Basic Nursing Skills 1

Question 1

The nurse aide sees a client spill water on the floor in the hall. Another client is walking down the hall. The nurse aide SHOULD

Accepted Answer

clean up the spill.

Answer

leave the spill.

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call the nurse.

Answer

call housekeeping.

Question 2

When transferring a client, MOST of the client’s weight should be supported by the nurse aide’s

Accepted Answer

legs

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shoulders

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back

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wrists

Question 3

The electric shaver that the nurse aide is using to shave a client begins to spark and smoke. What should the nurse aide do FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Unplug the shaver

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Use the roommate’s shaver to finish the shave

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Call the nurse in charge.

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Finish shaving the client as quickly as possible

Question 4

The equipment you need to gather to do unconscious oral care would include

Accepted Answer

toothette/mouth swab

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Toothpaste

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Toothbrush

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All of the above

Question 5

The nurse aide is walking with a client confined to a wheelchair when the facility fire alarm system is activated. The client becomes excited from the noise. The nurse aide SHOULD

Accepted Answer

comfort the client while moving to a safe place.

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lock the client’s wheelchair and check the surrounding area for smoke.

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leave the client to search for help.

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push the wheelchair out of the hallway and carry the client out of the facility.

Question 6

The nursing care plan states, “Transfer with mechanical lift.” however, the client is very agitated. To transfer the client, the nurse aide SHOULD

Accepted Answer

get assistance to move the client.

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place the client in the lift.

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keep wheels unlocked so the lift can move with the client.

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lift the client without the mechanical device.

Question 7

When taking an oral temperature, it is important to

Accepted Answer

place the thermometer under the tongue.

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put lubricant on the thermometer.

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place the thermometer under the arm.

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place the thermometer in the rectum.

Question 8

To convert four ounces of juice to milliliters (ml), the nurse aide should multiply

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4 x 30 ml

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4 x 15 ml

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4 x 5 ml

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4 x 10 ml

Question 9

The nurse aide notices that the client’s radio cord is draped across a chair in order to reach the nearest outlet. The FIRST thing the nurse aide should do is

Accepted Answer

see if any changes can be made so that the radio can be plugged in safely.

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unplug the radio and ask the client not to use it.

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tell the client the radio is a safety hazard and take it away.

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take the radio to the activities room and tell the client to listen to it there.

Question 10

An apical pulse is counted for _______.

Accepted Answer

1 full minute

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15 seconds, then multiplied by 4

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as long as it takes to hear a regular beat

Answer

30 seconds, then multiplied by 2

Basic Nursing Skills 1

The nurse aide sees a client spill water on the floor in the hall. Another client is walking down the hall. The nurse aide SHOULD

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