CSCC NURC 1001 EXAM 1 2026/2027 | STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS,
ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
List tasks and responsibilities of Nurse Aide. Are there any limitations? - ANS ✔✔ADL (Activities of Daily
Living)-Brushing teeth, hair, shower, bathroom.
STNAs do not take blood, give medications, or medical injections
Describe work ethics and STNA behaviors at work - ANS ✔✔the knowledge of what it right and what is
wrong
Having ethical behavior means not be prejudiced or biased
What is the goal if rehabilitation and restorative care? Acute care? - ANS ✔✔Rehabilitation Care - To
restore the person to the highest possible level of functioning.
Restorative Care - Care that helps persons regain health, strength, and independence.
Acute care - Stabilize the patient's condition, manage pain, prevent further complications, and start the
early stages of rehabilitation.
To Whom does a nurse aide report? - ANS ✔✔The nurse
What information about resident would you communicate to other team members? When? - ANS
✔✔Vital signs, intake/output, weight, changes in the resident's condition
-changes in conditions-
when the nurse asks-
when you leave the unit for any break-
before you leave at the end of your shift
How does culture affect communication? - ANS ✔✔The person may attach different meanings to verbal
and nonverbal communication.
Review communication techniques for residents with impairments - ANS ✔✔Communication techniques
for residents with impairments as hearing, visual, confusion or dementia
Know how to write military time. - ANS ✔✔0100 - Zero one hundred 1:00 a.m.
0200 - Zero two hundred 2:00 a.m.
0300 - Zero three hundred 3:00 a.m.
0400 - Zero four hundred 4:00 a.m.
0500 - Zero five hundred 5:00 a.m.
0600 - Zero six hundred 6:00 a.m.
0700 - Zero seven hundred 7:00 a.m.
0800 - Zero eight hundred 8:00 a.m.
0900 - Zero nine hundred 9:00 a.m.
, 1000 - Ten hundred 10:00 a.m.
1100 - Eleven hundred 11:00 a.m.
1200 - Twelve hundred 12 noon
1300 - Thirteen hundred 1:00 p.m.
1400 - Fourteen hundred 2:00 p.m.
1500 - Fifteen hundred 3:00 p.m.
1600 - Sixteen hundred 4:00 p.m.
1700 - Seventeen hundred 5:00 p.m.
1800 - Eighteen hundred 6:00 p.m.
1900 - Nineteen hundred 7:00 p.m.
2000 - Twenty hundred 8:00 p.m.
2100 - Twenty one hundred 9:00 p.m.
2200 - Twenty-two hundred 10:00 p.m.
2300 - Twenty-three hundred 11:00 p.m.
2400 - Twenty-four hundred 12 midnight
0005 - Zero zero zero five 12:05 a.m.
What is infection control? - ANS ✔✔practices and procedures that prevent the spread of infection
What is a Bloodborne pathogen? - ANS ✔✔Disease-causing microorganisms carried in the body by blood
or body fluids, such as hepatitis and HIV.
What are symptoms/signs of infection? - ANS ✔✔Redness, swelling , pain, heat, temperature and loss of
function.
Review the elderly and infections, why are they more susceptible? - ANS ✔✔Increased risk due to
impaired immune system, skin breakdown, poor nutrition/hydration, and chronic diseases
Review the chain of infection - ANS ✔✔1. SOURCE (Pathogen infectious agent)
2. RESERVOIR (place for the pathogen to grow and multiply)
3. PORTAL OF EXIT (The way the pathogen leaves the reservoir)
4. METHOD OF TRANSMISSION (pathogen is transmitted to another host)
5. PORTAL OF ENTRY (How pathogen enters the body)
6. SUSCEPTIBLE HOST (persons at risk for infection)
Review hand washing and gloving. What are the steps for handwashing? - ANS ✔✔1. Wet your hands.
Use clean, running water (warm or cold)
2 Apply soap. Lather up and rub your hands together for at least 20 seconds
3. Rinse your hands. Turn the tap back on and rinse your hands under running water
4. Turn off the faucet. Use your elbow or a paper towel
5. Dry your hands.
What are the steps for using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer? - ANS ✔✔1. Apply the gel product to the
palm of one hand (read the label to learn the correct amount)
2. Cover all surfaces of hands.
3. Rub your hands and fingers together until they are dry.
What is PPE? When do you need to use PPE? - ANS ✔✔Personal Protection Equipment
ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
List tasks and responsibilities of Nurse Aide. Are there any limitations? - ANS ✔✔ADL (Activities of Daily
Living)-Brushing teeth, hair, shower, bathroom.
