Term
What is the term for a device used to
take the place of a missing body part?
(A) Pronation
(B) Abduction
(C) External rotation
(D) Prosthesis |
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When a client has left-sided
weakness, what part of a sweater is
put on first?
(A) Both sleeves
(B) Left sleeve
(C) Client’s choice
(D) Right sleeve |
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It is appropriate for a nurse aide to
share the information regarding a
client’s status with:
(A) any one the nurse aide sees fit
(B) the client’s family members
(C) the client’s roommate
(D) the staff on the next shift |
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Definition
| (D)the staff on the next shift |
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Term
When helping a client who is
recovering from a stroke to walk, the
nurse aide should assist:
(A) on the client’s strong side
(B) on the client’s weak side
(C) from behind the client
(D) with a wheelchair |
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Definition
| (B)on the client’s weak side |
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Term
The nurse aide is caring for a client
who is agitated. The nurse aide
SHOULD:
(A) speak loudly so the client can hear
the instructions
(B) ask to reassign the care of this
client
(C) talk in a slow, calm, reassuring
manner
(D) tell the client to be quiet |
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Definition
(C)talk in a slow, calm, reassuring
manner |
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Term
The purpose for padding side rails on
the client’s bed is to:
(A) use them as a restraint
(B) have a place to connect the call
signal
(C) protect the client from injury
(D) keep the client warm |
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Definition
| (C)protect the client from injury |
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Term
Exercises that move each muscle and
joint are called:
(A) adduction
(B) range of motion
(C) abduction
(D) rotation |
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How can the nurse aide BEST help a
client who is not accepting a loss?
(A) Leave the client alone
(B) Convince the client to accept the
loss
(C) Encourage the client to talk
(D) Discourage individual activity |
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Definition
| (C)Encourage the client to talk |
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Term
The Heimlich maneuver (abdominal
thrust) is used for a client who has:
(A) a bloody nose
(B) a blocked airway
(C) fallen out of bed
(D) impaired eyesight |
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To BEST communicate with a client
who is totally deaf, the nurse aide
should:
(A) smile frequently and speak loudly
(B) smile often and talk rapidly
(C) avoid eye contacta blocked airway
(D) write out information |
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The nurse aide is asked by a confused
client what day it is. The nurse aide
should:
(A) explain that memory loss is
natural and the date is not
important
(B) ignore the request
(C) point to the date on a calendar
and say the date
(D) provide the date and then test
the client later |
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Definition
(C)point to the date on a calendar
and say the date |
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Term
To avoid pulling the catheter when
turning a male client, the catheter
tube must be taped to the client’s:
(A) bed sheet
(B) upper thigh
(C) bed frame
(D) hip |
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Term
. A nurse aide can assist clients with
their spiritual needs by:
(A) taking clients to the nurse aide’s
church
(B) allowing clients to talk about
their beliefs
(C) avoiding any religious discussions
(D) talking about the nurse aide’s
own spiritual beliefs |
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Definition
(B)allowing clients to talk about
their beliefs |
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Term
A nurse aide MUST wear gloves
when:
(A) feeding a client
(B) doing peri-care
(C) giving a back rub
(D) doing range of motion |
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Term
When getting ready to dress a client,
the nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) get the first clothes the nurse aide
can reach in the closet
(B) give the client a choice of what to
wear
(C) use the clothes the client wore
the day before
(D) choose clothes that the nurse aide
personally likes |
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Definition
(B)give the client a choice of what to
wear |
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Term
If the nurse aide discovers fire in a
client’s room, the FIRST thing do is:
(A) call the nurse in charge
(B) try to put out the fire
(C) open a window
(D) remove the client |
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7. In order to communicate clearly with
a client who has hearing loss, the
nurse aide should:
(A) speak in a high pitched tone of
voice
(B) stand behind the client when
speaking
(C) speak in a loud and slow manner
(D) look directly at the client when
speaking |
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Definition
(D)look directly at the client when
speaking |
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Term
. Which of the following stages of
dying is usually the final stage?
(A) Anger
(B) Acceptance
(C) Bargaining
(D) Depression |
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Term
If a client says, “God is punishing me”
or “Why me?”, how should the nurse
aide respond?
(A) Reply, “God doesn’t punish
people.”
(B) Listen quietly
(C) Ignore the client
(D) Make jokes |
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Term
The role of the ombudsman is to:
(A) run a group of nursing homes
(B) work with the nursing home to
protect clients’ rights
(C) control the nursing home budget
(D) prepare classes that nurse aides
take to learn about client hygiene |
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Definition
(B)work with the nursing home to
protect clients’ rights |
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Term
A nurse aide who is active in her
church is assigned to care for a client
who is not a member of any religious
group. The nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) help the client understand the
nurse aide’s faith
(B) tell the client that it is important
for the client to join some church,
even if it is not the nurse aide’s
church
(C) respect the client’s beliefs and
avoid starting religious discussions
(D) arrange to have the nurse aide’s
clergyman visit the client |
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Definition
(C)respect the client’s beliefs and
avoid starting religious discussions |
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Term
The nurse aide notices that a client’s
mail has been delivered to the client’s
room. The nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) open the mail and leave it on the
client’s table
(B) open the mail and read it to the
client
(C) read the mail to make sure it
doesn’t contain upsetting news
(D) give the client the unopened mail
and offer help as needed |
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Definition
(D)give the client the unopened mail
and offer help as needed |
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Term
Which of the following is a correct
measurement of urinary output?
