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A charge nurse asks a nurse aide to perform a task that is not part of the nurse
aide's scope of practice. What should the nurse aide do?
• Consider if the task can be performed another way.
• Provide the care and perform the task as best as possible.
• Contact the ombudsman's office since resident's rights may be violated.
• Refuse to perform the task and explain it is not within the nurse aide's role. -
D.Refuse to perform the task and explain it is not within the nurse aide's role.
A few minutes before the end of the shift, a resident calls and whispers to the
nurseaide, "I had an accident. I wet myself." What should the nurse aide do?
• Explain that the next shift will assist the resident in a short time.
• Remove any wet clothing and place the resident on a dry underpad.
• Ask if the resident feels very uncomfortable.
• Provide incontinent care to the resident. - D. Provide incontinent care to
theresident.
A nurse aide enters a room just as a resident's wife slaps the resident. The resident
does not seem upset or hurt. What should the nurse aide do?
• Leave the room and close the door to allow privacy.
• Consider if this is normal behavior for this couple.
• Report the observation to the charge nurse immediately.
• Tell the wife that she must leave the facility for the day. - C. Report
theobservation to the charge nurse immediately.
A nurse aide enters a room to help the resident to the bathroom. A trash can in
theroom is on fire. What should the nurse aide do first?
• Use the resident's pitcher of water to put out the fire.
• Open the window to allow smoke to escape.
, • Remove the resident from the room.
• Yell "Fire!" along with the location. - C. Remove the resident from the room.
A nurse aide is assigned to provide postmortem care for a resident, but has
neverdone this procedure before. Which of the following is the most
appropriate response by the nurse aide?
• Ask another nurse aide to trade assignments.
• Provide the care since the resident cannot be harmed.
• Talk to other nurse aides about how to perform the procedure.
• Discuss the nurse aide's lack of experience with the nurse. - D. Discuss
the nurse aide's lack of experience with the nurse.
A nurse aide walks into a resident's room and finds a resident on the floor. The
resident says, "I fell down and I cannot move my arm." What should be the nurse
aide's next action?
• Help the resident to a sitting position on the floor.
• Ask the resident to stay still while the nurse aide calls for help.
• Ask the resident to describe the pain and how the fall happened.
• Support the injured arm by placing a pillow under the arm and shoulder. -
B.Ask the resident to stay still while the nurse aide calls for help.
A resident has a contracture of the right arm. When putting on the
resident'sbutton-front shirt, the nurse aide should
• put the shirt sleeve on the left arm first, then the right arm.
• ask which arm the resident prefers the sleeve to go on first.
• put the shirt sleeve on the right arm first, then the left arm.
• raise resident's arms up to slide both sleeves on at the same time. - C. put
theshirt sleeve on the right arm first, then the left arm.
A resident has an indwelling urinary catheter. When the resident sits in a
wheelchair, where should the nurse aide place the drainage bag?