CNA Mental Health and Social Services Needs Practice Test – Part 3

1: You can assist clients with their spiritual needs by.

2: Mr. Schwartz is concerned about his son and asks to speak to his rabbi. The nurse aide should.

3: A terminally ill resident, John Castillo, visits with his family. He discusses his funeral arrangements with them. He lets them know that he is concerned about their well-being after he is gone. He says he wants to spend as much time as possible with them before he dies. Mr. Castillo is going through the ________ stage of grief.

4: Nurse aides can provide a client with a sense of security by.

5: Mrs. Melvin is a demanding patient who is difficult to please. Which of the following would be appropriate for you to do when caring for Mrs. Melvin?

6: After the death of a loved one, how long should a client grieve?

7: A patient who is on suicide watch should be allowed to have.

8: Mrs. Patton’s husband died several months ago. She continues to talk about him and expects him to come visit daily. She is experiencing.

9: The nurse aide is caring for a client who is agitated. The nurse aide SHOULD.

10: When you empathize with residents, you are.

11: A resident who is disoriented.

12: The doctor has told a resident that his cancer is growing and there are no more treatment options. When the resident tells the nurse aide that there is a mistake, the nurse aide should.

13: Treatment for mental disorders can include.

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

15: You can assist clients with their spiritual needs by.

16: Mr. Schwartz is concerned about his son and asks to speak to his rabbi. The nurse aide should.

17: A terminally ill resident, John Castillo, visits with his family. He discusses his funeral arrangements with them. He lets them know that he is concerned about their well-being after he is gone. He says he wants to spend as much time as possible with them before he dies. Mr. Castillo is going through the ________ stage of grief.

18: If a client is confused, the nurse aide should.

19: Delusions are defined as.

20: Which statement is false?

21: The nurse aide finds Miss Jones alone in her room. She is sad and crying. Which is the best statement to tell Miss Jones?

22: Sexual desire and activity in the elderly.

23: A resident’s daughter expresses concern because her father, who has Parkinson’s disease, appears “stuck” at times and stands still, unable to walk. The nurse aide should tell the daughter that.

24: A client with Alzheimer’s disease wanders from room to room moving the belongings of other clients to different locations. Alert and oriented clients are angry that their things have been moved. The nurse aide SHOULD.

25: Mrs. Lee is an alert, demanding resident who uses the call signal often. If you don’t answer it immediately, she yells, “Help! Help!” When you answer the call signal, her requests are never urgent. She speaks sharply to you when you are in the room. Mrs. Lee is demonstrating.

26: The normal aging process is BEST defined as the time when.

27: A patient who has been depressed and complaining of feeling hopeless suddenly appears happier one morning and says that everything is okay now. What should the nurse aide do?

28: Which statement is true about residents who are restrained?

29: Mrs. Melvin is a demanding patient who is difficult to please. Which of the following would be appropriate for you to do when caring for Mrs. Melvin?

30: Which statement is true about residents who are restrained?