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Studying Material with Questions from Actual
Past Exam and Correct Answer
How should residents be positioned while they eat? ---------- Correct Answer ----------- Sitting as
upright as possible
One way for a nursing assistant to help a resident with Alzheimer's disease with eating is to do
what? ---------- Correct Answer ----------- Use dishes without a pattern and a simple place setting
Orthotic devices are used to: ---------- Correct Answer ----------- Keep joints in correct position
and improve function
A resident has weakness on her left side. You are transferring her from the bed to the wheelchair.
Where should you position the wheelchair?
a) next to the bed on her left side
b) next to the bed on her right side
c) at the foot of the bed
d) at the head of the bed ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) next to the bed on her right side
Mrs. Levy is alert and oriented but needs help to get on and off of the toilet. Once she is on the
toilet, the CNA should ----------- Correct Answer -------------- leave her if it is safe, with the call
light within her reach.
When a CNA provides nail care, which action is appropriate? ----------- Correct Answer ----------
---- Soak fingernails about 10 minutes prior to clipping nails.
When dressing a resident who has left sided weakness, which side would the CNA dress first? ---
-------- Correct Answer -------------- Put the sleeve of the shirt on the left arm first.
The nurse asks you to dangle a resident. Before you do so, you need which of the following
information?
a) which side is strong and which side is weak
b) how long the person has been asleep
c) how to use good body mechanics
d) which family member is available to help ---------- Correct Answer ------------ a) which side is
strong and which side is weak
Which will improve a person's quality of life?
a) encouraging the sick role
b) changing the person's cultural beliefs and practices
c) promoting the person's optimal level of functioning
d) focusing on the person's disabilities ---------- Correct Answer ------------ c) promoting the
,person's optimal level of functioning
Which is the easiest and most important way to prevent infections from spreading?
a) standard precautions
b) practicing hand hygiene
c) transmission-based precautions
d) the blood-borne pathogen standard ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) practicing hand
hygiene
You suspect that a nursing center resident is being abused. What should you do?
a) tell the nurse
b) call the police
c) talk to the family
d) mind your own business ---------- Correct Answer ------------ a) tell the nurse
Healthcare-associated infections can be spread by which of the following?
a) carpet
b) poor hand hygiene
c) medical asepsis
d) sterile technique ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) poor hand hygiene
A resident did not get to the bathroom in time. She urinated and had a bowel movement in her
clothing. To prevent an accident in the dining room, the nurse makes the person stay in her room.
This is:
a) malpractice
b) involuntary seclusion
c) neglect
d) physical abuse ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) involuntary seclusion
Signs and symptoms of infection include which of the following?
a) increased energy and appetite
b) fever
c) cool sensation of a body part
d) decreased pulse and respiratory rates ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) fever
Before moving, positioning, or transferring a person, you need to:
a) explain to the person what you are going to do
b) apply a transfer belt
c) ask a co-worker to help you
d) move the person to the middle of the bed ---------- Correct Answer ------------ a) explain to the
person what you are going to do
Before repositioning a person, you need the following information from the nurse and the care
plan except:
a) where to place pillows
b) what positioning devices to use
,c) when to change or straighten linens
d) what observations to report and record ---------- Correct Answer ------------ c) when to change
or straighten linens
The back-lying position is:
a) the supine position
b) fowler's position
c) sims' position
d) the prone position ---------- Correct Answer ------------ a) the supine position
When cleaning, you need to clean:
a) toward your body
b) away from your body
c) from the dirtiest are to the cleanest
d) as fast as possible ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) away from your body
To sit in a chair, a person must be able to:
a) stay awake
b) hold the upper body and head erect
c) support the feet
d) sit without pillows ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) hold the upper body and head erect
A resident is in bed. How often is the person repositioned?
a) at least every hour
b) at least every 2 hours
c) at least every 4 hours
d) at least every shift ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) at least every 2 hours
To use good body mechanics, you should do which of the following?
