1.  Myrna is the new  Nurse Assistant at Great Place for Elderly Manor, she was asked to do something he or she DOESN’T know how to do?

2. In California, the term that is being used for persons living in long-term care facilities is:

3. Typically, the successful Nurse Assistant should be:

4. Dina was accepted to her new job. She understand that her responsibilities as a Nurse Assistant are listed in a:

5. As a Certified Nurse Assistant, your scope of practice includes:

6. What is the Patient’s Bill of Rights?

7. Consumers of healthcare are responsible for:

8. Healthcare consumers always have the right to:

9. Documents that provide instructions about the patient’s/resident’s wishes for treatment when the patient/resident is unable to communicate their wishes are called:

10. Informed consent means that the:

11. Which of the following is the BEST way to prevent the spreading of germs?

12. Which of the following is an example of subjective information?

13. You need to use a hoyer lift to transfer a patient. The patient is a two-assist. You’re in a hurry. You bring the hoyer lift into the room and the resident asks, “Are you going to get someone to help you?” What should you tell the patient?

14. You have a patient that is on a bowel regimen but he has not had a bowel movement in 4 days. What is your next step?

15. You have a patient on strict dysphagia precautions. The cafeteria sent her up a lunch tray. What item would you question if it arrived on the patient’s tray?

16. The patient is lying in the supine position. In what position is the patient’s bed?

17. What is one reason why performing post-mortem care is essential?

18. You are assisting a resident with ambulation. This patient uses a cane for ambulation. How should you assist this patient?

19. The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) understands that volunteering in the community, joining a senior citizen group, and exploring new hobbies and interests can help make the elder person’s life more fulfilling. These activities can do what for the resident’s outlook?

20. You are caring for a patient that tells you, “I overheard the nurse telling my roommate that my roommate has cancer. Is he going to be okay? What type of cancer is it?” You know that you should

21.Which of the following happens when a patient has a stroke?:

22.Which of these are important for the care of a diabetic patient?:

23. A resident is hitting and kicking you while you and another CNA are trying to provide care. What should you do?

24. You are providing education to a female resident about proper perineal care to promote self care. You explain to your patient that it is important to wipe from the front to the back to prevent bacteria from spreading from the rectum to the what?:

25. The CNA measures the blood pressure of a client to be 200/ 180. The client is not in distress. What should the CNA do next?:

26. You notice a resident screaming at a co-worker? What should the aide do?

27. Bedmaking technique includes eliminating wrinkles in the sheets. The CNA knows this technique assists to:

28. You have a 70 year old patient that is usually pleasant and easy going. Today she has cognitive delays, is hitting and kicking, and does not know who the staff are. Which condition is the patient likely experiencing?

29. You are assisting a diabetic patient with eating and he only finished 25% of his meal. What should you do?

30. You have been busy during your 12 hour shift and haven’t been able to empty your patient’s Foley bag. You go in right before your shift is over to document output. What output amount would bring caution?

31.You have a patient experiencing the end of life. What would you expect the plan of care to include?

32. Which of the following represents the correct selection of size for a blood pressure cuff?

33. The resident refuses to eat vegetables with meals or as snacks. The CNA should:

34.The Certified Nursing Assistant is aware that the resident sleeping more than usual, lack of interest in once-loved activities, and withdrawal from family and friends can be a sign of what condition?

35. Which of the following interventions should the CNA use to promote skin integrity?

36. The care plan for a client indicates they should be repositioned every two hours when in bed. Which of the following is the rationale for this nursing intervention?

37. You have an infant that you are caring for on your unit. What is the MOST accurate way to retrieve a temperature on this patient?

38. If asked to sign a resident’s will, the CNA should:

39.You are performing CPR with a second rescuer available to you. You are performing chest compressions. The second rescuer is giving oxygen via bag and mask. At what rate should the second rescuer provide breaths to the patient is cardiac arrest?

40.You have a resident that has specific religious beliefs and has asked the kitchen to not send certain items on her tray. Upon delivering her tray the resident tells you that she cannot eat this tray because of her religious beliefs. As the CNA, what is your next step?

41. You are turning a patient during your rounds. What is the best way to ensure you do not pull the Foley catheter out?

42. The patient that is bed bound is at risk for which of the following?

43. Upon finding some unlabeled pills in a nightstand, the CNA should

44. When a resident is acting out or having behavioral disturbances, the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is aware of what action should be taken first?

45. You assess your patient and he has a fever of 102.1, HR 101, RR 22. The patient appears sweaty. He most likely has what?

