LEGAL & ETHICAL BEHAVIOURS

Question 1

The nurse aide should refuse to perform a task if the

Answer 1

NURSE AIDE HAS NOT BEEN TRAINED TO DO IT.

Question 2

The nurse aide reports directly to the

Answer 2

LICENSED NURSE.

Question 3

What is the main purpose of continuing education
for the nurse aide?

Answer 3

CLIENT SAFETY

Question 4

The nurse aide gave a client the wrong diet. What will the nurse aide do after realizing this error?

Answer 4

REPORT THE ERROR IMMEDIATELY TO THE NURSE

Question 5

The nurse aide reported bruises on Mr. Jenkins’ arm last week. Today, during A.M. care, there were more
bruises. The nurse aide should

Answer 5

REPORT THE ABUSE AGAIN OR CALL THE STATE’S
ABUSE HOT-LINE.

Question 6

It is okay to call a resident by a nickname if

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THE RESIDENT REQUESTS IT.

Question 7

After your elderly neighbor falls, he is admitted to
your unit. Another neighbor asks you how he’s doing.
Your best response is

Answer 7

«I KNOW THIS IS AWKWARD, SINCE WE BOTH
KNOW HIM. BUT NOW THAT HE’S A PATIENT, I
CAN’T DISCUSS HIM.»

Question 8

Forgetting to raise the side rails as ordered causes a resident to fall and be injured. This could be called

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NEGLECT TO KEEP THE RESIDENT SAFE.

Question 9

A patient’s chart is a legal document. If something is mistakenly written on the chart, the correct action is to

Answer 9

DRAW A SINGLE LINE THROUGH THE MISTAKE WITH BLUE OR BLACK INK. WRITE YOUR INITIALS, DATE, AND TIME. THEN WRITE THE CORRECT
INFORMATION.

Question 10

10. Mr. Joseph overhears the nurse aide speaking to the nurse about his roommate’s diagnosis and demands to know more about the roommate’s condition. The nurse aide should

Answer 10

FIRMLY BUT POLITELY EXPLAIN SHE CANNOT DISCUSS ANOTHER RESIDENT’S CONDITION.

Question 11

The intentional attempt or threat to touch a person’s body without the person’s consent is

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ASSAULT

Question 12

If your home health client refuses to take their medication, you should

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NOTIFY YOUR SUPERVISOR ABOUT THEIR REFUSAL.

Question 13

If the nurse aide is concerned about client care, who should the nurse aide speak to FIRST?

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THE NURSE IN CHARGE

Question 14

If abuse is suspected within a facility

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THE INCIDENT MUST BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO THE SUPERVISOR OR ADMINISTRATOR.

Question 15

The client offers a nurse aide a twenty dollar bill as a thank you for all that the nurse aide has done. The nurse aide SHOULD

Answer 15

POLITELY REFUSE THE MONEY.

Question 16

Proper use of a waist restraint requires that the nurse aide

Answer 16

MONITOR FOR SKIN IRRITATION.

Question 17

When starting a job, when is HIPAA training mandatory?

Answer 17

DURING INITIAL ORIENTATION

Question 18

You don’t answer a call light because the patient is always hitting it accidentally. Not responding is
considered to be

Answer 18

NEGLECT OR ABUSE.

Question 19

A nurse aide forgets to raise the side-rails on a bed and the resident is injured from a fall. This is termed as

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NEGLECT.

Question 20

Before touching a resident who is crying to offer comfort, the nurse aide should consider

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THE RESIDENT’S CULTURAL BACKGROUND

Question 21

An example of neglect is when a nurse aide

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LEAVES A RESIDENT UNATTENDED IN THE BATH TUB.

Question 22

You observe a co-worker tying a resident to their wheelchair. What type of abuse is this?

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PHYSICAL

Question 23

While you are at lunch with other nurse aides, they start to discuss how rude a resident was behaving. What should you do?

