Basic Nursing Skills: Safety/emergency State Exam CNA – Flashcards
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A client is eating lunch when you notice his hands at his throat. The first thing you should do is:
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Ask the client if he can speak
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The nurse aide walked into a clients room. The client is smoking in the room and set his trash can on fire when emptying an ashtray. The first action to take is to:
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Remove the client from the room
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You must use he fire extinguisher to put out a trash fire in the stairwell. You should:
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Aim the extinguisher at the base of the fire and spray from side to side
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A client is using oxygen. You enter the room and notice that he has turned the flow meter up all the way. You should
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Notify the nurse in charge
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A client has fallen to the floor. She complains of severe pain in her left thigh. The nurse aide should
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Stay with the client and use the call signal to get help
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The charge nurse directs you to apply a cool compress to Mr. Longs right ankle. You know that
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The skin under the compress should be checked every 10 minutes
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A bed fast client is vomiting. The nurse aide should
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Turn the clients head to the sode
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An emergency call signal is sounding in room 108. The nurse aide assigned to the room is on her lunch break. You should
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Answer the signal and ask the client how you can help
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A client is bleeding heavily from an injury. The nurse aide should
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Apply pressure with a gloved hand
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When entering and leaving the clients room, the nurse aide must:
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Check for and correct any safety hazards
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You see a newspaper and a shoe in he middle of the floor of the clients room. You should
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Pick them up and place them in the proper location
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Side rails
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Are used only when ordered by the physician or needed by the client
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The fire and disaster evacuation plan
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Is posted on the wall and used in certain emergencies
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You must remove Mrs. Vasquez from her room during a fire emergency. The client cannot walk. She is sitting in a heavy recliner without wheels. No wheelchair is available. The best way to move the client is to
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Place her on a sheet or blanket and drag her
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The fire alarm sounds. The facility is filling with smoke, but you do not see any flames. You should
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Move client behind a fire door and close the door
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Safety is
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Everyone's responsibility
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The elements necessary for a fire to start are
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Heat, oxygen, and fuel
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The purpose of using good body mechanics is to
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Preventing injury to the nurse aide and client
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When lifting a heavy client or object, he nurse aide should
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Maintain a wide base of support, keep the back straight, and use the leg muscles
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Mrs. Mayo is a dependent client who is 6'2" and weighs 375 pounds. To transfer him from the bed to a chair, the nurse aide should
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Use the mechanical life and at least one more nurse aide
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You are ambulating Mr. Chang in the hallway with a gait belt when he begins to fall. You should
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Pull the belt toward your body and ease the client down your leg to the floor
