CNA Colorado Actual Exam Questions and Answers
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1. A person in a coma may still be able to
Answer: Hear
2. A resident in a persistent vegetative state (PVS)
Answer: May have some facial movements
3. A resident refuses to believe his roommate has died. He continues to talk to
staff members and family and friends as if the roommate were still alive. Which
defense mechanism is this example illustrating?
Answer: Denial
4. A resident who is disoriented might not be able to correctly identify the
following
Answer: The current season of the year
5. One way for a nursing assistant to communicate effectively with a visually-im-
paired resident is to
Answer: Use the face of an imaginary clock to explain the position of objects
,6. When communicating with a resident who has a functional barrier, the nurs-
ing assistant should
Answer: Give the resident time to speak
7. When is it appropriate for a nursing assistant to hit a resident?
Answer: Never
8. Which of the following would be the best response by a nursing assistant when
a resident becomes angry?
Answer: The NA can listen closely to the resident to try to find out what caused the anger
9. Which of the following is an example of inappropriate sexual behavior?
Answer: A resident touching his genitals in the hallway
10. While distributing meal trays, Brenda gives the wrong meal to a resident who
has diabetes. She says that the resident distracted her by complaining about
the food. Which defense mechanism is she using?
Answer: Rationalization
11. care involves the whole person, including his or her physical, social,
emotional, and spiritual needs.
Answer: Holistic
12. is a federal health insurance program for people who are 65 years of
,age or older or people of any age with permanent kidney failure or certain
disabilities.
Answer: Medicare
13. The chain of command is
Answer: The line of authority in a facility
14. The identification of a disease by its signs and symptoms, as well as testing,
is called
Answer: Diagnosis
15. The most important member of the care team is
Answer: The resident
16. To delegate, in a nursing facility, means to
Answer: Transfer the responsibility for a task to another team member
, 17. What does the term empathetic mean?
Answer: Empathetic means identifying with and understanding the feelings of others
18. Which member of the care team has the most direct contact with the resi-
dents?
Answer: The nursing assistant
19. Which of the following is a typical task that nursing assistants perform?
Answer: -
Bathing a resident
20. Which of the following is part of a person's activities of daily living?
Answer: Eating and drinking
21. A code of ethics revolves around
Answer: Valuing residents and giving ethical care
22. A durable power of attorney for health care is
Answer: A legal document that appoints someone to make medical decisions for a person who is
unable to do so for himself
23. A legal document that allows a person to decide what kind of medical care
he wishes to have if he is unable to make those decisions himself is called a(n)
Answer: Advance directive
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1. A person in a coma may still be able to
Answer: Hear
2. A resident in a persistent vegetative state (PVS)
Answer: May have some facial movements
3. A resident refuses to believe his roommate has died. He continues to talk to
staff members and family and friends as if the roommate were still alive. Which
defense mechanism is this example illustrating?
Answer: Denial
4. A resident who is disoriented might not be able to correctly identify the
following
Answer: The current season of the year
5. One way for a nursing assistant to communicate effectively with a visually-im-
paired resident is to
Answer: Use the face of an imaginary clock to explain the position of objects
,6. When communicating with a resident who has a functional barrier, the nurs-
ing assistant should
Answer: Give the resident time to speak
7. When is it appropriate for a nursing assistant to hit a resident?
Answer: Never
8. Which of the following would be the best response by a nursing assistant when
a resident becomes angry?
Answer: The NA can listen closely to the resident to try to find out what caused the anger
9. Which of the following is an example of inappropriate sexual behavior?
Answer: A resident touching his genitals in the hallway
10. While distributing meal trays, Brenda gives the wrong meal to a resident who
has diabetes. She says that the resident distracted her by complaining about
the food. Which defense mechanism is she using?
Answer: Rationalization
11. care involves the whole person, including his or her physical, social,
emotional, and spiritual needs.
Answer: Holistic
12. is a federal health insurance program for people who are 65 years of
,age or older or people of any age with permanent kidney failure or certain
disabilities.
Answer: Medicare
13. The chain of command is
Answer: The line of authority in a facility
14. The identification of a disease by its signs and symptoms, as well as testing,
is called
Answer: Diagnosis
15. The most important member of the care team is
Answer: The resident
16. To delegate, in a nursing facility, means to
Answer: Transfer the responsibility for a task to another team member
, 17. What does the term empathetic mean?
Answer: Empathetic means identifying with and understanding the feelings of others
18. Which member of the care team has the most direct contact with the resi-
dents?
Answer: The nursing assistant
19. Which of the following is a typical task that nursing assistants perform?
Answer: -
Bathing a resident
20. Which of the following is part of a person's activities of daily living?
Answer: Eating and drinking
21. A code of ethics revolves around
Answer: Valuing residents and giving ethical care
22. A durable power of attorney for health care is
Answer: A legal document that appoints someone to make medical decisions for a person who is
unable to do so for himself
23. A legal document that allows a person to decide what kind of medical care
he wishes to have if he is unable to make those decisions himself is called a(n)
Answer: Advance directive
