CNA CHAPTER 7 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
Which of the following is the normal temperature range for the oral method?
(A) 97.6 - 99.6 degrees F
(B) 96.6 - 98.6 degrees F
(C) 93.6 - 97.9 degrees F
(D) 98.6 - 100.6 degrees F - ANSWER-(A) 97.6 - 99.6 degrees F
What can an overbed table be used for?
(A) Placement of dirty linens
(B) Placement of bedpans
(C) Placement of meals
(D) Placement of urinals - ANSWER-(C) Placement of meals
Which of the following thermometers is used to take a temperature from the ear?
(A) Oral thermometer
(B) Rectal thermometer (C) Tympanic thermometer
(D) Axillary thermometer - ANSWER-(C) Tympanic thermometer
Which temperature site is considered to be the most accurate?
(A) Oral
(B) Rectal
(C) Axillary
(D) Tympanic - ANSWER-(B) Rectal
What should be done with soiled bed linens?
(A) They should be shaken out to be sure none of the residents' personal belongings
are put in the wash.
(B) They should be rolled up with the dirty side in.
(C) They should be rolled up with the clean side in.
(D) They should be left in a pile outside the resident's door for housekeeping to pick up.
- ANSWER-(B) They should be rolled up with the dirty side in.
Under which of the following conditions should a nursing assistant not take an oral
temperature on a person?
(A) The person has influenza.
(B) The person almost certainly has a fever.
(C) The person is over six years old.
(D) The person is confused or disoriented. - ANSWER-(D) The person is confused or
disoriented.
, Where should the call light be placed when a nursing assistant leaves a resident's
room?
(A) On the bedside table beside the telephone
(B) Next to the television remote
(C) Within the resident's reach
(D) On a chair next to the resident's bed - ANSWER-(C) Within the resident's reach
Which of the following should a nursing assistant do during a resident's admission?
(A) The NA should get the admission process completed as quickly as possible.
(B) The NA should introduce the resident to other residents and staff members.
(C) The NA should call the resident by her first name to make her feel comfortable more
quickly.
(D) The NA should place the resident's personal items where the NA thinks is best. -
ANSWER-(B) The NA should introduce the resident to other residents and staff
members.
Which of the following statements is true of taking rectal temperatures?
(A) The NA does not need to explain the procedure before starting to take a rectal
temperature.
(B) Rectal temperatures can only be taken with digital thermometers.
(C) The NA must hold on to the thermometer at all times while taking a rectal
temperature.
(D) The NA does not need the resident's cooperation to take a rectal temperature. -
ANSWER-(C) The NA must hold on to the thermometer at all times while taking a rectal
temperature.
Which of the following blood pressures falls within the normal range?
(A) 119/75
(B) 135/90
(C) 91/70
(D) 140/80 - ANSWER-(A) 119/75
Hypertension is:
(A) High fever
(B) High blood pressure
(C) High pulse rate
(D) Low blood pressure - ANSWER-(B) High blood pressure
Which way is an example of a correct way to write a blood pressure reading?
(A) 120/75
(B) 120+75
(C) 120-75
(D) 120*75 - ANSWER-(A) 120/75
The most common site to take the pulse is the
(A) Radial pulse
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Which of the following is the normal temperature range for the oral method?
(A) 97.6 - 99.6 degrees F
(B) 96.6 - 98.6 degrees F
(C) 93.6 - 97.9 degrees F
(D) 98.6 - 100.6 degrees F - ANSWER-(A) 97.6 - 99.6 degrees F
What can an overbed table be used for?
(A) Placement of dirty linens
(B) Placement of bedpans
(C) Placement of meals
(D) Placement of urinals - ANSWER-(C) Placement of meals
Which of the following thermometers is used to take a temperature from the ear?
(A) Oral thermometer
(B) Rectal thermometer (C) Tympanic thermometer
(D) Axillary thermometer - ANSWER-(C) Tympanic thermometer
Which temperature site is considered to be the most accurate?
(A) Oral
(B) Rectal
(C) Axillary
(D) Tympanic - ANSWER-(B) Rectal
What should be done with soiled bed linens?
(A) They should be shaken out to be sure none of the residents' personal belongings
are put in the wash.
(B) They should be rolled up with the dirty side in.
(C) They should be rolled up with the clean side in.
(D) They should be left in a pile outside the resident's door for housekeeping to pick up.
- ANSWER-(B) They should be rolled up with the dirty side in.
Under which of the following conditions should a nursing assistant not take an oral
temperature on a person?
(A) The person has influenza.
(B) The person almost certainly has a fever.
(C) The person is over six years old.
(D) The person is confused or disoriented. - ANSWER-(D) The person is confused or
disoriented.
, Where should the call light be placed when a nursing assistant leaves a resident's
room?
(A) On the bedside table beside the telephone
(B) Next to the television remote
(C) Within the resident's reach
(D) On a chair next to the resident's bed - ANSWER-(C) Within the resident's reach
Which of the following should a nursing assistant do during a resident's admission?
(A) The NA should get the admission process completed as quickly as possible.
(B) The NA should introduce the resident to other residents and staff members.
(C) The NA should call the resident by her first name to make her feel comfortable more
quickly.
(D) The NA should place the resident's personal items where the NA thinks is best. -
ANSWER-(B) The NA should introduce the resident to other residents and staff
members.
Which of the following statements is true of taking rectal temperatures?
(A) The NA does not need to explain the procedure before starting to take a rectal
temperature.
(B) Rectal temperatures can only be taken with digital thermometers.
(C) The NA must hold on to the thermometer at all times while taking a rectal
temperature.
(D) The NA does not need the resident's cooperation to take a rectal temperature. -
ANSWER-(C) The NA must hold on to the thermometer at all times while taking a rectal
temperature.
Which of the following blood pressures falls within the normal range?
(A) 119/75
(B) 135/90
(C) 91/70
(D) 140/80 - ANSWER-(A) 119/75
Hypertension is:
(A) High fever
(B) High blood pressure
(C) High pulse rate
(D) Low blood pressure - ANSWER-(B) High blood pressure
Which way is an example of a correct way to write a blood pressure reading?
(A) 120/75
(B) 120+75
(C) 120-75
(D) 120*75 - ANSWER-(A) 120/75
The most common site to take the pulse is the
(A) Radial pulse
