CNA Practice Test – Part 9

1. Which fact about the end of life is true?

2. You are taking care of Martin F at the end of life. He rarely has visitors and he has said, “I am of no use to anyone.” Martin is expressing a underscore need with this comment.

3. You are taking care of Martin F at the end of life; he is very worried about his funeral expenses. Martin will most likely benefit from the help of a:

4. Your end of life patient goes into cardiac arrest; this patient has a do not resuscitate order. What should you do?

5. People at the end of life still need mouth care. Your unconscious patient has a dry mouth. What should you do?

6. Elderly patients are more prone to dehydration than younger people because the elderly:

7. You are caring for Mrs. Kay; she has fragile skin and she has had skin tears in the past. You are ready to assist her in order to transfer her from the bed to the chair. What should you do to prevent skin tears?

8. You are turning your patient in bed and you see that this confused and lethargic patient had loose car keys and lipstick in the bed and had been lying on them. What is this person at risk for because of all three of these factors: the confusion, lethargy, and items in the bed?

9. Select the age group that is coupled with an infectious disease that is most common in this age group.

10. Which age group has passive natural immunity?

11. You are emptying urinary drainage bags for patients that need their output recorded. Where are you most likely to document the amount of urinary output?

12. You have taken the vital signs for your patient; they are normal for the patient. What should you do next?

13. What documentation is within the role of the CNA?

14. Which healthcare professional is most involved with swallowing disorders?

15. Your patient fell last week. They are now getting special exercises in order to improve their balance and their gait. Which person will most likely help this person with these exercises?

16. Penny Thoren has had a stroke (CVA). She is having difficulty eating on her own. Soon, she will be getting some assistive devices for eating meals. Which healthcare worker will be getting Penny these assistive devices?

17. A sign of depression is: A) sleeping too much B) sleep loss C) aphasia D) both A and B

18. Dementia is a loss of underscore function.

19. What kinds of exercise or therapy would be most helpful to the 85-year-old woman discussed above?

20. Alzheimer’s disease patients wander; the dangers associated with this wandering can be prevented with which of the following?

21. Mr. Golden has bilateral hand contractures. Contractures:

22. The difference between a flood watch and a flood warning is that a flood warning means that flooding ____________.

23. You see a dark green sky and you hear a sound that reminds you of a train roaring down the tracks. What event is most likely occurring?

24. You hear an announcement in your nursing home that states “Dr. Storm, Dr. Storm, Dr. Storm” is your nursing home’s code word for immediately implementing emergency tornado measures. What should you do?

25. You are a home health aide. You are driving your patient to the grocery store and the drug store for shopping. As you are driving, you feel the Earth shake. What is the first thing that you should do?

26. As you are changing the linens on your patient’s bed, you accidentally get stuck with a needle that was left in the patient bed. You must:

27. AIDs/HIV is not the only disease that is spread with blood and body fluids. There are several other diseases that are spread in blood and other bodily fluids. What is another disease that is spread with blood and other bodily fluids?

28. Your AIDS/HIV patient has just died. Should you still use standard precautions as you provide postmortem care?

29. Your patient has just died from a massive heart attack. As far as you know, the patient had no other diseases, illnesses, or infections. Should you still use standard precautions as you provide postmortem care?

30. Which disease is most like AIDS?

31. Which of these actions is illegal in most states?

32. Which of the following is an example of physical neglect?

33. Which of the following is an example of emotional neglect?

34. You suspect that another CNA on your unit may have pushed a patient. What should you do?

35. Which of the following is an example of physical abuse?

36. Which of the following is an example of emotional abuse?

37 you are taking Mr D’s blood pressure the first sound that you hear is at 162 and the second sound that you hear is at 86 you should document and report that the blood pressure is

38. You use your underscore sense when you take Mr. D’s radial pulse.

39. Mrs. B curses at you and tries to strike you after you knock on the door to greet her at the beginning of the shift. What should you do?

40 CNAs are responsible for observation and reporting. The primary purpose of observation is to:

41 CNAs are responsible for reporting; the primary purpose of reporting is to:

42. Which should you document but not immediately report?

43. You are feeding and monitoring a group of patients in the resident dining room. There is no sink in the dining room. What should you do?

44. Your patient has shortness of breath. After you report this shortness of breath to the nurse, you should position the patient in the underscore position.

45. The Sims position is most similar to the underscore position.

46. You take an adult’s blood pressure and it is 40/20. You immediately report this to the nurse. The nurse returns to the patient room with you. She instructs you to place the patient in a Trendelenburg position. How will you put the patient into the Trendelenburg position?

47. You have been assigned to take an apical pulse for one of the patients in the nursing unit. How will you do this?

48. You take the blood pressure for your patient while they are in bed and then you take it as soon as they rise from the bed and stand. The patient’s blood pressure in bed was 152 over 85 and the blood pressure when standing was 96/46. You should:

49. When CNAs do pulses, they should note which of the following?

50. You are working in a community Primary Care Center and it is your job to get the heights and weights of all patients. You are trying to measure a patient’s height and you see that the patient is somewhat slouched. What should you do?

51. Physical bullying among school-aged children threatens which of Maslow’s needs?

52. Your patient has had a very full and rewarding life; she has had a lot of success in her personal and professional life, she has achieved all of her goals, and she has maximized her potential. This patient can be best described as a person who has achieved:

53. Which of these needs is the greatest priority?

54. Which of the following needs has the least priority?

55. Which of the following has the highest priority?

56. There are different kinds of poor behaviors. Some of the types of poor behavior include underscore behaviors.

57. Your patient is upsetting other residents because they are yelling and repeating the same thing over and over in a sing song manner. This behavior has to be managed because it is:

58. You walk into your female resident’s room and you see a male patient exposing his genitals to the female patient. This type of behavior has to be managed because it is:

59. You are assigned to help residents in the group dining room during their lunchtime meal. A resident begins yelling and they throw a spoon at you. Your best response is to do which of the following?

60. Poor behaviors are provoked by triggers. An example of an environmental trigger for poor behavior is: