Nursing assistant (CNA) knowledge worksheet with answers

Which item is on a full liquid diet but not on a clear liquid diet?

1. AApple juice
2. BMilk
3. CClear broth
4. DPlain gelatin

What is a hallucination?

1. AForgetting where something was put
2. BMisreading something that is really there, like a coat seen as a person
3. CSeeing, hearing or feeling something that is not really there
4. DA false belief that is held even when proof shows it is wrong

What is one effect of a cold application?

1. AIt increases swelling in the area
2. BIt widens the blood vessels and increases bleeding
3. CIt reduces swelling and numbs pain
4. DIt raises the temperature of the area

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

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

How should a nursing assistant count a resident's respirations?

1. ACounting each rise and each fall of the chest as separate breaths
2. BAfter asking the resident to breathe normally for one minute
3. CFor 10 seconds, then multiplying by six
4. DWithout telling the resident, while still holding the wrist

When is an incident report usually completed?

1. AOnly when a resident asks for one
2. BAt the end of every shift, even if nothing unusual happened
3. CWhen something unusual happens, such as a fall or injury
4. DOnly when a resident dies

Which resident is at the greatest risk of developing a pressure injury?

1. AA resident with good nutrition who changes position often
2. BA thin resident who is incontinent, cannot move in bed and eats poorly
3. CA resident who sits in a chair for about an hour and then walks to lunch
4. DA resident who walks daily and eats all meals

A resident on hospice care has a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order. The nursing assistant finds that the resident has stopped breathing. What should the nursing assistant do?

1. AStart CPR and continue until the nurse arrives
2. BNotify the nurse right away; CPR is not started because of the DNR order
3. CCall the resident's family before telling the nurse
4. DLeave the room and report it at the end of the shift