CNA FINAL EXAM:Question and Answers Study Guide 2025
A brain disorder in which clusters of brain cells sometimes signal abnormally is -ansEpilepsy
A defibrillator is -ansUsed to deliver a shock to the heart when a person is in ventricular fibrillation
A developmental disability is -ansA disability that occurs before 22 years of age
A gown is needed for isolation precautions. The gown is removed -ansBefore leaving the room
A hot pack has cooled. What should you do? -ansChange the pack
A husband asks his wife for a divorce. She starts sucking her thumb. Which defense mechanism is she using? -
ansRegression
A man is going to use the urinal. What should he do when he is done? -ansHang it on the bedrail
A new mother needs time for herself -ansTrue
A nursing assistant is also an EMT who works for the fire dept. In her EMT role, she is allowed to start IVs. On
the weekend, she works as a nursing assistant at a nursing center. The RN asks her to start an IV on a resident.
What should the nursing assistant do? -ansPolitely refuse to do the task and explain why
A nursing center wants to hire you. Which is NOT required? -ansA photo
A patient complains of flatulence. The person has the following food choices. Which does NOT cause
flatulence? -ansPotatoes
A patient has a fractured right hip. How is the leg positioned? -ansAbducted at all times
,A patient has AD. The person is trying to tell you something. What should you do? -ansLet the person speak. Do
not interrupt or rush the person
A patient has AD. The person often screams a word in a foreign language. You know the screaming is -ansThe
person's way of communicating
A patient has CA. You find him crying in his room. What should you do? -ansUse touch and listening to
communicate that you care
A patient has pneumonia. What color is the sputum? -ansDepends on the cause
A patient has slid down in the wheelchair. The person cannot assist with repositioning. To safely reposition the
person -ansA mechanical lift is used
A patient is receiving continuous oxygen. The person wants to smoke. Which is correct? -ansSmoking is not
allowed where oxygen is being used
A patient's care is assigned to Sally. The patient needs to use the bathroom. Sally is on a meal break. Who will
help the patient? -ansAny staff member on the unit will help
A person fell and fractured his right hip. He is scheduled for surgery in the morning to repair the fracture. This
is -ansUrgent surgery
A person has a convulsive disorder. When measuring temperature, you CANNOT use the -ansOral site
A person has a fracture. The bone is broken but the skin is intact. The person has -ansA closed frature
A person has AD. The person often screams a word in a foreign language. Possible causes of screaming include
the following EXCEPT -ansDepression and aging
, A person has AD. Which can offer the person's daughter support and encouragement> -ansAn Alzheimer's
support group
A person has an open fracture. The bone has com through the skin. This is also referred to as: -ansA compound
fracture
A person has CA. Surgery is done to -ansRemove the CA or tumor
A person has fecal incontinence. The following measures are part of the care plan. Which should you
questions? -ansEmpty ostomy pouch when feces are present
A person has protection against a certain disease. The person has -ansImmunity
A person has suffered burns. You should do the following EXCEPT -ansRemove clothing that sticks to the skin
A person in unconscious. When measuring temperature, you CANNOT use the -ansOral site
A person is having a seizure. Which is INCORRECT? -ansPosition the person supine
A person is in a coma. This means that the person -ansCannot respond to others
A person is on a high-calorie diet. Which is CORRECT? -ansThere are dietary increases in all foods
A person is receiving oxygen therapy. Connecting tubing must be -ansFree of kinks
A person is receiving oxygen. When measuring temperature, you CANNOT use the -ansOral site
A brain disorder in which clusters of brain cells sometimes signal abnormally is -ansEpilepsy
A defibrillator is -ansUsed to deliver a shock to the heart when a person is in ventricular fibrillation
A developmental disability is -ansA disability that occurs before 22 years of age
A gown is needed for isolation precautions. The gown is removed -ansBefore leaving the room
A hot pack has cooled. What should you do? -ansChange the pack
A husband asks his wife for a divorce. She starts sucking her thumb. Which defense mechanism is she using? -
ansRegression
A man is going to use the urinal. What should he do when he is done? -ansHang it on the bedrail
A new mother needs time for herself -ansTrue
A nursing assistant is also an EMT who works for the fire dept. In her EMT role, she is allowed to start IVs. On
the weekend, she works as a nursing assistant at a nursing center. The RN asks her to start an IV on a resident.
What should the nursing assistant do? -ansPolitely refuse to do the task and explain why
A nursing center wants to hire you. Which is NOT required? -ansA photo
A patient complains of flatulence. The person has the following food choices. Which does NOT cause
flatulence? -ansPotatoes
A patient has a fractured right hip. How is the leg positioned? -ansAbducted at all times
,A patient has AD. The person is trying to tell you something. What should you do? -ansLet the person speak. Do
not interrupt or rush the person
A patient has AD. The person often screams a word in a foreign language. You know the screaming is -ansThe
person's way of communicating
A patient has CA. You find him crying in his room. What should you do? -ansUse touch and listening to
communicate that you care
A patient has pneumonia. What color is the sputum? -ansDepends on the cause
A patient has slid down in the wheelchair. The person cannot assist with repositioning. To safely reposition the
person -ansA mechanical lift is used
A patient is receiving continuous oxygen. The person wants to smoke. Which is correct? -ansSmoking is not
allowed where oxygen is being used
A patient's care is assigned to Sally. The patient needs to use the bathroom. Sally is on a meal break. Who will
help the patient? -ansAny staff member on the unit will help
A person fell and fractured his right hip. He is scheduled for surgery in the morning to repair the fracture. This
is -ansUrgent surgery
A person has a convulsive disorder. When measuring temperature, you CANNOT use the -ansOral site
A person has a fracture. The bone is broken but the skin is intact. The person has -ansA closed frature
A person has AD. The person often screams a word in a foreign language. Possible causes of screaming include
the following EXCEPT -ansDepression and aging
, A person has AD. Which can offer the person's daughter support and encouragement> -ansAn Alzheimer's
support group
A person has an open fracture. The bone has com through the skin. This is also referred to as: -ansA compound
fracture
A person has CA. Surgery is done to -ansRemove the CA or tumor
A person has fecal incontinence. The following measures are part of the care plan. Which should you
questions? -ansEmpty ostomy pouch when feces are present
A person has protection against a certain disease. The person has -ansImmunity
A person has suffered burns. You should do the following EXCEPT -ansRemove clothing that sticks to the skin
A person in unconscious. When measuring temperature, you CANNOT use the -ansOral site
A person is having a seizure. Which is INCORRECT? -ansPosition the person supine
A person is in a coma. This means that the person -ansCannot respond to others
A person is on a high-calorie diet. Which is CORRECT? -ansThere are dietary increases in all foods
A person is receiving oxygen therapy. Connecting tubing must be -ansFree of kinks
A person is receiving oxygen. When measuring temperature, you CANNOT use the -ansOral site
