Nursing assistant (CNA) knowledge worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is one effect of a cold application?

  1. AIt reduces swelling and numbs pain
  2. BIt increases swelling in the area
  3. CIt raises the temperature of the area
  4. DIt widens the blood vessels and increases bleeding
2.Easy

What does the abbreviation ROM mean?

  1. ARate of metabolism
  2. BRange of motion
  3. CRecord of medicines
  4. DRest on mattress
3.Easy

In legal terms, what is battery?

  1. AWriting false statements about a person
  2. BSharing a person's private information
  3. CThreatening a person so they fear harm
  4. DTouching a person without their consent
4.Medium

How is a resident who cannot stand usually weighed?

  1. ABy guessing the weight from the resident's height
  2. BBy weighing the resident's clothes and subtracting
  3. CBy asking the resident to stand on the upright scale anyway, with help
  4. DWith a chair, wheelchair or bed scale, as the facility provides
5.Medium

Which sense is thought to remain the longest in a dying person?

  1. AHearing
  2. BSmell
  3. CTaste
  4. DSight
6.Medium

When applying a condom catheter, what is important?

  1. ASecure it with regular adhesive tape wrapped around the base
  2. BLeave space at the tip and never wrap tape tightly around the penis
  3. CApply it as tightly as possible so that urine cannot leak out
  4. DLeave the same catheter on for a whole week
7.Hard

A resident makes sexual comments and touches the nursing assistant's arm in an inappropriate way. What should the nursing assistant do?

  1. ARefuse to care for him ever again without telling anyone
  2. BLaugh along so that the resident does not feel embarrassed
  3. CSlap his hand away and shout at him
  4. DCalmly tell him it is not acceptable and report it to the nurse
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. BRefer her to the nurse and pass on her question
  3. CTell her what the nursing assistant has heard at report
  4. DLook up the results in the chart and read them to her

Answer key

  1. 1. A · It reduces swelling and numbs pain
  2. 2. B · Range of motion
  3. 3. D · Touching a person without their consent
  4. 4. D · With a chair, wheelchair or bed scale, as the facility provides
  5. 5. A · Hearing
  6. 6. B · Leave space at the tip and never wrap tape tightly around the penis
  7. 7. D · Calmly tell him it is not acceptable and report it to the nurse
  8. 8. B · Refer her to the nurse and pass on her question

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