CNA exam Questions With Complete
Solutions
The most important goal of the health care team is to
provide competent, holistic care
Which question is most likely to be asked on a MDS for a resident of a long-term
care facility?
"Are you able to get from your bed to the washroom on your own?"
Two nursing assistants discuss that a resident's husband of several decades has
recently been diagnosed with cancer. Why should this discussion be held in a
private area?
Protect the resident's confidentiality
Which type of health care agency/organization provides care for people who are
dying and their families?
Hospice
Who or what do the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
standards protect?
Health care professionals, from on-the-job injuries
A humanistic approach to care has which characteristic?
The individuality of the client is recognized and prioritized.
Which individual is most appropriate for being admitted to a hospice?
Man who is in the late stages of lung cancer
Which setting is most likely appropriate for a person who is unable to care for
himself or herself at home but who does not require admission to an acute care
setting?
Long-term care
The Minimum Data Set (MDS) report may include information such as:
resident's weight measurement
Which question, by the nursing assistant, best demonstrates humanistic care?
, "How do your current health challenges make you feel?"
Which approach to health care focuses on the physical and emotional care of a
person, not just the person's physical condition or disease?
Holistic
During a busy shift at a long-term care facility, the practical nurse has asked the
nursing assistant to "go and take care of Mr. Nyland in 201." How should the
nursing assistant respond to this direction from the nurse?
Get clarification about the specific tasks required
Which task is most likely to be beyond the nursing assistant's scope of practice?
Removing the patient's urinary catheter
Omnibus budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) requires that nursing assistants'
training programs include:
Practical experience in a health care setting.
A nursing assistant is preparing to move from New York to Florida. Knowing the
nursing assistant completed her education in New York, which concept will be
most relevant to the nursing assistant's job hunt in Florida?
Reciprocity
In the past, nursing assistants were often employed:
In long-term care facilities with minimal or no training.
A nursing assistant witnessed a co-worker raise her voice and grasp a resident
so firmly that the resident cried out in pain. How should the nursing assistant
respond to what was witnessed?
Report what happened to the proper authority
The bed-ridden patient was admitted to the health care facility with a report of not
eating. The patient's clothing was soiled. The patient smelled of ammonia. THe
nursing assistant began to provide a bed bath and noted multiple bruises on the
patient's arms and back. Which should the nursing assistant do?
Report these findings to the nurse.
An example of litigation is:
The lawsuit, or legal action, taken against a person who is accused of breaking a law.
Solutions
The most important goal of the health care team is to
provide competent, holistic care
Which question is most likely to be asked on a MDS for a resident of a long-term
care facility?
"Are you able to get from your bed to the washroom on your own?"
Two nursing assistants discuss that a resident's husband of several decades has
recently been diagnosed with cancer. Why should this discussion be held in a
private area?
Protect the resident's confidentiality
Which type of health care agency/organization provides care for people who are
dying and their families?
Hospice
Who or what do the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
standards protect?
Health care professionals, from on-the-job injuries
A humanistic approach to care has which characteristic?
The individuality of the client is recognized and prioritized.
Which individual is most appropriate for being admitted to a hospice?
Man who is in the late stages of lung cancer
Which setting is most likely appropriate for a person who is unable to care for
himself or herself at home but who does not require admission to an acute care
setting?
Long-term care
The Minimum Data Set (MDS) report may include information such as:
resident's weight measurement
Which question, by the nursing assistant, best demonstrates humanistic care?
, "How do your current health challenges make you feel?"
Which approach to health care focuses on the physical and emotional care of a
person, not just the person's physical condition or disease?
Holistic
During a busy shift at a long-term care facility, the practical nurse has asked the
nursing assistant to "go and take care of Mr. Nyland in 201." How should the
nursing assistant respond to this direction from the nurse?
Get clarification about the specific tasks required
Which task is most likely to be beyond the nursing assistant's scope of practice?
Removing the patient's urinary catheter
Omnibus budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) requires that nursing assistants'
training programs include:
Practical experience in a health care setting.
A nursing assistant is preparing to move from New York to Florida. Knowing the
nursing assistant completed her education in New York, which concept will be
most relevant to the nursing assistant's job hunt in Florida?
Reciprocity
In the past, nursing assistants were often employed:
In long-term care facilities with minimal or no training.
A nursing assistant witnessed a co-worker raise her voice and grasp a resident
so firmly that the resident cried out in pain. How should the nursing assistant
respond to what was witnessed?
Report what happened to the proper authority
The bed-ridden patient was admitted to the health care facility with a report of not
eating. The patient's clothing was soiled. The patient smelled of ammonia. THe
nursing assistant began to provide a bed bath and noted multiple bruises on the
patient's arms and back. Which should the nursing assistant do?
Report these findings to the nurse.
An example of litigation is:
The lawsuit, or legal action, taken against a person who is accused of breaking a law.