Answer 23

TELL THEM THAT THIS IS NOT THE PLACE TO DISCUSS THE CLIENT

Question 24

On Monday, Mrs. Green and her family requested and received a “Do Not Resuscitate” order from her doctor. While bathing her on Thursday, she stops breathing and dies. Her son is not home. You should

Answer 24

NOTIFY THE CASE MANAGER OF THE DEATH.

Question 25

You hear another nurse aide tell a confused resident, “If you don’t eat, I’ll lock you in your room.” You should

Answer 25

TELL THE CHARGE NURSE WHAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED.

Question 26

A standard of care is a way of ensuring that patients always are cared for by professionals who are
everything EXCEPT

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FAST

Question 27

A resident’s call light

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SHOULD BE ANSWERED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

Question 28

When caring for a home health client, all team members need to

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COMMUNICATE FREQUENTLY WITH EACH OTHER.

Question 29

You observed a coworker being physically abusive to a resident. You did not report the incident to the
Nurse Supervisor. You can be charged with

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AIDING AND ABETTING.

Question 30

Keeping information confidential about a client is

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A LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Question 31

You observe your charge nurse holding a resident’s nose to get him to take his medications. You should

Answer 31

REPORT THE INCIDENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE D.O.N.

Question 32

While at work, you receive a call from someone who says he is a client’s nephew. He asks about his uncle’s condition. However, he is not on the client’s list of approved people who can have access to his condition. What should you say?

Answer 32

«CAN I PLEASE HAVE YOUR CONTACT
INFORMATION? I’LL HAVE SOMEONE GET BACK TO
YOU.»

Question 33

The nurse aide is administering a bed bath when all of a sudden they hear a scream coming from the next room. What should the nurse aide do?

Answer 33

SECURE THE SAFETY OF THE PATIENT FIRST BEFORE LEAVING THE ROOM

Question 34

34. After caring for a resident for four hours, you are exhausted from hearing her ask to use the bathroom every 15 minutes. You should

Answer 34

DISCUSS THE BEHAVIOR WITH THE SUPERVISOR.

Question 35

Misuse of a resident’s money or property by family,
friends, or staff, is known as

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FINANCIAL ABUSE.

Question 36

When caring for a resident whose religion is different from your own, you should

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ACCEPT AND RESPECT THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.

Question 37

When you are caring for an elderly resident who has dentures, but seldom wears them, what should you do?

Answer 37

ASK HIM WHY HE DOESN’T WEAR HIS DENTURES

Question 38

Which of the following would affect a nurse aide’s status on the State Registry and possibly cause the
nurse aide to be ineligible to work in a nursing home?

Answer 38

BEING CHARGED OF RESIDENT NEGLECT IN A LEGAL COURT CASE

Question 39

Incident Reports are written in order to

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determine patterns and trends

Question 40

What are your legal and ethical responsibilities if you have access to medical records?

Answer 40

TO KEEP ALL INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL

Question 41

After the end of the shift, some nurse aides go to a restaurant. Acceptable topics of conversation would include

Answer 41

THE WEATHER.

Question 42

Using the phones in the nursing station for personal calls, except in an emergency is

Answer 42

UNACCEPTABLE.

Question 43

Once a nurse aide’s name is placed on the abuse registry for neglect they may

Answer 43

PETITION THE STATE NURSING BOARD FOR REINSTATEMENT.

Question 44

After you have visited a home health client, learned some new information about them, and want to talk about it, you should

Answer 44

CALL YOUR SUPERVISOR TO SHARE THE
INFORMATION.

Question 45

A client with metastatic cancer has an Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) advance directive. If the client’s heart rate begins to slow, what should you do?

Answer 45

NOTIFY THE NURSE, IN CASE SUPPORTIVE MEASURES ARE IN PLACE

Question 46

While bathing and doing a.m. cares on Mr. Jones you observe a large bruised area on his back, you should

Answer 46

REPORT IT TO THE NURSE.

Question 47

A famous athlete has been admitted into your facility. He is in a different unit. If you want to find out why he is there, what should you do?

Answer 47

AVOID TEMPTATION AND JUST KEEP WORKING