Nursing & Fundamentals

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100

In the healthcare facility organizational structure, which staff must be licensed?

a) charge nurse

b) healthcare admin

c) medication tech

d) nurse aid

a) charge nurse

100

A patient has an order for palliative care. The focus of palliative care is:

a.) comfort measures

b.) finding a cure

c.)prevention of disease progression

d.) rehabilitation

a.) comfort measures

100

Individuals who harbor infectious organisms are called:

a)causative agents

b)hosts

c)portals of entry

d)reservoirs

b)hosts

100

when taking the residents pulse at the base of the thumb, what site is the nurse aid using?

a)apical

b)bronchial

c)femoral

d)radial

100

Occupied beds are made for:

a)ambulatory residents

b)claustrophobic residents

c)dependent residents

d)independent residents

c)dependent residents

200

According to OBRA, residents have the right to:

a)be discharged or transferred from the facility

b)be notified if the facility is given a provisional license

c)have privacy at the facilityonly when family is visiting

d)perform duties at the facility

b) be notified if the facility is given a provisional license

200

General modifications that can be made to assist hearing include:

a.) closing the door

b.) talking loudly into into the weaker ear

c.) mouthing words in an exaggerated way

d.) speaking with a higher pitch of voice

a.) closing the door

200

Which transmission-based precaution would be used for a resident with tuberculosis?

a)airborne

b)bio-hazard

c)contact

d)standard

a)airborne

200

Which fracture creates fragments of broken bone within tissue?

a) comminuted

b) compound

c) greenstick

d.)simple

a) comminuted

200

Which type of therapy involves water touching the skin?

a)disposable cold packs

b)ice bag

c)ice bath

d)ice collar

c)ice bath

300

Which special license is awarded to recognize excellence of care provided by staff at long-term care facilities?

a) dental services

b) sterile dressing change

c) x-ray

d) chemothearpy

b) sterile dressing change

300

Dariel addresses the residents by their proper name, praises their accomplishments, and shows them respect. What human need is Dariel meeting??

a.) safety and security

b.) self-actualization

c.) self-esteem

d.) spirituality

c.) self-esteem

300

What is the correct order to don PPE?

a)eye protection, mask, gown, gloves

b)gloves, gown, mask, eye protection

c)gown, mask, eye protection, gloves

d)mask, gown, eye protection, gloves

c)gown, mask, eye protection, gloves

300

The NA observes a resident walking with a cane. The resident should be encouraged to use what degree of elbow flexion?

a.) 10 to 20

b.) 15 to 30

c.) 20 to 30

d.) 30 to 40

b.) 15 to 30

300

On which part of the body are bedsores most likely occur?

a)calf

b)forehead

c)neck

d)sacrum

400

Mr. Jones has been getting out of bed several times during the night. Mrs. Heart, the night nurse, restrained Mr. Jones without a doctor's order. Mrs. Heart has committed:

a)assault

b)battery

c)false imprisonment

d)invasion of privacy

b) battery

400

The family of Mrs. Lee would like to celebrate her birthday by having a party in the dining room. Allowing the family to have the party will assist Mrs. Lee in meeting what human need?

a.) safety and security

b.) self-actualization

c.) self-esteem

d.)spirtuality

b.) self-actualization

400

Which type of infection affects the whole body?

a)endogenous

b)exogenous

c)local

d)systemic

400

Taking baseline measurements for vital signs should occur:

a.) at discharge

b.) on admission

c.) on a daily basis

d.) at discharge and admission

b.) on admission

400

Which position is best for a resident who has a bedsore on the coccyx:

a)Fowler's position

b)horizontal recumbent

c)prone

d)side-lying

500

Who is the person who is responsible for resident care, supervising nursing staff and some staff scheduling?

a)medical director

b)department head

c)charge nurse

d)DSHR

C) charge nurse

500

Rob's stroke has affected his ability to say the right words, and often his family misunderstands his speech. What condition is Rob experiencing?

a.) aphasia

b.) dysphagia

c.) odynophagia

d.) tongue weakness

a.) aphasia

500

which is am external defense against microorganisms?

a)cilia

b)fever

c)fingernails

d)flatus

a)cilia

500

A common nervous system disorder in the elderly that occurs from nutritional deficiencies, exposure to toxic substances, or unknown causes is:

a.) Alzheimer's disease

b.) dementia

c.) multiple sclerosis

d.) Parkinson's disease

b. dementia

500

Krystal is giving Mr. Boykin a bath and notices an intact blister on his heel. What stage pressure ulcer would be documented

a)stage 1

b)stage 2

c)stage 3

d)stage 4

b)stage 2