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CNA MINNESOTA EXAM
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Question 1: Which is NOT a reason why a CNA should refuse an assignment?
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The CNA is upset because of a personal conflict with the patient's family.Question 2: A nurse aide MUST wear gloves when:
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Doing peri-care Question 3: Which of the following is an objective sign or symptom and can be directly observed by a CNA?
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Blood pressure measurement Question 4: A new resident is having difficulty getting dressed. The CNA helps the resident.Which document should the CNA use to record this information?
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Flow sheet
Question 5: While helping a resident sip hot tea, the CNA slips and accidentally spills hot tea on the resident causing a burn. This is an example of
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Negligence Question 6: A resident receives oxygen therapy through a face mask. When should the face mask be removed?
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For eating Question 7: What should a CNA do if he or she sees a small fire in an unoccupied patient room?
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Activate the fire alarm
- When encountering a fire use the acronym RACE (Rescue, Activate the alarm, Confine the fire,
Extinguish the fire). Since no residents are in immediate danger, the CNA should activate the alarm.Question 8: A CNA should NOT:
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Delegate a task to another CNA
Question 9: Which of the following is true about older residents?
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All of the above Question 10: A nurse aide can assist clients with their spiritual needs by:
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Allowing clients to talk about their beliefs
Question 11: Which temperature is considered MOST accurate?
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Rectal Question 12: 15. How should a CNA conduct oneself regarding a resident's religious beliefs?
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Provide support and allow the resident to practice his religious beliefs
Question 13: How can the nurse aide BEST help a client who is not accepting a loss?
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Encourage the client to talk Question 14: Before entering a patient's room, a CNA should:
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Knock on the resident's door before entering.
- It is important to remember that the residents live in the facility. This is their home. Thus, it is important
to knock on the door of a resident's room before walking in. Understanding the care plan is very important, but the CNA may not need to read this document before entering a resident's room on each and every occasion during a shift. Restocking the resident's room is also important, but the CNA may not need to do this each and every time that they walk into a resident's room.Question 15: The nurse aide can BEST show that he is listening to the client by:
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Responding when appropriate Question 16: The nurse aide is in the employee dining room. A group of nurse aides are eating lunch together and begin discussing how rude a certain client was acting. The nurse aide
SHOULD:
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Suggest that this is not the place to
Question 17: Which should the CNA NOT do as a healthcare professional?
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Work single-handedly to take care of patients.Question 18: All of the following situations are examples of abuse or neglect EXCEPT:
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Restraining a client according to a physician's order Question 19: In a giving care according to the client's Bill of Rights, the nurse aide SHOULD:
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Provide privacy during the client's personal care
Question 20: What would be the BEST way for the nurse aide to promote client independence in bathing a client who has had a stroke?
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Encourage the client to do as much as possible and assist as needed Question 21: A CNA falsely reports that one of his colleagues accepted an expensive gift from
the family of a resident. This is an example of:
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Defamation
- Lying about a colleague's behavior is considered defamation of character. Negligence and malpractice
are legal terms relating to health care providers' work with residents (not co-workers), and insubordination is a term used to describe someone who does not follow orders.
Question 22: How many tips does a quad-cane base have?
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4 Question 23: If a client is sitting in a chair in his room masturbating, the nurse aide SHOULD:
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Leave the client alone and provide privacy Question 24: If the nurse aide discovers fire in a client's room, the FIRST thing to do is:
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Remove the client Question 25: A patient is refusing to drink fluids even though he is beginning to show signs of dehydration (concentrated urine, headache, sunken eyes, low energy). What should the CNA do?
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Explain the risks of dehydration, respect his decision, and inform the nurse about his condition.
- A patient has the right to refuse treatment even if this is not in his best interest. In this situation, the
CNA should explain that being hydrated is very important for a person's health, and then let the nurse know that the patient is refusing treatment. Forcing a patient to drink water is abuse. A CNA should NEVER hook up an IV and the CNA has no authority to discharge a patient