Nursing assistant (CNA) knowledge worksheet with answers

What is aspiration?

1. AVomiting shortly after a meal
2. BSwallowing air while eating quickly
3. CBreathing food, fluid or vomit into the lungs
4. DCoughing up mucus from the lungs

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which needs must usually be met first?

1. AThe need to feel loved and to belong
2. BThe need to reach one's full potential and personal goals
3. CThe need for self-esteem and respect
4. DPhysical needs such as air, water, food and sleep

During a bed bath, how is each eye washed?

1. AFrom the inner corner to the outer corner, without soap
2. BFrom the outer corner to the inner corner, with soap
3. CIn small circles, with mild soap
4. DFrom the outer corner to the inner corner, without soap

A nursing assistant makes a mistake while writing on a paper care record. How is it corrected?

1. ATear out the page and copy the record onto a new one
2. BCover the mistake with correction fluid and write over it
3. CDraw one line through it, write the correction, and add initials and date
4. DScribble over it until the mistake cannot be read

For which resident is an oral temperature not appropriate?

1. AA resident who is unconscious
2. BAn alert resident who last ate an hour ago
3. CA resident who wears reading glasses
4. DA resident who walks with a cane

Which razor is generally used for a resident who takes an anticoagulant ("blood thinner")?

1. AA disposable safety razor
2. BAny razor, as long as shaving cream is used
3. CAn electric razor
4. DA straight razor

During a shift a resident voids 350 mL and then 200 mL, and vomits 150 mL. What total output is recorded?

1. A550 mL
2. B700 mL
3. C500 mL
4. D850 mL

The cord of a resident's electric razor is frayed. What should the nursing assistant do?

1. ARemove it from use and report it per facility policy
2. BPut it back in the drawer for the next shift
3. CWrap the frayed area with electrical tape and keep using it
4. DUse it carefully one last time, then report it