Colorado CNA practice State Exam
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?
a. Negligence
b. False imprisonment
c. Theft
d. Aiding and abetting - answers C. Theft
Which of the following personal qualities is a nursing assistant demonstrating when he
or she accepts his or her own limitations?
a. Caring
b. Dependability
c. Accountability
d. Honesty - answers d. Honesty
Which of the following options is NOT considered verbal communication?
a. Speaking clearly
b. Asking open-ended questions
c. Avoiding eye contact
d. Clarifying what you heard - answers C. Avoiding eye contact
When a facility decides to transfer or to discharge a patient, how much time MUST the
facility provide to the resident or resident's representative before they may do so?
a. Within 7 days
b. Within 14 days
c. Within 30 days
d. Within 60 days - answers C. Within 30 days
An elderly patient who has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease may be affected
by all of the following EXCEPT:
a. The ability to stand
b. The ability to stoop
c. The ability to walk
d. The ability to learn new skills - answers D. Ability to learn new skills
Which of the following options is the primary cause of death for individuals who are 85
years or older?
, a. Injuries related to falling
b. Cancer
c. Strokes
d. Hypertension - answers A. Injuries related to falling
Which of the following options BEST describes MRSA?
a. A viral skin condition that infects the patient's nerve path
b. A skin rash caused by an infestation of tiny mites
c. A bacterial infection that causes the skin to blister and seep
d. A life threatening skin disease that spreads through the blood stream - answers d. A
life threatening skin disease that spreads through the blood stream
Which of the following options identify the two general goals of skin care when bathing a
patient?
a. Maintain appearance and promote sleep
b. Remove body sweat and reduce oiliness
c. Promote comfort and remove pathogens
d. Improve circulation and inspect skin - answers c. Promote comfort and remove
pathogens
You are assigned a comatose resident that is in need of oral care every four hours.
Which of the following options identifies how you should provide this patient with oral
care?
a. Assist the patient by cleaning his or her dentures and swabbing the patient's mouth
and mucous membranes
b. Be sure the patient's head is turned to its side and use the proper equipment to swab
the patient's mouth and mucous membranes
c. Gently open the patient's mouth and brush his or her teeth
d. Ask the patient's permission prior to providing oral care with approved equipment -
answers b. Be sure the patient's head is turned to its side and use the proper equipment
to swab the patient's mouth and mucous membranes
All of the following are physical signs that a resident is in pain EXCEPT:
a. Tachycardia
b. Hypotension
c. Tachypnea
d. Dyspnea - answers b. Hypotension
Tachycardia - answers Abnormally rapid heartbeat
hypotension - answers abnormally low blood pressure
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?
a. Negligence
b. False imprisonment
c. Theft
d. Aiding and abetting - answers C. Theft
Which of the following personal qualities is a nursing assistant demonstrating when he
or she accepts his or her own limitations?
a. Caring
b. Dependability
c. Accountability
d. Honesty - answers d. Honesty
Which of the following options is NOT considered verbal communication?
a. Speaking clearly
b. Asking open-ended questions
c. Avoiding eye contact
d. Clarifying what you heard - answers C. Avoiding eye contact
When a facility decides to transfer or to discharge a patient, how much time MUST the
facility provide to the resident or resident's representative before they may do so?
a. Within 7 days
b. Within 14 days
c. Within 30 days
d. Within 60 days - answers C. Within 30 days
An elderly patient who has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease may be affected
by all of the following EXCEPT:
a. The ability to stand
b. The ability to stoop
c. The ability to walk
d. The ability to learn new skills - answers D. Ability to learn new skills
Which of the following options is the primary cause of death for individuals who are 85
years or older?
, a. Injuries related to falling
b. Cancer
c. Strokes
d. Hypertension - answers A. Injuries related to falling
Which of the following options BEST describes MRSA?
a. A viral skin condition that infects the patient's nerve path
b. A skin rash caused by an infestation of tiny mites
c. A bacterial infection that causes the skin to blister and seep
d. A life threatening skin disease that spreads through the blood stream - answers d. A
life threatening skin disease that spreads through the blood stream
Which of the following options identify the two general goals of skin care when bathing a
patient?
a. Maintain appearance and promote sleep
b. Remove body sweat and reduce oiliness
c. Promote comfort and remove pathogens
d. Improve circulation and inspect skin - answers c. Promote comfort and remove
pathogens
You are assigned a comatose resident that is in need of oral care every four hours.
Which of the following options identifies how you should provide this patient with oral
care?
a. Assist the patient by cleaning his or her dentures and swabbing the patient's mouth
and mucous membranes
b. Be sure the patient's head is turned to its side and use the proper equipment to swab
the patient's mouth and mucous membranes
c. Gently open the patient's mouth and brush his or her teeth
d. Ask the patient's permission prior to providing oral care with approved equipment -
answers b. Be sure the patient's head is turned to its side and use the proper equipment
to swab the patient's mouth and mucous membranes
All of the following are physical signs that a resident is in pain EXCEPT:
a. Tachycardia
b. Hypotension
c. Tachypnea
d. Dyspnea - answers b. Hypotension
Tachycardia - answers Abnormally rapid heartbeat
hypotension - answers abnormally low blood pressure
