CNA TMU STUDY GUIDE EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔11. A resident refuses a prescribed treatment. A nursing assistant should
a. report this to family members
b. tell the resident not to worry about it
c. force them to do the treatment for their own good
d. report and record the refusal - ✔✔D
✔✔12. The type of precautions to be followed when a resident suffers from Clostrdium
difficile (C. difficile) is
a. airborne precautions
b. contact precautions
c. droplet precautions
d. standard precautions - ✔✔B
✔✔13. A resident who has feet and ankle swelling (edema) may have a problem with
their
a. lungs
b. heart
c. bowels
d. liver - ✔✔B
✔✔14. Falls are common among older people due to
a. rapid reflexes
b. hyperglycemia
c. anaphylaxis
d. poor balance - ✔✔D
✔✔15. To avoid injury to children,
a. do not use table cloths
b. use toy chests with free-falling lids
c. remove warning labels from toys
d. do not use guardrails at the bottom of stairs - ✔✔A
, ✔✔16. Choking, drowning, and strangulation are common causes of
a. a thrombus
b. suffocation
c. psychosis
d. carbon monoxide poisoning - ✔✔B
✔✔17. An example of a collaborative care plan involving the staff of a nursing home
and hospice care staff would include
a. the social services personnel being made aware of when the hospice staff will come
to the nursing home to perform cares
b. the resident and/or family members contracting independently for hospice care and
notifying the nursing home
c. each party sharing their individually prepared care plans with one another and the
care notes being shared with the other party
d. both parties sitting down together and sharing what cares will be done by each party
and how they are to work together - ✔✔D
✔✔18. Demonstrating good listening skills involves
a. repeating what you heard the resident say when she has finished speaking
b. asking the resident questions whenever they pause in conversation
c. standing in an attentive manner as close as possible to the resident
d. setting your 'internal' timer and ending the conversation when the timer goes off -
✔✔A
✔✔19. The goal of restorative nursing is to
a. prepare the resident's to transition to another facility
b. prevent further disability
c. rehab the resident enough to return home
d. postpone the resident's progress - ✔✔B
✔✔20. Mindful care giving
a. is not a routine way of care
b. involves staff making all care decisions
c. is not a system way of care
d. involves customer service skills - ✔✔D
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔11. A resident refuses a prescribed treatment. A nursing assistant should
a. report this to family members
b. tell the resident not to worry about it
c. force them to do the treatment for their own good
d. report and record the refusal - ✔✔D
✔✔12. The type of precautions to be followed when a resident suffers from Clostrdium
difficile (C. difficile) is
a. airborne precautions
b. contact precautions
c. droplet precautions
d. standard precautions - ✔✔B
✔✔13. A resident who has feet and ankle swelling (edema) may have a problem with
their
a. lungs
b. heart
c. bowels
d. liver - ✔✔B
✔✔14. Falls are common among older people due to
a. rapid reflexes
b. hyperglycemia
c. anaphylaxis
d. poor balance - ✔✔D
✔✔15. To avoid injury to children,
a. do not use table cloths
b. use toy chests with free-falling lids
c. remove warning labels from toys
d. do not use guardrails at the bottom of stairs - ✔✔A
, ✔✔16. Choking, drowning, and strangulation are common causes of
a. a thrombus
b. suffocation
c. psychosis
d. carbon monoxide poisoning - ✔✔B
✔✔17. An example of a collaborative care plan involving the staff of a nursing home
and hospice care staff would include
a. the social services personnel being made aware of when the hospice staff will come
to the nursing home to perform cares
b. the resident and/or family members contracting independently for hospice care and
notifying the nursing home
c. each party sharing their individually prepared care plans with one another and the
care notes being shared with the other party
d. both parties sitting down together and sharing what cares will be done by each party
and how they are to work together - ✔✔D
✔✔18. Demonstrating good listening skills involves
a. repeating what you heard the resident say when she has finished speaking
b. asking the resident questions whenever they pause in conversation
c. standing in an attentive manner as close as possible to the resident
d. setting your 'internal' timer and ending the conversation when the timer goes off -
✔✔A
✔✔19. The goal of restorative nursing is to
a. prepare the resident's to transition to another facility
b. prevent further disability
c. rehab the resident enough to return home
d. postpone the resident's progress - ✔✔B
✔✔20. Mindful care giving
a. is not a routine way of care
b. involves staff making all care decisions
c. is not a system way of care
d. involves customer service skills - ✔✔D
