CNA Written Exam Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
What should a CNA do if he or she sees a small fire in an unoccupied patient room?
A. Extinguish the fire.
B. Rescue residents in the rooms next door.
C. Activate the fire alarm.
D. Close all fire doors. Ans: C. Activate the fire alarm.
When encountering a fire use the acronym RACE (Rescue, Activate the alarm, Confine
the fire, Extinguish the fire). Since no residents are in immediate danger, the CNA
should activate the alarm.
Before entering a patient's room, a CNA should:
A. Knock on the resident's door before entering.
B. Check the resident's care plan.
C. Make sure that the supplies are stocked for the unit.
D. All of the above. Ans: A. Knock on the resident's door before entering.
It is important to remember that the residents live in the facility. This is their home.
Thus,
,it is important to knock on the door of a resident's room before walking in.
Understanding
the care plan is very important, but the CNA may not need to read this document
before
entering a resident's room on each and every occasion during a shift. Restocking the
resident's room is also important, but the CNA may not need to do this each and
every
time that they walk into a resident's room.
What needs are found on the lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
A. Love and belonging
B. Self-esteem
C. Safety and security
D. Physical Ans: D. Physical
All humans must meet their basic physical needs for survival first (which means food,
water, shelter, etc.). Once those are met, people need safety and security, followed by
love and belonging, self-esteem, and finally, self-actualization.
A patient's family asks the CNA caring for a loved one about the results of a recent
blood test. What should the CNA say?
A. I think everything is normal, which is great!
B. Let me find the nurse to talk to you about the results.
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,C. Oh, he had a blood test? That is news to me.
D. I cannot comment on patient treatment. Sorry. Ans: B. Let me find the nurse to
talk to you about the results.
The CNA should not comment on medical procedures or diagnostic information. The
patient has a right to privacy. When a family member asks about a patient's care or
health, help the family and ask the nurse on duty to speak with them about a
procedure of this kind.
A patient is refusing to drink fluids even though he is beginning to show signs of
dehydration (concentrated urine, headache, sunken eyes, low energy). What should
the CNA do?
A. Tell the patient to go home because he knows what is best for his care.
B. Explain the risks of dehydration, respect his decision, and inform the nurse about his
condition.
C. Request an IV for the patient so that the patient can get fluids without drinking
anything.
D. Force him to drink water immediately, because dehydration is dangerous. Ans: B.
Explain the risks of dehydration, respect his decision, and inform the nurse about his
condition.
A patient has the right to refuse treatment even if this is not in his best interest. In this
situation, the CNA should explain that being hydrated is very important for a person's
health, and then let the nurse know that the patient is refusing treatment. Forcing a
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, patient to drink water is abuse. A CNA should NEVER hook up an IV and the CNA
has
no authority to discharge a patient.
If a patient refuses treatment and the CNA performs this care on the patient anyway,
what could happen to the CNA?
A. Nothing. CNAs should always perform care on patients regardless of patient
wishes.
B. The CNA could be given an award for performing care under challenging conditions.
C. The CNA could be promoted as leader on the floor because he can get things
done.
D. The CNA could be charged with assault or battery. Ans: D. The CNA could be
charged with assault or battery.
A CNA can be charged with assault for threatening to perform care or battery for
touching a patient (providing care) without the patient's consent. A patient must give
consent for treatment. Treating a patient without the patient's consent violates the
patient's rights. A CNA could be fired or arrested for this kind of behavior.
Which is NOT a reason why a CNA should refuse an assignment?
A. The CNA is upset because of a personal conflict with the patient's family.
B. The CNA believes the task is unethical.
C. The task is outside of the CNA's standard of care.
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Verified Answers
What should a CNA do if he or she sees a small fire in an unoccupied patient room?
A. Extinguish the fire.
B. Rescue residents in the rooms next door.
C. Activate the fire alarm.
D. Close all fire doors. Ans: C. Activate the fire alarm.
When encountering a fire use the acronym RACE (Rescue, Activate the alarm, Confine
the fire, Extinguish the fire). Since no residents are in immediate danger, the CNA
should activate the alarm.
Before entering a patient's room, a CNA should:
A. Knock on the resident's door before entering.
B. Check the resident's care plan.
C. Make sure that the supplies are stocked for the unit.
D. All of the above. Ans: A. Knock on the resident's door before entering.
It is important to remember that the residents live in the facility. This is their home.
Thus,
,it is important to knock on the door of a resident's room before walking in.
Understanding
the care plan is very important, but the CNA may not need to read this document
before
entering a resident's room on each and every occasion during a shift. Restocking the
resident's room is also important, but the CNA may not need to do this each and
every
time that they walk into a resident's room.
What needs are found on the lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
A. Love and belonging
B. Self-esteem
C. Safety and security
D. Physical Ans: D. Physical
All humans must meet their basic physical needs for survival first (which means food,
water, shelter, etc.). Once those are met, people need safety and security, followed by
love and belonging, self-esteem, and finally, self-actualization.
A patient's family asks the CNA caring for a loved one about the results of a recent
blood test. What should the CNA say?
A. I think everything is normal, which is great!
B. Let me find the nurse to talk to you about the results.
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,C. Oh, he had a blood test? That is news to me.
D. I cannot comment on patient treatment. Sorry. Ans: B. Let me find the nurse to
talk to you about the results.
The CNA should not comment on medical procedures or diagnostic information. The
patient has a right to privacy. When a family member asks about a patient's care or
health, help the family and ask the nurse on duty to speak with them about a
procedure of this kind.
A patient is refusing to drink fluids even though he is beginning to show signs of
dehydration (concentrated urine, headache, sunken eyes, low energy). What should
the CNA do?
A. Tell the patient to go home because he knows what is best for his care.
B. Explain the risks of dehydration, respect his decision, and inform the nurse about his
condition.
C. Request an IV for the patient so that the patient can get fluids without drinking
anything.
D. Force him to drink water immediately, because dehydration is dangerous. Ans: B.
Explain the risks of dehydration, respect his decision, and inform the nurse about his
condition.
A patient has the right to refuse treatment even if this is not in his best interest. In this
situation, the CNA should explain that being hydrated is very important for a person's
health, and then let the nurse know that the patient is refusing treatment. Forcing a
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, patient to drink water is abuse. A CNA should NEVER hook up an IV and the CNA
has
no authority to discharge a patient.
If a patient refuses treatment and the CNA performs this care on the patient anyway,
what could happen to the CNA?
A. Nothing. CNAs should always perform care on patients regardless of patient
wishes.
B. The CNA could be given an award for performing care under challenging conditions.
C. The CNA could be promoted as leader on the floor because he can get things
done.
D. The CNA could be charged with assault or battery. Ans: D. The CNA could be
charged with assault or battery.
A CNA can be charged with assault for threatening to perform care or battery for
touching a patient (providing care) without the patient's consent. A patient must give
consent for treatment. Treating a patient without the patient's consent violates the
patient's rights. A CNA could be fired or arrested for this kind of behavior.
Which is NOT a reason why a CNA should refuse an assignment?
A. The CNA is upset because of a personal conflict with the patient's family.
B. The CNA believes the task is unethical.
C. The task is outside of the CNA's standard of care.
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