Nursing assistant (CNA) knowledge worksheet with answers

Which vaccine is recommended every year for health care workers?

1. AThe measles vaccine
2. BThe polio vaccine
3. CThe tetanus and diphtheria vaccine
4. DThe influenza (flu) vaccine

What does HIPAA protect?

1. AThe quality of food served to residents
2. BFire safety rules in health care facilities
3. CThe privacy of residents' health information
4. DThe wages and working hours of staff

What is negligence?

1. AAn unintended failure to give reasonable care, causing harm
2. BRefusing a gift from a resident's family
3. CA written false statement that damages a coworker's name
4. DDeliberately hitting or pushing a resident during care

Blood has spilled on the floor of a resident's room. What should the nursing assistant do?

1. AWear gloves and clean it with the facility's approved disinfectant
2. BLeave it until housekeeping comes the next morning
3. CWipe it up quickly with a dry paper towel and bare hands to save time
4. DCover it with a towel and continue working

Why are thickened liquids ordered for some residents?

1. ATo add calories for residents who are slowly losing weight
2. BTo make swallowing safer in residents with dysphagia
3. CTo reduce the amount of urine the resident produces
4. DTo help residents take their tablets without water

What is a trochanter roll used for?

1. ATo keep the hip and leg from rolling outward when lying on the back
2. BTo help the resident sit up straight in a wheelchair all day
3. CTo raise the resident's head and shoulders during meals in bed
4. DTo keep the resident's heels pressed firmly on the mattress

A nursing assistant took an unopened package of gauze into the room of a resident on contact precautions but did not use it. What should be done with it?

1. AWipe it with alcohol and put it at the nurses' station
2. BKeep it in that room or throw it away; never return it to clean supply
3. CUse it for the next resident on the hallway who needs a dressing
4. DReturn it to the clean supply cart, because the package was never opened

A nursing assistant is asked to use a new type of mechanical lift that they have never been trained on. What should they do?

1. ATell the nurse they have not been trained and ask for training before using it
2. BRefuse and leave the resident in bed without saying why
3. CAsk the resident to explain how the lift works
4. DTry it carefully, because the resident needs to get up