CNA Exam Cram #8 PRO (p2)

You walk into a residents room and find them on the floor. The resident states "I fell down and now I cannot move my arm." What should be your NEXT step as the CNA?

• Help the resident into a sitting position on the floor

• Instruct the resident to remain still while you call for help

• Ask the resident to describe the pain they are having and how the fall happened

• Support the residents injured arm by placing a pillow under the arm and shoulder

You are helping to admit a new resident to your unit, you notice the resident's right-sided weakness remains from a stroke. The resident asks you to help them to the bathroom. BEFORE assisting the resident to the bathroom you should:

• Ask the resident how they went to the bathroom when they were at home

• Tell the resident they will have to wait until the nurse has put in a care plan for you to be able to assist them

• Get instructions from the nurse about how they would like you to toilet the resident

• Help the resident to the bathroom immediately, being certain to support the resident's right side.

For a resident the use of physical restraints may be used to help:

• Control the resident's behavior

• Decrease the frequency in which staff needs to check on the resident

• Protect the resident from injury

• Make the staff's job easier

Your resident with dementia states "I need to get home. My daughter's school bus is coming soon." You know this resident is confused as her only daughter just turned 60! What would be the BEST response you could offer to this resident?

• "Let's go see if BINGO has started yet. I know you love BINGO"

• "Did you forget you are in a nursing home and your daughter is all grown up?"

• "Do you mean your great-granddaughter? Your daughter just turned 60"

• "What do you like to do with your daughter when she gets home from school?"

You are providing colostomy care to your resident - which of the following describes an important requirement for completing this skill?

• Using sterile technique

• Wearing gloves as a Standard Precaution

• Avoiding cleaning the skin near the stoma

• Positioning the resident on their side

What would be considered the main purpose of a restorative care program?

• Ensuring that a resident can return to their home

• Providing assistance with ADL's

• Providing meaningful activities throughout the day

• Helping the residents improve their level of functioning

Your patients care plans calls for them to wear elastic stockings, the type that are worn to help improve circulation. Which of the following would be MOST important for you to monitor?

• How the resident's shoes fit

• The resident's pulse rate

• The way the resident walks

• The color of the residents toes

You are giving a bed bath, which of the following should you do during this bed bath?

• Keep the bed in the lowest position throughout bathing

• Keep the resident's body covered during the bath

• Open a window to provide fresh air during the bath

• Ass a lot of soap to the water in the basin

Your resident was recently started on a feeding tube. This same resident is now scheduled for a shower and the feeding tube is connected to a pump. Which of the following would be an appropriate response as the CNA?

• Disconnect the feeding tube while you give the shower

• Place the pump in a plastic bag to protect it before bringing it into the shower room

• Ask the nurse for assistance with the feeding pump

• Give the resident a bed bath since the resident now has a feeding tube

You have been assigned to provide postmortem care for a resident but you have never done this procedure before. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate response?

• Ask another CNA to trade assignments with you

• Provide the care since the resident cannot be harmed

• Talk to other CNA's about how to do the procedure

• Discuss your lack of experience with the nurse