CAN- PROMETRIC - EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS & ACCURATE
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
a bedpan that is flatter than the regular bedpan. It is used for residents who cannot
assist with raising their hips onto a regular bedpan - Correct Answer ✔✔ A fracture pan
is
A healthy person should take in 64 to 96 ounces of fluid each day to maintain health -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Daily fluid intake
A stethoscope and a blood pressure cuff--also called a sphygmomanometer - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Items used to take a blood pressure
Makes the rules about training and testing nursing assistants. The state programs make
sure that federal rules are followed in nursing facilities that receive payment from
Medicare or Medicaid. Setting up and running the nursing assistant registry is also a
part of this program. If a nursing assistant is accused of abusing a resident the facility
will investigate according to its policies and procedure. If they determine abuse has
occurred a report must be made to them and they will decide whether or not to mark it
on their registry. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Nurse Aide Training Competency Evaluation
Program
a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs - Correct
Answer ✔✔ A policy is
a method or way of doing something - Correct Answer ✔✔ A procedure is
Place food in the resident's field of vision
Use assistive devices
Watch for signs of choking
Place food in the unaffected/nonparalyzed side of the mouth - Correct Answer ✔✔
Assisting stroke residents to eat
Washing hands with either plain or antiseptic soap and water or using alcohol--based
hand rubs
the most important thing NA can do to prevent the spread of disease
Wet hands and wrists, apply soap, lather for at least 20 seconds, clean nails - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Hand hygiene
30 mL = 30 cc = 1 oz = 1/8 cup - Correct Answer ✔✔ Conversions
, Skin that is blue or gray - Correct Answer ✔✔ Cyanotic
Midnight = 0000
1 am = 0100
1pm = 1300 - Correct Answer ✔✔ Military time
NAs must complete at least 75 hours of training that covers topics like communication,
preventing infections, safety and emergency procedures, and how to promote residents'
independence and legal rights
They must attend regular in-service education (a minimum of 12 hours per year) to keep
their skills updated - Correct Answer ✔✔ OBRA: hours of training and continuing
education hours for CNAs
Sheets that do not lie flat under the resident's body increase the risk of pressure ulcers
because they cut off circulation - Correct Answer ✔✔ Importance of wrinkle free linen
When you enter a new room with them, orient them to where things are. Describe things
around you without using words like "see, look, watch"
Use the face of an imaginary clock as a guide to explain the positions of objects that are
in front of the person
Walk slightly ahead of them if they need guidance in getting around
Encourage them to use their other senses - Correct Answer ✔✔ Communication with
visually-impaired resident
Always use a gait belt for safety. Stand on the weaker side. Support the weaker
(involved) side. Lead with the stronger side - Correct Answer ✔✔ Assisting resident to
walk recovering from a stroke
put a particular joint through its full arc of motion. The goals are to decrease or prevent
contracture or atrophy, improve strength, and increase circulation. - Correct Answer ✔✔
ROM exercises
performed by a resident themselves without help. NA role: Encourage - Correct Answer
✔✔ Active ROM
done by the resident with some assistance and support from the NA - Correct Answer
✔✔ Active Assisted ROM
used when residents are not able to move on their own. Performed by the caregiver
without the resident's help - Correct Answer ✔✔ Passive ROM
Wash hands. Provide privacy. Lower Bed. Lock bed wheels. Assist the resident to sit
with feet flat on the floor. Put on non-skid shoes and tie the laces. Place the belt over
the resident's clothing and around the waist--not over bare skin. Tighten until it is snug
but there is enough room to insert hand under belt. Make sure skin folds aren't caught
under it. Position the buckle off-center for comfort - Correct Answer ✔✔ Transfer Belt
GUIDE QUESTIONS & ACCURATE
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
a bedpan that is flatter than the regular bedpan. It is used for residents who cannot
assist with raising their hips onto a regular bedpan - Correct Answer ✔✔ A fracture pan
is
A healthy person should take in 64 to 96 ounces of fluid each day to maintain health -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Daily fluid intake
A stethoscope and a blood pressure cuff--also called a sphygmomanometer - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Items used to take a blood pressure
Makes the rules about training and testing nursing assistants. The state programs make
sure that federal rules are followed in nursing facilities that receive payment from
Medicare or Medicaid. Setting up and running the nursing assistant registry is also a
part of this program. If a nursing assistant is accused of abusing a resident the facility
will investigate according to its policies and procedure. If they determine abuse has
occurred a report must be made to them and they will decide whether or not to mark it
on their registry. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Nurse Aide Training Competency Evaluation
Program
a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs - Correct
Answer ✔✔ A policy is
a method or way of doing something - Correct Answer ✔✔ A procedure is
Place food in the resident's field of vision
Use assistive devices
Watch for signs of choking
Place food in the unaffected/nonparalyzed side of the mouth - Correct Answer ✔✔
Assisting stroke residents to eat
Washing hands with either plain or antiseptic soap and water or using alcohol--based
hand rubs
the most important thing NA can do to prevent the spread of disease
Wet hands and wrists, apply soap, lather for at least 20 seconds, clean nails - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Hand hygiene
30 mL = 30 cc = 1 oz = 1/8 cup - Correct Answer ✔✔ Conversions
, Skin that is blue or gray - Correct Answer ✔✔ Cyanotic
Midnight = 0000
1 am = 0100
1pm = 1300 - Correct Answer ✔✔ Military time
NAs must complete at least 75 hours of training that covers topics like communication,
preventing infections, safety and emergency procedures, and how to promote residents'
independence and legal rights
They must attend regular in-service education (a minimum of 12 hours per year) to keep
their skills updated - Correct Answer ✔✔ OBRA: hours of training and continuing
education hours for CNAs
Sheets that do not lie flat under the resident's body increase the risk of pressure ulcers
because they cut off circulation - Correct Answer ✔✔ Importance of wrinkle free linen
When you enter a new room with them, orient them to where things are. Describe things
around you without using words like "see, look, watch"
Use the face of an imaginary clock as a guide to explain the positions of objects that are
in front of the person
Walk slightly ahead of them if they need guidance in getting around
Encourage them to use their other senses - Correct Answer ✔✔ Communication with
visually-impaired resident
Always use a gait belt for safety. Stand on the weaker side. Support the weaker
(involved) side. Lead with the stronger side - Correct Answer ✔✔ Assisting resident to
walk recovering from a stroke
put a particular joint through its full arc of motion. The goals are to decrease or prevent
contracture or atrophy, improve strength, and increase circulation. - Correct Answer ✔✔
ROM exercises
performed by a resident themselves without help. NA role: Encourage - Correct Answer
✔✔ Active ROM
done by the resident with some assistance and support from the NA - Correct Answer
✔✔ Active Assisted ROM
used when residents are not able to move on their own. Performed by the caregiver
without the resident's help - Correct Answer ✔✔ Passive ROM
Wash hands. Provide privacy. Lower Bed. Lock bed wheels. Assist the resident to sit
with feet flat on the floor. Put on non-skid shoes and tie the laces. Place the belt over
the resident's clothing and around the waist--not over bare skin. Tighten until it is snug
but there is enough room to insert hand under belt. Make sure skin folds aren't caught
under it. Position the buckle off-center for comfort - Correct Answer ✔✔ Transfer Belt
