Title: Quiz 2
Course: HCP 0102 Articulated Nursing Assistant > Section: Module 2 - Protecting the Physical Comfort and Safety, Universal Standards, and Environmental Safety

Q: Coma
- A state of being unaware of one’s settings
- Being able to respond to people, places, or things
- Losing memory and the ability to think and reason
- Paralysis
A: A state of being unaware of one’s settings

Q: The loss of cognitive and social function caused by changes in the brain is
- Hemiplegia
- Dementia
- Stroke
- Confusion
A: Dementia

Q: A resident has paralysis in the arms, legs, and trunk. This is
- Hemiplegia
- Paraplegia
- Quadriplegia
- MSDS
A: Quadriplegia

Q: These statements are about preventing falls. Which is incorrect?
- You can borrow a resident’s wheelchair for another person.
- Meeting elimination needs can help prevent falls.
- Bed, wheelchair, and stretcher wheels are locked for transfers.
- Safety che3cks are made of patient and resident rooms after visitors leave.
A: You can borrow a resident’s wheelchair for another person.

Q: Bed rails are used
- For all patients and residents
- According to the person’s care plan
- At night
- Whenever the person is in bed
A: According to the person’s care plan

Q: Signal lights can help prevent falls. Which is incorrect?
- The signal light must be within the person’s reach.
- The person is asked to use the signal light whenever help is needed.
- Signal lights are answered promptly.
- Signal lights are taken away form those who use them too often.
A: Signal lights are taken away form those who use them too often.

Q: A person has a restraint. Skin care is given at least every
- 15 minutes
- 30 minutes
- Hour
- 2 hours
A: 2 hours

Q: A person has a restraint. The person is repositioned at least every
- 15 minutes
- 30 minutes
- Hour
- 2 hours
A: 2 hours

Q: Which allows the person to turn from side to side or sit up in bed?
- Vest restraint
- Jacket restraint
- Belt restraint
- Full-body restraint
A: Belt restraint

Q: When following Droplet Precautions, you need to wear
- A tuberculosis respirator
- A mask when entering the person’s room or care setting
- A gown
- Eye protection
A: A mask when entering the person’s room or care setting

Q: Contact Precautions always require the use of
- Gloves
- Masks
- Gowns
- Goggles
A: Gloves

Q: A gown is needed for Isolation Precautions. The gown is removed
- Before leaving the room
- After leaving the room
- After care is completed
- In the dirty utility room
A: Before leaving the room

Q: Regular position changes
- Help prevent pressure ulcers and contractures
- Protect you from injury and falls
- Cause discomfort and restlessness
- Are not done unless ordered by the doctor
A: Help prevent pressure ulcers and contractures

Q: A resident is in bed. How often is the person repositioned?
- At least every hour
- At least every 2 hours
- At least every 4 hours
- At least every shift
A: At least every 2 hours

Q: Before repositioning a person, you need the following information from the nurse and the care plan except
- Position limits ordered by the doctor
- How often to turn and reposition the person
- When to wash your hands
- What skin care measures and exercises to perform
A: When to wash your hands

Q: When can you leave a person on a stretcher unattended?
- After the safety straps are on
- After the side rails are raised
- After the person is transported
- Never
A: Never

Q: You are transferring a patient from the bed to a stretcher. When should you apply the safety straps?
- When the stretcher is positioned next to the bed
- After the person’s ID bracelet is checked
- Before the person is transferred to the stretcher
- After the person is transferred to the stretcher
A: After the person is transferred to the stretcher

Q: A resident has slid down in the wheelchair. The person can follow directions and assist with repositioning. Which action is unsafe?
- You lock the wheelchair wheels.
- You position the person’s feet flat on the floor.
- You apply a transfer belt.
- You stand behind the wheelchair.
A: You stand behind the wheelchair.

Q: High-Fowler’s position is when the
- Bed is flat
- Head of the bed is raised 60 to 90 degrees
- Head of the bed is raised, and the foot of the bed is lowered
- Head of the bed is lowered, and the foot of the bed is raised
A: Head of the bed is raised 60 to 90 degrees

Q: Full visual privacy means that
- The privacy curtain is drawn
- Windows and shades are adjusted
- The person is completely free from public view while in bed
- The room door is closed
A: The person is completely free from public view while in bed

Q: Nursing center residents are allowed to
- Bring one personal item from home
- Arrange personal items as they choose
- Put personal items in another person’s unit
- Use any part of the room
A: Arrange personal items as they choose

Q: When removing dirty linens, you must wear
- Gloves
- A gown
- A face mask
- Goggles
A: Gloves

Q: In hospitals, which is always part of a daily linen change?
- Bottom sheet
- Mattress pad
- Blanket
- Bedspread
A: Bottom sheet

Q: Which piece of linen is waterproof?
- Mattress pad
- Bottom sheet
- Plastic drawsheet
- Pillowcase
A: Plastic drawsheet

Q: A resident has an IV in his right arm. He wears a standard gown. He has an IV pump. Which is correct?
- Put his gown on the right arm first and then on the left arm.
- Put his gown on the left arm first and then on the right arm.
- His right arm is not put through the sleeve of the gown.
- The gown is put on so the ties are in the front.
A: His right arm is not put through the sleeve of the gown.

