CNA OREGON STATE EXAM 1
_____________ is care given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an
illness or injury.
A. Subacute care
B. Acute care
C. Adult day services
D. Rehabilitation - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Rehabilitation
A resident has purchased a special gift for her NA. What would be the best response by
the NA?
A. The NA should refuse the gift but thank the residents for thinking of her.
B. The NA should accept the gift because she is unsure about her facility's policy on
gifts.
C. The NA should accept the gift if the resident will keep it confidential.
D. The NA should refuse the gift and tell the resident that her employer is very unfair
about the employees accepting gifts from the residents - CORRECT ANSWER-A. The
NA should refuse the gift but thank the residents for thinking of her.
The abbreviation HMO means
A. Home maintenance organization
B. Health management organization
C. Health maintenance organization
D. Home medical organization - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Health maintenance
organization
The group with the longest average stay in long-term care facilities is
A. Men
B. Developmentally disabled
C. Caregivers
D. Residents with heart disease - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Developmentally disabled
Which of the following statements is true of acute care?
A. Acute care is normally given in adult day services facilities
B. One advantage of acute care is people do not have to leave their homes to receive it.
C. Acute care is given to people who do not have a serious illness.
D. Acute care is given in hospitals for people who require immediate care. - CORRECT
ANSWER-D. Acute care is given in hospitals for people who require immediate care.
A _______ is a method or way of doing something.
A. Policy
B. Procedure
C. Survey
,D. Cite - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Procedure
Medicare will pay for
A. All care requested by the recipient
B. All care requested by the doctor
C. All care requested by the long-term care facility
D. Only care that it determines to be medically necessary - CORRECT ANSWER-D.
Only care that it determines to be medically necessary
______________ is a medical assistance program for low-income people.
A. Medicare
B. Medicaid
C. CMS
D. OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Medicaid
Regular inspections performed in facilities to make sure they are following state and
federal regulations are called
A. Surveys
B. Citations
C. Procedures
D. Licenses - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Surveys
Which of the following is a core value associated with culture change?
A. Doing everything for residents
B. Treating all residents the same way
C. Promoting self-determination and personal choice
D. Making sure all residents participate in the same activities - CORRECT ANSWER-C.
Promoting self-determination and personal choice
Which member of the care team diagnoses disease and prescribes treatment?
A. Nursing assistant (NA)
B. Resident
C. Physician (MD)
D. Dietitian (RDT) - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Physician (MD)
Which of the following care team members are licensed professionals who delegate
jobs to nursing assistants?
A. NAs, nurses
B. Resident's family
C. Nurses, PTs, OTs
D. NAs, physicians - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Nurses, PTs, OTs
Which of the following statements is true of residents as a part of the care team?
A. Residents cannot make their own decisions
B. Residents are not care team members
C. Residents should not try to make choices about the care they want to receive
,D. The care team revolves around the resident and his or her condition, treatment, and
progress - CORRECT ANSWER-D. The care team revolves around the resident and his
or her condition, treatment, and progress
Which of the following statements is true of a nursing assistant's responsibilities if an
activity is not listed in the care plan?
A. The NA should not perform the activity if it is not listed on the care plan
B. The NA should perform the activity if he or she believes it is best for the resident
C. The NA should only perform the activity if the resident says he wants it performed
D. The NA should consult other NAs to see if they would perform the activity -
CORRECT ANSWER-A. The NA should not perform the activity if it is not listed on the
care plan
What is one reason why reporting a resident's changes and problems to the supervisor
is a very important role of the nursing assistant?
A. The care plan must be updated as the resident's condition changes.
B. Reporting changes is not a task that the NA performs.
C. Depending on the resident's changes, the NA can decide if she wants to work that
day or not.
D. The NA can decide what medication to prescribe for the resident's current condition. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A. The care plan must be updated as the resident's condition
changes.
Which of the following is a typical task that an NA performs?
A. Changing a sterile dressing on an open wound
B. Helping residents with elimination needs
C. Administering medication
D. Prescribing treatments - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Helping residents with elimination
needs
Which of the following tasks is outside the scope of practice for an NA?
