nurse aid practice exam 4

The application of cold causes _____, that is, it reduces the size of blood vessels.

Vasoconstriction

For which condition would a cold application be appropriate?

Swollen ankle

The nursing assistant must use caution when applying moist cold. To protect the patient's skin, the nursing assistant should:

Report color changes such as blanching

A warm application is used to:

Promote healing

Diathermy is

Heat threatment

The nursing assistant's role during the physical examination is do all of the following EXCEPT:

Establish diagnoses

A patient is at her cardiologist's office and needs an EKG. Because the nursing assistant knows this test is for the heart, they will position the patient:

Supine

A female patient will be having a pelvic examination and Pap smear. The nursing assistant will prepare the patient by placing her in the _____ position

Lithotomy

A patient has blood seeping around the edges of a postoperative wound. What should the nursing assistant do?

Notify the nurse immediately

When helping a patient with deep breathing and coughing after abdominal surgery, what should the nursing assistant provide to the patient?

A pillow

What can be done to help prevent blood clots from forming in the legs of a postoperative patient?

Apply anit-embolism hose

The feet and legs of a patient wearing anti-embolism hose should be checked every _____ hours.

2

Accumulation of gas in the bowel is called:

Distention

When checking vital signs, the nursing assistant should do all of the following EXCEPT:

Give medicine for pain

The main purpose of coughing and deep breathing exercises is to prevent:

Pneumonia

The main purpose of pneumatic compression hosiery is to prevent:

Blood clots

Pneumatic compression hosiery is contraindicated:

If rashes or open areas are present

The patient is worried about their breathing after anesthesia. The nursing assistant must recognize signs of hypoxia. Hypoxia is:

Inadequate oxygen

Mrs. Jones is having surgery. She is worried about blood clots. The nursing assistant provided reassurance, and the nurse explained about blood clots. The term pulmonary embolism was used. This term refers to:

A blood clot in the lungs

When dealing with a patient who has depression, the nursing assistant must:

Acknowledge the persons feelings

A patient who is withdrawing from alcohol abuse may experience:

Delirium tremens

A patient with a history of alcohol abuse is being admitted to the facility. Which item should the nursing assistant remove from the patient's room?

Mouthwash

Blaming others for one's own shortcomings is a defense mechanism known as:

Projection

A new field of medicine that focuses on the treatment and control of obesity and associated medical conditions and diseases is:

Bariatrics

Comorbidities are:

Diseases that contribute to obesity

Which type of cancer is LEAST associated with obesity?

Skin

Early signs of dehydration in the bariatric patient include:

Decreased urinary output and tachycardia

A challenge for bariatric patients is:

discrimination.

insensitivity.

 

All of the above

 

stereotyping

in which stage does a person blame others for a situation?

Anger

The last sense to be lost in the dying patient is:

Hearing

One way the nursing assistant can demonstrate caring for a patient who is dying is to:

Use active listening

Within 2 to 4 hours after death, the body becomes rigid, that is, it is in:

Rigor mortis

A burn that is pink, red, white or tan and involves both epidermis and dermis is classified as being _____ degree.

Second

The _____ is a common site for the development of pressure ulcers.

Sacrum

When a patient is dragged over bed sheets, the skin moves in one direction while the structures under the skin move in the opposite direction, causing:

Shearing

wound VAC stimulates new tissue formation by:

removing wound drainage

relieving edema

 

improving circulation

 

all the above

An inflammation of the lungs caused by bacteria, viruses, or protozoa is:

Pneumonia

What should NOT be used when providing a bath to a patient with a tracheostomy?

Spray deodorant

The container for a patient's oxygen is bubbling. What does this mean?

The oxygen is being humidified.

Capillary refill is used to evaluate

How well oxygen gets to body tissues

The normal capillary refill is:

2 to 3 seconds

The pulse oximeter measures:

the pulse and level of oxygen in the lungs

A tube that carries blood away from the heart is known as a(n):

Artery

A tube that carries blood toward the heart is known as a(n):

Vein

Tubes that connect arteries and veins are called:

Capillary

With aging, the blood vessels can begin to have calcium deposits. What do these deposits do to the vessels?

Make the vessels narrower

The part of the blood that helps to stop bleeding is:

Thrombocytes

Moving a joint in a circular motion is called:

Rotation

Joint inflammation is called:

Arthritis

A patient recovering from a total hip replacement should have:

An abduction pillow

When assigned to perform ROM, the nursing assistant should:

Check with the nurse for any limitations before starting

A patient has a ruptured disc. The nursing assistant should note and report:

Numbness and tingling

One function of the endocrine system is to

regulate body activities.

control growth.

 

secrete hormones.

 

*all the above*

Polyuria is the medical term for:

Excessive urination

Which patient symptom is associated with Parkinson disease?

Tremors

The best position to administer an enema is in the _____ position.

Left sims

Before a diagnostic test, a patient might need a rectal _____ to stimulate bowel elimination.

Suppository

What must be done before removing an indwelling urinary catheter?

Deflate the balloon

Urine is produced from a filtering unit within the kidney, that is, the:

Nephron

Blood in the urine is known as:

Hematuria