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NURC 1001 NURSE AIDE TRAINING EXAM|COMPLETE Q&A 100% PASS
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- NURSING
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- Columbus State Community College
NURC 1001 NURSE AIDE TRAINING EXAM|COMPLETE Q&A 100% PASS
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NURC 1001 NURSE AIDE TRAINING EXAM|COMPLETE Q&A100% PASS
1. How to prevent falls, burns and choking…when are these events likely to
occur?_Check temp of food and water, cut food, assist w/feeding, meet physical needs quickly, prevent
incontinence, avoid clutter. _
2. What residents are more likely to fall?_Those that are older, decreased mobility/stability,
decreased mental status, taking medications
3. Why are falls so dangerous for the older adult?_Result is disability, decline in function,
quality of life.
4. Review OSHA policy on hazardous substances.
5. What is your responsibility for oxygen safety? Check flow/supply, delivery equipment,
water level, tubing for kinks, no smoking, frayed wires, static
6. What types of alarms might you find in a long term care facility? Fire, ankle
bracelets on Alzheimer’s patients
7. What are the risks of side rails?_Entrapment and strangulation, skin tears
8. Is a side rail a restraint?_Yes, in long term care
9. Review restraints and how to apply them and release them and why?_Check
every 15min, follow manufact guide_
10. What responsibilities does a nurse aide have when caring for a resident
with a restraint in use? Check for fit, skin changes, every 15min
11. Review Fire Safety (RACE and PASS) Rescue, Alert, Confine, Extinguish Pull, Aim, Squeeze,
Sweep
12. Review Tornado Safety: warning/watch, what is the difference?
13. What are the general rules of body mechanics?
14. What do you know about dangling?_Helps alert to orthostatic hypotension
15. Logrolling?_done for those recovering from spinal surgery/spinal problems
16. What is a transfer belt/gait belt? Why do you use one and how is it
applied? Belt that helps gain control of resident while walking,moving placed around waist with 2
fingers room underneath. _
17. What is a turn pad? Large pad (waterproof) under patient used to turn/lift as well
18. A sliding board?_board used to transfer from one surface to another, laterally
19. What is meant by friction, shearing? Why should these forces be avoided?
_Friction causes layers of skin to separate & form blister. Shearing causes muscle and layers of skin to
separate, causing more damage, ulceration.
20. What are the rules for ambulating a resident?_>= 10 steps, use gait belt
21. When and how to use canes, walkers, crutches, wheelchairs, lifts.
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