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CNA FINAL AND STATE EXAM (KANSAS) EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: Supine
Answer:
back (also called dorsal recumbent)
Question 2: Sims'
Answer:
left side-lying position with upper leg flexed and left arm behind the person
Question 3: After tube feeding
Answer:
positing resident in semi-fowlers position for 1 to 2 hours
Question 4: Where to check for pressure ulcers
Answer:
bony prominences including shoulder blades, elbows, knees, heels, ankles, backbone, toes, ears, coccyx, and hips.
Question 5: To prevent pressure ulcers
Answer:
turn frequently, keep dry, and relieve pressure on butt frequently when sitting in a chair.
Question 6: Signs and symptoms of pressure ulcers
Answer:
skin is reddened, warm, tender, painful and have feeling of burning.
Question 7: Diastolic BP
Answer:
the amount of pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest
Question 8: Postural hypotension (otthostatic hypotension
Answer:
elderly person's body is unable to rapidly adjust to maintain normal blood pressure in the head and upper body when the persn movers from lying to sitting or sitting to standing. The person will complain of dizziness or feeling faint.
Question 9: Elopement
Answer:
incident in which a resident who has impaired decision making abilities and is unaware of his or her own safety needs to leave facility without the staff knowing.
Question 10: Pulse
Answer:
60to100 per minute
Question 11: Hypotension
Answer:
BP below 90mm systolic and 60 mm diastolic
Question 12: Semi fowler's position
Answer:
HOB 30 degrees up
Question 13: Changes with aging
Answer:
increased frequency of urination, males have difficulty with urination due to enlarged prostate, skin has fewer nerve endings, decreased sensitivity to pain, bones become brittle.
Question 14: Stages to dying or any loss
Answer:
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
Question 15: Prone
Answer:
stomach with head turned sideways
Question 16: Systolic BP
Answer:
force needed to pump blood out of the heart and into the circulation
Question 17: Lateral
Answer:
side lying
Question 18: Fluid restriction
Answer:
among of fluids to be given in a 24 hour period is limited to a certain amount.
Question 19: Fowler's
Answer:
HOB 45to60 degrees up
Question 20: High Fowler's position
Answer:
HOB 90 degrees up
Question 21: Physical stages of approaching death
Answer:
blood circulation slows (cold feet and hands pale skin), reduced or absent eye movement, perspiration, loss of muscle tone, respiration slower and difficult, rattling respiration due to mucous collecting in the throat.
Question 22: Sundowner's or sundowning
Answer:
is when signs symptoms and behaviors of Alzheimer's disease increase during hours of darkness.
Question 23: Axillary temp
Answer:
97.6
Question 24: How to prevent injury from postural hypotension
Answer:
tell resident to rise slowly to sit on the side of the bed for a few min before attempting to stand.
Question 25: Chain of infection
Answer:
Source (germ) >> Reservoir (human or animals: host) >> Portal of exit(where the germ leaves the host) >> Method of transmission (how the germ is spread) >> portal of entry (where the germ enters another host) >> susceptible host (person at risk of infection)
Question 26: Respiration
Answer:
10to20 per min
Question 27: Oxygen safety
Answer:
electrical equipment should ve grounded, stabilized so it doesn't fall, stabilize tubing so it doesn't get tangled, store oxygen away from heat source and upright, turn off oxygen when using electric razor