CNA

A concept that considers the whole person is called

Holism

Messages sent through facial expressions, gestures, posture, and body movements is:

Body language

You are going to help a resident with a shower. To meet the person’s safety and security needs, you must do which?

Encourage the resident to take a shower

You can help a new resident feel safe and secure by:

Listening to the person’s concerns

Family and friends usually help meet the person’s:

Love and belonging needs

A person’s cultural beliefs and practices are:

Included in the care plan

A nursing center resident wants to attend religious services in the center’s chapel, what should you do?

Assist the person to the chapel

A person’s religion is different than yours, what should you do?

Learn about the person’s religion

Which will improve a person’s quality of life?

Promoting the person’s optimal level of functioning

This branch of medicine is concerned with the growth, development, and care of children.

Pediatrics

Persons who need more time to recover than hospital allow need:

Subacute care or rehabilitation

Short-term nursing center residents:

Are recovering from fractures, acute illness, or surgery

Persons needing respite care:

Are admitted to nursing centers for short stays

You ask a patient a question. You should:

Give the person time to process what you asked

You want to make sure that a patient understands what you said. You should:

Ask questions to see if the person understands

A resident cannot hear and has poor vision. You need to write messages, you should:

Use a black felt pen and white paper

Which conveys comfort, caring, and reassurance?

Touch

To use touch correctly, you should

Follow the persons care plan.

Which statement about body language is correct

Your appearance sends messages

A patient turns her eyes away from you. Her face is flushed. These expressions means she is

Embarrassed

A residents bowel movement has a strong odor. You should:

Control your body language

Which shows that you are listening to a person?

Having good eye contact

Listening involves

Focusing on verbal and nonverbal communication

Which communication technique allows the person to decide what to talk about?

Open-ended questions

Which is useful when a person is rambling?

Focusing

A resident is very upset about her lunch. Which communication technique helps gain control?

Silence

Which shows a lack of interest and caring?

Failure to listen

Which is a pat answer?

“Everything will be just fine”

Disabilities are acquired:

any time

A person is in a coma. This means the person

Cannot respond to others

You’re caring for a comatose. You should do which of the following?

Tell the person your name, the time, and the place every time you enter the room

A resident’s son is visiting. Which will protect the resident’s privacy?

Asking the resident’s son to leave while you give care

A person exchanges information with someone else. They send and receive messages. This is:

Communication

Which has the same meaning for everyone

Temperature of 99* F

The patient uses a term that you don’t understand that’s in Spanish. What should you do?

Ask the nurse if a translator is needed

Which promotes communication?

Being brief and concise

which statement about medical records is correct?

They are legal documents

Health care agencies have policies about medical records that cover which of the following?

Correcting errors

A patient asks to see his chart. What should you do?

Tell the nurse

Which is a type of card file

Kardex

Anyone who reads your charting should know which of the following?

What you did

The agency allows you to record on paper charts. Which is correct

Only agency-approved abbreviations are used

When recording, you should do which of the following?

Use correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation

These statements are about charting. Which is correct?

You need to record facts

You’re charting changes in the person’s condition. You also need to chart what?

What you told the nurse about the changes

After taking a message, which is correct?

Repeat the message and phone number back to the caller

Before transferring a call, you should

Explain that you are going to transfer the call

Before putting a caller on hold, you should:

find out if the call is about an emergency

In order to provide effective care, you must consider the whole person

True

It’s an acceptable practice to record a procedure in the patient’s medical record prior to completing it, then returning to initial afterwards.

False

A carrier is:

Someone who is a reservoir for microbes but doesn’t develop infection

Which statement about microbes is correct?

They need water and nourishment

An infection involving the whole body is

systemic infection

A carrier:

can transmit pathogens to others

A susceptible host is

a person at risk for infection

Portals of exit are

The same as portals of entry

To prevent spread of microbes, wash hands when?

Before and after handling, preparing, or eating food

When washing hands, hands and forearms are kept

Lower than elbows

Hands are washed for at least

15 seconds

To turn off faucets, use

a clean paper towel for each faucet

single use items are

discarded after use

Which of following will control portals of entry?

Providing skin care

Hepatitis B vaccination involves

3 injections

You were hired at a nursing center. Which is correct?

Nursing center makes hepatitis B vaccination available within the first 10 days of being hired

Your sterile gloves tear after you put them on. You need to:

Remove them, decontaminate, and put on new pair

What part of sterile gloves are not sterile?

The cuffs and inside

The nurse asks you to perform three tasks for a resident. How many pairs of gloves are needed?

At least 3 pairs

Goggles and face shields:

Protect mouth, eyes, and nose

Which is correct?

Masks prevent spread of infection from respiratory tract

Soiled linen is

Handled according to agency’s policies

The nurse hands you a used disposable syringe with needle attached. You should:

Place needle and syringe in puncture resistant container

A resident has communicable disease. Nurse tells you droplet precautions are needed. You know droplets are produced by

Coughing, sneezing, or talking

A gown is needed for isolation. The gown is removed

Before leaving the room

Gloves are easier to put on

When hands are dry

A mask is wet. Which is correct?

Mask is contaminated

You need gloves, a gown, and a mask. Which is put on first?

Gown

Double bagging is needed when

Outside of bag is soiled

Persons needed Transmission-based Precaution often experience

Loss of self-esteem

You need a face mask, you should

Enter the room with a mask on

You need to clean the counter in dirty utility room. You need

Gloves

When turn, repositioning, or transferring you must

Use your body correctly

To prevent work related injuries, OSHA recommends

Manual lifting eliminated when possible

When transferring, use good body mechanics. This includes:

Face the person

Which position is person lying on abdomen with face turned?

Prone

Position known as back-lying position

Semi-fowlers

A resident has slid down bed. Her skin sticks to bed while muscles move, this is

Shearing

Resident is recovering from spinal surgery. You need to reposition, what procedure is used?

Logrolling

When person is logrolled, person is

moved with spine straight

For bed to wheelchair transfer, person needs to wear

slip-resistant footwear

When transferring person:

Persons strong side moves first

A transfer belt isnt needed to transfer from bed to chair. For transfer, how do you hold person

Place hands under arms and around shoulder blades

Youre going to transfer resident to bed from wheelchair. Where do you position wheelchair?

On their strong side

Mehcanical lift is used to transfer patient to wheelchair. Before using it, you need to

read manufacturers instructions

For bed to wheelchair transfer, person wears

slip-resistant footwear

To prevent falls during transfers, wheels must

be locked

Mechanical lift is used to transfer to wheelchair, before using, you

read manufacturers instructions

After transferring to toilet, you should

Close bathroom door and stay in room

How many workers needed for stretcher

2 or 3

Standard Precautions prevent spread of infection from blood

True

When using assist device to move person to side of bed, you need at least 1 co-workers to help you.

True