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A practice exam or study guide for certified nursing assistants (cnas) preparing for their state exam in 2024/2025. It covers a wide range of topics relevant to the cna role, including communication with residents, personal care, safety, infection control, and legal/ethical considerations. Precise answers to multiple-choice questions, testing the cna's knowledge and understanding of their duties and responsibilities. This resource could be valuable for cna students or those seeking to refresh their skills and knowledge before taking the state exam. The comprehensive coverage of cna-related topics and the format of precise, multiple-choice questions make this document potentially useful as study notes, lecture notes, or even a summary or cheat sheet for cna exam preparation.
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When a resident refuses to let the nursing assistant take her blood pressure, the nursing assistant should - Precise Answer ✔✔Report this to the nurse One task commonly assigned to nursing assistants is - Precise Answer ✔✔Helping residents with toileting/elimination needs A nursing assistant may share a resident's medical information with which of the following - Precise Answer ✔✔Other members of the healthcare team To best communicate with a resident who has a hearing impairment, the nursing assistant should - Precise Answer ✔✔Use short sentences and simple words If a nursing assistant suspects that a resident is being abused, she should
To best respond to a resident with Alzheimer's disease who is repeating a question over and over again, the nursing assistant should - Precise Answer ✔✔Answer questions each time they are asked, using the same words With regard to a resident's toenails, a nursing assistant should - Precise Answer ✔✔Never cut them When providing personal care, the nursing assistant should - Precise Answer ✔✔Provide privacy for the resident Generally speaking, what is the last sense to leave a dying person - Precise Answer ✔✔Sense of hearing Which temperature site is considered the most accurate - Precise Answer ✔✔Rectum (rectal) How should a standard bedpan be positioned - Precise Answer ✔✔The wider end should be aligned with the resident's buttocks A resident tells a nursing assistant that she is scared of dying. Which would be the best response by the nursing assistant - Precise Answer ✔✔The NA can listen quietly and ask questions when appropriate To prevent dehydration, a nursing assistant should - Precise Answer ✔✔Offer fresh water and other fluids often
Which of the following is a way to prevent unintended weight loss - Precise Answer ✔✔Honoring food likes and dislikes Which of the following is a way for a nursing assistant to use proper body mechanics while working - Precise Answer ✔✔bending his knees while lifting What would be the best way for a nursing assistant to promote a resident's independence and dignity during bowel or bladder retraining - Precise Answer ✔✔Providing privacy for elimination A resident tells a nursing assistant that he wants to wear his gray sweater. The nursing assistant should - Precise Answer ✔✔Assist him in getting dressed in his gray sweater when donning personal protective equipment (PPE), which of the following should be donned (put on) first - Precise Answer ✔✔Gown How should soiled bed linens be handled - Precise Answer ✔✔by carrying them away from the nursing assistant's body what is the purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) - Precise Answer ✔✔To keep protected health information private and secure
One safety device that helps transfer residents is called a - Precise Answer ✔✔Transfer belt which of the following means that body temperature is being measured via the forehead - Precise Answer ✔✔Tympanic A nursing assistant should encourage a resident's independence and self- care because doing this - Precise Answer ✔✔Promotes body function A restraint can be applied - Precise Answer ✔✔with a doctor's order A nursing assisting can show she is listening carefully to a resident by - Precise Answer ✔✔focusing on the resident and giving feedback How many milliliters equal one ounce - Precise Answer ✔✔ 30 With urinary catheters, it is important for a nursing assistant to remember that - Precise Answer ✔✔the drainage bag should be kept lower than the hips or the bladder When assisting a resident who has had a stroke, a nursing assistant should - Precise Answer ✔✔lead with the stronger side when transferring
A resident offers a nursing assistant a gift for being such a good nursing assistant. The nursing assistant should - Precise Answer ✔✔politely refuse the gift According to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA), nursing assistants must complete at least? hours of training and must pass a competency evaluation before they can be employed - Precise Answer ✔✔ 75 Call lights should be placed - Precise Answer ✔✔within the resident's reach How long should nursing assistants use friction when lathering and washing their hands - Precise Answer ✔✔20 seconds The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a federal government agency that protects workers from - Precise Answer ✔✔Hazards on the job