Quiz 1: What is the purpose of OBRA? correct answers To provide set amount of training hours
and topics covered in nursing assistant training to provide quality care for patients
What does ADL stand for? correct answers Activities of Daily Living
A lift/ draw sheet is used for correct answers Moving residents/ patients up in bed or
repositioning them.
What precautions are used with all patients to prevent transmission of diseases that can be
acquired by exposure to blood, body fluids, non-intact skin (including rashes), and mucous
membranes? correct answers standard precautions
Good ________________ can prevent musculoskeletal injuries to healthcare workers when
transferring or moving patients/ residents. correct answers body mechanics
What type of precautions require the use of a respirator/ N95 mask? correct answers Airborne
What is the term used to describe what a health care professional, such as a Nurse Assistant,
legally allowed to do? correct answers Scope of practice
What is the process that destroys and eliminates all forms of microbial life correct answers
Sterilization
What is another term for an infection that is acquired in the health care setting? correct answers
Nosocomial
Mrs. Dougherty has an infection in her bladder (called cystitis). She is taking medication that is
to kill the bacteria that has invaded her bladder causing the pain, inflammation, and hematuria
, (blood in her urine). What medication is used to treat bacterial infections? correct answers
Antibiotics
What kind of facility would you expect to find someone who has a terminal disease with less
than six months to live? correct answers Hospice Care
What kind of facility would you expect to find someone that can no longer care for themselves,
requiring medical and nursing interventions, and varying assistance with activities if everyday
living? correct answers Long Term Care
What kind of facility would you expect to find someone that requires continued temporary
medical care such as that after a CVA (cerebral vascular accident also known as a stroke) for a
short period of time? correct answers Skilled Nursing
Mrs. Berry has an order for oxygen to be given at a rate of 2L/min via nasal cannula. You enter
her room and her nasal cannula has fallen onto the floor. As per your scope of practice, you
replace her nasal cannula as previously prescribed. What is the proper position for this device?
correct answers Prongs curved towards the back of her head, around her ears, and secured under
her chin
Who is allowed to medically diagnose and treat patients? correct answers NP/MD
What member of the healthcare team provides care for activities of everyday living? correct
answers NA
Who would be eligible for Medicare? correct answers A 34 year old with chronic kidney failure
Medicaid is: correct answers A state and federal assistance program, varying at the state level
Standard precautions pertain to correct answers Blood, only if visible.