(A) 40 oz
(B) 300 cc
(C) 2 cups
(D) 1 quart |
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The client offers a nurse aide a
twenty dollar bill as a thank you for
all that the nurse aide has done. The
nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) take the money so as not to
offend the client
(B) politely refuse the money
(C) take the money and buy
something for the floor
(D) ask the nurse in charge what to do |
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Definition
| (B) politely refuse the money |
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Term
All of the following situations are
examples of abuse or neglect EXCEPT:
(A) restraining a client according to a
physician’s order
(B) leaving a client alone in a bathtub
(C) threatening to withhold a client’s
meals
(D) leaving a client in a wet and
soiled bed |
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Definition
(A) restraining a client according to a
physician’s order |
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Term
If a client is sitting in a chair in his
room masturbating, the nurse aide
SHOULD:
(A) report the incident to the other
nurse aides
(B) tell the client to stop
(C) laugh and tell the client to go in
the bathroom
(D) leave the client alone and provide
privacy |
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Definition
(D) leave the client alone and provide
privacy |
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Term
To convert four ounces of juice to
milliliters (ml), the nurse aide should
multiply:
(A) 4 x 5 ml
(B) 4 x 10 ml
(C) 4 x 15 ml
(D) 4 x 30 ml |
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Term
28. In giving care according to the client’s
Bill of Rights, the nurse aide SHOULD:
(D) 4 x 30 ml
(B) open the client’s mail without
permission
(C) use the client’s personal
possessions for another client
(D) prevent the client from
complaining about care |
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Term
The LAST sense a dying client will
lose is:
(A) smell
(B) hearing
(C) taste
(D) sight |
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Term
A client wakes up during the night
and asks for something to eat. The
nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) check client’s diet before offering
nourishment
(B) tell the client nothing is available
at night
(C) explain that breakfast is coming in
three hours
(D) tell the client that eating is not
allowed during the night |
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Definition
(A) check client’s diet before offering
nourishment |
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Term
The normal aging process is BEST
defined as the time when:
(A) people become dependent and
childlike
(B) Alzheimer’s disease begins
(C) normal body functions and senses
decline
(D) people are over sixty-five years of age |
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Definition
(C) normal body functions and senses
decline |
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Term
32. If a client is confused, the nurse aide
should:
(A) ignore the client until he starts to
make sense
(B) restrain the client so that he does
not hurt himself
(C) keep the client away from other
clients
(D) help the client to recognize
familiar things and people |
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Definition
| (D) help the client to recognize |
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Term
What is the process of restoring a
disabled client to the highest level of
functioning possible?
(A) Responsibility
(B) Retention
(C) Rehabilitation
(D) Reincarnation |
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Term
When changing an unsterile dressing,
the nurse aide should wash hands:
(A) before the procedure
(B) after the procedure
(C) before and after the procedure
(D) before, after removal of the soiled
dressing, and after the procedure |
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Definition
(D) before, after removal of the soiled
dressing, and after the procedure |
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Term
Clean bed linen placed in a client’s
room but NOT used should be:
(A) returned to the linen closet
(B) used for a client in the next room
(C) taken to the nurse in charge
(D) put in the dirty linen container |
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Definition
| (D) put in the dirty linen container |
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Term
The nurse aide finds a conscious client
lying on the bathroom floor. The FIRST
thing the nurse aide should do is:
(A) help the client into a sitting
position
(B) call for assistance from the nurse
in charge
(C) offer the client a drink of water
(D) check for signs of injury |
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Definition
(B) call for assistance from the nurse
in charge |
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Term
If a nurse aide finds a client who is
sad and crying, the nurse aide should:
(A) ask the client if something is
wrong
(B) tell the client to cheer up
(C) tell the client to stop crying
(D) call the client’s family |
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Definition
(A) ask the client if something is
wrong |
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Term
Clients have the right to:
(A) smoke in any area of the facility
(B) have access to a telephone
(C) go anywhere in the facility
(D) see other clients’ medical reports |
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Definition
| (B) have access to a telephone |
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Term
Proper use of a waist restraint
requires that the nurse aide:
(A) release the restraint every four
hours
(B) watch for skin irritation
(C) tie restraints to the siderail
(D) apply the restraint tightly so the
client cannot move |
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Definition
| (B) watch for skin irritation |
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Term
To prevent the spread of infection, how
should the nurse aide handle the soiled
linens removed from a client’s bed?
(A) Shake them in the air
(B) Place them in a neat pile on the
floor
(C) Carry them close to the nurse
aide’s body
(D) Put them in the dirty linen
container |
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Definition
(D) Put them in the dirty linen
container |
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Term
A client needs to be repositioned but
is heavy, and the nurse aide is not
sure she can move the client alone.
