CNA Practice Test – Part 7

1. Which is considered a normal or healthy type of grief?

2. The grand family has just lost a loved one; a family member informs you that their culture does not permit a dead person to be left alone before burial. Hospital policy states that all bodies are to be stored in the hospital morgue. How would you best handle this situation?

3. The gradual decrease of the body’s temperature after death is called:

4. Rigor mortis occurs about __ hours after death.

5. The total response to the loss experience is referred to as A. grief B. bereavement C. mourning D. death

6. The study of pediatric growth and development enables CNAs to understand:

7. Johnny Tate, a 2-year-old boy, is hospitalized with pneumonia. This child will most likely:

8. At what age does a child begin to accept the fact that death is permanent?

9. What term is used to describe the sexual response changes among middle-aged men?

10. Identify the age group with the correct range of years.

11. Nursing assistants work in a lot of different places. One place that CNAs work is a Skilled Nursing Facility. This type of facility is also called a:

12. Many people, particularly older people, go to what kind of Health Care Facility after they are discharged from a hospital after a stroke?

13. Nursing care plans are:

14. Nursing care plans contain which of the following?

15. CNAs are not permitted to do which of the following tasks?

16. You are working in a health care setting that cares for people with chronic physical health care problems. Which type of health care facility are you most likely working in?

17. Your patient is saying that they have chest pain and a pounding heart. You touch the person’s arm and you feel moisture; the patient is sweating and you also see that the person’s lips are blue. These signs and symptoms indicate that the person is most likely:

18. You are caring for Thomas N. Thomas is 77 years old, he has edema or swelling in his legs, and he has a fluid restriction in terms of his fluid intake. Based on these symptoms and the care that he is being given, what disorder is he most likely affected with?

19. The major difference between a grand mal and petite mal seizure is that a person with a grand mal seizure will have ___ and the person with a petite mal seizure will not.

20. Your patient has shown the following signs and symptoms: feeling very thirsty, large amount of water intake, dryness of the mouth, urinary frequency. What physical disorder does this patient most likely have?

21. Which fact about diabetes is true?

22. The fire alarms in your nursing home begin ringing. Nobody on your unit is in immediate danger. You must now:

23. A small contained fire breaks out in a small trash can near the lobby of the nursing home. No visitors or residents are in immediate danger. You have pulled the alarm. What should you do next?

24. A fire needs which of the following?

25. There are several different types of fire extinguishers; the best one to have in a private home is a class __ fire extinguisher.

26. The Chain of Infection includes the a germ agent Reservoir exit portal mode of transmission entry port and susceptible host

27. Asepsis is defined as:

28. Select the correct term and its definition or description.

29. Mary T was admitted to the nursing home on May 1st. On July 4th, she was diagnosed with a skin infection. This infection is considered a ______ infection.

30. The spread of infection in health care facilities occurs for many reasons, including the fact that patients and residents are:

31. The CNA can legally: A) supervise other CNAs B) teach other CNAs C) mentor other CNAs D) none of the above

32. The director of nursing at your long-term care nursing home has assigned you to be in charge of the nursing home for the weekend because she is going away on a cruise vacation to the Caribbean. What should you do?

33 CNAs are permitted to do which of the following tasks?

34. CNAs are personally responsible in terms of:

35. A CNA is with a patient who is ambulating down the hallway. The CNA sees a caution wet floors sign and red cones around the area. The CNA carefully looks and thinks that the floor is not wet anymore and that it is safe. Moments later, the patient slips and falls in the closed-off area. Who is responsible for this fall?

36. A CNA has failed to leave the patient’s bed in the low position after you having given care; the patient falls out of the bed and gets a concussion. Who is responsible for this fall?

37. You are the CNA caring for Mrs. Thomas. You see a notation on the nursing care plan that states ambulate at least 10 yards Q ID. This patient will be assisted with ambulation at which of the following times?

38. The RN asks you to bring the units collected lab specimens to the lab stat. You should:

39. You are working the 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight evening shift. You are taking care of a group of patients. The RN identifies five patients who get a therapeutic backrub at HS. When will you give these therapeutic backrubs?

40. You are the CNA caring for Mr. Charles. You see a notation on the nursing care plan that states remind the patient to use the incentive spirometer TID. This patient will be reminded at which of the following times?

41. The nurse has written a nursing order in John Taylor’s nursing care plan that states assist the patient to the bedside commode PRN. When will this patient get this assistance to the commode?

42. You see a sign over Mary Jones’ bed when you arrive at 7:00 a.m. to begin your day shift. The sign says NPO. Miss Jones is on a regular diet. The patient asks for milk and some crackers. What should you do?

43. When cleansing the genital area during perineal care, the nurse aide should:

44. __________ may result when patients or residents ignore the urge to defecate.

45. When giving a back rub, the nurse aide should:

46. You are ready to give your resident a complete bed bath. The temperature of this bath water should be which of the following?

47. You are ready to wash your patient’s face. You would start by washing what area of the face?

48. The CNA should wash from the __________ when washing a patient’s eye area.

49. Your resident had a stroke or CVA 5 years ago. The resident still has right-sided weakness. You are ready to transfer the resident from the bed to the wheelchair. The wheelchair should be positioned at the:

50. Now you are ready to dress this resident who had the CVA 5 years ago. The resident chooses a long sleeve button shirt to wear. You should:

51. Who developed the hierarchy of needs?

52. The levels of Maslow’s hierarchy are:

53. Of all the patient needs, which one is the greatest priority?

54. Your patient is concerned about their life insurance and the costs of their burial. Which of Maslow’s needs is your patient expressing?

55. Which of Maslow’s needs is the least priority?

56. Which risk factor places patients and residents at the greatest risk for Falls?

57. Which sensory impairment places residents and patients at risk for falls?

58. You are taking care of Mary Eden; she is an elderly and frail 91-year-old resident. She gets confused during evening hours and at times she thinks that she hears her daughter calling her from the other side of the nursing home. Which physical problem places Mary Eden at risk for falls?

59. What kind of preventive measures is most likely to be used to prevent Mary Eden from falling because of her muscular frailness?

60. What other preventive measure will prevent Mary Eden from falling from her bed?