Nursing assistant (CNA) knowledge worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What does the term dyspnea mean?

  1. AA complete stop in breathing
  2. BA heart rate that is too fast
  3. CPain or burning when urinating
  4. DDifficult or labored breathing
2.Easy

What is negligence?

  1. AA written false statement that damages a coworker's name
  2. BDeliberately hitting or pushing a resident during care
  3. CAn unintended failure to give reasonable care, causing harm
  4. DRefusing a gift from a resident's family
3.Easy

What is aspiration?

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

When a new resident is admitted, which task is often done by the nursing assistant?

  1. ADeciding which medicines the resident will take each day
  2. BMeasuring height, weight and vital signs and listing belongings
  3. CWriting the resident's care plan and the first nursing assessment
  4. DExplaining the resident's diagnosis to the family
5.Medium

A resident with a swallowing problem has just finished eating. How should the resident be positioned?

  1. ALaid flat right away so the food settles
  2. BReclined with the feet raised above the head
  3. CTurned onto the stomach to rest
  4. DKept sitting upright for at least 30 minutes
6.Medium

A resident has just finished a cup of hot tea. When should the nursing assistant take her oral temperature?

  1. AAfter she drinks a glass of ice water
  2. BAfter waiting about 1 minute
  3. CAfter waiting about 15 minutes
  4. DRight away, while she is still sitting up
7.Hard

A dying resident no longer wants to eat or drink. Her family urges the nursing assistant to make her eat. What should the nursing assistant do?

  1. AOffer small amounts if she wants them, never force, and tell the nurse
  2. BStop offering any food or drink
  3. CTell the family that eating no longer matters and nothing can be done
  4. DFeed her the whole meal even if she turns her head away from the spoon
8.Hard

Another nursing assistant says, "I didn't get to take vital signs in Room 12; just write down normal numbers for them." What should the nursing assistant do?

  1. AWrite normal numbers, because the resident was well this morning
  2. BRefuse, and tell the nurse that the vital signs were not taken
  3. CWrite the numbers but mark them with a question mark
  4. DCopy the numbers from the previous shift

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Difficult or labored breathing
  2. 2. C · An unintended failure to give reasonable care, causing harm
  3. 3. A · Breathing food, fluid or vomit into the lungs
  4. 4. B · Measuring height, weight and vital signs and listing belongings
  5. 5. D · Kept sitting upright for at least 30 minutes
  6. 6. C · After waiting about 15 minutes
  7. 7. A · Offer small amounts if she wants them, never force, and tell the nurse
  8. 8. B · Refuse, and tell the nurse that the vital signs were not taken

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