Fundamentals Of Nursing Final Exam Study Guide
A resident continues to ask you the same question over and over again
each time you come into the room. You should:
- Tell the person you are tired of answering the same question
- Yell at the resident
- Report the behavior
- Be patient (Ans- D
Before leaving on for lunch, you need to:
- Use the bathroom and wash your hands
- Turn off the computer
- Call home and check on your children
- Tell the nurse (Ans- D
The most common cause of COPD/emphysema is:
- Pollution
- Family History
- Asthma
- Smoking (Ans- D
When you assist a person to ambulate/walk, what should would do first:
- Apply braces to the legs
- Get crutches, cane or walker
- Apply a gait belt
- Get the patients glasses (Ans- C
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Before putting your patients feet on the floor for ambulation, you want to
ensure:
- They wear whatever they want
- Slippers
- Cowboy boots
- Non skid footwear (Ans- D
You are asked to collect a sputum specimen from your resident by the
nurse. it is easier:
- After an activity
- After a meal
- Before a meal
- Upon awakening in the morning (Ans- D
An older persons ability to sense pain is:
- Decreased
- Increased
- The same as every other adult
- the same as a baby (Ans- A
When transferring a resident to a wheelchair:
- The brakes must be locked
- Hold the handgrips
- Put your foot on the back of the wheels to hold in place
- Stand on the footplates (Ans- A
Your resident is "comatose" you should assume:
- They can hear
- They can see
- They can touch 2 / 4
- They can speak (Ans- A
Your resident has a history of a stroke with residual weakness, you are
asked to ambulate them. You should:
- Assist on weak side
- Assist on strong side
- Put them in a wheelchair
- Stand in front of them like you are a walker (Ans- A
What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part?
- Pronation
- External rotation
- Amputation
- Prosthesis (Ans- D
True of False
Accidents or errors in giving care should be reported to the nurse at the end of the shift. (Ans- False
True or False
A married couple is admitted to a nursing facility. They should be assigned to separate rooms. (Ans- False
Laws that deal with relationships between people are called?
- Criminal lwas
- Torts
- Responsibilities
- Civil laws (Ans- D
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The nurse tells you to perform a procedure. Which is not true?
- The nurse must be available to answer questions and supervise
- Do whatever the nurse tells you to do
- The procedure must be in your job description
- Your state must allow nursing assistants to perform the procedure
(Ans- B
To residents share a room. One family wants to take pictures of the two
residents together. A persons picture taken without permission is called:
- Assault
- Malpractice
- Negligence
- Invasion of Privacy
(Ans- D
An official record of persons who have completed a Nursing Assistant training and competency evaluation programs.
- OBRA
- Civil law
- Protected nursing assistants records
- Nursing Assistant Registry
(Ans- D
True or False
You can never refuse to perform a delegated task.(Ans- False
True or False
Nursing Assistants supervise other Nursing Assistants (Ans- False
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