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CH 1
A nursing assistant tells a resident that her grandchildren are noisy and disrupt the
facility and suggests that tne next time her daughter cisits, she should leave the kids at
home. Which Residents' Right might this behavior violate?
(A) The right to voice complaints without fear of punishment
(B) The right to refuse medication and treatment
(C) The right to have visitors
(D) The right to confidentiality - ANSWER-(C) The right to have visitors
CH 1
A professional relationship between an NA and a resident includes
(A) Telling the resident about problems with the supervisor
(B)Calling the resident Dearie and Sweetie
(C) Letting a resident know if the NA is in a bad mood
(D) Keeping resident information confidential - ANSWER-(D) Keeping resident
information confidential
CH 1
A resident has purchased a special gift for her nursing assistant (NA). What would be
the best response by the nursing assistant?
(A) The NA should refuse the gift but thank the resident for thinking of her
(B) The NA should accept the gift because she is unsure about her facilities policy of
gifts.
(C) The NA should accept the gift if the resident agrees to keep it confidential
(D) The NA should refuse the gift and explain that her employer is very unfair about
employees accepting gifts from residents - ANSWER-(A) The NA should refuse the gift
but thank the resident for thinking of her.
CH 1
A resident's protected health information (PHI) may be shared with
(A) The resident's friends who live in the facility
(B) Those who need the information for care or processing of records
(C) The nursing assistant's family and friends as long as they agree not to share it
(D) Anyone who works at the facility - ANSWER-(B) Those who need the information for
care or processing of records
CH 1
An NA is caring for a resident who is paralyzed on her right side from a recent stroke.
Some of her family members are visiting and one of then turns to the NA and says in a
loud voice, "She looks so dumb with half of her face drooping down like that. Isn't there
something you can do to fix that?" What kind of abuse is this?
,(A) Physical abuse
(B) Psychological abuse
(C) Sexual abuse
(D) Involuntary seclusion - ANSWER-(B) Psychological abuse
CH 1
For nursing assistants, confidentiality means
(A) Not telling the nurse about possible abuse of a resident
(B) Not documenting resident problems
(C) Keeping resident information private
(D) Sharing information with the NA's family - ANSWER-(C) Keeping resident
information private
CH 1
How many hours of in-service education does OBRA require for nursing assistants
every year?
(A) At least 34 hours
(B) At least 28 hours
(C) At least 18 hours
(D) At least 12 hours - ANSWER-(D) At least 12 hours
CH 1
If an NA makes a mistake in handwritten documentation, how should she correct it?
(A) By erasing it and writing in the correct information
(B) By drawing a single line through it, then writing the correct information
(C) By using correction fluid to cover the error, then writing the correct information
(D) By discarding the chart and starting a new one - ANSWER-(B) By drawing a single
line through it, then writing the correct information
CH 1
Medicare will pay for __________
(A) All care requested by the recipient.
(B) All care requested by the doctor.
(C) All care requested by the long-term care facility
(D) Only care that it determines to be medically necessary - ANSWER-(D) Only care
that it determines to be medically necessary
CH 1
Ombudsmen are in facilities to assist and support
(A) Administrators
(B) Directors of nursing
(C) Residents
(D) Nursing assistants - ANSWER-(C) Residents
CH 1
, One reason that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was
created is to
(A) Help keep health information private and secure
(B) Help ombudsmen monitor care in facilities
(C) Give nursing assistants proper health insurance coverage
(D) Prevent abuse and neglect of residents - ANSWER-(A) Help keep health information
private and secure
CH 1
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) sets minimum standards for
(A) facility cleanliness
(B) Resident rehabilitation
(C) Nursing assistant training
(D) Facility spending - ANSWER-(C) Nursing assistant training
CH 1
Threatening to harm a resident if he tells another caregiver about a problem is an
example of which type of abuse?
(A) Physical abuse
(B) Psychological abuse
(C) Financial abuse
(D) Substance abuse - ANSWER-(B) Psychological abuse
CH 1
What is one function of the chain of command?
(A) It determines which residents go in which rooms
(B) It determines which shift an NA works
(C) It describes the care plan for each resident
(D) It helps protect nursing assistants and their employers from liability - ANSWER-(D) It
helps protect nursing assistants and their employers from liability
CH 1
What is one reason why reporting a resident's changes and problems to the nurse is a
very important role of the nursing assistant?
(A) The care plan must be updated as the resident's condition changes
(B) Reporting changes is not a task that he NA performs
(C) Depending on the resident's changes, the NA can decide if she wants to work that
day or not
(D) The NA can decide what medication to describe for the resident's current condition -
ANSWER-(A) The care plan must be updated as the resident's condition changes.
CH 1
What is required of a nursing assistant if he suspects that a resident is being abused?
(A) The NA should call the police to report that the resident is being abused
(B) The NA should discuss the issue with the resident to find out if it is okay for him to
report what he suspects