Nursing assistant (CNA) knowledge worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

With whom may a nursing assistant discuss a resident's care?

  1. AMembers of the care team who need the information
  2. BOther residents who ask about their neighbor
  3. CFriends outside work, as long as the resident's name is left out
  4. DAny visitor who says they are a friend
2.Easy

What are activities of daily living (ADLs)?

  1. AMedical tests that the nurse does every day
  2. BSocial events that the activities staff plan each week
  3. CEveryday self-care tasks such as bathing, dressing and eating
  4. DExercises that a resident does with the physical therapist
3.Easy

In Kübler-Ross's stages of grief, which stage is usually listed first?

  1. ADepression
  2. BDenial
  3. CAcceptance
  4. DBargaining
4.Medium

How should an ice pack be applied?

  1. AIn a cloth cover, not directly on the skin, checked often
  2. BWrapped in plastic and left on all day to keep swelling down
  3. CUnder the resident's body so it stays in place
  4. DDirectly on the skin so that it cools the area faster
5.Medium

For which residents is reality orientation most useful?

  1. AResidents with mild confusion who can benefit from reminders of time and place
  2. BResidents who are fully alert and oriented
  3. CResidents with advanced dementia who become very upset whenever they are corrected
  4. DResidents who are unconscious
6.Medium

A resident says, "My stomach hurts." How should this be documented?

  1. AAs "Resident is complaining again"
  2. BIt should not be documented because it cannot be seen
  3. CIn the resident's own words, in quotation marks
  4. DAs "Resident has a stomach ulcer"
7.Hard

A nursing assistant wakes up with a fever and a cough before a shift. What is the best action?

  1. ACall the supervisor before the shift, following facility policy
  2. BTake a fever reducer at home so the fever does not show, and work
  3. CGo to work and wear gloves and a mask all day
  4. DGo to work and tell no one
8.Hard

After a resident dies, his wife asks the nursing assistant to stay with her for a few minutes. What should the nursing assistant do?

  1. AStay with her quietly and listen, telling the nurse where they are
  2. BExplain politely that they are too busy and must go to other residents
  3. CTell her that he is in a better place now and leave
  4. DBegin postmortem care while she watches

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Members of the care team who need the information
  2. 2. C · Everyday self-care tasks such as bathing, dressing and eating
  3. 3. B · Denial
  4. 4. A · In a cloth cover, not directly on the skin, checked often
  5. 5. A · Residents with mild confusion who can benefit from reminders of time and place
  6. 6. C · In the resident's own words, in quotation marks
  7. 7. A · Call the supervisor before the shift, following facility policy
  8. 8. A · Stay with her quietly and listen, telling the nurse where they are

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