A. Giving a resident a bath
B. Inserting tubes into a resident's body
C. Helping a resident eat dinner
D. Transferring a resident from the bed to a chair - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Inserting
tubes into a resident's body
A professional relationship between an NA and a resident includes
A. Telling the resident about problems with the supervisor
B. Calling the resident Dearie and Sweetie
C. Letting a resident know if the NA is in a bad mood
D. Keeping resident information confidential - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Keeping
resident information confidential
Proper personal grooming for an NA means
A. Wearing artificial nails and large rings
, B. Keeping hair clean and neatly brushed
C. Wearing nose rings
D. Keeping tattoos visible by wearing a low-cut blouse - CORRECT ANSWER-B.
Keeping hair clean and neatly brushed
What does the term empathy mean?
A. Empathy means being alert
B. Empathy means being able to document honestly
C. Empathy means able to identify with the feelings of others
D. Empathy means taking responsibility for one's own actions - CORRECT ANSWER-
C. Empathy means able to identify with the feelings of others
Which of the following is an example of a professional relationship with an employer?
A. Documenting carefully
B. Never bothering the nurses with questions
C. Trying not to be late more than twice a week
D. Talking about management behind their backs - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Documenting carefully
What does the chain of command do?
A. It determines which residents go in which rooms.
B. It determines which shift an NA work.
C. It describes the care plan for each resident.
D. It helps protect nursing assistants and their employees from liability. - CORRECT
ANSWER-D. It helps protect nursing assistants and their employees from liability.
The correct order of the nursing process is
A. Planning, evaluation, assessment, implementation, nursing diagnoses
B. Evaluation, implementation, nursing diagnosis, assessment, planning
C. Assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
D. Evaluation, assessment, nursing diagnoses, planning, implementation - CORRECT
ANSWER-C. Assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
What is the single best way for an NA to manage his or her time efficiently?
A. See the NAs favorite residents first
B. Let other care team members answer call lights so that the NA can finish
assignments
C. Plan ahead by making a list of tasks to do
D. Save time by washing hands only after caring for residents who are obviously sick -
CORRECT ANSWER-C. Plan ahead by making a list of tasks to do
______ have to so with the knowledge of right and wrong.
A. Laws
B. Ethics
C. Advance directives
D. Living wills - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Ethics
_____________ is care given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an
illness or injury.
A. Subacute care
B. Acute care
C. Adult day services
D. Rehabilitation - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Rehabilitation
A resident has purchased a special gift for her NA. What would be the best response by
the NA?
A. The NA should refuse the gift but thank the residents for thinking of her.
B. The NA should accept the gift because she is unsure about her facility's policy on
gifts.
C. The NA should accept the gift if the resident will keep it confidential.
D. The NA should refuse the gift and tell the resident that her employer is very unfair
about the employees accepting gifts from the residents - CORRECT ANSWER-A. The
NA should refuse the gift but thank the residents for thinking of her.
The abbreviation HMO means
A. Home maintenance organization
B. Health management organization
C. Health maintenance organization
D. Home medical organization - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Health maintenance
organization
The group with the longest average stay in long-term care facilities is
A. Men
B. Developmentally disabled
C. Caregivers
D. Residents with heart disease - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Developmentally disabled
Which of the following statements is true of acute care?
A. Acute care is normally given in adult day services facilities
B. One advantage of acute care is people do not have to leave their homes to receive it.
C. Acute care is given to people who do not have a serious illness.
D. Acute care is given in hospitals for people who require immediate care. - CORRECT
ANSWER-D. Acute care is given in hospitals for people who require immediate care.
A _______ is a method or way of doing something.
A. Policy
B. Procedure
C. Survey
,D. Cite - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Procedure
Medicare will pay for
A. All care requested by the recipient
B. All care requested by the doctor
C. All care requested by the long-term care facility
D. Only care that it determines to be medically necessary - CORRECT ANSWER-D.
Only care that it determines to be medically necessary
______________ is a medical assistance program for low-income people.
A. Medicare
B. Medicaid
C. CMS
D. OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Medicaid
Regular inspections performed in facilities to make sure they are following state and
federal regulations are called
A. Surveys
B. Citations
C. Procedures
D. Licenses - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Surveys
Which of the following is a core value associated with culture change?
A. Doing everything for residents
B. Treating all residents the same way
C. Promoting self-determination and personal choice
D. Making sure all residents participate in the same activities - CORRECT ANSWER-C.
Promoting self-determination and personal choice
Which member of the care team diagnoses disease and prescribes treatment?
