Nurse Aide

Category - Role of the Aide

Mr. Fleer is being visited by his golf club friends. After an hour, you observed that Mr. Fleer appears tired and sleepy. What should you do?
  1. Ask the visitors to leave now because the client needs to rest.
  2. Report your observations to the nurse.
  3. Ask the visitors to come back after 30 minutes, when the client has taken a short nap.
  4. Allow the visitors to stay. The client can still sleep if they are around.
Explanation
Answer: B - The role of the nurse assistant in this particular case is to refer his/her observations to the nurse. The nurse will speak with the visitors about the client’s needs. The other options are incorrect approaches.
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