Deck 3: The Nursing Assistant

Question 1

A nurse can delegate

A)Responsibilities
B)Accountability
C)The five rights of delegation
D)Tasks

Answer 1

Tasks

Question 2

OBRA requires a training and a competency evaluation progr4am for nursing assistants working in

A)Out-patient clinic
B)Nursing centers
C)Hospices
D)Doctors' offices

Answer 2

Nursing centers

Question 3

How many hours of instruction does OBRA require?

A)16
B)32
C)48
D)75

Answer 3

75

Question 4

How many testing attempts does OBRA allow?

A)Only 1
B)At least 2
C)At least 3
D)At least 4

Question 5

Which law protects the public from persons practicing nursing without a license?

A)OBRA
B)The Older Americans Act
C)A state's nurse practice act
D)Criminal law

Question 6

The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 is a

A)State law
B)Nurse practice act
C)Federal law
D)Criminal law

Question 7

As a nursing assistant,you can

A)Report changes in the person's condition to the nurse
B)Give drugs and insert tubes into body openings
C)Take verbal or telephone orders from doctors
D)Discuss the person's diagnosis with the family

Question 8

As a nursing assistant,you are responsible for

A)Giving drugs
B)Performing sterile procedures
C)Meeting the person's hygiene needs
D)Telephoning the doctor

Question 9

The competency evaluation required by OBRA involves a

A)Written test only
B)Skills test only
C)Written test and a skills test
D)Licensing examination

Question 10

Which state law affects what nursing assistants can do?

A)The state's nurse practice act
B)The nursing assistant registry
C)OBRA
D)Civil law

Question 11

A nurse asks you to perform a task that is beyond the legal limits of your role.What should you do?

A)Perform the task so that you do not lose your job.
B)With respect,firmly refuse the task.
C)Ignore the request.
D)Think about it for a few days.

Question 12

The duty or obligation to perform some act or function is known as being

A)Accountable
B)Responsible
C)Defamed
D)Liable

Question 13

The following determine the tasks you can do except

A)The doctor's orders
B)Your job description
C)Your training
D)State laws

Question 14

The nursing assistant registry includes information about

A)Prior education
B)Children
C)Marriages
D)Findings of abuse,neglect,or dishonest use of property

Question 15

Before a nurse delegates a task to you,the nurse must know the following except

A)The tasks included in your job description
B)If you are willing to perform the task
C)What knowledge and skills are required to perform the task
D)What your role is in the agency

Question 16

Which tells you what your employer expects?

A)Your job description
B)The state nurse practice act
C)OBRA
D)Code of ethics

Question 17

Does a nurse have to delegate a task to you?

A)Yes,if the task is in your job description.
B)Yes,if the nurse teaches you how to perform the task.
C)No.The nurse makes delegation decisions that are best for the person.
D)No.The nurse performs the task unless he or she is busy.

Question 18

Which nursing team members cannot delegate?

A)RNs
B)LPNs
C)LVNs
D)Nursing assistants

Question 19

OBRA requires re-training and/or a new competency evaluation for persons who

A)Have not worked as a nursing assistant for 24 months
B)Were found guilty of abuse or neglect
C)Were convicted of a crime
D)Did not have good performance evaluations

Question 20

Home care assistants may need to do the following except

A)Laundry
B)Washing windows
C)Light housekeeping
D)Shopping for groceries and household items

Question 21

A nursing assistant also is an EMT who works for the fire department.In her EMT role,she is allowed to start IVs.On the weekend,she works as a nursing assistant at a nursing center.The RN asks her to start an IV on a resident.What should the nursing assistant do?

A)Perform the task that was delegated to her.
B)Politely refuse to do the task and explain why.
C)Tell another nurse to do the task.
D)Report the RN to the doctor.

Question 22

When you agree to perform a delegated task,you are responsible for your own actions.

Question 23

The five rights of delegation involve

A)The right task,the right circumstances,the right person,the right directions and communication,and the right supervision
B)The right law,the right job description,the right policies and procedures,the right training,and the right communication and supervision
C)The right task,the right job description,the right person,the right training,and the right supervision
D)The right job description,the right task,the right person,the right directions and communication,and the right supervision

Question 24

You can refuse to perform a delegated task if

A)You are too busy
B)You do not like the task
C)It is the end of your shift and you are ready to go home
D)The task is not in your job description