HOSA NURSING ASSISTANT STUDY GUIDE

What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part?

Prosthesis

when a client has left-sided weakness, what part of a sweater is put on first

Left sleeve

It is appropriate for a nurse aide to share the information regarding a client's status with:

the staff on the next shift

When helping a client who is recovering from a stroke to walk, the nurse aide should assist

on the clients weak side

The nurse aide is caring for a client who is agitated. The nurse aide SHOULD:

talk in a slow, calm, reassuring manner

the purpose for paddling side rails on the clients bed is to:

protect the client from injury

exercises that move each muscle and joint are called

range of motion

How can the nurse aide BEST help a client who is not accepting a loss

Encourage the cliet to accept the loss

The Heimlich maneuver ( abdominal thrust) is used for a cliet who has:

a blocked airway

The BEST communicate with a client who is totally dea, the nurse aide should

write out information

The Nurse is asked by a confused client what day it is. The nurse should

point to the date on a calendare and say the date

To avoid pulling the catheter when turning a male client, the catheter tube must be taped to the clients

upper thigh

A nurse can assist client with their spiritual needs by:

allowing clients to talk about their beliefs

A nurse MUST wear gloves when:

doing a peri-care

When getting ready to dress a client, the Nurse should:

give the client choice of what to wear

if the nurse discovers fire in a clients room, The FIRST thing to do

remove the client

In order to comminicate clearly with a client who has hearing loss, the nurse aide should.

look directly at the client when speaking

what is the final stage of dying

acceptance

If a client says, " God is ponishing me" or "Why me", how should the nurse aide respond

listen quietly

The role of ombudsman is to

work with the nursing hometo protect clients rights

A nurse who is active in her church is assigned to care for a client who is not a member of any religious group. The nurse SHOULD:

respect the clients beliefes and avoid starting religious discussions

The nurse notices that a client mail has been delivered to te clients room. The nurse SHOULD:

give the client the unopened mail and offer help as needed.

Wat is the correct measurement of urinary output

300cc

the clients offers a nurse aide a twenty dollar bill as a thank you for all that the nurse has done. The nurse aid should

politely refuse the money

All of the following situations are examples of abuse or neglect except

restraining a client according to a physician's order

if a client is sitting in a chair in his room masturating, the nurse aide should

leave the client alone and provide privacy

to convert four ounces of juice to milliliters ( ml) the nurse SHOULD:

4x30 ml

In giving care according to the clients Bill of Rights, the nurse SHOULD:

provide privacy during the clients personal care

The last sence of dying client will lose

hearing

a client wakes up during the night and asks for something to eat. the Burse aide Should:

check clients diet before offering nourishment

The normal aging process is BEST defined as the time when:

normal body functions and senses decline

If a client confused, The nurse SHOULD:

help the client to recognize familiar things and people

What is the process of restoring a disabled client to the highest level of functioning possible.

Rehabilitation

When changing an unsterile dressing, the Nurse should was hands

before, after removal of the soiled dressing, and after the procedure

Clean bed linen placed in a clients room but NOT uses should be:

put in the dirty linen container

The Nurse aide finds a concius client lying on the bathroom floor. The FIRST thing the nurse aide should do is:

call for assistance from the nurse in charge

If the nurse aide finds a client who is sad and crying, the nurse aide should:

ask the client if something is wrong

clients have the right to:

have access to a telepone

Proper use of a waist restrains requies that the nurse aide:

watch for skin irritation

To prevent the spread of infection, how should the Nurse handle the soiled linens removed from the clients bed

put them in the dirty linen container

a client needs to be repositioned but is heavy, the nurse aide is not sure she can move the client alone. The nurse should

ask another nurse aide to help

to prevent dehydration of the client, the nurse SHOULD:

offer fluids frequently while the client is awake

When transforing client, MOST of the clients weight should be supported by the nurses aide's

legs

To be sure hat a client weight os measured accurately, the client should be weighed:

at the same time of the day

How many tips does a quad-cane base have?

4

BEFORE taking the oral temperature of the client who has just finished a cold drink, the nurse aide should wait:

10-20 minutes

Which of the following method is the CORRECT way to remove a dirty isolation gown?

