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The nurse aide is responsible for all of the following fire prevention measures EXCEPT: - ✔✔-taking
cigarettes and matches away from all clients and visit
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CNA Practice Written Exam. Top
Questions & Answers. Approved
The nurse aide is responsible for all of the following fire prevention measures EXCEPT: - ✔✔-taking
cigarettes and matches away from all clients and visitors.
What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part?
-External rotation
-Abduction
-Pronation
-Prosthesis - ✔✔-Prosthesis
The Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrusts) is used for a client who has
-a bloody nose
-a blocked airway
-impaired eyesight
-fallen out of bed - ✔✔-a blocked airway
The most comfortable position for a resident with a respiratory problem is
-Supine
-Lateral
-Prone
-Fowler's - ✔✔-Fowler's
The nurse aide sees a client spill water on the floor in the hall. Another client is walking down the hall.
The nurse aide SHOULD
-call housekeeping.
-call the nurse.
-leave the spill.
-clean up the spill. - ✔✔-clean up the spill.
The electric shaver that the nurse aide is using to shave a client begins to spark and smoke. What should
the nurse aide do FIRST?
-Call the nurse in charge.
-Finish shaving the client as quickly as possible
-Unplug the shaver
-Use the roommate's shaver to finish the shave - ✔✔-Unplug the shaver
When transferring a client, MOST of the client's weight should be supported by the nurse aide's
-shoulders
-back
-wrists
-legs - ✔✔-legs
The nurse aide is going to help the client walk from the bed to a chair. What should the nurse aide put
on the client's feet?
-Nothing
-Rubber-soled slippers or shoes
-Socks or stockings only
-Cloth-soled slippers - ✔✔-Rubber-soled slippers or shoes
Physical restraints are used MOST often
-at the roommate's request.
-when staff is short.
-to prevent client injury.
-at the family's request. - ✔✔-to prevent client injury.
Which of the following is NOT considered to be a way to restrain a client?
-Pain management
-A hand mitt
-Lap buddy/tray
-A sedative - ✔✔-Pain management
A client needs to be repositioned but is heavy, and the nurse aide is not sure she can move the client
alone. The nurse aide should
-ask another nurse aide to help
-have the family do it
-try to move the client alone
-go on to another task - ✔✔-ask another nurse aide to help
Insulin, a hormone, regulates
-The amount of salt retained in the blood
-The rhythm of the heart
-The amount of sugar in the blood
-The strength of the skeletal muscles - ✔✔-The amount of sugar in the blood
NPO means
-Only ice chips per mouth
-Nothing by mouth except water
-Nothing by mouth
-Nothing per ostomy - ✔✔-Nothing by mouth
Clean bed linen placed in a client's room but NOT used should be
-returned to the linen closet
-used for a client in the next room
-taken to the nurse in charge
-put in the dirty linen container - ✔✔-put in the dirty linen container
When taking a client's radial pulse, the nurse aide's fingertips should be placed on the client's
-elbow.
-wrist.
-neck.
-chest. - ✔✔-wrist.
When taking an oral temperature, it is important to
-put lubricant on the thermometer.
-place the thermometer in the rectum.
-place the thermometer under the tongue.
-place the thermometer under the arm. - ✔✔-place the thermometer under the tongue.
What is the FIRST thing a nurse aide should do when finding an unresponsive client?
-Call for help
-Call family
-Start compressions
-Close the door - ✔✔-Call for help
When operating a manual bed, the nurse aide should remember to
-elevate the client's head at all times.
-keep the bed in the neutral position.
-fold cranks under bed.
-lock the wheels when the cranks are folded. - ✔✔-fold cranks under bed.
Which of the following best helps reduce pressure on the bony prominences?
-Several pillows
-Repositioning every shift
-Flotation mattress
-Sheepskin - ✔✔-Flotation mattress
To avoid pulling the catheter when turning a male client, the catheter tube must be taped to the client's
-bed frame
-upper thigh
-bed sheet
-hip - ✔✔-upper thigh
While making an empty bed, the nurse aide sees that the side rail is broken. The nurse aide SHOULD
-warn the client to be careful when she gets back into bed.
-wait for the next safety check to report the broken side rail.
-tie the side rail in the raised position until it is fixed.
-report the broken side rail immediately. - ✔✔-report the broken side rail immediately.
The purpose for padding side rails on the client's bed is to
-use them as a restraint
-protect the client from injury
-keep the client warm
-have a place to connect the call signal - ✔✔-protect the client from injury
What type of fire can be put out with water?
-Grease
-Chemical
-Electrical
-Paper - ✔✔-Paper
When helping a client who is recovering from a stroke to walk, the nurse aide should assist
-on the client's strong side
-on the client's weak side
-from behind the client
-with a wheelchair - ✔✔-on the client's weak side
How many tips does a quad-cane base have?
-4
-1
-2
-3 - ✔✔-
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