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CNA - Basic Nursing Skills (Unit 2)
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To obtain the most accurate patient weight, the nursing assistant
should weigh the patient ____.
directly after a meal
at the same time every day
with two different scales
3-4 hours after eating
Ans: The correct answer is:
at the same time every day
Explanation:
Weighing the patient at the same time every day will yield the
most accurate results, as the patient is likely in similar
circumstances.
A nursing assistant is instructed to take the oral temperature of a
patient who just had a cold drink. When should the patient's
temperature be taken?
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3-5 minutes
10-20 minutes after the drink was finished
Immediately. A cold drink should not affect the reading of most oral
thermometers.
20-30 minutes
Ans: The correct answer is:
10-20 minutes after the drink was finished
Explanation:
10-20 minutes should be enough time for the oral cavity to
return to a more accurate body temperature.
A nursing assistant is caring for a patient with MRSA and is wearing a
gown and gloves whenever she provides the patient care. Where
should she dispose of her gown and gloves when she needs to go care
for another patient?
In the dirty utility room
In the patient's room
In the hallway
In the next patient's room before touching the patient
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Ans: The correct answer is:
In the patient's room
Explanation:
Taking the gown off in the patient's room helps reduce the
spread of infection to staff and other pat ients
What is another term that is often interchangeable with "decubitus
ulcer"?
Ulcerated Tumor.
Pressure Sore.
Perforation.
Ulcerated cyst.
Ans: The correct answer is:
Pressure Sore.
Explanation:
Pressure Sore is actually a more accurate term to use than
decubitus ulcer. The other options are incorrect.
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Why is taking a resident's oral temperature the most common means
of obtaining a reading?
It is the most cost effective means of taking a temperature.
It is more accurate than other methods.
It offers the most ease of access and least inconvenience to the
resident.
It is the only method residents will accept.
Ans: The correct answer is:
It offers the most ease of access and least inconvenience to the
resident.
Explanation:
Ease of using this method makes it the most preferable. The
other options are not necessarily true.
When transferring a resident from a wheelchair to stationary chair,
where should the nursing assistant stand?
to the right side of the wheelchair
in front of the wheelchair
to the left of the side of the wheelchair
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CNA - Basic Nursing Skills (Unit 2)
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
To obtain the most accurate patient weight, the nursing assistant
should weigh the patient ____.
directly after a meal
at the same time every day
with two different scales
3-4 hours after eating
Ans: The correct answer is:
at the same time every day
Explanation:
Weighing the patient at the same time every day will yield the
most accurate results, as the patient is likely in similar
circumstances.
A nursing assistant is instructed to take the oral temperature of a
patient who just had a cold drink. When should the patient's
temperature be taken?
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3-5 minutes
10-20 minutes after the drink was finished
Immediately. A cold drink should not affect the reading of most oral
thermometers.
20-30 minutes
Ans: The correct answer is:
10-20 minutes after the drink was finished
Explanation:
10-20 minutes should be enough time for the oral cavity to
return to a more accurate body temperature.
A nursing assistant is caring for a patient with MRSA and is wearing a
gown and gloves whenever she provides the patient care. Where
should she dispose of her gown and gloves when she needs to go care
for another patient?
In the dirty utility room
In the patient's room
In the hallway
In the next patient's room before touching the patient
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Ans: The correct answer is:
In the patient's room
Explanation:
Taking the gown off in the patient's room helps reduce the
spread of infection to staff and other pat ients
What is another term that is often interchangeable with "decubitus
ulcer"?
Ulcerated Tumor.
Pressure Sore.
Perforation.
Ulcerated cyst.
Ans: The correct answer is:
Pressure Sore.
Explanation:
Pressure Sore is actually a more accurate term to use than
decubitus ulcer. The other options are incorrect.
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Why is taking a resident's oral temperature the most common means
of obtaining a reading?
It is the most cost effective means of taking a temperature.
It is more accurate than other methods.
It offers the most ease of access and least inconvenience to the
resident.
It is the only method residents will accept.
Ans: The correct answer is:
It offers the most ease of access and least inconvenience to the
resident.
Explanation:
Ease of using this method makes it the most preferable. The
other options are not necessarily true.
When transferring a resident from a wheelchair to stationary chair,
where should the nursing assistant stand?
to the right side of the wheelchair
in front of the wheelchair
to the left of the side of the wheelchair
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