A nursing assistant who works periodically when full-time st…

A nursing assistant who works periodically when full-time staff members are on vacation helps care for residents who have Alzheimer’s disease.  On different occasions she noticed that a resident’s bed smells of urine and that her hair is dirty and matted.  This could be a sign of

A nursing assistant is in the middle of her shift and is beh…

A nursing assistant is in the middle of her shift and is behind schedule.  She is worried that she will not finish all of the assigned tasks, which include measuring each resident’s vital signs, by the end of her shift.  Which of the following is the BEST choice that she can make in this situation?

A resident has been given a diagnosis of terminal cancer and…

A resident has been given a diagnosis of terminal cancer and a prognosis of one month to live.  The resident tells a nursing assistant that the testing laboratory mad a mistake and he needs to have his results re-tested.  Which of the following would be the best response from the nursing assistant?