CNA Mental Health and Social Services Needs Practice Test – Part 2

1. All behavior has meaning to the.

2: A resident with dementia needs a structured environment.

3: A good listening approach to use when communicating with residents is to.

4: The nurse aide is caring for a client whose religious beliefs do not allow the client to eat certain foods. The nurse aide should report this information to the.

5: When caring for a client from another country, the nurse aide SHOULD.

6: What are the parts that make up the whole person?

7: A patient with Stage IV lung cancer has not been eating or sleeping well and has lost interest in activities. These behaviors may indicate.

8: Whenever a patient visits the care facility for a short period of time only, to give their usual caregivers a ‘break,’ this is called.

9: A rehabilitation patient is experiencing anger, depression, and hostility. What action should the CNA take?

10: Your best response to Mrs. Lee, who is showing signs of anxiety by repeatedly using the call signal, and then is sharp with you when you respond, is to.

11: If an alert and oriented client touches a nurse aide inappropriately, the nurse aide’s BEST response is to.

12: If a nurse aide finds a client who is sad and crying, the nurse aide should.

13: Which of the following statements might strongly support that a client is considering suicide?

14: A confused and disoriented client is begging to go home. The nurse aide’s BEST response to this client is.

15: The term used when a person repeats a phrase or action over and over is called.

16: Sexuality includes all of the following EXCEPT.

17: One of the major causes of depression in the elderly is.

18: Which question is best for getting a client engaged in a conversation?

19: The client looks forward to playing Bingo each morning. The best action for the nurse aide is to.

20: Mrs. Branden is a resident at your LTC facility. She is diagnosed with depression. The best way for you to help Mrs. Branden is to.

21: When a resident is combative and trying to hit the nurse aide, it is important for the nurse aide to.

22: Which of following actions by the nursing assistant can help meet a resident’s social needs?

23: While helping a resident, the resident hits you. What should you do?

24: Depression is a common mental disorder. Which symptom is often associated with it?

25: Mr. Tyler states that he wants to commit suicide. What should the CNA do?

26: If a resident refuses to eat a certain food because of a religious preference, the CNA should.

27: A resident’s wife recently died. The resident is now staying in his room all the time and eating very little. What is the best response by the nurse aide?

28: A way to care for a resident suffering from depression would be to.

29: The learning and behaviors of a group passed from one generation to the next is.

30: Ms. Fleming, a resident who has recently been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, has accused the nursing assistants in her unit of taking poor care of her and causing her disease to get worse. What stage of grief is Ms. Fleming in?