CNA Study Questions Practice guide
2023 2024
What is the normal range for systolic BP? - ANSWER 100-120
What is supine position? - ANSWER Laying on back
What does NPO mean? - ANSWER Nothing by mouth
What is the most basic need that is most essential? - ANSWER Safety and security
What does scope of practice mean? - ANSWER Skills legally able to perform
Why is straining urine done? - ANSWER To find stones
What is hemiplegia? - ANSWER Paralysis on one side of the body
What does Sx of a UTI mean? - ANSWER Cloudy urine, increased frequency, and burning
What is atrophy? - ANSWER Decrease in muscle mass due to under use
Why should a CNA check weight frequently? - ANSWER To check nutrition and health
How does the nervous system change as we get older? - ANSWER In normal changes, slower response
time
What precautions do scabies require? - ANSWER Contact
, When should a slip knot be used? - ANSWER Restraint so it can be removed easily
When should CC or ML be used? - ANSWER Recording urinary output
When should a pulse oximeter be used? - ANSWER To measure oxygen in the blood
What is an example of an objective statement?
What is an example of a subjective statement? - ANSWER Objective = A patient's weight is 160 lb
Subjective = Pain is 3/10
When the patient does not have a bowel movement for more than 3 days, they are at an increased risk
for? - ANSWER Constipation
If a patient is nearing death, the CNA needs to do what? - ANSWER Support and keep the patient
comfortable
Swollen ankles and legs are signs and symptoms of? - ANSWER CHF (congestive heart failure)
Incontinence of bowel and bladder increases chances of? - ANSWER Pressure sores and skin breakdown
What is an embolism? - ANSWER A clot that moves and causes an obstruction
What are Stage 3 pressure ulcers? - ANSWER Breakdown of the subcutaneous layer of the skin
What are signs and symptoms of pneumonia? - ANSWER Coughing, chest pain, chest discomfort, thick
sputum
What are enteric contact precautions? - ANSWER Isolation precautions used for gastrointestinal
infections such as C-Diff
2023 2024
What is the normal range for systolic BP? - ANSWER 100-120
What is supine position? - ANSWER Laying on back
What does NPO mean? - ANSWER Nothing by mouth
What is the most basic need that is most essential? - ANSWER Safety and security
What does scope of practice mean? - ANSWER Skills legally able to perform
Why is straining urine done? - ANSWER To find stones
What is hemiplegia? - ANSWER Paralysis on one side of the body
What does Sx of a UTI mean? - ANSWER Cloudy urine, increased frequency, and burning
What is atrophy? - ANSWER Decrease in muscle mass due to under use
Why should a CNA check weight frequently? - ANSWER To check nutrition and health
How does the nervous system change as we get older? - ANSWER In normal changes, slower response
time
What precautions do scabies require? - ANSWER Contact
, When should a slip knot be used? - ANSWER Restraint so it can be removed easily
When should CC or ML be used? - ANSWER Recording urinary output
When should a pulse oximeter be used? - ANSWER To measure oxygen in the blood
What is an example of an objective statement?
What is an example of a subjective statement? - ANSWER Objective = A patient's weight is 160 lb
Subjective = Pain is 3/10
When the patient does not have a bowel movement for more than 3 days, they are at an increased risk
for? - ANSWER Constipation
If a patient is nearing death, the CNA needs to do what? - ANSWER Support and keep the patient
comfortable
Swollen ankles and legs are signs and symptoms of? - ANSWER CHF (congestive heart failure)
Incontinence of bowel and bladder increases chances of? - ANSWER Pressure sores and skin breakdown
What is an embolism? - ANSWER A clot that moves and causes an obstruction
What are Stage 3 pressure ulcers? - ANSWER Breakdown of the subcutaneous layer of the skin
What are signs and symptoms of pneumonia? - ANSWER Coughing, chest pain, chest discomfort, thick
sputum
What are enteric contact precautions? - ANSWER Isolation precautions used for gastrointestinal
infections such as C-Diff
