Question 1

When transferring a heavy resident from the bed to a wheelchair for the first time, do you want to

Accepted Answer

The aid should review the care plan or check with the nurse

Question 2

When a resident refuses a bedbath, the nurse aide should

Accepted Answer

wait awhile and then ask the resident again.

Question 3

Mr. Smith refused to take a bath. The nurse aide bathed him anyway. What resident right was violated:

Accepted Answer

the right to refuse treatment

Question 4

A Foley catheter is used

Accepted Answer

to drain urine from the bladder.

Question 5

Which of the following is the recommended position for giving an enema?

Accepted Answer

Left Sims

Question 6

Drainage bags from urinary catheters should always

Accepted Answer

be kept below the level of the bladder.

Question 7

Before feeding a resident, which of the following is the best reason to wash the resident's hands?

Accepted Answer

The resident may still touch his/her mouth or food.

Question 8

One of the major reasons the elderly person is incontinent of urine is

Accepted Answer

The muscle that keeps the urine in the bladder weakens

Question 9

Mouth care should be given to an unconscious person:

Accepted Answer

every two hours

Question 10

Mr. Smith refused to take a bath. The nurse aid bathed him anyway. What right was violated? A. The right to be free from odor B. The right to privacy C. The right to refuse treatment D. The right to complain

Accepted Answer

The right to refuse treatment

Question 11

A CNA notices that an indwelling urinary catheter has become disconnected from the drainage bag. What should the CNA do first?

Accepted Answer

Wipe the catheter and drainage bag ends with alcohol and reconnect them

Question 12

While giving a bedbath, the nurse aide hears the alarm from a nearby door suddenly go off. The nurse aide should

Accepted Answer

make the resident being bathed safe and go check the door right away.

Question 13

A sitting or semi-setting position with the head of the bed elevated is called:

Accepted Answer

fowlers

Question 14

During a bed bath, Mrs. Smith uses a washcloth to clean her perineal area and then puts the washcloth into the basin of water. But the nurse aid needs to wash Mrs. Smith's face. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Obtain a clean cloth, change the water in the basin, and continue the bath

Question 15

A resident weighs over 300 lbs and needs to be repositioned in the bed. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Get another nurse aid to assist in repositioning the resident