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Question:

In the process to assess a patient’s radial pulse, there are many steps. Which of the following steps is a correct?

A Counting for a minimum of sixty seconds if you find that your patient’s pulse rate is irregular.

explanation

When your patient's pulse is irregular, you should re-count it for sixty seconds and then record it in the patient’s file. The rest of the options are improper procedure in attaining a patient’s radial pulse.

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All of the following options are the nursing assistant' duties, except_________.

Administering a patient’s medication

Administering a patient's medications beyond the scope of practice of nursing assistants; therefore they may not do so. Only RNs, LPNs, and other licensees may administer a patient’s medication.

Which of the following is the medical term for Hypertension?

Elevated blood pressure.

High blood pressure is the medical term for hypertension. The other options are incorrect.

What is the recommended position for giving an enema?

Left Sims

The left Sim’s position is used for rectal examinations and administering enemas. The customer lies on the left side, with the right knee and hip bent. It is also called the lateral recumbent or semiprone side position.

The best way of keeping a skilled nursing facility from having an unpleasant odor is:

Empty bedpans and change linens in a timely manner

All staff in a skilled nursing facility are in charge of maintaining a pleasant environment. Any source of odor must be dealt with immediately. Bedpans and commodes should be emptied and cleaned as soon as the customer finishes. All linens should be changed per the facility’s policies and as needed. Soiled linens should be transferred to the laundry facilities as soon as possible. Housekeeping can clean the common areas, dining room, and customer rooms to prevent odors from food or incontinent episodes.

When recording on a patient’s chart, which of the following options is wrong?

Use a pencil in case you make a mistake.

Out of the four following symptoms, a sign of bowel obstruction may be __________.

Small, watery leakage of stool.

The most specific sign of a bowel obstruction is the watery leakage of stool around a blockage, also known as fecal impaction.

What is the opening of the colostomy to the outside of the body called?

Stoma

A stoma is an artificial opening in the body, done during surgery. For a customer with a colostomy, the surgeon brings the end of the colon through the abdomen and creates a mouthlike opening that will drain waste into a bag. A stoma can also be done for the bladder and for the ileum (the lowest part of the small intestine).

Which of the following four options is not a way to prevent pressure sores?

Providing the patient with extra blankets.

It is unnecessary to give the patients extra blankets in helping them to prevent pressure sores. The other three options will help prevent them.

What should the nurse aid do to lift an object using good body mechanics?

Bend knees and keep back straight

Maintaining proper spinal position with lifting is very important. When using the back muscles, bending at the waist, twisting, or trying to lift when the load is too heavy, the low back is at risk of injury . Common injuries associated with lifting are strains, sprains and herniated discs. For heavy loads, always find another person to help.

Of the following options, which one should be reported immediately?

A blood pressure of 90/40

A low blood pressure (hypotension) is less than 90/60. Only one of the numbers has to be lower to be considered hypotension. Several clients probably have a normal blood pressure in the low range, but if there is a sudden drop from usual, report it to the nurse at once.

The nursing care plan states, “Transfer with mechanical lift.” however, the customer is extremely worried. To transfer the customer, the nurse aide SHOULD

Get assistance to move the patient

A ‘decubitus ulcer’ is also regularly known as…

A pressure sore.

Despite the fact that the terms Pressure sore and Decubitus Ulcer are interchangeable, the term sore is actually a more accurate term to use.

What should you do with a clean bed linen placed in a client’s room but not in use?

Put in a dirty linen container

It is no longer considered to be clean when linen has been in a client’s room. Each client’s room are able to have pathogens or sources of possible infection that could be spread by objects from that room. Even if opened supplies or items with sterile packaging that has been opened are not used, they should also be discarded.

When lifting a patient into bed, which of the following examples describes using the correct body mechanics for an NA?

Bending at the waist, knees partially flexed, using leg muscles to lift.

The best way to avoid any injury is keeping your knees flexed and using your leg muscles to lift the patient. The other options are not considered to be using body mechanics and could very well increase the likelihood for injury.

On what side should the resident lie for an enema?

Left

The function of left Sim’s position is rectal examinations and administering enemas. The customer lies on the left side, with the right knee and hip bent. It is also called the lateral recumbent or semiprone side position.