Nursing assistant (CNA) knowledge worksheet with answers

What is postmortem care?

1. ACare given right before surgery
2. BCare given during the first day after admission
3. CCare of a resident's belongings during a hospital stay
4. DCare of the body after death

A staff member takes money from a resident's wallet without permission. What type of abuse is this?

1. ANeglect
2. BInvoluntary seclusion
3. CFinancial abuse
4. DVerbal abuse

What is a healthcare-associated infection (HAI)?

1. AAn infection that the person already had before being admitted
2. BAn infection that is passed only through food
3. CAn infection caught while receiving care in a health care setting
4. DAn infection that affects only health care workers

Which position often makes breathing easier for a resident with COPD who is short of breath?

1. ASitting up and leaning forward over an overbed table
2. BLying on the stomach
3. CLying with the head lower than the feet
4. DLying flat on the back without a pillow under the head

When should an ostomy pouch usually be emptied?

1. AWhen it is about one-third to one-half full
2. BOnce a week, when the whole pouch is changed
3. COnly at bedtime
4. DOnly when it is completely full

How should a nursing assistant hold a gait belt while walking with a resident?

1. AWith an underhand grip, from behind and slightly to the side
2. BWith one finger hooked through the belt from the front of the resident
3. CBy holding the resident's hand instead of the belt
4. DBy tying the belt to the nursing assistant's own waist

A resident with Alzheimer's disease no longer remembers how to brush her teeth but can do each step when shown. Which approach helps?

1. AGive her the whole set of instructions at once
2. BBrush her teeth for her every time so that she does not get upset
3. CSkip mouth care because she cannot remember how
4. DBreak the task into simple steps and show her one step at a time

Staff say a resident is "confused" because she does not follow instructions. She has known hearing loss. What should the nursing assistant consider first?

1. AThat she may not hear well; check her hearing aid and face her
2. BThat she has dementia and needs no further checking by anyone
3. CThat she is refusing care and should be reported for behavior
4. DThat she should be spoken to in a shout from across the room