Nursing assistant (CNA) knowledge worksheet with answers

What is aspiration?

1. AVomiting shortly after a meal
2. BSwallowing air while eating quickly
3. CCoughing up mucus from the lungs
4. DBreathing food, fluid or vomit into the lungs

What is the normal pulse rate for a resting adult?

1. A100 to 140 beats per minute
2. B40 to 55 beats per minute
3. C60 to 100 beats per minute
4. D140 to 180 beats per minute

Hepatitis is an inflammation of which organ?

1. AThe liver
2. BThe heart
3. CThe lung
4. DThe kidney

On which arm should a nursing assistant not measure blood pressure?

1. AAn arm with an IV line or a dialysis access
2. BThe arm the resident usually prefers
3. CThe resident's dominant arm
4. DThe left arm

Which is one of the five rights of delegation?

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

Before weighing a resident on an upright balance scale, what should the nursing assistant check?

1. AThat the scale is balanced at zero
2. BThat the resident has just eaten a meal
3. CThat the resident is wearing shoes
4. DThat the scale is next to a window

While a resident is being turned, his indwelling urinary catheter accidentally comes out. What should the nursing assistant do?

1. ALeave it out and mention it at the end of the shift
2. BTape the catheter to his leg so it looks in place
3. CMake him comfortable and tell the nurse right away
4. DPut the catheter back in carefully

A newly admitted resident has a diamond ring and $200 in cash. What should the nursing assistant do?

1. ATake no notice, because valuables are the resident's own business
2. BPut the ring and money in the nursing assistant's own locker for safekeeping overnight
3. CList them on the inventory and tell the nurse, who follows the valuables policy
4. DGive the items to a visitor in the hallway to take home