CNA Practice Test P1

A resident often carries a doll with her, treating it like her baby. One day she is wandering around crying that she can't find her baby. The NA should:

• Ask the resident where she last had the doll.

• Ask the activity department if they have any other dolls.

• Offer comfort to the resident and help her look for the baby

• Let the other staff know the resident is very confused and should be watched closely.

When a resident refuses a bedbath the NA should

• offer the resident a bribe

• Wait a while and then ask the resident again

• remind the resident that people who smell don't have friends

• tell the resident that nursing home policy requires daily bathing

A NA is asked to change a urinary drainage bag attached to an indwelling catheter. The NA has never done this before. The best response by the NA is to

• Change the indwelling catheter at the same time

• Ask another NA to change the urinary drainage bag.

• Change the bag asking for help only if you have problems

• Ask a nurse to watch you change the bag since it is the first time.

Before feeding a resident, which of the following is the BEST reason to wash the resident's hands?

• The resident may still touch his or her mouth or food

• It reduces the risk of spreading airborne diseases

• It improves resident morale and appetite.

• The resident needs to keep meal routines

Which of the following is a job task performed by the NA?

• Participating in resident care planning conferences

• Taking a telephone order from a MD

• Giving a medication assigned to a resident

• Changing sterile wound dressings

Which of the following statements is true about ROM exercises?

• Done daily

• Help prevent stroke and paralysis

• Require at least ten repetitions of each exercise

• Are often performed during ADL's such as bathing or dressing

While the NA tries to dress a resident who is confused, the resident keeps trying to grab a hairbrush. The NA should

• put the hairbrush away and out of site

• give the resident a hairbrush to hold

• try to dress the resident more quickly

• restrain the residents hand

A resident who is lying in bed suddenly becomes SOB. After calling for help, the NA's next action should be to

• Ask the resident to take deep breaths.

• Take the resident's vital signs.

• Raise the HOB

• Elevate the residents feet

A resident who has CA is expected to die within the next couple of days. NUrsing care for this resident should focus on

• Helping the resident through the stages of grief

• Providing the resident's comfort

• Keeping the resident's care routine, such as bathing

• giving the resident a lot of quiet time and privacy

While giving a bedbath, the NA hears the alarm from a nearby door go off. The NA should

• Wait a few minutes to see if the alarm stops

• Report the alarm to the charge nurse immediately

• make the resident being bathed safe and go check the door right away

• Stop the bedbath on go check on the location of all assigned residents.