CNA Review

If a nursing assistant finds medications left over on the bedside table, what should happen?

• Ignore it

• Report it to the charge nurse

• Encourage the resident to take it

• Throw them away

HS means

• Hour of sleep

• Hour for supper

• Hours for sitting

• Hours resident slept

The person’s written statement about the use of life sustaining measures is called:

• Durable Power of Attorney

• DNA Order

• Living Will

• Hospice Care

Mrs. Shumway has an order for I&O. You have picked up her breakfast and note she drank a 6 oz. glass of juice, 4 oz. of milk and 8 oz. of coffee. You document:

• 920ml b. c. d.

• 240ml

• 540ml

• 685ml

Your elderly patient speaks a different language than you do. It would help you to:

• Use very simple words and directions

• Talk louder

• Avoid any conversation

• Make the patient speak their language

If a resident is retaining fluid in the tissue, he is said to have:

• Hypertension

• Distension

• Hypothermia

• Edema

Which response violates patient confidentiality?

• Telling funny stories about your patients to your family and friends

• Telling the nurse that your patient is taking extra medication

• Talking about your patient’s care to your relief on the next shift

• Exchanging information about Mrs. Green with her physician

A microbe that is harmful and causes infection is a:

• Reservoir

• Pathogen

• Microorganism

• Flora

While dressing a post CVA (Stroke) resident with one-sided weakness, which arm should be put through the sleeve first?

• Weak arm

• Strong arm

• It doesn’t matter

• Both arms at the same time

If a resident refuses to eat a certain food because of a religious preference, the CNA should:

• Allow the resident to go hungry

• Ask the family to bring in special foods

• Respect the resident’s religion and notify the dietician

• Tell the resident to eat the food, no preference is given