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NURSE AIDE STATE EXAM
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NURSE AIDE STATE EXAMAphasia - ANSWER Difficulty talking
Bed cradle - ANSWER To keep linens from touching skin of lower extremities
Cataract and glaucoma- What can happen - ANSWER Loss of vision
Cleaning catheter - ANSWER Clean to being away from body
Doctor tells you to put in an IV - ANSWER You refuse- Not in your scope of practice
Dysphagia - ANSWER Difficulty/pain swallowing
Four patients - who do you go to first - ANSWER Patient going out door
Hepatitis - which one can you catch from fecal matter? - ANSWER Hepatitis A
How many mL's in one ounce - ANSWER 30
IV in right arm- what would you do when dressing? - ANSWER Undress good arm
first
NPO - ANSWER Nothing by mouth
PO - ANSWER By mouth
Pain in arm - ANSWER report immediately
Patient wants to commit suicide; says jokingly later - ANSWER tell nurse
Plate guard? - ANSWER the ring around the plate to keep food from falling
Position for back massage is - ANSWER Fowlers
Palms down - ANSWER Pronation
How to clean prosthetic eye - ANSWER Soapy tap water
Someone calling about patient - ANSWER Do not give any info, give call to nurse
What do you do first with UA specimen - ANSWER Put in bag
What is an artificial limb called - ANSWER Prosthesis
What position do you use for bedpan - ANSWER Fowler's
, What would concern CNA regarding patient smoking - ANSWER Putting out cig in
plastic container
Who helps patients with their ADL's - ANSWER Occupational Therapy
Working with family of client - ANSWER Get nurse
TID - ANSWER three times daily
What side does the walker or cane go on - ANSWER The stronger side and CNA
stands on weak side
Where is the apical pulse - ANSWER At the heart area
What do you do with dentures - ANSWER You brush with a hard bristle toothbrush
What kind of patient would use a quad cane - ANSWER Cerebral Vascular Accident
Daughter complaining of pt not taking meds - ANSWER Tell Nurse
Unconscious person, how do you brush their teeth - ANSWER Put on their side
What will putting unconscience person on their side prevent - ANSWER Aspiration
What does STAT mean - ANSWER Respond as quickly as possible
Why would you change them with further incontinence - ANSWER Damages skin
Patient c/o pain what can a CNA do to help - ANSWER Change pt into another
position
To prevent odors with a stoma - ANSWER Don't eat gassy foods
position of pt with feeding tube - ANSWER Raise up
What is an abnormal temp - ANSWER 100 oral
Which thermometer do you use to lubrication - ANSWER Rectal thermometer
Always be a - ANSWER Good listener to patient
Where is saliva found - ANSWER In the sputum
Where is bloody stool found - ANSWER In the feces
A deceased patient, what do you do - ANSWER Clean body and respect patient
Peri care, how do you clean - ANSWER from pubic to anal area
Pt steps back from you - ANSWER You are in their personal space
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