Nursing assistant (CNA) knowledge worksheet with answers

What does HIPAA protect?

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

What does the suffix "-ectomy" mean?

1. AInflammation
2. BStudy of
3. CA surgical opening to the outside
4. DSurgical removal

When shaving a resident's face with a safety razor, in which direction are the strokes usually made?

1. AIn small circles over the whole face
2. BAgainst the direction the hair grows
3. CIn the direction the hair grows
4. DOnly from side to side across the chin

When a resident is positioned on the side, where are pillows usually placed?

1. ABetween the knees and behind the back
2. BUnder the hips only
3. CBetween the arm and the chest only, with none for the legs
4. DUnder the neck only

Why can bed side rails be dangerous for some residents?

1. AThey make the call light stop working
2. BResidents can get trapped in gaps or fall climbing over them
3. CThey make the bed too warm and stuffy for the resident
4. DThey are only dangerous for staff, who may pinch their fingers

How should cleaning chemicals be stored in a care facility?

1. AIn residents' rooms, so that staff can reach them quickly when needed
2. BIn unlabeled bottles on the hallway shelf
3. CIn empty drink bottles to save space
4. DIn their original labeled containers, locked away from residents

A resident rarely complains, but he moans when turned and holds his side. When asked, he says, "I'm fine." What should the nursing assistant do?

1. AAccept his words and report nothing, since he says he is fine
2. BTurn him faster next time so that the discomfort is over quickly
3. CReport his moaning and guarding as possible signs of pain
4. DTell him that his moaning disturbs the other residents at night

A resident with COPD is short of breath and asks the nursing assistant to turn up her oxygen. What should the nursing assistant do?

1. ATurn the oxygen off for a while and open a window for fresh air
2. BTell her to rest quietly and wait until the nurse comes by on the next round
3. CHelp her sit up, explain only the nurse adjusts oxygen, and call the nurse
4. DTurn the oxygen up a little, then tell the nurse what was done