CNA: Prometric - Exam Study Guide || QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
A fracture pan is correct answers 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
Daily fluid intake correct answers A healthy person should take in 64 to 96 ounces of fluid
each day to maintain health
Items used to take a blood pressure correct answers A stethoscope and a blood pressure cuff--
also called a sphygmomanometer
Nurse Aide Training Competency Evaluation Program correct answers 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.
A policy is correct answers a course of action that should be taken every time a certain
situation occurs
A procedure is correct answers a method or way of doing something
Assisting stroke residents to eat correct answers 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
Hand hygiene correct answers 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
Conversions correct answers 30 mL = 30 cc = 1 oz = 1/8 cup
Cyanotic correct answers Skin that is blue or gray
Military time correct answers Midnight = 0000
1 am = 0100
1pm = 1300
OBRA: hours of training and continuing education hours for CNAs correct answers 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
, Importance of wrinkle free linen correct answers Sheets that do not lie flat under the
resident's body increase the risk of pressure ulcers because they cut off circulation
Communication with visually-impaired resident correct answers 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
Assisting resident to walk recovering from a stroke correct answers Always use a gait belt for
safety. Stand on the weaker side. Support the weaker (involved) side. Lead with the stronger
side
ROM exercises correct answers 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.
Active ROM correct answers performed by a resident themselves without help. NA role:
Encourage
Active Assisted ROM correct answers done by the resident with some assistance and support
from the NA
Passive ROM correct answers used when residents are not able to move on their own.
Performed by the caregiver without the resident's help
Transfer Belt correct answers 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
Empathy correct answers identifying with the feelings of others. Understanding their
problems because of personal experience. Identify with and care about them
Sympathy correct answers sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others. Feel bad for them
Objective correct answers is based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells. Collected
by using the senses. Also called signs.
Subjective correct answers is something a person cannot or did not observe but is based on
something the resident reported that may or may not be true. Symptoms.
Pulse sites correct answers Radial pulse--wrist
Brachial pulse--elbow
Carotid pulse--neck
Apical pulse--heard by listening directly over the heart with a stethoscope
Normal pulse for adults: 60-100 bpm
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
A fracture pan is correct answers 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
Daily fluid intake correct answers A healthy person should take in 64 to 96 ounces of fluid
each day to maintain health
Items used to take a blood pressure correct answers A stethoscope and a blood pressure cuff--
also called a sphygmomanometer
Nurse Aide Training Competency Evaluation Program correct answers 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.
A policy is correct answers a course of action that should be taken every time a certain
situation occurs
A procedure is correct answers a method or way of doing something
Assisting stroke residents to eat correct answers 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
Hand hygiene correct answers 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
Conversions correct answers 30 mL = 30 cc = 1 oz = 1/8 cup
Cyanotic correct answers Skin that is blue or gray
Military time correct answers Midnight = 0000
1 am = 0100
1pm = 1300
OBRA: hours of training and continuing education hours for CNAs correct answers 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
, Importance of wrinkle free linen correct answers Sheets that do not lie flat under the
resident's body increase the risk of pressure ulcers because they cut off circulation
Communication with visually-impaired resident correct answers 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
Assisting resident to walk recovering from a stroke correct answers Always use a gait belt for
safety. Stand on the weaker side. Support the weaker (involved) side. Lead with the stronger
side
ROM exercises correct answers 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.
Active ROM correct answers performed by a resident themselves without help. NA role:
Encourage
Active Assisted ROM correct answers done by the resident with some assistance and support
from the NA
Passive ROM correct answers used when residents are not able to move on their own.
Performed by the caregiver without the resident's help
Transfer Belt correct answers 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
Empathy correct answers identifying with the feelings of others. Understanding their
problems because of personal experience. Identify with and care about them
Sympathy correct answers sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others. Feel bad for them
Objective correct answers is based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells. Collected
by using the senses. Also called signs.
Subjective correct answers is something a person cannot or did not observe but is based on
something the resident reported that may or may not be true. Symptoms.
Pulse sites correct answers Radial pulse--wrist
Brachial pulse--elbow
Carotid pulse--neck
Apical pulse--heard by listening directly over the heart with a stethoscope
Normal pulse for adults: 60-100 bpm
