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Which of the following healthcare settings is generally for people who will die in six months or less?
A) Hospice Care
B) Long Term Care
C) Outpatient Care
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Which of the following statements is true of long-term care?
A) People with terminal illnesses do not live in long term care facilities.
B) Most conditions seen in long term care facilities are chronic
C) People who live in long term care facilities are never able to return home
D) Long term care takes place in a persons home |
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| B) Most conditions seen in long term care are chronic |
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A resident has purchases a special gift for her nursing assistant. What would be the best response by the NA?
A) The NA should refuse the gift but thank the resident for thinking of her.
B) The NA should accept the gift because she is unsure about her facility's policy on gifts.
C) The NA should accept the gift if the resident agrees to keep it confidential.
D) The NA should refuse the gift and explains that her employer us very unfair about employees accepting gifts from residents. |
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| A) The NA should refuse the gift but thank the resident for thinking of her. |
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A ___ us a method or way of doing something.
A) Policy
B) Procedure
C) Survey
D) Cite |
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Medicare will pay for
A) All care requested by the recipient
B) All care requested by the doctor
C) All care requested by the long term care facility
D) Only care that it determines to be medically necessary |
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| D) Only care that it determines to be medically necessary |
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What does trauma informed care mean?
A) Trauma informed care means asking the patient to sign a waiver before providing care
B) Trauma informed care means that the healthcare professional must define their own trauma before care can be performed
C) Trauma informed care involves taking into account each persons trauma and experiences when planning care |
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| C) Trauma informed care involves taking into account each persons trauma and experiences when planning care |
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Which member of the care team diagnoses disease and prescribes treatments?
A) Nursing Assistant (NA)
B) Medical Social Worker (MSW)
C) Physician (MD)
D) Dietitian (RDN) |
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Which of the following care team members are licensed professionals who assign jobs to nursing assistants?
A) Nursing Assistants, Nurses
B) Dietitian, Residents Family
C) Nurses, Physical Therapist
D) Nursing Assistant, Physician |
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| C) Nursing Assistant, Physical Therapist |
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Which of the following statements is true of residents as a part of the care team?
A) Residents cannot make their own decisions
B) Residents are not care team members
C) Residents should not try to make choices about the care they want to receive
D) The care team revolves around the resident and her condition, treatment, and progress |
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| D) The care team revolves around the resident and her condition, treatment and progess. |
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Which of the following statements is true of a nursing assists responsibilities if an activity is not listed in the care plan?
A) The NA should not perform the activity if it not listed in the care plan
B) The NA should perform the activity if he believes it is best for the resident
C) The NA should only perform the activity if the resident says he wants it performed
D) The NA should consult other NAs to see if they would perform the activity |
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| A) The NA should not perform the activity if it is not listed in the care plan |
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The nursing assistant tells a resident that her grand children are noisy and disrupt the facility and suggests that next timer her daughter visits, she should leave the kids at home. Which of the residents rights might this behavior violate?
A) The right to voice complaints without fair of punishment
B) The right to refuse medication and treatment
C) The right to have visitors
D) The right to confidentiality |
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| C) The right to have visitors |
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What is one reason why reporting a residents changes and problems to the nurses is a very important role of the nursing assistant?
A) The care plan must be updated as the residents condition changes
B) Reporting changes is not a task that the NA performs
C) Depending on the residents changes, the NA can decide if she wants to work that day or not
D) The NA can decide what medications to prescribe for the residents current condition |
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| A) The care plan must be updated as they residents condition changes |
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Which of the following is a typical task that an NA performs
A) Changing a sterile dressing on an open wound
B) Helping residents with elimination needs
C) Administering medications
D) Prescribing treatments |
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| B) Helping residents with elimination needs |
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Which of the following tasks is outside the scope of practice for an NA?
A) Giving a resident a bath
B) Inserting a tube into a residents body
C) Helping a resident eat dinner
D) Transferring a resident from bed to a chair |
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| B) Inserting a tube into a residents body |
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A professional relationship between an NA and resident includes
A) Telling the resident about problems with the supervisor
B) Calling the resident "dearie" and "sweetie"
C) Letting a resident know if the NA is in a bad mood
D) Keeping resident information confidential |
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| D) Keeping resident information confidential |
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Which of the following is an example of an NA having a professional relationship with an employer?
A) Document carefully
B) Never bothering the nurses with questions
C) Trying not to be late more than twice a week
D) Talking about management behind their backs |
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What is one function of the chain of command?
A) It determines which residents go in which rooms
B) It determines which shift an NA works
C) It describes the care plan for each resident
D) It helps protect nursing assistants and their employers from liability |
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| D) It helps protect nursing assistants and their employers from liability |
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What is required of a nursing assistant if he suspects that a resident is being abused?
