CNA state Exam practice test. (Illinois)
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The nurse asks you to ambulate a patient BID during your shift. This means you will ambulate
the patient ____ times.
a. Four
b. Three
c. Two
d. One - Correct AnswerC. two
Sometimes the best response for a nursing assistant is to assure the resident you are listening.
Which of these behaviors is the best way to exhibit good listening skills?
A. Speaking about your own experiences on the topic to direct the conversation.
B. Asking questions that direct the conversation further.
C. Talking to the resident while you continue to work.
D. Turning in the residents direction and responding when it is appropriate. - Correct AnswerD.
Turning in the residents direction and responding when it is appropriate.
While emptying the trash in a client's room, you get stuck by a needle that should have been
placed in the sharps container. What is the first thing to do?
a. Call your personal physician.
b. Wash the site for several minutes.
c. Fill out an Incident Report.
d. Try to squeeze blood out. - Correct Answerb. Wash the site for several minutes.
,Infection control practices that prevent the transmission of disease are called
a. isolation protocols.
b. policies and procedures.
c. standard precautions.
d. hand hygiene mandates. - Correct Answerc. standard precautions.
A resident in your care is frustrated, upset, and raising his voice in complaint. Which of these is
the best response to his actions?
a. Report the incident to the supervising nurse.
b. Walk away from the patient in an effort to show you won't tolerate the behavior.
c. Offer support and care using a comforting and calming manner.
d. Ask the resident to lower his voice in courtesy to other residents who are getting upset. -
Correct Answerc. Offer support and care using a comforting and calming manner.
There are certain steps to follow from start to finish when beginning a procedure on a patient.
As a nursing assistant, it is extremely important to start with which of these tasks?
a. Enter the date in the patients medical record.
b. Document what you did.
c. Provide privacy in the immediate area.
d. Verify the residents identification. - Correct Answerd. Verify the residents identification.
As dementia progresses, incontinence can become an issue. How can the nurse aide assist?
a. Avoid outings to minimize accidents and possible embarrassment.
,b. Remind the resident to let you know when they need to use the bathroom.
c. Start to use an adult diaper to keep clothing and linens clean.
d. Watch for signs of discomfort so you can take the resident to the bathroom. - Correct
Answerd. Watch for signs of discomfort so you can take the resident to the bathroom.
When a patient is dying, the last of the five senses the patient loses is ____?
a. Hearing
b. Touch
c. Taste
d. Sight - Correct Answera. Hearing
If you have a resident who is completely deaf, which of these would be the most important for
effective communication?
a. A laptop or pen and paper.
b. A loud voice that projects over noise.
c. An alarm that rings louder than in non-hearing impaired rooms.
d. A phone system with amplifiers. - Correct Answera. A laptop or pen and paper.
When getting dressed, a client always wants to wear her favorite outfit. What is a good
solution?
a. Hide the favorite outfit for a few days so she forgets.
b. Tell the resident that the outfit is dirty and she will have to choose another.
c. Ask the family to get several identical outfits.
, d. Explain the benefits of variety and offer several other outfits. - Correct Answerc. Ask the
family to get several identical outfits.
Blood-borne infections include
a. chicken pox
b. pneumonia
c. hepatitis
d. measles - Correct Answerc. hepatitis
A resident in your care has just received news of a death in the family. What is the best way to
assist them with the grieving process?
a. Tell the resident about an experience you had with death and what helped you cope with it.
b. Remind the resident that death is inevitable.
c. Spend some time with the resident, particularly offering support if he or she wishes to talk
about it.
d. Suggest that the resident get his or her mind off of things by thinking of something pleasant. -
Correct Answerc. Spend some time with the resident, particularly offering support if he or she
wishes to talk about it.
