Basic Nursing Skills
Continuing Education
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A home health aide obtains a puncture wound by a sharp object. What is the proper procedure following the event?
Report to your supervisor promptly
Do nothing
Ask another home health aide to treat it
Wash the wound without consulting anyone else
Which of the following is not true regarding signs and symptoms of clients with extreme blood sugar levels?
Deep respirations
Rapid and weak pulse
Slurred speech
Dry skin on their kneecaps
A home health aide is moving a client to the side of the bed. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
Place arms under the client's legs to move the lower portion of the client's body
Move the torso of the client towards self
If leaving the client in the changed position, support the client's head and back with a pillow
Take a blood pressure reading first
Which of the following is not a symptom of digestive or urinary infections?
Fever
Dysuria
Diarrhea
Memory loss
A home health aide is making an occupied bed. Which of the following is not true regarding this procedure?
Remove all soiled linens from the room
Change the pillow and pillow case while supporting the client's head
Place the call light within easy reach
Tell jokes to make patient at ease
Which of the following is not true regarding HIV?
Transmitted by infected persons through needles or sexual contact
The virus is only present until treated
Makes the client a target for serious illnesses or cancer
Robs the client of the ability to fight infection
A home health aide orally measures a client's temperature with electronic monitor. Which of the following is not true regarding this measurement?
Ask the client to keep his or her mouth closed while measuring
Remove probe immediately after the audible beep
Return thermometer probe to recording unit
Reuse plastic probe covers
A home health aide is dressing a client. Which of the following is not true regarding this care?
Overextend the extremities if necessary when undressing and dressing
Assist the client to don pants, shirt with sleeves, and socks
Encourage the client to choose his or her own clothes
Gently help get the arms into the shirt when dressing
A home health aide is assisting a client to transfer from the bed to a wheelchair. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
On the count of three, assist the client to stand up to walk to the wheelchair
Stand in front of the client as he or she stands up to go to the wheelchair
If needed, when the client stands to go to the wheelchair, grasp the gait belt from underneath at each side
Take large steps to a position so that the client's knee caps aretouching the front of the wheelchair
A home health aide measures the blood pressure of a client. Which of the following is not true regarding the measurement?
Allow the needle manometer gauge to fall at the rate of 2 to 3 mmHg/second
If the location of the point of the first sound is missed, you will have to wait an hour
Listen for the first clear sound and the point on the gauge where the sound was heard
Quickly inflate the cuff to within 30 mmHg above estimated systolic pressure
A home health aide is giving a client a partial bedbath. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
Use lots of soap on the washcloth to wash the neck, hands, arms, and chest
Wipe eyes from the inner canthus to the outer canthus
Pat the client's face dry
Place a towel underneath the client to protect the bedding
A home health aide is straightening up the linens of a client and the linens accidentally touch the floor. What should the home health aide do immediately?
Nothing, they only touched the floor briefly
Change the linens
Wipe off the linens with a damp rag
Shake off the linens
Which of the following does not affect blood pressure?
Diet
Obesity
Diabetes
Sleeping habits
A home health aide is performing oral care for a client. Which of the following is not true regarding this care?
Protect clothing from accidental spills
Brush all surfaces of teeth, sides of the tongue, and gums
Position client in the Sim's position
Moisten toothbrush with water and apply toothpaste
A home health aide is feeding a client. Which of the following is not true regarding the feeding of the client?
Assist clients to wash his or her hands before feeding
Sit at eye level with client
Position the client in the Fowler's position
Follow facility policy for proper identification of the client
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