Prometric CNA Exam 1 Questions
Which of the following is an example of a duty that nursing assistants generally
perform? *
1/1
A. Bathing residents
B. Giving medication to residents
C. Diagnosing residents' illnesses
D. Making financial decisions for residents - answerA
Which of the following is the safest way to confirm a resident's identity? *
1/1
A. Look at the door number and compare it to your room list.
B. Call the resident by name and see if the person answers.
C. Ask the resident's roommate.
D. Check the ID bracelet or tag attached to the resident. - answerD
A professional and safe working appearance would include which of the following? *
1/1
A. Carefully manicured acrylic nails
B. Jewelry that reflects your fun personality
C. Sandals, T-shirt, and a name tag
D. Clean, wrinkle-free uniform; short fingernails; and off-the-shoulder hair - answerD
What is the federal law that relates to keeping a person's health information confidential
and secure? *
1/1
A. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
B. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
C. Minimum Data Set (MDS)
D. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) - answerB
When should a nursing assistant document care? *
1/1
A. Immediately after the care is given
B. Upon arriving at work the following day
C. Just before performing the care
D. While performing care - answerA
To whom should you report to as a nursing assistant/nurse aide? *
1/1
A. The administrative desk person at the facility
, B. The registered nurse or licensed practical nurse on your service
C. A licensed physician
D. The professional assigning a particular task, which may be an RN, LPN, physical
therapist, dietician - answerB
What document is created for each resident to help achieve certain goals and outlines
the steps and tasks the care team must perform? *
1/1
A. Flow sheet
B. Care plan
C. Intake and Output form
D. Incident report - answerB
Under what circumstances should a nursing aide have access to a patient's files? *
1/1
A. A nursing aide can access files on any patient that he/she has cared for
B. A nursing aide can access files in order to correct computer information
C. A nursing aide can access files in order to show information to family members
D. A nursing aide can access files on patients currently under his/her care - answerD
What should you do if you make a mistake in charting patient information? *
1/1
A. Start another chart
B. Use white-out over the error
C. Have the supervising nurse write in a correction
D. Draw a single line in blue or black ink through the error, label it "error," and initial the
mistake - answerD
Which action by a nurse aide could jeopardize the confidentiality of computerized
medical records available at a nurse's station? *
1/1
A. Log out and sign off all computer screens before leaving a terminal.
B. Share passwords for computer access with colleagues who have forgotten their own
passwords.
C. Periodically change computer access passwords.
D. Prevent an unidentified healthcare worker from viewing computer records. - answerB
The nurse's son called and asked her to bring home a package of bandages, so the
nurse grabbed a package from the facility's stockroom to take home. Which of the
following options BEST identifies this action? *
1/1
A. Negligence
B. False imprisonment
C. Theft
D. Aiding and abetting - answerC
Which of the following is an example of a duty that nursing assistants generally
perform? *
1/1
A. Bathing residents
B. Giving medication to residents
C. Diagnosing residents' illnesses
D. Making financial decisions for residents - answerA
Which of the following is the safest way to confirm a resident's identity? *
1/1
A. Look at the door number and compare it to your room list.
B. Call the resident by name and see if the person answers.
C. Ask the resident's roommate.
D. Check the ID bracelet or tag attached to the resident. - answerD
A professional and safe working appearance would include which of the following? *
1/1
A. Carefully manicured acrylic nails
B. Jewelry that reflects your fun personality
C. Sandals, T-shirt, and a name tag
D. Clean, wrinkle-free uniform; short fingernails; and off-the-shoulder hair - answerD
What is the federal law that relates to keeping a person's health information confidential
and secure? *
1/1
A. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
B. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
C. Minimum Data Set (MDS)
D. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) - answerB
When should a nursing assistant document care? *
1/1
A. Immediately after the care is given
B. Upon arriving at work the following day
C. Just before performing the care
D. While performing care - answerA
To whom should you report to as a nursing assistant/nurse aide? *
1/1
A. The administrative desk person at the facility
, B. The registered nurse or licensed practical nurse on your service
C. A licensed physician
D. The professional assigning a particular task, which may be an RN, LPN, physical
therapist, dietician - answerB
What document is created for each resident to help achieve certain goals and outlines
the steps and tasks the care team must perform? *
1/1
A. Flow sheet
B. Care plan
C. Intake and Output form
D. Incident report - answerB
Under what circumstances should a nursing aide have access to a patient's files? *
1/1
A. A nursing aide can access files on any patient that he/she has cared for
B. A nursing aide can access files in order to correct computer information
C. A nursing aide can access files in order to show information to family members
D. A nursing aide can access files on patients currently under his/her care - answerD
What should you do if you make a mistake in charting patient information? *
1/1
A. Start another chart
B. Use white-out over the error
C. Have the supervising nurse write in a correction
D. Draw a single line in blue or black ink through the error, label it "error," and initial the
mistake - answerD
Which action by a nurse aide could jeopardize the confidentiality of computerized
medical records available at a nurse's station? *
1/1
A. Log out and sign off all computer screens before leaving a terminal.
B. Share passwords for computer access with colleagues who have forgotten their own
passwords.
C. Periodically change computer access passwords.
D. Prevent an unidentified healthcare worker from viewing computer records. - answerB
The nurse's son called and asked her to bring home a package of bandages, so the
nurse grabbed a package from the facility's stockroom to take home. Which of the
following options BEST identifies this action? *
1/1
A. Negligence
B. False imprisonment
C. Theft
D. Aiding and abetting - answerC
