Category Test 08: Emotional and Mental Health Needs

The client looks forward to playing Bingo each morning. The nurse aide should:

A confused and disoriented client is begging to go home. The nurse aide’s best response to this client is:

If an alert and oriented client touches a nurse aide inappropriately, the nurse aide’s BEST response is to:

A client with Alzheimer’s disease wanders from room to room moving the belongings of other clients to different locations. Alert and oriented clients are angry that their things have been moved. The nurse aide SHOULD:

Nurse aides can provide a client with a sense of security by:

Which of the following statements might strongly support that a client is considering suicide?

An elderly resident with Alzheimer’s disease cannot find her room. How can the nurse aide help the client feel more independent?

A resident is blind. It is important NOT to

A resident asks, “If I need help during the night, who will be there?” The nursing assistant should respond,

A resident often cries while she is receiving her P.M. care. What should the nurse aide do?

Sexuality in long-term care clients may include all of the following EXCEPT

A goal for an extended care facility (ECF) resident is that she not swear at the nurses or aides. When she calls an aide by his name, the appropriate action is to

An agitated resident must be turned every two hours all night long. The first action of the nurse aide when waking up this resident is to

A client’s family wants to talk about the client’s impending death, but the client does not want to talk about it. The family should be encouraged to

Dying patients and their families

Which of the following is a possible early sign of dementia in an elderly client?

Clients with Alzheimer’s disease may have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

How a client reacts to illness and disability is most dependent on his

A client is sitting in her room with a doll in her
arms, stating, “My baby is sick.” What should
the nurse aide do?

Which statement about dressing residents is
correct?

Which of the following is an example of a
client’s delusion?

Reality orientation techniques include all of the
following EXCEPT

A young resident with muscular dystrophy
talks about wanting a boyfriend. This feeling is
best described as

A nurse aide walks in on a client masturbating
in his bathroom. The nurse aide should

An elderly resident recently cared for her
husband until he died. The nurse aide
recognizes that this client needs to

After a client dies, the client’s spouse wishes to share his emotions. The nurse aide should

A terminally ill resident refuses his bath and throws a water basin across the room. Which stage of dying does this behavior represent?

A terminally ill resident begs, “Please just let me live long enough to see my granddaughter.” Which state of dying does this behavior represent?

An important thing the nurse aide can do for a dying client is to

The older adult likes to feel positive about herself by sharing past achievements and experiences. The best way the nurse aide can encourage this is by

When caring for a client who is anxious, the nurse aide should do all of the following EXCEPT

Which statement about residents with
developmental disabilities is generally correct?

A diabetic client has had her leg amputated.
Her need for sexuality will

Clients with Alzheimer’s disease may show
which of the following symptoms?

If a client is upset and is yelling, the nurse aide
should respond by

A common sign of depression is

A client who has just been told she is dying asks
the nurse aide to help her make a list of things
she wants to do before she dies. The nurse aide
should

To assist a client with his psychological needs,
the nurse aide should

A former union leader was the victim of an
industrial accident and is now a resident. To
maintain this resident’s dignity, the nurse aide
may suggest that the client