INACE Patient Care and Safety 2

Question 1

A resident begins choking on food during mealtime. The nursing assistant should first:

Accepted Answer

Encourage the resident to cough forcefully

Answer

If the resident can cough, speak, or breathe, encourage forceful coughing before escalating to abdominal thrusts.

Question 2

When repositioning a resident to prevent pressure injuries, the nursing assistant should change the resident's position at minimum every:

Accepted Answer

2 hours

Answer

Standard care guidelines require repositioning immobile residents at least every 2 hours to relieve prolonged pressure on tissue.

Question 3

Which action best prevents the spread of infection when a nursing assistant moves from one resident's room to another?

Accepted Answer

Perform hand hygiene between resident contacts

Answer

Hand hygiene between every resident contact is the single most effective measure to prevent cross-contamination.

Question 4

A nursing assistant notices a small reddened area over a resident's coccyx that does not blanch when pressed. This finding should be:

Accepted Answer

Documented and reported to the nurse immediately

Answer

Non-blanchable redness indicates a Stage 1 pressure injury and must be reported to the nurse right away for further assessment.

Question 5

The correct order for applying personal protective equipment (PPE) before entering an isolation room is:

Accepted Answer

Gown, mask, goggles, gloves

Answer

CDC guidelines specify donning PPE in the order gown first, then mask/respirator, goggles, and finally gloves.

(INACE) Illinois Nurse Assistant Competency Exam Practice Test