A) The NA should call the police to report that the resident is being abused
B) The NA should discuss the issue with the resident to find out if it is okay for him to report what he suspects
C) The NA should report it to the charge nurse immediately
D) The NA should immediately confront the abuser about what he suspects |
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| C) The NA should report it to the charge nurse immediately |
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Ombudsmen are in facilities to assist and support:
A) Administration
B) Directors of nursing
C) Residents
D) Nursing Assistants |
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When a nursing assistant is performing a procedure on a resident, he should:
A) Try to distract the resident so she will not know what the NA is doing
B) Explain the procedure fully before performing it
C) Wait until the resident is sleeping before the NA starts the procedure
D) Talk to the residents roommate so the resident does not become self-conscious |
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| B) Explain the procedure fully before performing it |
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The Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act (OBRA) sets minimum standards for:
A) Facility cleanliness
B) Resident rehabilitation
C) Nursing assistant training
D) Facility spending |
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| C) Nursing assistant training |
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How many hours of in-service education does OBRA require for nursing assistants every year?
A) At least 34 hours
B) At least 28 hours
C) At least 18 hours
D) At least 12 hours |
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For nursing assistants, confidentially means:
A) Not telling the nurse about possible abuse of a resident
B) Not documenting resident problems
C) Keeping resident information private
D) Sharing information with the NAs family |
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| C) Keeping resident information private |
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One reason that the Health Insurance Probability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was created is to:
A) Help keep health information private and secure
B) Help ombudsmen monitor care in facilities
C) Give nursing assistants proper health insurance coverage
D) Prevent abuse and neglect of residents |
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| A) Help keep health information private and secure |
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Which of the following is an example of sexual abuse?
A) Rubbing up against a resident inappropriately
B) Confining a resident in a separate physical physical space without the residents consent
C) Using alcohol in a harmful way
D) Failing to provide needed care for a resident |
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| A) Rubbing up against a resident inappropriately |
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An NA is caring for a resident who is paralyzed on her right side from a recent stroke. Some of her family members are visiting and one of them turns to the NA and says "she looks so dumb with half of her face drooping down like that. Isn't there something you can do to fix that?" What kind of abuse is this?
A) Physical abuse
B) Psychological abuse
C) Sexual abuse
D) Involuntary seclusion |
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If an NA makes a mistake in handwritten documentation, how should she correct it?
A) By erasing it and writing in the correct information
B) By drawing a single line through it, and then writing the correct information
C) By using correct fluid to cover the error and then writing the correct information
D) By disregarding the chart and starting a new one |
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| B) By drawing a single line through it, then writing the correct information |
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A residents protected health information (PHI) may be shared with:
A) The residents friends who live in the facility
B) Those who need the information for care or processing of records
C) The nursing assistants family and friends as long as they agree not to share it
D) Anyone who works at the facility |
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| B) Those who need the information for care or processing of orders |
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Which of the following is an example of physical abuse?
A) Stealing from a resident
B) Showing a resident pornographic material
C) Shoving a resident
D) Threatening a resident |
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What is the term for the person assigned by law to be the legal advocate for residents?
A) Activities director
B) Ombudsman
C) Medical social worker
D) Administrator |
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Which of the following shows the correct conversion of 9:00 PM to military time?
A) 2300 Hours
B) 2100 Hours
C) 2400 Hours
D) 2000 Hours |
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Which of the following occurrences is considered an incident and requires a report to be completed?
A) A resident uses the call light frequently
B) A resident yells at a family member
C) A resident accuses an NA of abusing her
D) An NA arrives late to work |
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| C) A resident accuses an NA of abusing her |
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Which of the following shows the correct conversion of 0530 to regular time?
A) 12:30 a.m.
B) 12:30 p.m.
C) 5:30 a.m.
D) 5:30 p.p |
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When should documentation be recorded?
A) Immediately after care is given
B) At the end of the shift
C) Whenever there is time
D) Before the care is given |
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| A) Immediately after care is given |
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Which of the following shows the correct conversion of 2:35 p.m. to military time?
A) 2435 hours
B) 1435 hours
C) 2235 hours
D) 1235 hours |
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Threatening to harm a resident if he tells another caregiver about a problem is an example of which type of abuse?
A) Physical abuse
B) Psychological abuse
C) Financial abuse
D) Substance abuse |
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Which of the following statements is true of electronic/computer documentation?
A) When documenting on a computer, HIPAA guidelines do not apply
B) The NA should not have someone else enter the information for her, even if it is more convenient
C) Once documentation is complete, the NA should leave the residents chart open in case other team members also want to document care.
D) Once documentation is complete, the NA may access personal social media accounts. |
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| B) The NA should not have someone else enter the information for her, even if it is more convenient. |
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