Nursing Aide Responsibilities and Practices Quiz

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is important to the nurse aide because it: A. allows residents to carry health care from the hospital to the nursing home. B. provides for insurance coverage for residents and health care workers. C. identifies protected health information that must remain confidential. D. provides accountability for care offered across health care settings.

• allows residents to carry health care from the hospital to the nursing home.

• provides for insurance coverage for residents and health care workers.

• identifies protected health information that must remain confidential.

• provides accountability for care offered across health care settings.

A nurse aide is giving a resident a bed bath. Which of the following should the nurse aide do during the bed bath?

• Keep the bed in the lowest position throughout bathing.

• Keep the resident's body covered during the bath.

• Open the window for fresh air during the bath.

• Add a lot of soap to the water in the basin.

A nurse aide hears the charge nurse scream at a resident. The nurse aide goes to the resident to provide immediate protection of the resident. The nurse aide should also:

• call the police immediately.

• report the incident to the nursing supervisor.

• confront the charge nurse about the behavior.

• document the incident in the resident's chart.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) _______ protected health information that must remain confidential.

• allows

• identifies

• provides

• ensures

A resident wears a hand splint. Which observation should the nurse aide report to the nurse immediately?

• The resident's fingers are cold and blue in color

• The splint was removed as scheduled in the care plan

• The resident asks to have the splint removed for a few minutes

• The resident asks the nurse aide to reposition the arm with the splint.

A resident whose husband died a few years ago says, "I have got to get dinner started. My husband will be home from work soon." What is the best way for the nurse aide to respond?

• Offer to walk with the resident to the activity department's kitchen

• Remind the resident that the nursing home prepares her meals

• Ask the resident about her husband's favorite dinners

• Explain gently that the resident's husband is dead.

Which of the following describes a resident's concern that needs to be reported to the charge nurse immediately?

• A resident's complaint of not getting to activities on time

• A resident who states a need for a new pair of elastic stockings

• A resident with dementia who states the need to talk to the resident's son

• A resident who wants to change their meal plan.

Fill in the blank: When a resident wears a splint, it is important to observe for any changes in skin color in the extremity, which if observed should be reported to the nurse ____.

• Immediately

• Eventually

• If convenient

• Never

What should a nurse aide do if a resident who has always been oriented suddenly becomes scared and confused?

• Ignore the behavior

• Report to the nurse immediately

• Wait to see if it resolves

• Call the family.

The term 'vital signs' refers to ______.

• any important information about a resident's condition

• the color, condition, and appearance of the skin

• fluid intake and output, as well as bowel movements

• temperature, pulse, and respirations.