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What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part?
Pronation
Abduction
External Rotation
Prosthesis
When a client has left sided weakness, what part of a sweater is put on first?
Both sleeves
Left sleeve
Client's choice
Right sleeve
It is appropriate to share the information regarding a client's status with:
Any one the personal care aide sees fit
The clients family members
The clients roommate
The staff on the next shift
When helping a client who is recovering from a stroke to walk, the personal care aide should assist:
On the strong side
On the weak side
Behind the client
With a wheelchair
The personal care aide is caring for a client who is agitated. the personal care aide should:
Speak loudly so the client can hear the instructions
Ask to reassign the care of this client
Talk in a slow, clam, reassuring manner
Tell the client to be quiet
Exercises that move each muscle and joint are called:
Adduction
Range of Motion
Abduction
Rotation
How can the personal care aide BEST help a client who is not accepting a loss?
Leave the client alone
Convince the client to accept the loss
Encourage the client to talk
Discourage individual activity
The Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrust) is used for a client who has:
A bloody nose
A blocked airway
Fallen out of bed
Impaired eyesight
To best communicate with a client who is totally deaf, the personal care aide should:
Smile frequently and speak loudly
Smile often and talk rapidly
Avoid eye contact
Write out information
The personal care aide is asked by a confused client what day it is. The personal care aide should:
Explain that memory loss is natural and the date is not important
Ignore the request
Point to the date on a calendar and say the date
Provide the date and then test the client later
A personal care aide can assist clients with their spiritual needs by:
Taking clients to their church
Allowing clients to talk about their beliefs
Avoiding any religious discussions
Talking about the personal care aides own spiritual beliefs
A persoanl care aide must wear gloves when:
Feeding a client
Doing peri-care
Giving a back rub
Doing range of motion
When getting ready to dress a client, the personal care aide should:
Get the clothes the personal care aide can reach in the closet
Give the client a choice of what to wear
Use the clothes the client work the day before
Choose clothes that the personal care aide likes
If fire is discovered in a clients home, the first thing to do is:
Call 911
Try to put out the fire
Open a window
Remove the client from danger
In order to communicate clearly with a client who has hearing loss you should:
Speak in a high pitched tone
Stand behind the client when speaking
Speak in a loud and slow manner
Look directly at the client when speaking
A client says "God is punishing me" or "Why me?", you should:
Reply, "God doesn't punish people"
Listen quietly
Ignore the client
Make jokes
The role of the Ombudsman is:
Run a group of home care agencies
Work with home care agencies to protect client rights
Control the home care agencies budget
Prepare classes that care aides take to learn about client hygiene
An aide who is active in their church is assigned to care for a client who is not a member of a religious group. The aide should:
Help the client understand the aides faith
Tell the client that it is important for the client to join a church
Respect the clients beliefs and avoid starting religious discussions
Arrange to have the aides clergyman visit the client
The aide notices that a clients mail has been delivered to the clients home. The aide should:
Open the mail and leave it on the clients table
Open the mail and read it to the client
Read the mail to make sure it doesn't contain upsetting news
Give the client the unopened mail and offer to help as needed
The client offers an aide a twenty dollar bill as a thand you for all that the aide has done. The aide should:
Take the money so as not to offend the client
Politely refuse the money
Take the money and buy something for the client
Ask the supervisor in charge what to do
In giving care according to the clients Bill Of Rights, the aide should:
Provide privacy during the clients care
Open the clients mail without permission
Use the clients personal possessions for another client
Prevent the client from complaining about care
The normal aging process is best defind as the time when:
People become dependent and childlike
Alzheimers disease begins
Normal body functions and senses decline
People are over sixty five years of age
If a client is confused, the aide should:
Ignore the client until they start to make sense
Restrain the client so that they don't hurt themselves
Keep the client away from other clients
Help the client to recognize familiar things and people
What is the process of restoring a disabled client to the highest level of functioning possible?
Responsibility
Retention
Rehabilitation
Reincarnation
The aide finds a conscious client lying on the bathroom floor. The aide should first:
Help the client into a sitting position
Call 911
Offer the client a drink of water
Check for signs of injury
If an aide finds a client who is sad and crying, the aide should:
Ask the client if something is wrong
Tell the client to cheer up
Tell the client to stop crying
Call the clients family
To prevent the spread of infection, how should the aide handle soiled linens?
Shake them in the air
Place them in a neat pile on the floor
Carry them close to the body
Put them in the dirty linen basket
To prevent client dehydration, the aide should:
Offer fluids frequently while the client is awake
Wake the client hourly during the night to offer fluids
Give the client frequent baths
Feed the client salty food to increase thirst
When transferring a client, most of the clients weight should be supported by the aides:
Back
Shoulders
Legs
Wrists
How many tips does a quad cane have?
1
2
3
4
What would be the best way for the aide to promote client independence in bathing a client who has had a stroke?
Give the client a complete bath only when the client requests it
Encourage the client to do as much as possible and assist as needed
Leave the client alone and assume the client will do as much as they can
Limit the client to washing their hands
A safety device used to assist a client from a bed to a chair is called:
Posey Vest
Hand Roll
Gait Belt
Foot Board
The aide is in the agency office. A group of aides are together discussing how rude a certain client was acting. The aide should:
Join in the conversation
Suggest that this is not the place to discuss the client
Be quiet and not say anything to the other individuals
Tell the client what was being said about them
The aide enters a clients room, and the client states that they have chest pain. The aide should:
Call 911
Tell the client to get out of bed for a while
Tell the client that the pain will go away soon
Ignore the clients statement
A client is upset and crying over the recent death of a spouse. How should the aide respond?
Tell the client not to cry because it will make them feel sad
Close the door and leave the client to cry alone
Take the client to an activity to help them forget their loss
Sit with the client and allow them to talk about their feelings
While assisting a client with denture care the aide observes that the upper plate is cracked. The aide should:
Clean the dentures and return them to the clients mouth
Notify the client
Call the dentist and make an appointment
Call 911
The aide can best show that they are listening to a client by:
Changing the subject frequently
Responding when appropriate
Correcting the clients mistakes
Directing the conversation
The best time to prepare for a disaster is:
After the disaster
During lunch
When the client is safely in bed
Before it happens
Reporting of abuse or maltreatment should occur when:
Anytime you have a reason to suspect abuse or maltreatment
When you actually witness abuse or maltreatment
When the client tells you they are being abused or maltreated
All of the above
The following can be considered abuse:
Withholding medications, food, water
Physically harming a client
Mentally harming a client
All of the above
Who can accept a client complaint?
Only a family member
Anyone
Only the Administrator
Nobody, it must be in writing and mailed to the office
When the client voices a complaint the aide should:
Report complaints or grievances to their supervisor or administrator
Ignore the complaint and tell the client it will get better
Tell the client to call the office
Tell the client to tell the next shift about the complaint
Which is considered a client right:
The right to have personal, financial, and medical information kept private
The right to be told in advance of any change in their service plan
The right to refuse treatment or services
All of the above