Nursing assistant (CNA) knowledge worksheet with answers

What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?

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

Which blood pressure is in the normal range for an adult?

1. A150/96 mmHg
2. B84/48 mmHg
3. C172/104 mmHg
4. D116/76 mmHg

Which food is high in sodium and is usually limited on a low-sodium diet?

1. AFresh steamed carrots
2. BCanned soup
3. CA fresh apple
4. DPlain cooked rice

Which is one of the five rights of delegation?

1. ARight task
2. BRight family member
3. CRight diagnosis
4. DRight medication cup

How is a clean-catch (midstream) urine specimen collected?

1. APour urine from the catheter drainage bag into the container
2. BClean the area, start urinating, then catch the middle of the stream
3. CCollect urine from a bedpan that has toilet paper in it
4. DCollect the very first urine of the day straight into the sterile container

When are anti-embolism (elastic) stockings usually put on?

1. AWhenever the legs start to look swollen
2. BIn the morning, before the resident gets out of bed
3. CAfter the resident has walked for a while
4. DOnly at night, while the resident sleeps

A resident offers the nursing assistant $50 as a thank-you for good care. What should the nursing assistant do?

1. AThank her and politely decline, following facility policy
2. BAccept it and share it with the other staff
3. CAccept it, but tell no one
4. DAccept it, because refusing would hurt the resident's feelings

In a crowded elevator, two nursing assistants discuss a resident's diagnosis by name. What is the problem?

1. ANothing, because they are both on the care team
2. BThey are breaking confidentiality where others can hear
3. CNothing, because no paper records were shown
4. DThey should have used the resident's room number instead