The nurse aide should:
(A) try to move the client alone
(B) have the family do it
(C) ask another nurse aide to help
(D) go on to another task |
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Definition
| (C) ask another nurse aide to help |
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Term
To prevent dehydration of the client,
the nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) offer fluids frequently while the
client is awake
(B) wake the client hourly during the
night to offer fluids
(C) give the client frequent baths
(D) feed the client salty food to
increase thirst |
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Definition
(A) offer fluids frequently while the
client is awake |
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Term
When transferring a client, MOST of
the client’s weight should be
supported by the nurse aide’s:
(A) back
(B) shoulders
(C) legs
(D) wrists |
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To be sure that a client’s weight is
measured accurately, the client should
be weighed:
(A) after a meal
(B) by a different nurse aide
(C) at the same time of day
(D) after a good night’s sleep |
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| (C) at the same time of day |
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Term
How many tips does a quad-cane
base have?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4 |
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BEFORE taking the oral temperature
of a client who has just finished a cold
drink, the nurse aide should wait:
(A) 10 to 20 minutes
(B) 25 to 35 minutes
(C) 45 to 55 minutes
(D) at least 1 hour |
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Which of the following methods is
the CORRECT way to remove a dirty
isolation gown?
(A) Pull it over the head
(B) Let it drop to the floor and step
out of it
(C) Roll it dirty side in and away from
the body
(D) Pull it off by the sleeve and shake
it out |
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Definition
(C) Roll it dirty side in and away from
the body |
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Term
What would be the BEST way for the
nurse aide to promote client
independence in bathing a client who
has had a stroke?
(A) Give the client a complete bath
only when the client requests it
(B) Encourage the client to do as
much as possible and assist as
needed
(C) Leave the client alone and assume
the client will do as much as she
can
(D) Limit the client to washing her
hands |
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(B) Encourage the client to do as
much as possible and assist as
needed |
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A safety device used to assist a
DEPENDENT client from a bed to a
chair is called a:
(A) posey vest
(B) hand roll
(C) transfer/gait belt
(D) foot board |
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If a nurse aide needs to wear a gown
to care for a client in isolation, the
nurse aide MUST:
(A) wear the same gown to care for
all other assigned clients
(B) leave the gown untied
(C) take the gown off before leaving
the client’s room
(D) take the gown off in the dirty
utility room |
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(C) take the gown off before leaving
the client’s room |
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Term
When making an occupied bed, the
nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) put the dirty sheets on the floor
(B) help the client to sit in a chair
while the bed is being made
(C) lower both side rails before
changing the sheets
(D) raise side rail on unattended side |
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| (D) raise side rail on unattended side |
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52. The nurse aide is in the employee
dining room. A group of nurse aides
are eating lunch together and begin
discussing how rude a certain client
was acting. The nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) join in the conversation
(B) suggest that this is not the place
to discuss the client
(C) be quiet and not say anything to
the other nurse aides
(D) return to the unit and tell the
client what was said |
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Definition
(B) suggest that this is not the place
to discuss the client |
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Term
The nurse aide enters a client’s room,
and the client states that he has pain.
What should the nurse aide do?
(A) Report it to the nurse in charge
(B) Tell the client to get out of bed
for awhile
(C) Tell the client that the pain will
go away soon
(D) Ignore the client’s statement |
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| (A) Report it to the nurse in charge |
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Term
A client is upset and crying over the
recent death of her husband. How
should the nurse aide respond?
(A) Tell her not to cry because it will
make her feel sad
(B) Close the door and leave the
client to cry alone
(C) Take the client to an activity to
help her forget her husband
(D) Sit with the client and allow her
to talk about her feelings |
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(D) Sit with the client and allow her
to talk about her feelings |
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Term
Which temperature is considered
MOST accurate?
(A) Oral
(B) Axillary
(C) GroinWhich temperature is considered
MOST accurate?
(A) Oral
(B) Axillary
(C) Groin
(D) Rectal |
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What is a beginning sign of a
pressure sore?
(A) Swelling
(B) Numbness
(C) Discoloration
(D) Coolness |
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While assisting a client with denture
care the nurse aide observes that the
upper plate is cracked. The nurse aide
SHOULD:
(A) clean the dentures and return
them to the client’s mouth
(B) call the client’s family
(C) call the dentist and make an
appointment
(D) report the damage to the nurse in
charge |
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Definition
(D) report the damage to the nurse in
charge |
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Term
A new client refuses to wear a
clothing protector at lunch. The
nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) tell the client that he must wear it
(B) put the clothing protector on the
client
(C) report this to the nurse in charge
(D) respect the client’s wishes |
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| (D) respect the client’s wishes |
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Term
The nurse aide can BEST show that
he is listening to the client by:
(A) changing the subject frequently
(B) responding when appropriate
(C) correcting the client’s mistakes
(D) directing the conversation |
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| (B) responding when appropriate |
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Term
The BEST time to prepare for a
disaster is:
(A) while evacuating residents
(B) during lunch
(C) when everyone is safely in bed
(D) before it happens |
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