Elizabeth Kübler-Ross describes the stages of grief a person goes through when they lose
someone close to them. She believes the first stage of the grieving process is ____.
a. Acceptance
b. Anger
c. Depression
d. Denial - Correct Answerd. Denial
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The nurse asks you to ambulate a patient BID during your shift. This means you will ambulate
the patient ____ times.
a. Four
b. Three
c. Two
d. One - Correct AnswerC. two
Sometimes the best response for a nursing assistant is to assure the resident you are listening.
Which of these behaviors is the best way to exhibit good listening skills?
A. Speaking about your own experiences on the topic to direct the conversation.
B. Asking questions that direct the conversation further.
C. Talking to the resident while you continue to work.
D. Turning in the residents direction and responding when it is appropriate. - Correct AnswerD.
Turning in the residents direction and responding when it is appropriate.
While emptying the trash in a client's room, you get stuck by a needle that should have been
placed in the sharps container. What is the first thing to do?
a. Call your personal physician.
b. Wash the site for several minutes.
c. Fill out an Incident Report.
d. Try to squeeze blood out. - Correct Answerb. Wash the site for several minutes.
,Infection control practices that prevent the transmission of disease are called
a. isolation protocols.
b. policies and procedures.
c. standard precautions.
d. hand hygiene mandates. - Correct Answerc. standard precautions.
A resident in your care is frustrated, upset, and raising his voice in complaint. Which of these is
the best response to his actions?
a. Report the incident to the supervising nurse.
b. Walk away from the patient in an effort to show you won't tolerate the behavior.
c. Offer support and care using a comforting and calming manner.
d. Ask the resident to lower his voice in courtesy to other residents who are getting upset. -
Correct Answerc. Offer support and care using a comforting and calming manner.
There are certain steps to follow from start to finish when beginning a procedure on a patient.
As a nursing assistant, it is extremely important to start with which of these tasks?
a. Enter the date in the patients medical record.
b. Document what you did.
c. Provide privacy in the immediate area.
d. Verify the residents identification. - Correct Answerd. Verify the residents identification.
As dementia progresses, incontinence can become an issue. How can the nurse aide assist?
a. Avoid outings to minimize accidents and possible embarrassment.
,b. Remind the resident to let you know when they need to use the bathroom.
c. Start to use an adult diaper to keep clothing and linens clean.
d. Watch for signs of discomfort so you can take the resident to the bathroom. - Correct
Answerd. Watch for signs of discomfort so you can take the resident to the bathroom.
When a patient is dying, the last of the five senses the patient loses is ____?
a. Hearing
b. Touch
c. Taste
d. Sight - Correct Answera. Hearing
If you have a resident who is completely deaf, which of these would be the most important for
effective communication?
a. A laptop or pen and paper.
b. A loud voice that projects over noise.
c. An alarm that rings louder than in non-hearing impaired rooms.
d. A phone system with amplifiers. - Correct Answera. A laptop or pen and paper.
When getting dressed, a client always wants to wear her favorite outfit. What is a good
solution?
a. Hide the favorite outfit for a few days so she forgets.
b. Tell the resident that the outfit is dirty and she will have to choose another.
c. Ask the family to get several identical outfits.
, d. Explain the benefits of variety and offer several other outfits. - Correct Answerc. Ask the
family to get several identical outfits.
Blood-borne infections include
a. chicken pox
b. pneumonia
c. hepatitis
d. measles - Correct Answerc. hepatitis
A resident in your care has just received news of a death in the family. What is the best way to
assist them with the grieving process?
a. Tell the resident about an experience you had with death and what helped you cope with it.
b. Remind the resident that death is inevitable.
c. Spend some time with the resident, particularly offering support if he or she wishes to talk
about it.
d. Suggest that the resident get his or her mind off of things by thinking of something pleasant. -
Correct Answerc. Spend some time with the resident, particularly offering support if he or she
wishes to talk about it.
Elizabeth Kübler-Ross describes the stages of grief a person goes through when they lose
someone close to them. She believes the first stage of the grieving process is ____.
a. Acceptance
b. Anger
c. Depression
d. Denial - Correct Answerd. Denial
