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301. Nika Harris, CNA, is assigned to the medical ward, and she is assigned to a new client for the shift. She wants to know about the client’s case and the past nursing care and therapeutic management. Ms. Harris therefore reads the:
  1. Flow sheet.
  2. Kardex.
  3. Progress notes.
  4. Nursing discharge summary.
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302. Communication is an ongoing, dynamic, and multidimensional process. Which component of communication is also known as the decoder?
  1. Sender
  2. Receiver
  3. Referent
  4. Feedback
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303. In order to effectively employ therapeutic communication, it is important to use techniques that encourage clients to open up and speak more freely. All of the following statements made by the nurse aide are therapeutic, except:
  1. “I’m not sure I understand that.”
  2. “Would it help if you discuss your feelings?’
  3. “What is your opinion about that?”
  4. “You’ll feel better soon.”
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304. As a certified nurse aide, you are aware of your roles and responsibilities. To protect clients from harm, you must understand what you can do, what you cannot do, and the legal limits of your role. Which of the following duties would be most appropriate for a CNA, as delegated by a licensed nurse?
  1. Assist in bathing a client with Guillain-Barre’ syndrome who is on the ventilator.
  2. Assist in bathing a client with pneumonia who is acutely short of breath.
  3. Assist in ambulating a client with a hemothorax and chest tube to water seal.
  4. Assist in feeding a client with a stroke and swallowing difficulties.
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305. The nurse aide made an error when recording a new entry in the progress notes. Which method would be the best way to correct the recording error?
  1. Draw a single line through the entry, and write “error” and your initials above the entry.
  2. Discard the page where the error occurred, and begin charting on a new page after hand-copying the previous entries.
  3. Use a black marker to cover up the entry, and continue to chart.
  4. Use a correction fluid to cover the entry, and write over the correction fluid once it dries.
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