CNA Chapter 18 exam ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
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1. A person with arthritis should be encouraged to: d. Do active or pas-
a. Avoid the pain by not moving. sive range-of-motion ex-
b. Take cold showers to reduce swelling of joints. ercised regularly.
c. Exercise strenuously to keep joints flexible.
d. Do active or passive range-of-motion exercised reg-
ulalry.
2. When caring for a person with HIV/AIDS, the nurse D) Standard precautions
assistant would use:
A) Droplet precautions
B) Contact precautions.
C) Airborne precautions
D) Standard precautions
3. A person with chronic heart failure generally is most b. Sitting up
comfortable when:
a. Lying flat
b. Sitting up
c. Lying on left side
d. Lying on the right side
4. Mrs. Yardley is recovering from a broken hip. When D) Her feet should be flat
Mrs. Yardley is seated in a chair: on the floor and her hips
A) Her legs should extend straight out in front of her. should be flexed no more
B) Her knees should be higher than her hips. than 90 degrees.
C) An abduction pillow should be placed between her
legs to keep her hip joints in the proper position.
D) Her feet should be flat on the floor and her hips
should be flexed no more than 90 degrees.
5. A person with diabetes: b. May have reduced sen-
a. Needs to eat extra sugar and protein to maintain her sation in his feet.
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strength.
b. May have reduced sensation in his feet.
c. Needs to eliminate exercise completely.
d. Needs to have the nurse assistant cut his toenails
daily so they do not become too long.
6. Mrs. O'Neill has chronic heart failure. When caring for B) Provide frequent rest
Mrs. O'Neill, the nurse assistant should: periods when helping
A) Encourage Mrs. O'Neill to cough deeply to keep the Mrs. O'Neill with daily care
airways free of mucus. activities.
B) Provide frequent rest periods when helping Mrs.
O'Neill with daily care activities.
C) Keep Mrs. O'Neill's legs and feet lower than her
heart to reduce swelling in the ankles.
D) Administer oxygen per Mrs. O'Neill's care plan to
make breathing easier.
7. A person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease c. Breathe deeply often
(COPD) should be encouraged to: during the day.
a. Eat one large meal per day instead of several smaller
meals.
b. Lie flat after eating.
c. Breathe deeply often during the day.
d. Smoke to relieve tension.
8. Mrs. Lewis has Parkinson's disease. When caring for B) Offer small, frequent
Mrs. Lewis, the nurse assistant should: meals and snacks because
A) Take droplet precautions. eating a large meal can
B) Offer small, frequent meals and snacks because cause Mrs. Lewis to be-
eating a large meal can cause Mrs. Lewis to become come fatigued.
fatigued.
C) Remind the Mrs. Lewis to take small, short steps.
CNA - Chapter 18
SOLUTION GUIDE (A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED) LATEST VERSION
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2025!!
1. A person with arthritis should be encouraged to: d. Do active or pas-
a. Avoid the pain by not moving. sive range-of-motion ex-
b. Take cold showers to reduce swelling of joints. ercised regularly.
c. Exercise strenuously to keep joints flexible.
d. Do active or passive range-of-motion exercised reg-
ulalry.
2. When caring for a person with HIV/AIDS, the nurse D) Standard precautions
assistant would use:
A) Droplet precautions
B) Contact precautions.
C) Airborne precautions
D) Standard precautions
3. A person with chronic heart failure generally is most b. Sitting up
comfortable when:
a. Lying flat
b. Sitting up
c. Lying on left side
d. Lying on the right side
4. Mrs. Yardley is recovering from a broken hip. When D) Her feet should be flat
Mrs. Yardley is seated in a chair: on the floor and her hips
A) Her legs should extend straight out in front of her. should be flexed no more
B) Her knees should be higher than her hips. than 90 degrees.
C) An abduction pillow should be placed between her
legs to keep her hip joints in the proper position.
D) Her feet should be flat on the floor and her hips
should be flexed no more than 90 degrees.
5. A person with diabetes: b. May have reduced sen-
a. Needs to eat extra sugar and protein to maintain her sation in his feet.
, CNA - Chapter 18
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strength.
b. May have reduced sensation in his feet.
c. Needs to eliminate exercise completely.
d. Needs to have the nurse assistant cut his toenails
daily so they do not become too long.
6. Mrs. O'Neill has chronic heart failure. When caring for B) Provide frequent rest
Mrs. O'Neill, the nurse assistant should: periods when helping
A) Encourage Mrs. O'Neill to cough deeply to keep the Mrs. O'Neill with daily care
airways free of mucus. activities.
B) Provide frequent rest periods when helping Mrs.
O'Neill with daily care activities.
C) Keep Mrs. O'Neill's legs and feet lower than her
heart to reduce swelling in the ankles.
D) Administer oxygen per Mrs. O'Neill's care plan to
make breathing easier.
7. A person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease c. Breathe deeply often
(COPD) should be encouraged to: during the day.
a. Eat one large meal per day instead of several smaller
meals.
b. Lie flat after eating.
c. Breathe deeply often during the day.
d. Smoke to relieve tension.
8. Mrs. Lewis has Parkinson's disease. When caring for B) Offer small, frequent
Mrs. Lewis, the nurse assistant should: meals and snacks because
A) Take droplet precautions. eating a large meal can
B) Offer small, frequent meals and snacks because cause Mrs. Lewis to be-
eating a large meal can cause Mrs. Lewis to become come fatigued.
fatigued.
C) Remind the Mrs. Lewis to take small, short steps.
