PROMETRIC CNA SKILLS VITAL SIGNS AND
SAFETY MEASURES FINAL PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● When you move a patient on a stretcher, you should stand at the
patient's
A. Right side
B. Left side
C. Head
D. Feet
Answer: C. Head
●● As a safety measure, when you give mouth care to an unconscious
patient, you should position the patient
A. on her/his back
B. in semi-Fowler's position
C. with the head turned to the side
D. in the supine position
Answer: C. with the head turned to the side
this allows for the mouth to drain
●● When you obtain a clean-catch urine specimen, you should
,A. wash the patient's head
B. use clean techniques
C. use sterile techniques
D. preform the procedure in the bathroom
Answer: B. use clean techniques
●● When cleaning a patient's dentures at the sink, the reason to line the
sink emesis basin with a paper towel or to fill the sink with water is to
A. prevent contamination of the dentures
B. hide the dentures from view
C. guard against breaking the dentures
D. protect the basin from scratches
Answer: C. guard against breaking the dentures
●● When assisting a patient with eating, one of the first things you
should do is
A. cut the food into large bite-size pieces
B. wash your hands and the patient's hands
C. butter the patient's bread
D. provide the patient with privacy
Answer: B. wash your hands and the patient's hands
●● The water temperature for a tub bath is
,A. 98F
B. 105F
C. 115F
D. 212F
Answer: B. 105F
●● While giving an unconscious patient a bath, it is important to
A. give passive ROM to all joints
B. let the team leader exercise the patient's joints
C. call the physical therapist to exercise the patients afterwards
D. exercise the patient only if the doctor has ordered it
Answer: A. give passive ROM to all joints
●● When shaving a male patient's face, you should
A. apply shaving cream sparingly
B. use upward strokes when shaving the cheeks
C. apply Betadine to any nicks
D. none of the above
Answer: D. none of the above
●● A decubitus ulcer is
A. stomach ulcer
, B. pressure sore
C. duodenal ulcer
D. sore on the toe
Answer: D. sore on the toe
●● What position should a patient be in to receive an enema?
A. supine
B. fowler's
C. prone
D. left sim's
Answer: D. left sim's
it allows irrigation to be easier
●● Nursing orders frequently instruct you to assist patient to cough and
deep breathe that activity helps
A. decubitus ulcers
B. pneumonia
C. internal bleeding
D. dyspnea
Answer: B. pneumonia
●● How often should you total a patient's intake and output records?
SAFETY MEASURES FINAL PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● When you move a patient on a stretcher, you should stand at the
patient's
A. Right side
B. Left side
C. Head
D. Feet
Answer: C. Head
●● As a safety measure, when you give mouth care to an unconscious
patient, you should position the patient
A. on her/his back
B. in semi-Fowler's position
C. with the head turned to the side
D. in the supine position
Answer: C. with the head turned to the side
this allows for the mouth to drain
●● When you obtain a clean-catch urine specimen, you should
,A. wash the patient's head
B. use clean techniques
C. use sterile techniques
D. preform the procedure in the bathroom
Answer: B. use clean techniques
●● When cleaning a patient's dentures at the sink, the reason to line the
sink emesis basin with a paper towel or to fill the sink with water is to
A. prevent contamination of the dentures
B. hide the dentures from view
C. guard against breaking the dentures
D. protect the basin from scratches
Answer: C. guard against breaking the dentures
●● When assisting a patient with eating, one of the first things you
should do is
A. cut the food into large bite-size pieces
B. wash your hands and the patient's hands
C. butter the patient's bread
D. provide the patient with privacy
Answer: B. wash your hands and the patient's hands
●● The water temperature for a tub bath is
,A. 98F
B. 105F
C. 115F
D. 212F
Answer: B. 105F
●● While giving an unconscious patient a bath, it is important to
A. give passive ROM to all joints
B. let the team leader exercise the patient's joints
C. call the physical therapist to exercise the patients afterwards
D. exercise the patient only if the doctor has ordered it
Answer: A. give passive ROM to all joints
●● When shaving a male patient's face, you should
A. apply shaving cream sparingly
B. use upward strokes when shaving the cheeks
C. apply Betadine to any nicks
D. none of the above
Answer: D. none of the above
●● A decubitus ulcer is
A. stomach ulcer
, B. pressure sore
C. duodenal ulcer
D. sore on the toe
Answer: D. sore on the toe
●● What position should a patient be in to receive an enema?
A. supine
B. fowler's
C. prone
D. left sim's
Answer: D. left sim's
it allows irrigation to be easier
●● Nursing orders frequently instruct you to assist patient to cough and
deep breathe that activity helps
A. decubitus ulcers
B. pneumonia
C. internal bleeding
D. dyspnea
Answer: B. pneumonia
●● How often should you total a patient's intake and output records?
