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#1. The single most important measure in the prevention of infection is #10. Information about a resident may be shared #11. When utilizing mechanical lifts to help move residents OSHA requires staff #12. A normal adult blood pressure reading is

#4. Mrs. Needham has an oral temperature of 102.4 - You should - ANS notify your charge nurse #40. Standard precautions #41. You have been asked to perform a task by the RN which you realize is not within your scope. You should #42. You should be aware of the facility's written OSHA exposure control plan that #43. The resident tells the CNA she comes from a nuclear family. The CNA understands this to mean that the family #44. When communicating verbally with others, a resident's perception of you may be altered by #45. Symptoms of MRSA infection include #46. A resident has been losing weight and not enjoying meal times like she used to. The CNA asks the resident if she is feeling alright and the resident reports she does not like the food. The CNA will #47. Nurse Kathy ask Nursing Assistant Pat to take Mr. Smith's vital signs an hour and a half after he receives his morning medications. Mr. Smith usually receives his medications at 8 am and 5 pm every day. At 9 am Nurse Kathy tells Pat that she gave Mr. Smith his morning medications 15 minutes late. Pat should take Mr. Smith's vital signs at #48. After a Stroke a person may be left with a paralysis on one side of the body. This is known as #49. When a resident repeats words, phrases, questions or activities over and over, it is called #50. The care plan identifies that Mrs. Jones should be ambulated bid each day. This means that Mrs. Jones should be ambulated #51. The six duties that a nursing assistant will perform are #52. The nursing assistant knows that gloves are to be worn when #53. Principles of hygiene include #54. The integumentary system consists of #55. Laying on your back with knees flexed and feet flat on the bed is what position #56. The fourth level on Maslow's hierarchy of needs is #57. A pressure ulcer is a complication of #58. A resident's hair is shampooed #59. Symptoms of Hepatitis C (HCV) include #6. When plaque gathers on the walls of the arteries it is called - ANS atherosclerosis #60. The NA witnesses another NA push a resident down in the bed. The NA reports the action to the charge nurse who states she does not want to get involved. The NA should #61. A life threatening situation requiring immediate intervention is #62. Signs and symptoms of dysphagia are

#63. Osteoporosis is caused by #64. A common physical change in the digestive system as the body ages is an increase in #65. A resident has asked to be repositioned. You are concerned about moving the resident by yourself so you ask a colleague to help you reposition the resident to prevent #66. When a resident ambulates for the first time, the nursing assistant should: #67. You walk into the dining room. The conscious resident has his hands to his throat and is making no sounds. The first thing you will do is: #68. NPO means: #69. Which Federal Agency regulates employee safety on the job? #70. The nursing assistant should position the O2 nasal cannula in the #71. Most individuals with families nearby are placed in a nursing home because #72. Disinfection destroys #73. You have a new job and you need to resign from your present position. You should #74. Generally, resident charts may be reviewed by facility nursing staff and #75. A resident tells a nursing assistant that he plans to kill himself. The nursing assistant should #8. Elderly residents who live in long-term care facilities that use reality orientation have

• ANS fewer opportunities to satisfy emotional needs #9. Resident rights include all of the following EXCEPT A thermometer measures - ANS body temperature a. 140/90 mmb. 135/85 mmc. 110/70 mmd. 80/60 mm - ANS c a. 4 ft 11 inb. 6 ft 3 inc. 4 ft 5 ind. 5 ft 4 in - ANS d a. 930 amb. 945 amc. 815 amd. 845 am - ANS b a. a close personal friendb. the physicianc. laboratory techniciansd. clergy - ANS b a. according to care planb. at least twice weeklyc. at the nursing assistant's discretiond. with every shower - ANS a a. all pathogensb. all microorganismsc. most pathogensd. most microorganisms - ANS c a. an increase in a resident's overall strength and enduranceb. improved posture and lengthening of the back musclesc. spine becoming more stable with the decrease in flexibilityd. a resident's bones becoming more brittle and break easily - ANS d a. any overhead pagingb. the tone of your voicec. the words not saidd. use of the organizational chart - ANS b a. appetiteb. dysphagiac. peristalsisd. saliva production - ANS b a. applying lotion to a resident's intact skinb. providing range of motion to resident's legc. removing dentures from resident's mouthd. taking a resident's axilla temperature - ANS c