A. Nursing assistant (NA)
B. Resident
C. Physician (MD)
D. Dietitian (RDT) - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Physician (MD)
Which of the following care team members are licensed professionals who delegate
jobs to nursing assistants?
A. NAs, nurses
B. Resident's family
C. Nurses, PTs, OTs
D. NAs, physicians - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Nurses, PTs, OTs
Which of the following statements is true of residents as a part of the care team?
A. Residents cannot make their own decisions
B. Residents are not care team members
C. Residents should not try to make choices about the care they want to receive
,D. The care team revolves around the resident and his or her condition, treatment, and
progress - CORRECT ANSWER-D. The care team revolves around the resident and his
or her condition, treatment, and progress
Which of the following statements is true of a nursing assistant's responsibilities if an
activity is not listed in the care plan?
A. The NA should not perform the activity if it is not listed on the care plan
B. The NA should perform the activity if he or she believes it is best for the resident
C. The NA should only perform the activity if the resident says he wants it performed
D. The NA should consult other NAs to see if they would perform the activity -
CORRECT ANSWER-A. The NA should not perform the activity if it is not listed on the
care plan
What is one reason why reporting a resident's changes and problems to the supervisor
is a very important role of the nursing assistant?
A. The care plan must be updated as the resident's condition changes.
B. Reporting changes is not a task that the NA performs.
C. Depending on the resident's changes, the NA can decide if she wants to work that
day or not.
D. The NA can decide what medication to prescribe for the resident's current condition. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A. The care plan must be updated as the resident's condition
changes.
Which of the following is a typical task that an NA performs?
A. Changing a sterile dressing on an open wound
B. Helping residents with elimination needs
C. Administering medication
D. Prescribing treatments - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Helping residents with elimination
needs
Which of the following tasks is outside the scope of practice for an NA?
A. Giving a resident a bath
B. Inserting tubes into a resident's body
C. Helping a resident eat dinner
D. Transferring a resident from the bed to a chair - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Inserting
tubes into a resident's body
A professional relationship between an NA and a resident includes
A. Telling the resident about problems with the supervisor
B. Calling the resident Dearie and Sweetie
C. Letting a resident know if the NA is in a bad mood
D. Keeping resident information confidential - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Keeping
resident information confidential
Proper personal grooming for an NA means
A. Wearing artificial nails and large rings
, B. Keeping hair clean and neatly brushed
C. Wearing nose rings
D. Keeping tattoos visible by wearing a low-cut blouse - CORRECT ANSWER-B.
Keeping hair clean and neatly brushed
What does the term empathy mean?
A. Empathy means being alert
B. Empathy means being able to document honestly
C. Empathy means able to identify with the feelings of others
D. Empathy means taking responsibility for one's own actions - CORRECT ANSWER-
C. Empathy means able to identify with the feelings of others
Which of the following is an example of a professional relationship with an employer?
A. Documenting carefully
B. Never bothering the nurses with questions
C. Trying not to be late more than twice a week
D. Talking about management behind their backs - CORRECT ANSWER-A.
Documenting carefully
What does the chain of command do?
A. It determines which residents go in which rooms.
B. It determines which shift an NA work.
C. It describes the care plan for each resident.
D. It helps protect nursing assistants and their employees from liability. - CORRECT
ANSWER-D. It helps protect nursing assistants and their employees from liability.
The correct order of the nursing process is
A. Planning, evaluation, assessment, implementation, nursing diagnoses
B. Evaluation, implementation, nursing diagnosis, assessment, planning
C. Assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
D. Evaluation, assessment, nursing diagnoses, planning, implementation - CORRECT
ANSWER-C. Assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
What is the single best way for an NA to manage his or her time efficiently?
A. See the NAs favorite residents first
B. Let other care team members answer call lights so that the NA can finish
assignments
C. Plan ahead by making a list of tasks to do
D. Save time by washing hands only after caring for residents who are obviously sick -
CORRECT ANSWER-C. Plan ahead by making a list of tasks to do
______ have to so with the knowledge of right and wrong.
A. Laws
B. Ethics
C. Advance directives
D. Living wills - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Ethics
