Is-a and Question

Safety/Emergency

Question 1
Prior to beginning any therapeutic interaction with a client, the nurse aide MUST:
Edit question | Remove question from test | Show tests | | | | A) | verify the procedure | | B) | check the care plan | | C) | ask the nurse | | D) | properly identify the client |
Type: Multiple choice
Category: Generic
Points: 1
Randomize answers: No
Feedback
Before any therapeutic interaction with the client, the nurse aide must first identify the client to make sure that he or she is working with the right client.
Question 2
The nurse aide walks into a client's room just as the client throws his dinner plate at the door. How should the nurse aide handle the client at that moment?
Edit question | Remove question from test | Show tests | | | | A) | Call the police to arrest the client | | B) | Speak calmly to the client and call for assistance | | C) | Immediately restrain the client's hands | | D) | Pick up the pieces of the dinner plate and offer to get a new tray |
Type: Multiple choice
Category: Generic
Points: 1
Randomize answers: No
Feedback
The nurse aide should use a calm voice and call for assistance. The nurse aide should not get near enough for the client to cause harm, nor should he or she lose sight of the client by picking up the pieces of the broken plate.
Question 3
The nurse aide responds to a client's call light and finds the client sitting up in bed and looking confused. The nurse aide notes that the right side of the client's face is drooping, and the nurse aide cannot understand the client when she tries to speak. The client is also unable to lift her right hand. The possible cause of this client's symptoms is a:
Edit question | Remove question from test | Show tests | | | | A) | heart attack | | B) | hemorrhage | | C) | seizure | | D) | stroke |
Type: Multiple choice
Category: Generic
Points: 1
Randomize answers: No
Feedback
The client is exhibiting