Advanced Nurse Aid - Exam Review
With 100% Correct Answers
List your role in admitting a patient - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. Greet your patient
2.Introduce yourself
3. Be respectful
4. Act professional
5. Show patient around room and explain how remote and such works
What is needed for a patient to discharge? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔An order from the doctor,
communication with the doctors/nurses
AMA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Against medical advice
When taking a blood pressure on a patient who has an IV in the left arm where do you take the
blood pressure? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔On the right arm (away from IV)
Pre-operative teaching to avoid post-op complications including - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Vital
signs, skin preparations, personal care, NPO 6/8 hours before, elimination
When a patient has surgery at 8am when should they go NPO? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔6-8
hours before surgery
PCT role in preparing a patient for surgery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Taking vitals, refer ?'s to
nurse, provide with skills
, How often is a patient repositioned after surgery? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Every 1-2 hours
When a PCT has sterile gloves on what can they touch? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Only sterile
surfaces
S/S of infection - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Signs: redness, pus in urine, fever, drainage
Symptoms: Pain, uncomfortable
When does a PCT need to wear isolation gowns? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔With airborne and
contact precautions
When an isolation gown becomes wet or solid what should you do? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Dispose of gown and replace with a new gown
List what you know about isolation masks - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Protect from droplets, used
w/ airborne and droplet patients, disposable, grab and remove from the ear pieces
How can a PCT control transmissions of microbes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Washing hands,
alcohol hand sanitizer, disposing of protective gear correctly and after use
Considerations for Droplet Precautions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Reduce transmission risk by
droplet spread within 3 feet, gown, mask, and gloves
Considerations for Contact Precautions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Disposable equipment, single
room, disinfecting nondisposable equipment after use
List some communicable diseases that need droplet precautions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Flu,
meningitis, whooping cough, rubella, scarlet fever
With 100% Correct Answers
List your role in admitting a patient - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. Greet your patient
2.Introduce yourself
3. Be respectful
4. Act professional
5. Show patient around room and explain how remote and such works
What is needed for a patient to discharge? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔An order from the doctor,
communication with the doctors/nurses
AMA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Against medical advice
When taking a blood pressure on a patient who has an IV in the left arm where do you take the
blood pressure? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔On the right arm (away from IV)
Pre-operative teaching to avoid post-op complications including - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Vital
signs, skin preparations, personal care, NPO 6/8 hours before, elimination
When a patient has surgery at 8am when should they go NPO? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔6-8
hours before surgery
PCT role in preparing a patient for surgery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Taking vitals, refer ?'s to
nurse, provide with skills
, How often is a patient repositioned after surgery? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Every 1-2 hours
When a PCT has sterile gloves on what can they touch? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Only sterile
surfaces
S/S of infection - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Signs: redness, pus in urine, fever, drainage
Symptoms: Pain, uncomfortable
When does a PCT need to wear isolation gowns? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔With airborne and
contact precautions
When an isolation gown becomes wet or solid what should you do? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Dispose of gown and replace with a new gown
List what you know about isolation masks - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Protect from droplets, used
w/ airborne and droplet patients, disposable, grab and remove from the ear pieces
How can a PCT control transmissions of microbes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Washing hands,
alcohol hand sanitizer, disposing of protective gear correctly and after use
Considerations for Droplet Precautions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Reduce transmission risk by
droplet spread within 3 feet, gown, mask, and gloves
Considerations for Contact Precautions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Disposable equipment, single
room, disinfecting nondisposable equipment after use
List some communicable diseases that need droplet precautions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Flu,
meningitis, whooping cough, rubella, scarlet fever