Roll it dirty side in and away from the body

What would be the BEST way to the nurse to promote clients independence in bathing a client who has had stroke

Encourage the client to do as much as possible and assist as needed

A safety device used to assist a DEPENDENT client from a bed to a chair is called

transfer/ gait belt

If a nurse needs to wear a gown to care for a client is isolation, the nurse aide MUST

take the gown off before leaving the clients room

When making an occupied bed, the nurse SHOULD:

raise side rail on unattended side

THe NUrse aide is in the employee dining room. A group of nurse aides are eating lunch together and begin discussing how rude a certain client was acting. The nurse SHOULD:

suggest that this is not the place to discuss the client

the nurse enters a clients room, and the client states that he has pain. What shoud the nurse do?

report it to the nurse in charge

A client is upset an crying over the recent death of her husband. How should the nurse aide respond?

Sit with the cliet and allow her to talk about her feelings

Which temperature is considered MOST acurate?

Rectal

What is the beginning sign of a pressure sore?

Discoloration

While assisting a client with denture care the nurse aide observes that the upper plate is cracked. The nurse aide SHOULD:

report the damage to the nurse in charge.

a new client refuses to wear a clothing pretetor at lunch. The nurse SHOULD:

respect the clients wishes

The nurse can BEST show that he is listening to the client by:

responding when appropriate

The Best time to prepare for a disaster is

before it happens

You can refuse to do a delegated task when

the task is not in your job description

Mr. Smith does not want lifesaving measures. You

respect his decision

you are walking by residents room. You hear a nurse shouting at a person This is

Verbal Abuse

When Communicating with a foreign- speaking person, you

usse words the person seems to understand

To protect a person from being burned, you

assist the person with drinking or eating hot food

To prevent equipment accident, you should

follow the manufacturer's instructions

To prevent a person from falling, you should

use grab bars in showers

you need to wash your hands

after you remove gloves

you need to turn a heavy person in bed. YOU

use good body mechanics

When transforring a person from a wheelchair to bed, you never

have the person put his or her arms around neck

When making a bed you

wear gloves when removing linen

to give perineal care to a male you

use a circular motion and start at the meatus and work outwards

A person has an indwelling catheter. YOU

have the drainage bag hang from the bed frame or chair.

A person needs to eat a diet that containes protein. Protein……

is needed for tissue repair and growth

Older Persons

may not feel thirsty

a person is NPO. You

remoce the water pitcher and glass fromt eh room

A person drank 3 oz of milk at lunch. He or she drank

90ml

When feeding a person

allow time for chewing and swallowing

You need to do ROM to a person's right shoulder. YOU…..

support the part being exersized

A person has a week left leg. The person should

hold the cane in his or her right hand

To promote comfort and relieve pain, you

position the person in good allignment

A person is receiving oxygen through a nassal cannal. YOU

check behind the ears and under the nose fr signs of irritation

you accidentally dropped a mercury- glass thermometer. YOU

tell the nurse at once

When taking a person's pulse. YOU

tell the nurse if the pulse is less than 60

you are counting respirations on a person. YOu

count for one minute if an abnormal breathing pattern is noted

you are taking blood preasure on people assigned to you . An older person has a blood pressire of 188/96. YOU

report the BP to the nurse at once

When would you take a rectal temperature?

the person is unconscious

A person has been admitted to the nurse nursing center recently. YOU

Introduce the person to the other residents

When taking person height and weight, you

have the person void before being weighted

A person is bedfast. to prevent pressure ulcers, you

keep the skin free of moisture from urine, stools or perspiration

a person has a hearing problem. when talking with the person

face the person

when caring for a person who is blind or vissualy impaired, you

explain the location of food and beverages

you are caring for a person with demenia. you

protect confedential information

When caring for a confused person. you

ask clear simple questions

A person with Alzheimer's disease likes to wonder. You

exercise the person as ordered

Restorative nursing programs

promote self-care measures

When caring for a person with disability, you

remind he person of his or hers progress in the rehabilitation program

after a person dies, you

respect the persons right to privacy

you enter a person's room and find fire in the waste basket. your first action is to

remove the person from the room

you leave a person lying in urine and he or she develops a bedsore. This is

Neglect