STNAs do not take blood, give medications, or medical injections
Describe work ethics and STNA behaviors at work - ANS ✔✔the knowledge of what it right and what is
wrong
Having ethical behavior means not be prejudiced or biased
What is the goal if rehabilitation and restorative care? Acute care? - ANS ✔✔Rehabilitation Care - To
restore the person to the highest possible level of functioning.
Restorative Care - Care that helps persons regain health, strength, and independence.
Acute care - Stabilize the patient's condition, manage pain, prevent further complications, and start the
early stages of rehabilitation.
To Whom does a nurse aide report? - ANS ✔✔The nurse
What information about resident would you communicate to other team members? When? - ANS
✔✔Vital signs, intake/output, weight, changes in the resident's condition
-changes in conditions-
when the nurse asks-
when you leave the unit for any break-
before you leave at the end of your shift
How does culture affect communication? - ANS ✔✔The person may attach different meanings to verbal
and nonverbal communication.
Review communication techniques for residents with impairments - ANS ✔✔Communication techniques
for residents with impairments as hearing, visual, confusion or dementia
Know how to write military time. - ANS ✔✔0100 - Zero one hundred 1:00 a.m.
0200 - Zero two hundred 2:00 a.m.
0300 - Zero three hundred 3:00 a.m.
0400 - Zero four hundred 4:00 a.m.
0500 - Zero five hundred 5:00 a.m.
0600 - Zero six hundred 6:00 a.m.
0700 - Zero seven hundred 7:00 a.m.
0800 - Zero eight hundred 8:00 a.m.
0900 - Zero nine hundred 9:00 a.m.
, 1000 - Ten hundred 10:00 a.m.
1100 - Eleven hundred 11:00 a.m.
1200 - Twelve hundred 12 noon
1300 - Thirteen hundred 1:00 p.m.
1400 - Fourteen hundred 2:00 p.m.
1500 - Fifteen hundred 3:00 p.m.
1600 - Sixteen hundred 4:00 p.m.
1700 - Seventeen hundred 5:00 p.m.
1800 - Eighteen hundred 6:00 p.m.
1900 - Nineteen hundred 7:00 p.m.
2000 - Twenty hundred 8:00 p.m.
2100 - Twenty one hundred 9:00 p.m.
2200 - Twenty-two hundred 10:00 p.m.
2300 - Twenty-three hundred 11:00 p.m.
2400 - Twenty-four hundred 12 midnight
0005 - Zero zero zero five 12:05 a.m.
What is infection control? - ANS ✔✔practices and procedures that prevent the spread of infection
What is a Bloodborne pathogen? - ANS ✔✔Disease-causing microorganisms carried in the body by blood
or body fluids, such as hepatitis and HIV.
What are symptoms/signs of infection? - ANS ✔✔Redness, swelling , pain, heat, temperature and loss of
function.
Review the elderly and infections, why are they more susceptible? - ANS ✔✔Increased risk due to
impaired immune system, skin breakdown, poor nutrition/hydration, and chronic diseases
Review the chain of infection - ANS ✔✔1. SOURCE (Pathogen infectious agent)
2. RESERVOIR (place for the pathogen to grow and multiply)
3. PORTAL OF EXIT (The way the pathogen leaves the reservoir)
4. METHOD OF TRANSMISSION (pathogen is transmitted to another host)
5. PORTAL OF ENTRY (How pathogen enters the body)
6. SUSCEPTIBLE HOST (persons at risk for infection)
Review hand washing and gloving. What are the steps for handwashing? - ANS ✔✔1. Wet your hands.
Use clean, running water (warm or cold)
2 Apply soap. Lather up and rub your hands together for at least 20 seconds
3. Rinse your hands. Turn the tap back on and rinse your hands under running water
4. Turn off the faucet. Use your elbow or a paper towel
5. Dry your hands.
What are the steps for using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer? - ANS ✔✔1. Apply the gel product to the
palm of one hand (read the label to learn the correct amount)
2. Cover all surfaces of hands.
3. Rub your hands and fingers together until they are dry.
What is PPE? When do you need to use PPE? - ANS ✔✔Personal Protection Equipment