a) avoid sudden or jerky movements
b) twist your body when necessary
c) bend at the waist
d) face the opposite direction of your work ---------- Correct Answer ------------ a) avoid sudden
or jerky movements
Which vessels return blood to the heart?
a) arteries
b) capillaries
c) veins
d) venules ---------- Correct Answer ------------ c) veins
Listening involves:
a) focusing on the person's verbal and nonverbal communication
b) using communication boards
c) leaning back with your arms crossed
d) using communication barriers ---------- Correct Answer ------------ a) focusing on the person's
, verbal and nonverbal communication
You are bathing a patient. You note a reddened area on the person's left shoulder. What should
you do?
a) massage the area during the back massage
b) report the observation to the nurse
c) apply powder to the site
d) rub the area ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) report the observation to the nurse
Restraint straps are secured:
a) to the bed rails
b) within the person's reach
c) to the moveable part of the bed frame out of the person's reach
d) to the footboard or headboard ---------- Correct Answer ------------ c) to the moveable part of
the bed frame out of the person's reach
A resident's hairbrush has very sharp bristles. You are concerned that it could injure the person's
scalp. What should you do?
a) ask the person's family to buy a different hairbrush
b) throw the hairbrush away and use a comb
c) tell the nurse about your concern
d) ask the person if you should continue to use the hairbrush ---------- Correct Answer ------------
c) tell the nurse about your concern
When giving perineal care:
a) upward strokes are used (rectal area to urethra)
b) a clean part of the washcloth is used for each stroke
c) the rectal area
d) bath oil is used ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) a clean part of the washcloth is used for
each stroke
Linens are held:
a) with forceps
b) close to your body and uniform
c) away from your body and uniform
d) with gloves on ---------- Correct Answer ------------ c) away from your body and uniform
You are removing used linens from a person's bed. Which is correct?
a) remove all used linens at once
b) roll each piece away from you
c) keep the side that touched the person outside the roll
d) place used linens on the floor ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) roll each piece away from
you
Signal lights can help prevent falls. Which is correct?
a) the signal light must be within the person's reach
Studying Material with Questions from Actual
Past Exam and Correct Answer
How should residents be positioned while they eat? ---------- Correct Answer ----------- Sitting as
upright as possible
One way for a nursing assistant to help a resident with Alzheimer's disease with eating is to do
what? ---------- Correct Answer ----------- Use dishes without a pattern and a simple place setting
Orthotic devices are used to: ---------- Correct Answer ----------- Keep joints in correct position
and improve function
A resident has weakness on her left side. You are transferring her from the bed to the wheelchair.
Where should you position the wheelchair?
a) next to the bed on her left side
b) next to the bed on her right side
c) at the foot of the bed
d) at the head of the bed ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) next to the bed on her right side
Mrs. Levy is alert and oriented but needs help to get on and off of the toilet. Once she is on the
toilet, the CNA should ----------- Correct Answer -------------- leave her if it is safe, with the call
light within her reach.
When a CNA provides nail care, which action is appropriate? ----------- Correct Answer ----------
---- Soak fingernails about 10 minutes prior to clipping nails.
When dressing a resident who has left sided weakness, which side would the CNA dress first? ---
-------- Correct Answer -------------- Put the sleeve of the shirt on the left arm first.
The nurse asks you to dangle a resident. Before you do so, you need which of the following
information?
a) which side is strong and which side is weak
b) how long the person has been asleep
c) how to use good body mechanics
d) which family member is available to help ---------- Correct Answer ------------ a) which side is
strong and which side is weak
Which will improve a person's quality of life?
a) encouraging the sick role
b) changing the person's cultural beliefs and practices
c) promoting the person's optimal level of functioning
d) focusing on the person's disabilities ---------- Correct Answer ------------ c) promoting the
,person's optimal level of functioning
Which is the easiest and most important way to prevent infections from spreading?
a) standard precautions
b) practicing hand hygiene
c) transmission-based precautions
d) the blood-borne pathogen standard ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) practicing hand
hygiene
You suspect that a nursing center resident is being abused. What should you do?
a) tell the nurse
b) call the police
c) talk to the family
d) mind your own business ---------- Correct Answer ------------ a) tell the nurse
Healthcare-associated infections can be spread by which of the following?
a) carpet
b) poor hand hygiene
c) medical asepsis
d) sterile technique ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) poor hand hygiene
A resident did not get to the bathroom in time. She urinated and had a bowel movement in her
clothing. To prevent an accident in the dining room, the nurse makes the person stay in her room.
