PROMETRIC CNA TEST BANK COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS ALREADY
GRADED A+
●● Daily fluid intake
Answer: A healthy person should take in 64 to 96 ounces of fluid each
day to maintain health
●● Items used to take a blood pressure
Answer: A stethoscope and a blood pressure cuff--also called a
sphygmomanometer
●● Nurse Aide Training Competency Evaluation Program
Answer: Makes the rules about training and testing nursing assistants.
The state programs make sure that federal rules are followed in nursing
facilities that receive payment from Medicare or Medicaid. Setting up
and running the nursing assistant registry is also a part of this program.
If a nursing assistant is accused of abusing a resident the facility will
investigate according to its policies and procedure. If they determine
abuse has occurred a report must be made to them and they will decide
whether or not to mark it on their registry.
●● A policy is
,Answer: a course of action that should be taken every time a certain
situation occurs
●● A procedure is
Answer: a method or way of doing something
●● Assisting stroke residents to eat
Answer: Place food in the resident's field of vision
Use assistive devices
Watch for signs of choking
Place food in the unaffected/nonparalyzed side of the mouth
●● Hand hygiene
Answer: Washing hands with either plain or antiseptic soap and water or
using alcohol--based hand rubs
the most important thing NA can do to prevent the spread of disease
Wet hands and wrists, apply soap, lather for at least 20 seconds, clean
nails
●● Conversions
Answer: 30 mL = 30 cc = 1 oz = 1/8 cup
●● Cyanotic
, Answer: Skin that is blue or gray
●● Military time
Answer: Midnight = 0000
1 am = 0100
1pm = 1300
●● OBRA: hours of training and continuing education hours for CNAs
Answer: NAs must complete at least 75 hours of training that covers
topics like communication, preventing infections, safety and emergency
procedures, and how to promote residents' independence and legal rights
They must attend regular in-service education (a minimum of 12 hours
per year) to keep their skills updated
●● Importance of wrinkle free linen
Answer: Sheets that do not lie flat under the resident's body increase the
risk of pressure ulcers because they cut off circulation
●● Communication with visually-impaired resident
Answer: When you enter a new room with them, orient them to where
things are. Describe things around you without using words like "see,
look, watch"
Use the face of an imaginary clock as a guide to explain the positions of
objects that are in front of the person
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS ALREADY
GRADED A+
●● Daily fluid intake
Answer: A healthy person should take in 64 to 96 ounces of fluid each
day to maintain health
●● Items used to take a blood pressure
Answer: A stethoscope and a blood pressure cuff--also called a
sphygmomanometer
●● Nurse Aide Training Competency Evaluation Program
Answer: Makes the rules about training and testing nursing assistants.
The state programs make sure that federal rules are followed in nursing
facilities that receive payment from Medicare or Medicaid. Setting up
and running the nursing assistant registry is also a part of this program.
If a nursing assistant is accused of abusing a resident the facility will
investigate according to its policies and procedure. If they determine
abuse has occurred a report must be made to them and they will decide
whether or not to mark it on their registry.
●● A policy is
,Answer: a course of action that should be taken every time a certain
situation occurs
●● A procedure is
Answer: a method or way of doing something
●● Assisting stroke residents to eat
Answer: Place food in the resident's field of vision
Use assistive devices
Watch for signs of choking
Place food in the unaffected/nonparalyzed side of the mouth
●● Hand hygiene
Answer: Washing hands with either plain or antiseptic soap and water or
using alcohol--based hand rubs
the most important thing NA can do to prevent the spread of disease
Wet hands and wrists, apply soap, lather for at least 20 seconds, clean
nails
●● Conversions
Answer: 30 mL = 30 cc = 1 oz = 1/8 cup
●● Cyanotic
, Answer: Skin that is blue or gray
●● Military time
Answer: Midnight = 0000
1 am = 0100
1pm = 1300
●● OBRA: hours of training and continuing education hours for CNAs
Answer: NAs must complete at least 75 hours of training that covers
topics like communication, preventing infections, safety and emergency
procedures, and how to promote residents' independence and legal rights
They must attend regular in-service education (a minimum of 12 hours
per year) to keep their skills updated
●● Importance of wrinkle free linen
Answer: Sheets that do not lie flat under the resident's body increase the
risk of pressure ulcers because they cut off circulation
●● Communication with visually-impaired resident
Answer: When you enter a new room with them, orient them to where
things are. Describe things around you without using words like "see,
look, watch"
Use the face of an imaginary clock as a guide to explain the positions of
objects that are in front of the person
