NGN ATI CNA COMPETENCY EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 80 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

NGN ATI CNA COMPETENCY EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 80 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ When you are communicating with residents, you need to remember to a. look away when they make direct eye contact b. speak rapidly and loudly c. face the resident and make eye contact d. finish all their sentences for them - ANSWER-c. face the resident and make eye contact You are measuring Mrs. Clark's pulse and it is 98 beats per minute, which is significantly different than her normal pulse. You should a. ignore this, as pulse rates always fluctuate in older people b. report this to the charge nurse c. encourage Mrs. Clark to exercise more d. call the doctor immediately - ANSWER-b. report this to the charge nurse All of these devices can be used to help a person to use regular toileting facilities with more ease EXCEPT a. elevated toilet seat b. bedside commode c. grab bars on the wall next to the toilet d. eggcrate mattress - ANSWER-d. eggcrate mattress Mr. Russell keeps getting up from his wheelchair. Instead of using a restraint you should ask him if a. he needs to go to the toilet b. he is hungry again after just having eaten c. a new long term care home would suit him better d. he is just being difficult - ANSWER-a. he needs to go to the toilet All of the following are in the Resident Bill of Rights EXCEPT a. the right to form militant groups in the facility b. the right to be free from sexual, verbal, physical, or mental abuse c. the right to be free of corporal punishment and involuntary seclusion d. the right to choose activities - ANSWER-a. the right to form militant groups in the facility Increased respiratory rate is a. bradypnea b. apnea c. dyspnea d. tachypnea - ANSWER-d. tachypnea A male staff member is overheard telling Mary, "What a sexy top you have on today." Mary walks away red faced. This could be considered a. sexual abuse b. sexual harassment c. complimentary behavior d. adolescent behavior - ANSWER-b. sexual harassment Mrs. White has turned on her call light four times in the last hour. When the nursing assistant goes to her room she should say, "Mrs. White, a. Is there something I can help you with?" b. I can't be running to your room every fifteen minutes." c. Turning on your call light all the time is disturbing the other residents." d. Do not call us again. We are very busy." - ANSWER-a. Is there something I can help you with?" A nursing assistant is allowed to a. give medication from the bedside table b. give water through the nasogastric tube c. accept orders from a physician over the telephone d. empty the resident's Foley catheter bag - ANSWER-d. empty the resident's Foley catheter bag When nursing assistants complain of frequent back aches, the most likely factor contributing to their back problem would be a. pushing or pulling heavy objects b. bending over to tie their resident's shoe laces c. keeping their feet shoulder width apart d. bending their knees and lifting with their legs - ANSWER-b. bending over to tie their resident's shoe laces You walk into the dining room. The conscious resident has his hands to his throat and is making no sounds. The first thing you will do is: a. call 911 b. call the nurse c. start chest compressions d. ask, "Are you choking?" - ANSWER-d. ask, "Are you choking?" The nursing assistant is transferring a resident from the bed to the chair. The nursing assistant should a. stand with feet apart b. bend from the waist c. stand away from the resident d. ask for assistance - ANSWER-a. stand with feet apart Casually sharing personal information about a resident with co-workers outside the workplace is considered a. appropriate b. inappropriate c. OK if it relieves your stress d. usually allowed - ANSWER-b. inappropriate All behavior has meaning to the: a. facility psychologist b. person performing the behavior c. person observing the behavior d. person who is talking - ANSWER-b. person performing the behavior A prerequisite for becoming a successful nursing assistant will include a. being involved in community activities b. being a pillar of society c. possessing maturity and sensitivity d. having a good business background - ANSWER-c. possessing maturity and sensitivity A contracture is the lack of joint mobility caused by abnormal shortening of a muscle. This causes the muscle to be a. swollen, limits the mobility and stretches with difficulty b. swollen, deformed and cannot stretch c. fixed into position, deformed and stretches with difficulty d. fixed into position, deformed and cannot stretch - ANSWER-d. fixed into position, deformed and cannot stretch Before trimming a resident's fingernails or toenails the nursing assistant soaks them in warm water. How many minutes should you soak the resident's hands and/or feet? a. 2 -3 and 7-8. b. 4-6 and 8-10. c. 5-10 and 15-20. d. 10-15 and 25-30. - ANSWER-b. 4-6 and 8-10. Care that is focused on comfort and symptom relief rather than cure is a. post mortum b. palliative c. bereavement d. advanced directive - ANSWER-b. palliative You are caring for a resident who has a diagnosis of Clostridium difficile. You understand a. using an alcohol based hand sanitizer is appropriate to use after caring for the resident b. the resident will have his own dedicated equipment such as blood pressure cuffs c. Clostridium difficile is a spore-forming virus found in the intestinal flora d. Clostridium difficile is not contagious and the resident is able to participate in resident activities - ANSWER-b. the resident will have his own dedicated equipment such as blood pressure cuffs The organ that pumps the blood around the body is a. brain b. liver c. heart d. spleen - ANSWER-c. heart A type of card file that summarizes information found in a medical record, includes drugs, treatment, diagnosis, and routine cares is: a. kardex b. medical record c. nurses orders d. chart - ANSWER-a. kardex A resident with a diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Disorder may breathe best when in a. the lateral position b. the prone position c. the supine position d. the orthopneic position - ANSWER-d. the orthopneic position Libel is a. oral slander b. written defamation c. a criminal act d. written slander - ANSWER-b. written defamation Which of the following is a Federal and State funded health care reimbursement program? a. HMO b. Medicare c. PPO d. Medicaid - ANSWER-d. Medicaid List the order in which these body parts are washed during bathing a. chest, eyes, face, neck, ears, arms b. eyes, face, ears, neck, arms, chest c. arms, chest, neck, ears, face, eyes d. eyes, face, chest, arms, neck, face - ANSWER-b. eyes, face, ears, neck, arms, chest A male resident who is on bed rest after having surgery for a broken hip tells the nursing assistant he needs to void. The nursing assistant would a. assist the resident to use a fracture pan b. assist the resident to the bedside commode c. assist the residen