CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT EXAM CNA STATE
EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
LATEST VERSION | ALREADY GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
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Which of the following is NOT the nurse aide's
responsibility when caring for clients who have
urinary catheters?
a. inserting the catheter
b. ensuring that the catheter drains properly
c. preventing infection
d. recording urinary output ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------a.
inserting the catheter
When giving information to the charge nurse
for an incident report, the nurse aide should
a. write in the client's chart that an incident
occurred.
b. keep the report in her personal file.
c. state the facts clearly.
d. give her opinions as to the cause of the
incident ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------c. state the facts clearly.
All long-term-care nurse aides must be
competency evaluated and must complete a
distinct educational course. These requirements
are set by
a. OBRA.
b. OSHA.
c. CDC.
d. FDA. ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------a. OBRA.
,A resident is blind. It is important not to
a. leave the door completely opened.
b. rearrange the furniture.
c. announce yourself before entering the room.
d. explain the location of food on the plate,
using the face of the clock to assist. ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
b. rearrange the furniture.
When family members visit a client, the visitors
should
a. stay in the day room.
b. stay a short while so as not to tire the client.
c.,be expected to help with care.
d. be allowed privacy with the client ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------d.
be allowed privacy with the client
A resident asks, "If I need help during the
night, who will be there?" The nursing assistant
should respond,
a. "Don't worry, you'll be okay."
b. "Just yell; someone will hear you."
c. "Your roommate will probably ring the call
bell."
d. "There are people here all night to help you." ------CORRECT ANSWER-
--------------d. "There are people here all night to help you."
Which type of communication can often be
most powerful?
a. written
b. verbal
c. silent
d. tactile ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------c. silent
,A client refuses to allow the nurse aide to bathe
her. The nurse aide tells the client that she will
not be allowed to eat lunch or go to bingo if she
does not have her bath. This is an example of
a. rehabilitation.
b. discipline.
c. verbal abuse.
d. physical abuse. ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------c. verbal abuse.
On entering a room, an aide notices that the
client is not breathing. The aide's first action
should be to
a. call for help.
b. lay the client down on his back.
c. give four quick breaths.
d. give 8-10 abdominal thrusts. ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------a. call
for help.
A client's dentures are lost. The first action
should be to
a. notify the administrator.
b. look for them.
c. notify the doctor.
d. notify the charge nurse. ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------d. notify
the charge nurse.
Nursing assistants are responsible for
a. planning client care.
b. doing tasks assigned by the charge nurse.
c. performing without ever asking for help.
d. comparing assignments with coworkers. ------CORRECT ANSWER--------
-------b. doing tasks assigned by the charge nurse.
, A patient turns on the call light when he needs
to urinate. The appropriate action is to
a. ignore the light, since he is not the aide's
own client.
b. announce on the intercom that there are two
patients ahead of him.
c. answer the call light and get the urinal.
d. answer the call light when the aide has the
time. ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------c. answer the call light and get
the urinal.
A client is on CMR and in the prone position.
The nurse aide finds the client vomiting bright
red blood. The nurse aide should first
a. clean up the vomit.
b. place the client in the side-lying position.
c. provide the client with an emesis basin.
d. call the charge nurse. ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------b. place the
client in the side-lying position.
When performing catheter care, the nurse aide
should wash the catheter
a. toward the meatus.
b. with Betadine soap.
c. away from the meatus.
d. with alcohol. ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------c. away from the
meatus.
A nurse aide who applies restraints on a client
without directions from the charge nurse may
be accused of
a. slander.
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