1: Psychosocial needs include the following:
A: ~ Bathing
B: ~ Activity
C: ~ Sleep and rest
D: ~ Love and affection
The answer is D. EXPLANATION: Psychosocial needs pertain or concern the resident's mental and emotional needs such as love and affection.
2: If a client asks a question you cannot answer, the best response is to:
A: ~ Tell the client you will ask another aide
B: ~ Ask the charge nurse to talk to the client
C: ~ Call the doctor to talk to the client
D: ~ Tell the client that you cannot answer the question.
The answer is B. EXPLANATION: When we cannot answer a question, we can refer the client to the charge nurse for an appropriate response. The other options are not the best response as we need to obtain a correct answer for the client.
3: Which is a psychological factor that can affect elimination?
A: ~ Stress, anger and fear increase peristalsis
B: ~ Depression decreases peristalsis
C: ~ Lack of privacy can affect elimination
D: ~ All of the above
The answer is D. EXPLANATION: All of these are psychological factors that make it difficult to have proper elimination. Keeping a calm environment, being supportive of those with depression, and giving privacy for clients make it so clients can have good elimination.
4: An infection of the lungs usually treated with antibiotics to reduce congestion and inflammation is:
A: ~ Heart attack
B: ~ Pneumonia
C: ~ Urinary tract infection
D: ~ High blood pressure
The answer is B. EXPLANATION: Pneumonia is a disease that affects the lungs. Please report any difficulty breathing to your nurse. The rest do not describe an infection in the lungs.
5: The nurse aide does not like working with another staff member. The BEST thing for the nurse aide to do is:
A: ~ Complain about the staff member to other nurse aides.
B: ~ Tell clients that staff member is not good worker
C: ~ Ignore the problem and hope it goes away
D: ~ Talk to the staff member and try to work out the problem.
The answer is D. EXPLANATION: Try to work it out with your coworker. This will make your work environment more pleasant and less stressful. If you cannot fix the problem, discuss it with your supervisor.
6: What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part?
A: ~ Pronation
B: ~ Abduction
C: ~ External rotation
D: ~ Prosthesis
The answer is D. EXPLANATION: Pronation is the rotation of the arm so the palm is facing down and rotation of the foot that allows it to come down to its inner area. Abduction is the movement of a limb away from the midline of the body without any rotating. External rotation is any rotation that moves the body part away from the middle of the body (such as the elbow rotating the arm to the outside of the body).
7: The radial pulse is located in the:
A: ~ Wrist
B: ~ Neck
C: ~ Foot
D: ~ Temple
The answer is A. EXPLANATION: The wrist is where you can find the radial pulse. You cannot find the radial pulse in the other locations.
8: What do you put on a client before you transfer him or her?
A: ~ Spike heel shoes
B: ~ Non-skid footwear
C: ~ A gown
D: ~ Gloves
The answer is B. EXPLANATION: Make sure clients are using non-skid footwear before transferring them. A gown could also be worn but many clients wear their own clothes so it is not a requirement. Gloves are not needed unless they are on precautions and spike heel shoes are inappropriate.
9: Range of motion exercises moves each muscle and joint. The purpose of these exercises includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A: ~ To increase circulation
B: ~ To improve strength
C: ~ To cause pain
D: ~ To prevent contractures
The answer is C. EXPLANATION: All of these reasons explain the purpose behind completing range of motion exercises. However, if a client reports pain, stop the range of motion exercises and report to the nurse. These exercises should not cause pain to the client.
10: Which of the following is an example of objective information?
A: ~ “Mrs. Johnson says she has a rash on her torso.”
B: ~ “There are raised, red marks the size of pinpricks on Mrs. Johnson’s torso.”
C: ~ “Mrs. Johnson must have a rash because she looks uncomfortable.”
D: ~ “Mrs. Johnson needs some lotion.”
The answer is B. EXPLANATION: “There are raised, red marks the size of pinpricks on Mrs. Johnson’s torso” is an example of objective information because the information reported is a description of what the caregiver sees and not what the caregiver thinks or her opinion.

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