Q: Before assisting with dressing and undressing, you need all of the following information from the nurse and the care plan except
- How much help the person needs
- Which side is the person’s strong side
- What observations to report and record
- How to use body mechanics
A: How to use body mechanics

Q: Dirty feet, socks, or stockings can harbor microbes and cause
- Foot odors
- Blisters
- Foot injuries
- Gangrene
A: Foot odors

Q: The loss of urine in response to a sudden, urgent need to void is
- Overflow incontinence
- Reflex incontinence
- Urge incontinence
- Stress incontinence
A: Urge incontinence

Q: The involuntary loss of urine is
- Urinary urgency
- Urinary frequency
- Urinary incontinence
- Urge incontinence
A: Urinary incontinence

Q: Oliguria is
- A scant amount of urine
- The production of abnormally large amounts of urine
- The need to void at once
- Voiding at frequent intervals
A: A scant amount of urine

Q: Ostomy pouches are disposed of by flushing them down the toilet.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Touching an ostomy stoma causes pain and discomfort.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: When is the best time to shower with an ostomy pouch off?
- Before breakfast
- After breakfast
- After the evening meal
- Before bedtime
A: Before breakfast

Q: You can perform range-of-motion exercises to the neck only if
- There is a doctor’s order
- The patient or resident asks you to
- You are supervised by a physical therapist
- Allowed by your agency and the nurse instructs you to
A: Allowed by your agency and the nurse instructs you to

Q: You are delegated range-of-motion exercises. Which is incorrect?
- Exercise the joints the nurse tells you to.
- Support the part being exercised.
- Move the joint slowly, smoothly, and gently.
- Force each joint through its full range of motion.
A: Force each joint through its full range of motion.

Q: Active range-of-motion exercises are done
- By the person
- By a health team member
- By the person with your help
- With a trapeze
A: By the person

Q: A resident complains of pain. Which will not help you collect information about the person’s pain?
- Ask the person to point to the area of pain.
- Ask to see the pain.
- Ask the person when the pain started.
- Ask the person to describe the pain.
A: Ask to see the pain.

Q: A patient complains of pain. Which will not help you collect information about the person’s pain?
- Ask if the pain is mild, moderate, or severe.
- Ask the person what factors cause the pain.
- Check the person’s vital signs.
- Give the person drugs to relieve the pain.
A: Give the person drugs to relieve the pain.

Q: Which statement is incorrect?
- Children may not understand pain.
- Children have fewer pain experiences than adults do.
- Children deal with pain in the same way adults do.
- Children rely on adults for help in relieving pain.
A: Children deal with pain in the same way adults do.

Q: After collecting a sputum specimen, the container is
- Washed and dried
- Placed in a bag
- Labeled
- Weighed
A: Placed in a bag

Q: The most common site for a skin puncture is
- The earlobe
- The heel
- A fingertip
- A toe
A: A fingertip

Q: You are choosing a skin puncture site. Which is incorrect?
- Avoid sites that are swollen or bruised.
- Avoid sites that are calloused.
- The thumbs and index fingers are good sites.
- Do not use the center, fleshy part of the fingertips.
A: The thumbs and index fingers are good sites.

Q: A wound is not infected. It is
- A clean wound
- An abrasion
- A contusion
- A surgical incision
A: A clean wound

Q: A patient had lung surgery. The person’s incision is best described as
- A clean wound
- A contaminated wound
- An incision
- A clean-contaminated wound
A: A clean-contaminated wound

Q: Tissues are injured, but the skin is not broken. This is
- A contusion
- An abrasion
- A laceration
- A closed wound
A: A closed wound

Q: A wound has a high risk of an infection. This is
- A contaminated wound
- A chronic wound
- A full-thickness wound
- An infected wound
A: A contaminated wound

Q: Early signs of pressure ulcers include the following except
- Reddened skin
- Tingling in the area
- Pain or burning in the area
- Cracked and peeling skin
A: Cracked and peeling skin

Q: Which of the following scrapes the skin?
- Skin tear
- Friction
- Pressure
- Shearing
A: Friction

Q: Which person has the least risk for a pressure ulcer?
- The person who has urinary incontinence
- The person who has fecal incontinence
- The person who has shortness of breath
- The person who has circulatory problems
A: The person who has shortness of breath

Q: Common causes of pressure ulcers include the following except
- Pressure
- Friction
- Shearing
- Burns
A: Burns