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Theory 6 - Homework 2Resident Care Procedures - Bed Care andBandages, Splints, & Casts
1. Which requires a linen change?
a. The resident will have visitors
b. Wet linen
c. Wrinkled linen
d. Crumbs in the bed
2. When handling linens--
a. Put dirty linens on the floor
b. Hold linens away from your body and
uniform
c. Shake linens to unfold them
d. Take extra linen to another resident's
room
3. To remove crumbs from the bed, the nursing
assistant shakes the linens in the air.
a. True b. False
4. Side rails are used for all of the following
except:
a. Prevent resident from falling out of bed
b. Provide security
c. Restraint for the resident
d. Support for resident or something to
hold on to
5. The resident's unit is not considered private.
a. True b. False
6. Bandages are applied by a licensed nurse.
a. True b. False
7. General rules for maintaining the resident's
unit include all of the following except:
a. Keep call bell within resident's reach
b. Make sure the resident can reach
telephone, television, call bell, and light
controls
c. Arrange personal belongings the way
the resident prefers
d. Make sure the resident cannot reach
the bedside stand and over bed table
8. Which observations related to bandages and
dressings should not be reported ?
a. Swelling
b. Pain
c. Decreased temperature
d. Increased temperature
9. If a joint is involved in bandaging, support it
in a comfortable position with a slight flexion of
the joint.
a. True b. False
10. The type of dressing and bandage used
depends on the purpose and the resident.
a. True b. False
NAME: _________________________ DATE: __________
Rev.070819
Theory 6 - Homework 3
Admission, Transfer, and Discharge
1. If the resident reports something missing
after being fed, the nurse assistant should:
a. Attempt to find the meal tray to look
for the item
b. Check the admission inventory form to
verify it is on their list
c. Inform the kitchen so they can watch
for the item
d. All of the above
2. The inventory form does not require revision
if someone is simply exchanging articles of
clothing.
a. True b. False
3. When a resident is first admitted, a Personal
Property Admission Inventory Form should be
completed which should be maintained on an
ongoing basis.
a. True b. False
4. All articles should be marked with the same
information, e.g., full name or social security
number.
a. True b. False
5. Which of the following tasks are nursing
assistant responsibilities when discharging a
person?
a. Packing the person's belongings
b. Teaching the person about a new diet
c. Giving the person an appointment with
the doctor
d. Helping the person to dress in street
clothes and transporting the person out
of the facility
6. How should the NA greet a new person being
admitted to the facility?
a. Greet the person by name. Ask if
he/she prefers a certain name
b. use the first name in the person's
records to make the person feel at
home
c. Use a short nickname that seems to fit
the person such as "Gramps" or
"Auntie"
d. Address the person with the full name,
such as "John Smith", to properly
identify the person
7. Which of the following is a nursing home
resident's right?
a. To have a visitors at any hours
b. To abuse their own roommate
c. To know what their care will cost
d. To harass employees
8. What would be a good guide to identify the
owner of articles that are not well marked?
a. Admission clerk
b. Lost and found
c. The admission inventory form
d. Give it to the first person who asks for it
9. The NA should notify the family of transfers
by resident?
a. True b. False
10. All clothes and personal items should be
labeled with the resident's name.
a. True b. False
NAME: _________________________ DATE: __________
Rev.070819
Theory 6 - Homework 4
Death & Dying
1. It is important for the nurse assistant to
monitor the condition of the dying resident so
that he can
a. Give pain medication on schedule
b. Notify the physician of exact time of
death
c. Provide large servings of food
frequently
d. Provide physical and emotional support
2. Hospice care is a program of health care
which provides
a. Care for terminally ill residents with a
life expectancy of one year or more
b. Humane, individualized care to a
resident in a long-term care setting
c. Professionally supervised care to a
dying person usually in a home-like
setting
d. Psychological counseling to every
resident in a long-term care facility
3. Mr. Hue, who is terminally ill feels cools,
looks pale and has Cheyne-Stokes respirations.
These may be symptoms of
a. Bladder infection
b. Hyperglycemia
c. Hypertension
d. Impending death
4. When a resident dies, how should the nurse
assistant respond to the other residents?
a. Avoid the subject
b. Pretend nothing happened
c. Listen to the resident who need to talk
about death
d. Tell the resident not to talk about it
5. Keeping the terminally ill resident
comfortable includes
a. Discouraging visitors
b. Keeping the bed in a flat position
c. Providing frequent skin care and linen
changes
d. Turning the resident every four hours
6. A resident tells the nurse assistant that she
knows she is dying but is afraid of pain. The NA
should respond by
a. Saying perhaps her minister could help
her find a way to accept any pain
b. Saying the doctor will keep her very
comfortable so there is no need to
worry about pain
c. Sitting next to her, holding her hand
and listening to how she feels
d. Sympathizing with the resident and
expressing similar feelings
7. Mr. Huang is terminally ill and has lost
consciousness. The nursing assistant should
a. Keep the room very dim to avoid
upsetting his relatives
b. Remember that he may still be able to
hear
c. Tell his family that death is only a few
hours away
d. Turn and reposition him less frequently
8. As the resident nears death, the nurse
assistant may need to
a. Darken the room to avoid pain and
discomfort
b. Raise the bed to a semi-Fowler's
position to facilitate breathing
c. Restrict the family to visiting hours to
save the resident's energy
d. Speak loudly as hearing decreases and
death approaches
9. The philosophy of hospice care stresses
a. Decreasing patient decision-making
b. Dying as a natural part of living
c. Finding a cure for the disease process
d. Group activities to redirect attention
10. Usually the first task after the resident has
died is to
a. Check the facility procedure manual for
specific actions
b. Notify the mortuary for immediate
transfer of the body
c. Prepare the body for viewing by the
family members
d. Wrap the body in a shroud for transfer
to a mortuary
