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What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part? Correct Answer:
Prosthesis
when a client has left-sided weakness, what part of a sweater is put on first Correct Answer: Left
sleeve
It is appropriate for a nurse aide to share the information regarding a client's status with: Correct
Answer: the staff on the next shift
When helping a client who is recovering from a stroke to walk, the nurse aide should assist
Correct Answer: on the client's weak side
The nurse aide is caring for a client who is agitated. The nurse aide SHOULD: Correct Answer:
talk in a slow, calm, reassuring manner
the purpose for padding side rails on the client's bed is to: Correct Answer: protect the client
from injury
exercises that move each muscle and joints are called Correct Answer: range of motion
How can the nurse aide BEST help a client who is not accepting a loss Correct Answer:
Encourage the client to talk
BEST method of communication w\ a deaf client Correct Answer: written
The Nurse is asked by a confused client what day it is. The nurse should Correct Answer: point
to the date on a calendar and say the date
To avoid pulling the catheter when turning a male client, the catheter tube must be taped to the
clients Correct Answer: upper thigh
A nurse can assist client with their spiritual needs by: Correct Answer: allowing clients to talk
about their beliefs
When getting ready to dress a client, the Nurse should: Correct Answer: give the client choice of
what to wear
if the nurse discovers fire in a clients room, The FIRST thing to do Correct Answer: remove the
client
In order to comminicate clearly with a client who has hearing loss, the nurse aide should. Correct
Answer: look directly at the client when speaking
,what is the final stage of dying Correct Answer: acceptance
If a client says, "God is punishing me" or "Why me," how should you respond? Correct Answer:
listen quietly
The role of ombudsman is to Correct Answer: work with the nursing home to protect clients
rights
A nurse who is active in her church is assigned to care for a client who is not a member of any
religious group. The nurse SHOULD: Correct Answer: respect the clients beliefs and avoid
starting religious discussions
The nurse notices that a client mail has been delivered to the clients room. The nurse SHOULD:
Correct Answer: give the client the unopened mail and offer help as needed.
the clients offers a nurse aide a twenty dollar bill as a thank you for all that the nurse has done.
The nurse aid should Correct Answer: politely refuse the money
When is restraining not abuse or neglect? Correct Answer: restraining a client according to a
physician's order
if a client is sitting in a chair in his room masturbating, the nurse aide should Correct Answer:
leave the client alone and provide privacy
In giving care according to the clients Bill of Rights, the nurse SHOULD: Correct Answer:
provide privacy during the clients personal care
The last sense a dying client will lose Correct Answer: hearing
a client wakes up during the night and asks for something to eat, you should FIRST Correct
Answer: check client's diet order before offering nourishment
The normal aging process is BEST defined as the time when: Correct Answer: normal body
functions and senses decline
If a client's confused, The nurse SHOULD: Correct Answer: help the client to recognize familiar
things and people
What is the process of restoring a disabled client to the highest level of functioning possible.
Correct Answer: Rehabilitation
When changing an unsterile dressing, the Nurse should wash hands Correct Answer: before,
after removal of the soiled dressing, and after the procedure
, Clean bed linen placed in a clients room but NOT used should be: Correct Answer: put in the
dirty linen container
The nurse aide finds an unconscious client lying on the bathroom floor. The FIRST thing the
nurse aide should do is: Correct Answer: call for assistance from the nurse in charge
If the nurse aide finds a client who is sad and crying, the nurse aide should: Correct Answer: ask
the client if something is wrong
clients have the right to: Correct Answer: have access to a telepone
Proper use of a waist restraints requires that the nurse aide: Correct Answer: watch for skin
irritation
a client needs to be repositioned but is heavy, the nurse aide is not sure she can move the client
alone. The nurse should Correct Answer: ask another nurse aide to help
to prevent dehydration of the client, the nurse SHOULD: Correct Answer: offer fluids
frequently while the client is awake
When transferring a client, MOST of the clients weight should be supported by the nurses aide's
Correct Answer: legs
To be sure that a client weight was measured accurately, the client should be weighed: Correct
Answer: at the same time of the day
BEFORE taking the oral temperature of the client who has just finished a cold drink, the nurse
aide should wait: Correct Answer: 10-20 minutes
Which of the following method is the CORRECT way to remove a dirty isolation gown? Correct
Answer: Roll it dirty side in and away from the body
What would be the BEST way to the nurse to promote clients independence in bathing a client
who has had stroke Correct Answer: Encourage the client to do as much as possible and assist as
needed
A safety device used to assist a DEPENDENT client from a bed to a chair is called Correct
Answer: transfer/gait belt
If a nurse needs to wear a gown to care for a client is isolation, the nurse aide MUST Correct
Answer: take the gown off before leaving the clients room
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. You SHOULD: Correct Answer:
suggest that this is not the place to discuss the client