task 
C) Can do an errand 
D) Stay by the microwave 
A) Can give needed care 
B) Can finish a task 
C) Can do an errand 
D) Stay by the microwave

Question 11

You need to empty a person's ashtray.Which is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) The ashtray is emptied into a wastebasket. 
B) The ashtray is emptied into a plastic container. 
C) The ashtray is emptied into a metal container with sand or water. 
D) The ashtray is emptied when the person is done smoking. 
A) The ashtray is emptied into a wastebasket. 
B) The ashtray is emptied into a plastic container. 
C) The ashtray is emptied into a metal container with sand or water. 
D) The ashtray is emptied when the person is done smoking.

Question 12

To make sure you give the right care to the right person,you need to

Accepted Answer

A) Follow the person's care plan 
B) Identify the person before giving care 
C) Check the label on the person's clothing 
D) Check the MSDS 
A) Follow the person's care plan 
B) Identify the person before giving care 
C) Check the label on the person's clothing 
D) Check the MSDS

Question 13

For your personal safety,you should do the following except

Accepted Answer

A) Have plenty of gas in your car 
B) Keep your car in good working order 
C) Keep a flashlight in your car 
D) Park on the upper level of a parking building 
A) Have plenty of gas in your car 
B) Keep your car in good working order 
C) Keep a flashlight in your car 
D) Park on the upper level of a parking building

Question 14

When relieving choking in an infant,which is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Sit with the infant in your lap. 
B) Hold the infant face down over your forearm. 
C) The infant's head is lower than the chest. 
D) Five up to 3 forceful back slaps. 
A) Sit with the infant in your lap. 
B) Hold the infant face down over your forearm. 
C) The infant's head is lower than the chest. 
D) Five up to 3 forceful back slaps.

Question 15

To use a fire extinguisher,you must first

Accepted Answer

A) Pull the safety pin 
B) Direct the hose at the fire 
C) Push down on the top handle 
D) Sound the nearest fire alarm 
A) Pull the safety pin 
B) Direct the hose at the fire 
C) Push down on the top handle 
D) Sound the nearest fire alarm

Question 16

Suffocation is

Accepted Answer

A) The loss of memory and thinking and reasoning abilities 
B) A sudden event in which people are killed and injured 
C) When breathing stops from lack of oxygen 
D) When electrical current passes through the body 
A) The loss of memory and thinking and reasoning abilities 
B) A sudden event in which people are killed and injured 
C) When breathing stops from lack of oxygen 
D) When electrical current passes through the body

Question 17

A resident has paralysis in the arms,legs,and trunk.This is

Accepted Answer

A) Hemiplegia 
B) Paraplegia 
C) Quadriplegia 
D) MSDS 
A) Hemiplegia 
B) Paraplegia 
C) Quadriplegia 
D) MSDS

Question 18

To prevent a person from suffocating,you should do the following except

Accepted Answer

A) Make sure the person's dentures are in place 
B) Check for loose teeth or dentures 
C) Report swallowing problems to the nurse 
D) Give the person who has a feeding tube fluids only 
A) Make sure the person's dentures are in place 
B) Check for loose teeth or dentures 
C) Report swallowing problems to the nurse 
D) Give the person who has a feeding tube fluids only

Question 19

A person is receiving oxygen therapy.Which of the following is allowed?

Accepted Answer

A) Lit candles 
B) Cotton pajamas 
C) Nail polish remover 
D) Smoking materials 
A) Lit candles 
B) Cotton pajamas 
C) Nail polish remover 
D) Smoking materials

Question 20

You are going to take the train to work.You should do the following except

Accepted Answer

A) Have your money ready 
B) Stand with others near the ticket booth 
C) Sit near the conductor 
D) Put your purse or back pack on the seat next to you 
A) Have your money ready 
B) Stand with others near the ticket booth 
C) Sit near the conductor 
D) Put your purse or back pack on the seat next to you

Exam 12: Safety

A hazardous substance container does not have a warning label.What should you do?

Color-coded wristbands are used to divide the residents into groups.

A resident is in her wheelchair.The wheelchair is not moving.Which is correct?

The safe use of electrical equipment involves the following except

A resident is choking.The person is clutching at the throat.The person cannot speak or Breathe.Which action is needed?

A person is choking.If the obstruction is not relieved

Always check the MSDS at the following times except

A stretcher is moved

Which will not prevent suffocation?

You are warming your lunch in a microwave.While the lunch is warming,you

You need to empty a person's ashtray.Which is correct?

To make sure you give the right care to the right person,you need to

For your personal safety,you should do the following except

When relieving choking in an infant,which is incorrect?

To use a fire extinguisher,you must first

Suffocation is

A resident has paralysis in the arms,legs,and trunk.This is

To prevent a person from suffocating,you should do the following except

A person is receiving oxygen therapy.Which of the following is allowed?

You are going to take the train to work.You should do the following except

Introduction to Health Care Agencies

The Persons Rights

The Nursing Assistant

Ethics and Laws

Work Ethics

Communicating With the Health Team

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Understanding the Person

Body Structure and Function

Growth and Development

Care of the Older Person

Preventing Falls

Restraint Alternatives and Safe Restraint Use

Preventing Infection

Body Mechanics

Safety Moving and Transferring the Person

The Persons Unit

Bedmaking

Personal Hygiene

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Urinary Elimination

Bowel Elimination

Nutrition and Fluids

Nutritional Support and Iv Therapy

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The Person Having Surgery

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Oxygen Needs

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Cancer, immune System, and Skin Disorders

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Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disorders

Digestive and Endocrine Disorders

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