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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is true of preventing falls?
Clear walkways of clutter
Make certain to have help when lifting a patient
Let your supervisor know if a patient has issues
Show the patient how to use the call button
- 2. Multiple Choice
To serve hot liquids to residents, a nursing assistant should...
Clear walkways of clutter
Pour hot drinks away from residents
Let your supervisor know if a patient has issues
Show the patient how to use the call button
- 3. Multiple Choice
When should a nursing assistant identify a resident?
Clear walkways of clutter
Pour hot drinks away from residents
Before helping and feeding
Show the patient how to use the call button
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why does working with oxygen require special safety?
Clear walkways of clutter
Pour hot drinks away from residents
Before helping and feeding
Oxygen is a dangerous fire hazard
Oxygen is needed for breathing
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the guidelines is true of working around oxygen equipment?
Nursing assistants should not allow open flames around oxygen
Pour hot drinks away from residents
Before helping and feeding
Oxygen is a dangerous fire hazard
Oxygen is needed for breathing
- 6. Multiple Choice
What information does a material safety Data Sheet (MSDS) contain?
Description of emergency response actions
Pour hot drinks away from residents
Before helping and feeding
Oxygen is a dangerous fire hazard
Oxygen is needed for breathing
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of physically restraining a resident?
Description of emergency response actions
Putting both side rails up on the bed
Before helping and feeding
Oxygen is a dangerous fire hazard
Oxygen is needed for breathing
- 8. Multiple Choice
Restraints can be applied
Only with a doctors order
Putting both side rails up on the bed
Before helping and feeding
As needed
If the head nurse tells you to
- 9. Multiple Choice
A serious problem that has been associated with restraint use is:
Pressure ulcers
Putting both side rails up on the bed
Before helping and feeding
As needed
If the head nurse tells you to
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is true of restraint usage?
The can create pressure ulcers
People tend to respond better to restraint alternatives than to restraints
Before helping and feeding
As needed
If the head nurse tells you to
- 11. Multiple Choice
An example of a restraint alternative is:
Giving the resident a repetitive task
People tend to respond better to restraint alternatives than to restraints
Before helping and feeding
As needed
If the head nurse tells you to
- 12. Multiple Choice
If a restraint is applied, a nursing assistant must
Giving the resident a repetitive task
People tend to respond better to restraint alternatives than to restraints
Check on the resident every 15 minutes
As needed
If the head nurse tells you to
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following terms applies to body mechanics:
Fulcrum and lever
People tend to respond better to restraint alternatives than to restraints
Check on the resident every 15 minutes
As needed
If the head nurse tells you to
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is true of body mechanics?
Fulcrum and lever
Body mechanics help save energy and prevent injury
Body mechanics are not useful in an emergency
Body mechanics should only be used when assistance is available
If the head nurse tells you to
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a way to use proper body mechanics?
The nursing assistant should stand with her legs shoulder width apart
Body mechanics help save energy and prevent injury
Body mechanics are not useful in an emergency
Body mechanics should only be used when assistance is available
If the head nurse tells you to
- 16. Multiple Choice
RACE is an acronym for a safety, rule and means?
The nursing assistant should stand with her legs shoulder width apart
Remove or rescue patient
Alarm (911)
Contain fire
Evacuate or extinguish
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is part of using proper body mechanics?
The nursing assistant should stand with her legs shoulder width apart
The nursing assistant should push when possible rather than lifting
The nursing assistant should pull when possible rather than lifting
The nursing assistant should wedge their body between the patient and the bed
The nursing assistant should lift with their back not their legs.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Many falls occur
When patients go to the bathroom
The nursing assistant should push when possible rather than lifting
The nursing assistant should pull when possible rather than lifting
The nursing assistant should wedge their body between the patient and the bed
The nursing assistant should lift with their back not their legs.
- 19. Multiple Choice
When a task required bending, which of the following demonstrates proper body mechanics
Bending from the knees
The nursing assistant should push when possible rather than lifting
The nursing assistant should pull when possible rather than lifting
The nursing assistant should wedge their body between the patient and the bed
The nursing assistant should lift with their back not their legs.
- 20. Multiple Choice
The name of the point where most weight is concentrated is called the center of gravity.
true
false
- 21. Multiple Choice
It is always better to push an object rather than pull an object.
true
false
- 22. Multiple Choice
Objects should be held close to the body when lifting or carrying them.
true
false
- 23. Multiple Choice
In medical terminology, difficulty swallowing is called.
Laryngitis
Influenza
Dysphagia
Leprosy
- 24. Multiple Choice
A resident who is in restraints must be checked on at least every ___________ minutes and the restraints must be released at least every _______ at which time personal care is to be provided.
30 minutes 6 hours
45 minutes 5 hours
15 minutes 2 hours
5 minutes 1 hour
- 25. Multiple Choice
A physician's order is required for the use of restraints
true
false
- 26. Multiple Choice
Collecting and putting objects/things away in a guarded manor is called.
Hoarding
Stealing
Theft
Freaking
- 27. Multiple Choice
A bio hazardous container or bag is used to dispose of anything that is
Soiled
Contaminated
Infectious
Dirty
- 28. Multiple Choice
A slip knot is used when tying a restraint. The reason for this is because.
It holds very firm
It can not be untied quickly
it is a quick release knot in case of emergency
It is a sailor's knot
- 29. Multiple Choice
The weakening or wasting way of muscles is called.
Miscue
Atrophy
Distrophy
Latency
- 30. Multiple Choice
One of the most common reasons for falls in a medical facility is that the patient.
The bathroom floor is slippery
Patients are weak
Attempts to get out of bed independently to go to the bathroom
Nursing assistants don't lift properly.
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