Nursing assistant (CNA) knowledge worksheet with answers

What does a healthy stoma usually look like?

1. APale white and dry
2. BPink to red and moist
3. CYellow and crusted
4. DDark purple or black

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

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

What is reminiscence therapy?

1. AEncouraging residents to talk about their past memories
2. BExercising the residents' arms and legs every morning
3. CCorrecting residents each time they get the date wrong
4. DKeeping residents away from family photographs

Where should the nursing assistant walk when helping a resident with one-sided weakness to walk?

1. AIn front of the resident, pulling them gently by the hands
2. BSlightly behind the resident on the weaker side, holding the gait belt
3. CBeside the resident on the stronger side
4. DA few steps behind, without touching the resident

Which is one of the five rights of delegation?

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

Which rule applies when giving range-of-motion exercises?

1. AMove each joint quickly as far as it will go
2. BSupport the limb above and below the joint and move it gently
3. CPush the joint past the point of pain to stretch it
4. DExercise only the joints on the resident's strong side to avoid pain

A resident's son brings in fried chicken for his mother, who is on a mechanical soft diet. What should the nursing assistant do?

1. AThrow the food away while he is not looking
2. BLet her eat the chicken, but only half of the portion
3. CThank him, and check her diet with the nurse before she eats it
4. DLet her eat it, because her family knows her likes and needs best

A resident complains to the nursing assistant that her meals always arrive cold. What should the nursing assistant do?

1. AIgnore the complaint because meals are not part of the nursing assistant's job
2. BTell her that complaining may make the kitchen staff angry
3. CListen, report it to the nurse and assure her she may complain without punishment
4. DTell her that all residents get cold food, so it is normal