CNA chapter 8 questions and answers
2024\2025 A+ Grade
List 6 basic physical needs that all humans have
- correct answer Food, water, shelter, sleep, activity, comfort
List 6 psychosocial needs that humans have
- correct answer Love, affection, acceptance, security, self-reliance, independence
Holistic care
- correct answer Caring for a person entirely; both physically and psychosocially
A loss of _____ is very difficult for a person to deal with
- correct answer Independence
A nursing assistant should allow a resident to do a _____ independently even if it's easier for the NA to
do it
- correct answer Task
_____ are personal care tasks a person does every day to care for himself
- correct answer Activities of daily living (ADLs)
NAs should encourage _____, regardless of how long it takes or how poorly residents are able to do it
- correct answer Self-care
A loss of independence can cause increased
- correct answer Dependence
, Elderly people no longer have sexual urges
- correct answer False
Ability to engage in sexual activity continues unless disease or injury occurs
- correct answer True
Residents have the legal right to choose how to express their sexuality
- correct answer True
All elderly people have the same sexual behavior and desires
- correct answer False
Nursing assistants should assume all residents are heterosexual unless told otherwise
- correct answer False
If a person is unable to meet his sexual needs due to a disability, he will no longer have sexual desires
- correct answer False
If a resident is physically female but identifies as male, the NA should refer to the resident as "he"
- correct answer True
People who are confined to wheelchairs cannot have intimate relationships
- correct answer False
Lack of privacy is a major reason for lack of sexual expression in long-term care facilities
- correct answer True
The nursing assistant should always knock and wait for a response before entering a resident's room
- correct answer True
If a nursing assistant sees a sexual encounter between consenting adult residents, she should ask them
to stop
- correct answer False
2024\2025 A+ Grade
List 6 basic physical needs that all humans have
- correct answer Food, water, shelter, sleep, activity, comfort
List 6 psychosocial needs that humans have
- correct answer Love, affection, acceptance, security, self-reliance, independence
Holistic care
- correct answer Caring for a person entirely; both physically and psychosocially
A loss of _____ is very difficult for a person to deal with
- correct answer Independence
A nursing assistant should allow a resident to do a _____ independently even if it's easier for the NA to
do it
- correct answer Task
_____ are personal care tasks a person does every day to care for himself
- correct answer Activities of daily living (ADLs)
NAs should encourage _____, regardless of how long it takes or how poorly residents are able to do it
- correct answer Self-care
A loss of independence can cause increased
- correct answer Dependence
, Elderly people no longer have sexual urges
- correct answer False
Ability to engage in sexual activity continues unless disease or injury occurs
- correct answer True
Residents have the legal right to choose how to express their sexuality
- correct answer True
All elderly people have the same sexual behavior and desires
- correct answer False
Nursing assistants should assume all residents are heterosexual unless told otherwise
- correct answer False
If a person is unable to meet his sexual needs due to a disability, he will no longer have sexual desires
- correct answer False
If a resident is physically female but identifies as male, the NA should refer to the resident as "he"
- correct answer True
People who are confined to wheelchairs cannot have intimate relationships
- correct answer False
Lack of privacy is a major reason for lack of sexual expression in long-term care facilities
- correct answer True
The nursing assistant should always knock and wait for a response before entering a resident's room
- correct answer True
If a nursing assistant sees a sexual encounter between consenting adult residents, she should ask them
to stop
- correct answer False
