A nurse aide is preparing to collect a midstream clean-catch urine specimen from a female resident. After cleaning the perineal area, what should the resident do to provide the sample?

While performing perineal cleaning before a clean-catch urine specimen for a female resident, the nurse aide should wipe in which direction?

A nurse aide is asked to collect a 24-hour urine specimen. The collection begins at 7:00 a.m. What does the aide do with the first voided urine at 7:00 a.m.?

During a 24-hour urine collection, a resident accidentally voids into the toilet and the urine is flushed. What is the correct action for the nurse aide?

What is the best time of day to collect a sputum specimen from a resident?

A resident with dementia keeps asking the nurse aide what time lunch will be served, repeating the question every few minutes. What is the best response from the aide?

When approaching a resident with dementia to help with dressing, what should the nurse aide do first?

A resident with dementia becomes more confused, restless, and agitated in the late afternoon and early evening. This pattern is known as:

Which communication approach works best when giving instructions to a resident with dementia?

A resident with dementia begins to wander toward an exit door. What is the safest action for the nurse aide to take?

A nurse aide notices a resident has a new bruise and the resident says a coworker grabbed her arm during a transfer. What should the nurse aide do first?

Which situation is the best example of neglect rather than abuse?

A nurse aide repeatedly threatens to leave a resident alone in a dark room if the resident keeps calling for help. This behavior is an example of which type of abuse?

A resident tells a nurse aide about being mistreated but begs the aide to keep it a secret. What is the most appropriate response?

When a nurse aide documents a suspected abuse incident, the report should include which of the following?