CNA Legal and Ethical Behavior Practice Test – Part 2

1: full disclosure of the facts the patient needs to make an intelligent (informed) decision before any invasive treatment or procedure is performed.

2: rules, or standards of conduct, for group members to follow.

4: Which unaccompanied minor requires parental consent prior to treatment?

5: you keep the person’s information confidential.

6: You tell another nursing assistant that you think the housekeeper is stealing money from the staff. This is an example of.

7: If you begin to give care to a person without asking permission, you may be guilty of.

8: The purpose of civil law is to make the aggrieved person whole again, to restore the person to where he or she was.

9: you believe you are the only person who understands the person and his or her needs.

10: What is a defendant?

11: You are giving care in a home and you notice the person is not taking the prescribed medications.

12: a legal presumption that a person who has reached the age of majority can make decisions for herself or himself unless proved otherwise (if she or he has been legally declared incompetent).

13: What is a legal summons?

15: The patient care technician is working on the medical surgical unit and answers the telephone. The caller wants to know, “how is Mr. Smith doing?” what is the most important factor that affects the response?

16: any knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a caregiver or any other person to an older adult; the act causes harm or serious risk of harm.

17: Do not use the patient’s name in any section of the paper.

18: offering the patient a ride to their next appointment.

19: The nurse uses unnecessary restraints on a patient may be charged with assault.

20: The patient care technician recognizes that in today’s healthcare climate, there is an increased likelihood to be involved in litigation. What action could the patient care technician take to improve the overall situation in the work setting?

22: You schedule your lunch to finish giving personal care to a person. According to the code of conduct for nursing assistants, which principle are you following?

24: an act or behavior that meets your needs, not the person’s.

25: The patient care technician student needs to obtain patient information to prepare for the clinical experience and decide to stop and say hello to the patient. While they are talking, the patient suddenly stops breathing and becomes unresponsive. What should the student do first?

26: Which situation is unethical behavior for a nursing assistant?

27: you do not go out on a date with a current patient or resident or family members of a current patient or resident.

28: unlawful restraint or restriction of a person’s freedom of movement.

29: acts whose performance is required, permitted, or prohibited.

30: You tell a person about your personal relationships or problems.

31: Patient is in very critical condition and unable to make the decisions about ongoing treatment. There is conflict among family members on what should be done. What source, it follows, is the most likely to protect the healthcare team from liability?

32: Which action would you take when you notice another nursing assistant forcing food into a 90-year-old person’s mouth. She says, “He needs to eat and this is the only way I can get done with my assignments”?

33: The patient care technician is working in the emergency department. There’s a gunshot sound from the waiting room, followed by sound and yelling and screaming. What should the technician do first?

34: failure to perform the duty in a reasonable, prudent manner.