Nursing Assistant Exam 5quiz
Nursing assistants help patients with activities of daily living like eating and bathing. Nursing assistants, sometimes called nursing aides, help provide basic care for patients in hospitals and residents of long-term care facilities. Take this nursing assistant exam review quiz and get ready for the upcoming certification exam. Best of luck!
- 1.Your resident has a right hemiplegia.When up in a chair, the resident's right arm should be
- A.
Placed in her lap
- B.
Allowed to dangle freely
- C.
Be elevated on a pillow in her lap
- D.
None of the above
- 2.When family members visit a resident, the visitors should
- A.
Stay in the day room
- B.
Stay a short while so as not to tire the resident
- C.
Be expected to help with care
- D.
Be allowed privacy with the resident
- 3.Sexuality changes in aging can result in
- A.
Decreased sexual desire
- B.
Unchanged sexual desire
- C.
Increased sexual desire
- D.
All of the above
- 4.Urinary retention refers to
- A.
Normal output of urine
- B.
Inability to urinate
- C.
Incontinence
- D.
Large output of urine
- 5.H.S. care is care that is given
- A.
Before meals
- B.
Before bedtime
- C.
After meals
- D.
Upon awakening
- 6.A prosthesis is
- A.
An artificial substitute for a missing body part
- B.
A device for moving patients
- C.
An expected condition of the aging process
- D.
A disease of the circulatory system
- 7.When you make a bed, you should place the soiled linen
- A.
On the bedside table
- B.
On the overbed table
- C.
In a laundry bag
- D.
On a chair
- 8.On entering a room, you notice that the patient is not breathing. You first action should be to
- A.
Call for help
- B.
Lay the resident down on his back
- C.
Give four quick breaths
- D.
Give 8-10 abdominal thrusts
- 9.A water pitcher has tipped over and you notice water on the floor. You should
- A.
Wipe it up immediately
- B.
Throw a towel over the water to prevent accidents
- C.
Notify the charge nurse
- D.
Call housekeeping
- 10.When making an occupied bed, it is important to
- A.
Make half of the bed at one time
- B.
Have one side rail up and one down
- C.
Make a toe pleat in the top covers
- D.
Do all of the above
- 11.A resident begins to choke while being fed and is unable to speak, the nursing assistant should call for help and begin doing
- A.
Back blows
- B.
Mouth to mouth ventilation
- C.
A finger sweep
- D.
Abdominal thrusts
- 12.For a resident who is classified as wound and skin isolation, the soiled linen should be
- A.
Placed in the linen hamper
- B.
Discarded
- C.
Bagged before removing from the room
- D.
Taken directly to the laundry
- 13.Mr. Johnson has not had a bowel movement for five days. He might complain of
- A.
Abdominal cramping
- B.
Lack of appetite
- C.
Slight nausea
- D.
All of the above
- 14.Common signs and symptoms of urinary tract infection may include
- A.
Extreme thirst
- B.
Lack of appetite and stomach pain
- C.
No bowel movement for several days
- D.
Frequent urination with burning sensation
- 15.While you are walking Mrs. Grey in the hallway, she complains of chest pain and dizziness. Your fist response should be
- A.
Sit her on the floor and go get help
- B.
Call for help immediately but stay with her
- C.
Continue the walk so as not to alarm her
- D.
Tell her to relax because everything will be okay
- 16.When giving daily care you should observe
- A.
General appearance
- B.
Mental condition
- C.
Skin condition
- D.
All of the above
- 17.During his bath, Mr. Ramirez complains of chest pain and shortness of breath. You should
- A.
Contact your supervisor immediately
- B.
Continue the bath
- C.
Stop the bath and have the resident take some deep breaths
- D.
Assist the resident to a chair to sit upright
- 18.You observe that Mr. Nix has an open red area on her coccyx that is draining. You should
- A.
Wash the area with soap and water and apply alcohol
- B.
Ask another nursing assistant to look at it and give her opinion
- C.
Check it again the next day
- D.
Tell the supervisor so she can check it.
- 19.Behavior management is a system for
- A.
Making residents follow the rules
- B.
Increasing positive behavior
- C.
Punishing negative behavior
- D.
Making individual staff decisions
- 20.Which statement about a family's involvement in a resident's care is correct?
- A.
Families should be asked to attend care plan meetings
- B.
Families should be asked to leave during care plan meetings
- C.
Families' wishes can have no effect on care planning
- D.
Families may attend religious services only
- 21.If Mrs. Force loses her temper and starts swearing, you should
- A.
Put her in her room
- B.
Swear back at her
- C.
Ignore the outburst
- D.
Follow the care plan
- 22.Before transferring the resident, you should first wash you hands and then
- A.
Explain what you are going to do
- B.
Requisition a Hoyer lift
- C.
Get help if needed
- D.
Assist the resident to her feet
- 23.When you have a resident sit up and dangle her legs before getting up, you should watch for
- A.
Sudden paleness
- B.
Excessive sweating
- C.
Increased respirations
- D.
All of the above
- 24.Before any transfer, you should
- A.
Have the nurse's approval
- B.
Know the proper procedure
- C.
Use a transfer belt if needed
- D.
All of the above
- 25.In caring for a confused elderly man, you should remember to
- A.
Keep the bedrails up except when you are at the bedside
- B.
Close the door to the room so that he does not disturb other patients
- C.
Keep the room dark and quiet at all times to keep the patient form becoming upset
- D.
Remind him each morning to shower and shave independently
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