NC NURSE AIDE WRITTEN STATE EXAM

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NC NURSE AIDE WRITTEN STATE EXAM

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-Guarantee passing score -100 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation

Question 1: What are the symptoms of a stomach infection?

Answer:

-Person with a stomach infection will probably have stomach pains and may vomit

Question 2: Non-verbal communication

Answer:

-Using body language to send a message -Positive: face resident while speaking, stand up straight, smile, nod with approval, place arms at sides, show relaxed movement -Negative: turn your back during communication, slouch, avoid eye contact, eye roll, frown, cross arms, tense movements

Question 3: Why is delegation used?

Answer:

-Improves efficiency and shows trust in others, while the Nurse is still accountable

Question 4: Intrinsic Risk factors

Answer:

those risk factors that result from the resident's inner being -Effects of aging on balance -Medical conditions and diseases

-Decline in function due to inactivity -Effects and side-effects of medication

Question 5: Nurse Aide's role in preventing choking

Answer:

-Sit resident upright to eat -Provide assistance at mealtime to prevent spilling hot liquids -Encourage resident to use dentures -Cutting food in small pieces -Report difficulty chewing or swallowing

Question 6: Exploitation

Answer:

-Taking advantage of a resident for personal gain by manipulation, intimidation, threats, or coercion

Question 7: Activities of Daily Living

Answer:

-Hygiene, grooming, dressing, eating, transferring, toileting

Question 8: Infection Prevention

Answer:

-Ways to control and prevent the spread of infection

Question 9: Grooming

Answer:

-Tasks performed to maintain the person's appearance while fostering dignity and choice -Ex.) caring for fingernails and hair

Question 10: Battery

Answer:

-Touching a person without consent

Question 11: Contact Precautions

Answer:

-Prevent spread of harmful germs spread by direct contact -Ex.) MRSA and Norovirus

Question 12: Personal Protective Equipment

Answer:

-A group of items used by a NA to block harmful germs from getting on skin and clothes -mask, eye-wear, gown, gloves

Question 13: Droplet Precautions

Answer:

-Prevent spread of harmful germs that travel by droplets in the air -Ex.) influenza, meningitis, and whooping cough

Question 14: Flu

Answer:

-Respiratory infection -Risky for people 65 years and older -Yearly flu vaccination is the first and most important step in protecting against flu

Question 15: Fraud

Answer:

-An intentional deception or misrepresentation made by a person without knowledge that deception could result in some unauthorized benefit to self or some other person

Question 16: Extrinsic risk factors

Answer:

risk factors that result from those things outside of the resident -Hazards of the environment -Equipment is unsafe -Unsafe or inaccessible personal items

Question 17: Why must standard precautions be used with every resident?

Answer:

-Residents have infections that no one knows about -Resident may be infected and not show signs or symptoms -Without practicing standard precautions you can get the infection and pass it along to others

Question 18: What are the job responsibilities of a NA?

Answer:

-Perform delegated basic nursing skills in a competent, caring manner -Perform delegated personal care skills in a competent, caring manner -Use appropriate interpersonal skills

Question 19: Hygiene

Answer:

-Tasks performed to keep bodies clean and healthy -Ex.) bathing, brushing teeth

Question 20: Localized Infection

Answer:

-Infection found in one part of the body and symptoms are limited to that one part of the body

Symptoms: red, painful, hot, puffy, drainage

Question 21: False imprisonment

Answer:

-Unlawful restraining or restricting a person's movement

Question 22: Resident's Environment

Answer:

Area of long-term care center that a resident calls home, designed to provide comfort, safety, and privacy for the resident

Question 23: Communication

Answer:

-Successfully sending and receiving messages using signs, symbols, words, drawings, and pictures

Question 24: Tort

Answer:

-A wrong committed against a person or property