a. encourage the resident to answer with yes or no answers for clothing choiceb. call the family and ask them what they would like the resident to wearc. select the residents clothing for the day according to the weatherd. speak loudly to the resident until they answer the question - ANS a a. fatigue, nausea, jaundice and bloody urineb. nausea, jaundice and increased appetitec. abdominal pain, fatigue, nausea and dark urined. increased appetite, diarrhea, and abdominal pain - ANS c a. full assistance of staff for movementb. use of walkers and canesc. least amount of assistanced. use of wheelchairs - ANS c a. gargling sounds after swallowing, drooling, food avoidance, and choking/coughing while eatingb. drooling, gargling sounds after swallowing, preferring finger foods, and choking/coughing while eatingc. gargling sounds after swallowing, drooling, choking/coughing while eating and eating dessert firstd. drooling, gargling sounds after swallowing, drooling, sighs while eating and choking/coughing while eating - ANS a a. glaucomab. cataractc. macular degenerationd. diabetic retinopathy - ANS a a. grasp it firmly with your thumb and index finger, turn it slightly, and lift it out of the mouthb. grasp it with your thumb and index finger, lift firmly and remove it from the resident's mouthc. grasp it gently with your thumb and index finger, lift toward the back of the mouth and remove it from the mouthd. grasp it firmly with your thumb and index finger, pull down and out and remove it from the mouth - ANS a a. has spread to other parts of the body b. is cancerous c. is an acute condition d. is infected - ANS b a. inactivityb. diabetesc. aging processd. smoking - ANS a a. increased night vision acuityb. side vision and depth perception increasesc. an improvement in smell receptors and tasted. a decline in the ability to hear - ANS d a. keep the information confidentialb. tell the other nursing assistants who care for himc. tell the charge nursed. tell his family what he said - ANS c a. labored breathing and shortness of breathb. chronic inflammation that narrows bronchiolesc. gradual loss of minerals from the bonesd. weak heart muscle that can't pump blood - ANS c a. lithotomyb. Fowler'sc. proned. dorsal recumbant - ANS d a. loveb. self actualizationc. safety and security needsd. self esteem - ANS d a. napeb. navelc. nasord. nares - ANS d a. nothing by mouthb. nothing per ostomyc. only ice chips per mouthd. nothing by mouth except water - ANS a a. one-side neglectb. Hemiplegiac. Hemiparesisd. dysphagia - ANS b a. OSHAb. JCAHOc. OBRAd. COBRA - ANS a a. perform the task since it was delegated to you by the RNb. refuse to complete the task and go on with other tasksc. ask another nursing assistant to show you how to do the taskd. speak with the RN and explain that the task is not in your scope - ANS d

a. place lotion on feet and between toesb. cut toenails and callusesc. use hot water and strong soapd. apply clean cotton socks and non-skid slippers - ANS d a. pressure ulcers during movementb. shearing during movementc. dangling during movementd. low blood pressure during movement - ANS b a. proper handwashingb. clean clothingc. good oral hygiened. good grooming - ANS a. proper handwashing a. report the incident to the administratorb. follow the chain of commandc. report the incident to the Director of Nursingd. report the incident to the State Regulatory Agency - ANS b a. report to your new job in the morningb. ask for an immediate exit interviewc. give appropriate notice for your workplaced. ask another co-worker to take your shifts - ANS c a. requires all employees to take the hepatitis B vaccine seriesb. eliminates or minimizes your exposure to blood and body fluidsc. requires all needles to be re-capped before disposald. eliminates the need to discard regulated waste separately - ANS b a. resident follows routine of staffb. staff enters resident's realityc. resident controls activity and tasksd. staff plans activity and tasks - ANS c a. shut the door and leave Mrs. Smith to drink her sodab. call the family and notify them of the incidentc. take the soda from the resident and add thickened powderd. call the physician on call and notify them of the incident - ANS c a. skin, hair, nails and blood vesselsb. hair, nails, blood vessels and heartc. skin, nails, hair and sweat glandsd. nails, spinal cord and sweat glands - ANS c a. take his temperature firstb. help him to sit up quicklyc. watch for signs of dizziness and fatigued. stay with him only until he is standing without assistance - ANS c a. talkingb. gesturingc. touchd. communication - ANS d a. teaspoon one-half fullb. teaspoon one-third fullc. tablespoon one-third fulld. tablespoon one-full - ANS a a. the right to privacyb. the right to be fully informed of their total health statusc. the right to refuse treatmentd. the right to infringe on other's rights - ANS D a. their families do not want themb. their families can no longer provide the care their loved one needsc. the family home is too small to accommodate the needs of their loved oned. Medicare/Medicaid will pay for the nursing home costs - ANS b a. this is okay as Mrs. Newcomb would not have given it to her if she could not afford itb. it is not your place to get involved as this is between your coworker and Mrs. Newcombc. you need to let her supervisor know what you sawd. it is your place to confront your coworker immediately - ANS c a. three times a dayb. two times a dayc. every other dayd. before each meal - ANS b a. to bring positive attitudes to their job b. to have less work and more payc. to retire early from this stressful workd. to tell the residents about their personal problems - ANS a. to bring positive attitudes to their job