You enter a resident’s room and the resident has a new onset bedsore. You feel you need to document this in the medical record but also have a discussion with the nurse. Where would you opt to have this discussion? 

a. In the patients room

b. In the hallway with the family

c. In private 

d. At the local bar - ( ANS)C

To prevent shampoo from getting into your residents eyes, you should:

a. Use a hand held nozzle 

b. Use dry shampoo 

c. Rinse the hair throughly 

d. Use a washcloth to cover the eyes - ( ANS)D

Bath water temperature should be at what temperature:

a. 110- 115 degrees F

b. 110- 120 degrees F

c. 105 degrees F

d. 105- 109 degrees F - ( ANS)A

The word ACUTE when used to define illness means:

a. an illness for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery 

b. an ongoing illness for which there is no cure 

c. a sudden onset to an illness

d. an illness that is gradual - ( ANS)C

In your role as a nursing assistant, you are able to:

a. You can take verbal orders over the phone from doctors 

b. Give medications 

c. Insert a foley in the patients vagina or penis

d. Report changes in the residents condition to the nurse - ( ANS)D

An assisted living facility provides all of the following except:

a. Housing

b. Personal care