A Nursing Assistant (NA) Did an Exceptionally Good Job by Encouraging

question 38

Multiple Choice

A nursing assistant (NA) did an exceptionally good job by encouraging a resident to leave his room and go to an activity. Select the response by the LPN/LVN charge nurse that would best encourage the employee to continue this effort.

• A) Write a note for the NA's file explaining that she did not leave the resident in his room.
• B) Tell the NA she is a great nursing assistant and that the charge nurse wished all assistants were like her.
• C) Report the NA's good efforts to the nursing home's administrator and board of directors.
• D) Tell the NA that the charge nurse knows how hard she worked to get the resident out of his room and how pleased the nurse is that the NA is concerned with the resident's need for socialization.

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