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Prometric CNA Exam 1
Which of the following is an example of a duty that nursing assistants generally perform? *
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A. Bathing residents
B. Giving medication to residents
C. Diagnosing residents' illnesses
D. Making financial decisions for residents - ✔ANSWER A
Which of the following is the safest way to confirm a resident's identity? *
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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. - ✔ANSWER D
A professional and safe working appearance would include which of the following? *
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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 - ✔ANSWER D
What is the federal law that relates to keeping a person's health information confidential and secure? *
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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) - ✔ANSWER B
When should a nursing assistant document care? *
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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 - ✔ANSWER A
To whom should you report to as a nursing assistant/nurse aide? *
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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 -
✔ANSWER B
What document is created for each resident to help achieve certain goals and outlines the steps and
tasks the care team must perform? *
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A. Flow sheet
B. Care plan
C. Intake and Output form
D. Incident report - ✔ANSWER B
Under what circumstances should a nursing aide have access to a patient's files? *
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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 - ✔ANSWER D
What should you do if you make a mistake in charting patient information? *
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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 -
✔ANSWER D
Which action by a nurse aide could jeopardize the confidentiality of computerized medical records
available at a nurse's station? *
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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. - ✔ANSWER B
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? *
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A. Negligence
B. False imprisonment
C. Theft
D. Aiding and abetting - ✔ANSWER C
Which of the following options is NOT considered verbal communication? *
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A. Speaking clearly
B. Asking open-ended questions
C. Avoiding eye contact
D. Clarifying what you heard - ✔ANSWER C
When you are recording your observations of a resident, it is important that you do NOT: *
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A. Sign your name
B. Draw a single line over mistakes
C. Make corrections
D. Use red ink - ✔ANSWER D
Which of the following team members is responsible for working with the patient's therapist and
dietician to ensure that the patient is receiving the proper care? *
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A. Nursing Assistant
B. Licensed Practical Nurse
C. Registered Nurse
D. Unlicensed Assistive Personnel - ✔ANSWER C
A nurse aide finds a resident who has a history of falls lying on the floor in the resident's room. The
resident is crying and says, "I fell again." What should the nurse aide do first? *
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A. Call for help while keeping the resident calm.
B. Check for injuries while asking how the resident fell.
C. Place a pillow under the resident's head and cover with a blanket.
D. Consider if the resident is trying to get attention. - ✔ANSWER A