46. You are performing CPR on an adult patient. At what rate should you use to properly provide CPR?

47. What is the proper measurement for measuring bodily fluids?

48. A resident wants a copy of their medical records. The CNA should 

49. You as the CNA see a nurse give a patient milk, which the patient is allergic to. This nurse has been made aware of the patient’s allergy multiple times and has been asked to stop giving the patient milk on several occasions. What is your next step? 

50. Which is the BEST way to take an apical pulse?

51. Two unmarried residents are cuddling in a common area. The CNA should:

52. The CNA is assisting a client who is on swallowing precautions after a cerebral vascular accident. Which of the following should be incorporated into the plan of care for this client?

53. Which of the following should be included when beginning to reposition a patient higher in the bed?
 

54. You have a patient that has incontinence who wears briefs. What is necessary for patients with stress incontinence? 

55. A resident’s family member provided them with a pornographic magazine. The CNA should:

56. Mucus from the respiratory system that is expelled through the mouth is 

Contact precautions include what? 

58. You have a patient that has recently been to his oncologist. The oncologist informed the patient’s daughter that the patient’s cancer is back. The daughter informs you of this but asks you not to tell the patient. How would you approach this situation?

59. Seniors like to make their own decisions and can do so unless they are cognitively declining. The Certified Nursing Assistant is aware that one of the best ways to respect the resident’s decisions is to do what?

60. You have a patient who is sweating, has a low heart rate, fruity smelling breath, and can barely speak to you. What is the next step you would take?

61. A CNA is asked by another CNA to help get a resident up from the floor but is not told what happened. The CNA should:

62. You have a resident on day shift that is refusing a shower. He has not had a shower in 3 days. How would you respond to this resident?

63. A patient is experiencing dark stools. Which of the following conditions is the patient likely experiencing?

64. You are using a pulse oximeter on a patient. You know a pulse oximeter is used to measure what?

65. You have a 75 year old patient that has multiple bruises in different stages of healing to the torso, arms, and back. What is the next step you should take?

66. A resident’s room is sloppy and the resident won’t tidy up. The CNA should:

67. One of the residents gets confused at night and wanders into other residents’ rooms. The CNA should

68. The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is aware of the importance of meeting the elderly resident’s emotional needs. This can be accomplished by regularly checking on the resident, keeping the call light within reach, and modifications of equipment and use of devices to prevent falls. All of these measures meet what emotional need of the elder?

69. You are providing perineal care to a resident when a second CNA barges into the room without knocking. What would you say to the CNA?

70. Which of the following would the CNA anticipate participating in as part of client care during the shift assignment?

71. Most communities have a common emergency telephone number that notifies the Emergency Medical Service (EMS). Which of The following number is the emergency number?

72. Mr. Johnson has cut his hand on a broken piece of glass and is bleeding heavily. The Nurse Assistant should:

73. A patient/resident has epilepsy. In the event of a seizure, the Nurse Assistant should:

74. Which of the following best describes the “universal choking sign” given by the victim:

75. The Nurse Assistant discovers an unconscious victim on the floor in the hall. What action should the Nurse Assistant take first?

76. The following are common with otitis media EXCEPT

77. Arthritis is

78. Tissues die and become black, cold and shriveled. This is

79. Which of the following body parts commonly enlarges in the elderly male causing urinary tract obstruction?

80. A malignant tumor

81. Rehabilitation

82. OBRA regulation requires:

83. The main therapy that assists patients/residents to re-learn activities of daily living is:

84. Which of the following is NOT an activity of daily living?

85. A complication of immobility that affects the musculoskeletal system is:

86. Which of the following most completely defines observation?

87. An error made while writing in the patient’s/resident’s chart is corrected by:

88. Which of the following statements is an example of objective data or information?

89. Using the following statement, identify the sentence that uses the correct   

abbreviations: Patient/resident up in wheelchair all afternoon. Range of motion done  

three times a day. Physical Therapy to ambulate patient/resident after meals every day.  

Patient/resident may be out of bed as desired.

90. The words “ambulatory,” “bathroom privileges” and “before meals” are correctly abbreviated in only one of the sentences below.The correct abbreviations are:

91. A patient/resident has terminal breast cancer and says she wants to live three more months to see her first grandchild. According to Kubler-Ross, in what stage of the grief process is this patient/resident?

92. A patient/resident is dying of a lung disease. He has been recently yelling at the staff. What stage of the grief process may this be?

93. The dying patient/resident has a right to:

94. Mr. Huang is terminally ill and has lost consciousness. The Nurse Assistant should:

95. One of the signs of biological death would include:

96. The following statements about abuse are true except:

97. Threatening to touch the person’s body without the person’s consent is:

98. Restraining a person’s movement is:

99. Sharing a person’s photos on a social media site is:

100. Who is most at risk for being wounded, attacked, or assaulted?