Nursing assistant (CNA) knowledge worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is medical asepsis?

  1. APractices that reduce the number and spread of germs
  2. BPractices that remove all microorganisms from an object
  3. CA sterile procedure done only in the operating room
  4. DA medicine that kills bacteria in the blood
2.Easy

What are passive range-of-motion exercises?

  1. AExercises in which staff move the joints for the resident
  2. BExercises that use heavy weights to build strength
  3. CExercises done only in a warm swimming pool with a therapist
  4. DExercises that the resident does completely alone each day
3.Easy

What is the main job of the kidneys?

  1. ATo carry oxygen into the blood
  2. BTo digest food and absorb the nutrients into the blood
  3. CTo filter waste from the blood and make urine
  4. DTo pump blood around the body
4.Medium

During postmortem care, how is the body usually positioned?

  1. ASitting upright in a chair
  2. BOn the left side, with the knees bent
  3. COn the stomach, with the face turned down toward the mattress
  4. DOn the back, with a pillow under the head and shoulders
5.Medium

Which observation uses the sense of smell?

  1. ANoticing a foul odor from a resident's wound dressing
  2. BFeeling that a resident's skin is cool and damp to the touch
  3. CSeeing a red area on a resident's heel
  4. DHearing a resident wheeze when breathing
6.Medium

Which is one of the five rights of delegation?

  1. ARight family member
  2. BRight medication cup
  3. CRight diagnosis
  4. DRight task
7.Hard

A resident with an anxiety disorder is breathing fast and says her heart is pounding and she feels she is going to die. What should the nursing assistant do first?

  1. AHave her breathe into a plastic bag
  2. BStay with her, speak calmly and call the nurse to check her
  3. CAsk her to walk around the hallway quickly to calm herself down
  4. DTell her it is only anxiety and leave the room
8.Hard

A resident's daughter asks the nursing assistant what her mother's blood test results showed. What should the nursing assistant do?

  1. ATell her the results are private and end the conversation
  2. BLook up the results in the chart and read them to her
  3. CTell her what the nursing assistant has heard at report
  4. DRefer her to the nurse and pass on her question

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Practices that reduce the number and spread of germs
  2. 2. A · Exercises in which staff move the joints for the resident
  3. 3. C · To filter waste from the blood and make urine
  4. 4. D · On the back, with a pillow under the head and shoulders
  5. 5. A · Noticing a foul odor from a resident's wound dressing
  6. 6. D · Right task
  7. 7. B · Stay with her, speak calmly and call the nurse to check her
  8. 8. D · Refer her to the nurse and pass on her question

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