Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Practice Exam Latest Update

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Practice Exam a. hospital b. rehab center c. hospice d. nursing home* - Nursing assistants work in a lot of different places. One place that CNAs work is a skilled nursing facility. This type of facility is also called a _________________. a. A subacute care center* b. A hospice c. A respite center d. A group home - Many people, particularly older people, go to what kind of healthcare facility after they are discharged from a hospital after a stroke? a. Group Care b. Primary Care c. Team Nursing* d. Rehab - A CNA, MA, and RN all provide care for 10 patients in a sub-acute facility. What is the term for this collaborative approach to patient care? a. Nurse* b. Provider c. Director of Nursing d. The other CNA when back from lunch break - A CNA is covering another CNA's lunch break on another floor. She answers the light for a patient who complains of chest pain. Who should the CNA report this finding to? a. Schedule a time with another nurse or CNA to have assistance during the bed change. * b. Complete the bed change yourself even though you are uncomfortable. c. Wait until shift change to let the next shift take care of it. d. Tell the patient that they do not need a bed change. - You are asked to complete a bed change for a 300 lb. patient who is immobile and difficult to turn. You feel uncomfortable changing the bed yourself. What is your next course of action? a. Assessment of the heart and lungs b. Teaching physical therapy exercises c. Taking Vital Signs and Blood Sugars Readings * d. All of the above - Which duties would be performed by a CNA in team nursing? a. supervise other CNAs b. teach other CNAs c. mentor other CNAs d. None of the above* - The CNA can legally ____________. a. Refuse to do the assignment * b. Do the best you can do c. Ask about the details d. Call the owner - The director of nursing at your long term care nursing home has assigned you to be in charge of the nursing home for the weekend because she is going away on a cruise vacation to the Caribbean. What should you do? a. The CNA remains right outside the bathroom door and instructs the patient to pull the call light when they have finished urinating. b.The CNA wipes the patient's finger with an alcohol swab prior to taking a blood glucose level. c. The CNA does not let a confused high-fall risk patient ambulate in the halls without assistance. d. The CNA chooses to* - Which of the following actions is ethically wrong in the care of nursing home residents? a. CNA * b. LPN c. RN d. MD - A patient requires a dressing change for the first time after surgery. Which of the following staff cannot legally change the patient's dressing immediately after surgery? a. Experience b. Certification * c. Licensure d. College Degree - Which of the following is now the minimal requirement to be able to legally record and document data, such as vital signs and blood sugar readings, within a hospital setting? a. Erikson b. Piaget c. Maslow * d. Nightingale - Who developed the Hierarchy of Needs? a. physical needs, safety and security needs, love and belonging needs, esteem needs and self actualization * b. need for freedom, need for resources, needs of self and needs of others c. subjective needs, objective needs, data analysis and needs for resolution d. integumentary system, respiratory system, nervous system and cardiac system - The levels of the Hierarchy of Needs are ___________? a. A patient is requesting a full bed bath right now. b. Taking vitals on all patients since they were not taken at 0800. c. The patients have finished their meals and are requesting the trays to be taken from the room. d. A patient is complaining of chest pain after surgery and is requesting pain medicine. * - The CNA is working on a busy med-surg hospital floor and is caring for 10 patients. Vital signs are taken every 4 hours, with meals delivered at 0730, 12:30 and 5:30. It is currently 0900 and all patients have received their breakfast trays. Last vital signs were taken at 0400. Which of the following is the highest priority?