Nursing assistant (CNA) knowledge worksheet with answers

When may a nursing assistant use an alcohol-based hand rub instead of soap and water?

1. AWhen the hands are not visibly soiled
2. BWhen the hands are greasy with food
3. CAfter caring for a resident with C. difficile diarrhea
4. DWhen there is blood on the hands

What is a closed bed?

1. AA bed made with the top linens pulled up, kept ready for a new resident
2. BA bed with the side rails raised and locked
3. CA bed made while the resident lies in it
4. DA bed with the top linens folded down so that the resident can get in easily

A resident is 5 feet 4 inches tall. How many inches is this?

1. A68 inches
2. B54 inches
3. C60 inches
4. D64 inches

A nursing assistant drops a clean towel on the floor. What should be done with it?

1. AFold it and return it to the linen cart
2. BShake it out and use it for the resident
3. CTreat it as dirty and put it in the laundry
4. DUse it only to dry the resident's feet

During perineal care for an uncircumcised male resident, what is done with the foreskin?

1. AIt is never moved during perineal care
2. BIt is pulled back and left in that position after care is finished
3. CIt is cleaned with alcohol without pulling it back
4. DIt is pulled back to clean, then returned to its normal position

When should a specimen container be labeled?

1. ANever, because the lab can guess whose it is
2. BOnly after it reaches the laboratory
3. CAt the end of the shift, with all the other specimens
4. DAt the bedside, with the correct name, date and time

A resident's care plan says "partial weight-bearing, right leg, walker at all times." Today he wants to walk without his walker. What should the nursing assistant do?

1. ARemind him of the plan, encourage the walker and report a refusal
2. BLet him walk without the walker today, because he says he feels stronger
3. CCarry him so his leg does not bear any weight
4. DTell him he cannot walk at all today

After a stroke, a resident's left hand is starting to curl into a fist. What is the care plan most likely to include to prevent a contracture?

1. AKeeping the hand in a tight fist to rest the muscles
2. BRange-of-motion exercises and a hand splint or roll as ordered
3. CTying the hand to the bed rail with the fingers open
4. DLeaving the hand alone, because nothing can be done after a stroke