Nursing assistant (CNA) knowledge worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What does a long-term care ombudsman do?

  1. APlans the weekly menu for the facility kitchen
  2. BHires and evaluates the nursing assistants
  3. CGives residents their medicines and treatments during the night
  4. DAdvocates for residents and helps resolve their complaints
2.Easy

Which signs are typical of shock?

  1. ARed, hot, dry skin and a slow, strong pulse
  2. BWarm skin and a very high blood pressure
  3. CPale, cool, clammy skin and a rapid, weak pulse
  4. DNormal skin color and a steady pulse
3.Easy

How should a resident who can sit up be positioned for a meal?

  1. ALying on the side facing the nursing assistant
  2. BReclined with the head of the bed at about 15°
  3. CSitting upright, as close to 90° as possible
  4. DLying flat on the back
4.Medium

Which measure often helps a resident with osteoarthritis?

  1. ALifting heavy weights to strengthen the joints
  2. BComplete bed rest for several weeks
  3. CKeeping the painful joints still in one position all day long
  4. DWarm baths or showers and gentle range-of-motion exercise
5.Medium

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

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

A dying resident asks to see a priest. What should the nursing assistant do?

  1. ATell the nurse so the visit can be arranged promptly
  2. BSuggest that he talk to the nursing assistant instead
  3. CTell him that religion is not allowed in the facility
  4. DAsk him to wait until his family visits next week
7.Hard

A doctor calls the unit and starts telling the nursing assistant a new order for a resident. What should the nursing assistant do?

  1. AWrite the order down and carry it out right away
  2. BTell the doctor to call back tomorrow
  3. CPolitely ask the doctor to hold and get the nurse
  4. DWrite the order on a sticky note for the nurse
8.Hard

A busy nurse asks the nursing assistant to give a resident the pills in a medicine cup. What should the nursing assistant do?

  1. AGive the pills, because the nurse is the supervisor
  2. BGive the pills only if the resident clearly agrees to take them
  3. CPolitely decline: giving medicines is outside their scope
  4. DGive the pills but not write anything down

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Advocates for residents and helps resolve their complaints
  2. 2. C · Pale, cool, clammy skin and a rapid, weak pulse
  3. 3. C · Sitting upright, as close to 90° as possible
  4. 4. D · Warm baths or showers and gentle range-of-motion exercise
  5. 5. C · As about half the volume of the cup
  6. 6. A · Tell the nurse so the visit can be arranged promptly
  7. 7. C · Politely ask the doctor to hold and get the nurse
  8. 8. C · Politely decline: giving medicines is outside their scope

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