This is:
a) malpractice
b) involuntary seclusion
c) neglect
d) physical abuse ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) involuntary seclusion
Signs and symptoms of infection include which of the following?
a) increased energy and appetite
b) fever
c) cool sensation of a body part
d) decreased pulse and respiratory rates ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) fever
Before moving, positioning, or transferring a person, you need to:
a) explain to the person what you are going to do
b) apply a transfer belt
c) ask a co-worker to help you
d) move the person to the middle of the bed ---------- Correct Answer ------------ a) explain to the
person what you are going to do
Before repositioning a person, you need the following information from the nurse and the care
plan except:
a) where to place pillows
b) what positioning devices to use
,c) when to change or straighten linens
d) what observations to report and record ---------- Correct Answer ------------ c) when to change
or straighten linens
The back-lying position is:
a) the supine position
b) fowler's position
c) sims' position
d) the prone position ---------- Correct Answer ------------ a) the supine position
When cleaning, you need to clean:
a) toward your body
b) away from your body
c) from the dirtiest are to the cleanest
d) as fast as possible ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) away from your body
To sit in a chair, a person must be able to:
a) stay awake
b) hold the upper body and head erect
c) support the feet
d) sit without pillows ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) hold the upper body and head erect
A resident is in bed. How often is the person repositioned?
a) at least every hour
b) at least every 2 hours
c) at least every 4 hours
d) at least every shift ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) at least every 2 hours
To use good body mechanics, you should do which of the following?
a) avoid sudden or jerky movements
b) twist your body when necessary
c) bend at the waist
d) face the opposite direction of your work ---------- Correct Answer ------------ a) avoid sudden
or jerky movements
Which vessels return blood to the heart?
a) arteries
b) capillaries
c) veins
d) venules ---------- Correct Answer ------------ c) veins
Listening involves:
a) focusing on the person's verbal and nonverbal communication
b) using communication boards
c) leaning back with your arms crossed
d) using communication barriers ---------- Correct Answer ------------ a) focusing on the person's
, verbal and nonverbal communication
You are bathing a patient. You note a reddened area on the person's left shoulder. What should
you do?
a) massage the area during the back massage
b) report the observation to the nurse
c) apply powder to the site
d) rub the area ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) report the observation to the nurse
Restraint straps are secured:
a) to the bed rails
b) within the person's reach
c) to the moveable part of the bed frame out of the person's reach
d) to the footboard or headboard ---------- Correct Answer ------------ c) to the moveable part of
the bed frame out of the person's reach
A resident's hairbrush has very sharp bristles. You are concerned that it could injure the person's
scalp. What should you do?
a) ask the person's family to buy a different hairbrush
b) throw the hairbrush away and use a comb
c) tell the nurse about your concern
d) ask the person if you should continue to use the hairbrush ---------- Correct Answer ------------
c) tell the nurse about your concern
When giving perineal care:
a) upward strokes are used (rectal area to urethra)
b) a clean part of the washcloth is used for each stroke
c) the rectal area
d) bath oil is used ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) a clean part of the washcloth is used for
each stroke
Linens are held:
a) with forceps
b) close to your body and uniform
c) away from your body and uniform
d) with gloves on ---------- Correct Answer ------------ c) away from your body and uniform
You are removing used linens from a person's bed. Which is correct?
a) remove all used linens at once
b) roll each piece away from you
c) keep the side that touched the person outside the roll
d) place used linens on the floor ---------- Correct Answer ------------ b) roll each piece away from
you
Signal lights can help prevent falls. Which is correct?
a) the signal light must be within the person's reach
