Nursing assistant (CNA) knowledge worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is empathy?

  1. AFeeling sorry for a person and pitying them for their problems
  2. BUnderstanding another person's feelings from their point of view
  3. CAgreeing with everything a person says
  4. DTelling a person exactly how you would feel if you were in their place
2.Easy

Who is the best judge of how much pain a resident has?

  1. AThe resident's family
  2. BThe doctor, after an examination
  3. CThe resident
  4. DThe nursing assistant who knows the resident best
3.Easy

In the chain of infection, what is a "susceptible host"?

  1. AA person who can become sick from the germ
  2. BAn object that carries the germ between people
  3. CThe place where the germ lives and grows
  4. DThe way the germ leaves an infected person
4.Medium

For which resident is an oral temperature not appropriate?

  1. AA resident who walks with a cane
  2. BA resident who is unconscious
  3. CA resident who wears reading glasses
  4. DAn alert resident who last ate an hour ago
5.Medium

With aging, which kind of sounds are often the first to become hard to hear?

  1. AThe person's own voice
  2. BHigh-pitched sounds
  3. CLoud sounds
  4. DLow-pitched sounds
6.Medium

For how long is an apical pulse counted?

  1. A30 seconds, multiplied by 2
  2. BOne full minute
  3. C15 seconds, multiplied by 4
  4. D10 seconds, multiplied by 6
7.Hard

A resident with dementia keeps going through her roommate's drawers and taking items. What is the best approach?

  1. AGently redirect her and offer a drawer or box of her own items to sort, then report it
  2. BTell her each time that stealing is wrong
  3. CMove all of the roommate's belongings out of the room without asking
  4. DLock the resident in her room when the roommate is out
8.Hard

A pulse oximeter on a resident with very cold fingers reads 84%. The resident is talking comfortably. What should the nursing assistant do?

  1. ATurn up the oxygen flow rate on the resident's oxygen
  2. BIgnore the reading because the machine must be broken by the cold
  3. CReport the reading to the nurse and mention the cold fingers
  4. DRemove the resident's oxygen until the hands warm up

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Understanding another person's feelings from their point of view
  2. 2. C · The resident
  3. 3. A · A person who can become sick from the germ
  4. 4. B · A resident who is unconscious
  5. 5. B · High-pitched sounds
  6. 6. B · One full minute
  7. 7. A · Gently redirect her and offer a drawer or box of her own items to sort, then report it
  8. 8. C · Report the reading to the nurse and mention the cold fingers

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