CNA WRITTEN EXAM PRACTICE TEST - KEY TERMS

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-Guarantee passing score -78 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: When a resident wears a restraint, the nurse aide must make sure the A, resident is wearing an incontinent brief

• resident is checked on once every two hours
• restraint is applied following the manufacturers instructions
• restraint is applied tightly and placed under the residents clothing

Answer:

• restraint is applied following the manufacturers instructions

Question 2: Which of the following is the MOST appropriate schedule for residents who are incontinent to receive perineal care?

• In the mornign and at bedtime
• At the beginning and near the end of a shift
• Whenever the resident is soiled with urine or stool
• every two hours when the nurse aide checks on he resident

Answer:

• Whenever the resident is soiled with urine or stool

Question 3: A resident who was admitted today is sitting in a chair in his room. He asks for help to go to the bathroom. The nurse aide knows the resident's care plan has not been completed.To help the resident the nurse aide should

• ask the resident to use a walker while assisting the resident to the bathroom
• get another nurse aide's help to walk the resident to the bathroom
• position a commode chair next to the chair the resident is sitting in
• ask the charge nurse for instructions on what assistance the resident needs

Answer:

• ask the charge nurse for instructions on what assistance the resident needs

Question 4: A resident who is in isolation needs a temperature taken several times a day. Where is the appropriate place for the thermometer to be kept?

• At the nurses' station.
• On the isolation cart outside the resident's room.
• In the dirty utility room.
• In the resident's room.

Answer:

• In the resident's room.

Question 5: The nurse aide is bathing a resident and notices new swelling in the resident's ankles. Which of the following is the best response by the nurse aide?

• ask if the resident has been eating salty foods lately
• elevate the resident's legs and check again later
• report the swelling to the charge nurse
• avoid bathing the resident's lower legs

Answer:

• report the swelling to the charge nurse

Question 6: How much assistance does a resident receiving PROM need from the nurse aide?

• partial assistance with range of motion exercises
• full assistance with the nurse aide taking the joints through exercises
• minimal assistance to just remind the resident when it is time to exercise
• minimal assistance to provide extremity support while the resident moves joints

Answer:

• full assistance with the nurse aide taking the joints through exercises

Question 7: While feeding a resident, the nurse aide notices that the resident is coughing a lot after each drink of fluid. What is teh appropriate response by the nurse aide?

• Allow the resident more time to swallow.
• Use a straw when giving the resident fluids.
• Add a thickening product to the resident's fluids.
• Stop feeding and ask a nurse to check the resident.

Answer:

• Stop feeding and ask a nurse to check the resident.

Question 8: When giving perineal care to a male resident who is uncircumcised, the nurse aide should

• push the foreskin back to clean
• keep the foreskin in place over the penis
• wipe from the base of the penis towards the tip
• just cleanse the tip and directly over the urethra

Answer:

• push the foreskin back to clean

Question 9: A nurse aide is assisting a resident at mealtime. The resident grabs his throat and cannot speak. What should the nurse aide do first?

• try and get the resident to take a few sips of water through a straw
• reach around from behind the resident to provide abdominal thrusts
• pat the resident back and the reach in his mouth to remove the blockage
• Ask the resident to take a deep breath and cough

Answer:

• reach around from behind the resident to provide abdominal thrusts

Question 10: A nurse aide is giving a resident a bed bath. Which of the following should the nurse aide do during the bed bath?

• keep the bed in the lowest position throughout bathing
• keep the resident's body covered during the bath
• open the window for fresh air during the bath
• add a lot of soap to the water in the basin

Answer:

• keep the resident's body covered during the bath

Question 11: When a resident is dark skinned, the first signs of skin breakdown, instead of appearing pale red, may appear

• black
• green
• purple
• white

Answer:

• purple