Nursing assistant (CNA) knowledge worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is aspiration?

  1. ASwallowing air while eating quickly
  2. BCoughing up mucus from the lungs
  3. CBreathing food, fluid or vomit into the lungs
  4. DVomiting shortly after a meal
2.Easy

Which action keeps a professional boundary with residents?

  1. AKeeping your personal problems and phone number private
  2. BAccepting an expensive watch as a gift
  3. CLending a resident money until payday
  4. DInviting a resident to your home for a family dinner on a day off
3.Easy

Which change is a normal part of aging?

  1. ALoss of bladder control
  2. BThe skin becomes thinner and drier
  3. CSevere memory loss and confusion
  4. DSudden changes in behavior
4.Medium

How is mouth care given to an unconscious resident?

  1. ABy pouring mouthwash into the mouth and suctioning it out later
  2. BWith the resident lying flat and plenty of rinse water
  3. CWith the head turned to the side, using very little liquid
  4. DWith a finger in the mouth to hold it open
5.Medium

Where is the apical pulse heard with a stethoscope?

  1. ABehind the knee
  2. BOn the left side of the chest, just below the nipple
  3. COn the inside of the elbow
  4. DOn the right side of the neck
6.Medium

How should a portable oxygen cylinder be stored?

  1. ALying flat on the floor next to the bed so it cannot tip
  2. BNext to a heater to keep it warm
  3. CLeaning against the wall without support
  4. DUpright and secured in a holder so it cannot fall
7.Hard

A resident's care plan says "partial weight-bearing, right leg, walker at all times." Today he wants to walk without his walker. What should the nursing assistant do?

  1. ARemind him of the plan, encourage the walker and report a refusal
  2. BCarry him so his leg does not bear any weight
  3. CTell him he cannot walk at all today
  4. DLet him walk without the walker today, because he says he feels stronger
8.Hard

An older resident who has been in bed for a week develops a cough, a fever and fast breathing. What should the nursing assistant do?

  1. AEncourage her to stay in bed for another week
  2. BKeep her lying flat in bed and give her extra fluids lying down
  3. CReport the signs promptly, because they can point to pneumonia
  4. DRecord the signs and wait for them to go away

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Breathing food, fluid or vomit into the lungs
  2. 2. A · Keeping your personal problems and phone number private
  3. 3. B · The skin becomes thinner and drier
  4. 4. C · With the head turned to the side, using very little liquid
  5. 5. B · On the left side of the chest, just below the nipple
  6. 6. D · Upright and secured in a holder so it cannot fall
  7. 7. A · Remind him of the plan, encourage the walker and report a refusal
  8. 8. C · Report the signs promptly, because they can point to pneumonia

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