Nursing assistant (CNA) knowledge worksheet with answers

In the fire extinguisher acronym PASS, what does the P stand for?

1. APrepare the residents for evacuation
2. BPull the pin
3. CPush the handle down hard
4. DPoint at the top of the flames

What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?

1. AA checklist of the residents who need help in a fire
2. BA form used to report a resident's fall or injury
3. CA chart of each resident's vital signs
4. DA document on a chemical's hazards and safe handling

How is HIV spread?

1. ABy sharing dishes, cups and toilets with an infected person
2. BThrough casual contact, such as hugging or shaking hands
3. CThrough the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes
4. DThrough blood and certain body fluids, such as by shared needles

How are ice chips usually recorded on an intake and output record?

1. AAs the full volume of the cup
2. BThey are not recorded, because they are frozen
3. CAs about half the volume of the cup
4. DAs solid food on the meal record

While measuring blood pressure with a stethoscope, which sound gives the systolic reading?

1. AThe last sound heard before silence
2. BThe first clear sound heard as the cuff deflates
3. CThe sound heard when the cuff is fully inflated
4. DThe loudest sound heard during deflation

A nursing assistant notices that a task on the care plan no longer seems to fit a resident's needs. What should the nursing assistant do?

1. AReport what they see to the nurse, who can review the plan
2. BKeep following the plan and say nothing
3. CStop doing the task without telling anyone
4. DChange the written care plan so that it matches the resident's needs

After a stroke, a resident ignores the food on the left side of her tray. Which approach can help, if it is in the care plan?

1. AAssume she is not hungry and take the tray away after a few minutes
2. BRemove the food from the left side of the tray
3. CFeed her everything without letting her try
4. DTell her where the food is and prompt her to look to the left

A resident with a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order starts choking on food at lunch and cannot speak. What should the nursing assistant do?

1. AWait for the nurse to read the DNR order before doing anything
2. BDo nothing, because the DNR order means no emergency care at all
3. CGive abdominal thrusts and call for help; DNR does not forbid this
4. DGive the resident water to wash the food down