Name: ~NURSING ASSISTING QUIZ~ Choose the best answer for each question 1.

. A patient whose spouse recently died begins to cry. What is the nurses best response? a. Arrange for Grief counseling b. Explain that being sad is normal c. Look away when the patient cries d. Sit down while touching the patients hand 2. A comatose patient begins to vomit while lying in bed. In what position should the nurse immediately place the patient? a. Flat on the bed on the patients back b. Head of bed elevated c. Feet elevated d. On the patients stomach 3. When a nursing assistant restrains or interferes with a residents right of movement without a physicians order, the assistant can be legally charged with a. Invasion of Privacy b. Malpractice c. False Imprisonment d. Defamation 4. The nursing assistant is walking a client using a cane. Where will the nursing assistant place the cane? a. The strong side b. The middle c. The weak side d. Cane is not appropriate 5. The nursing assistant is taking the vital signs of a patient. Which of the following factors will cause the patients oral temperature to increase? Patient reported: a. Drinking coffee five minutes ago b. Eating ice cream c. Jogging from the parking lot to the clinic d. Not able to sleep the night before