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Certified Nurses assistant
Written Practice Exam
24
Nursing
Professional
08/21/2012

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You are giving mouth care to an UNCONSCIOUS resident. You must be especially careful to prevent the resident from:
Definition
Aspirating any fluid. 
Term
While dressing a post CVA resident with one-sided weakness, which arm should be put through the sleeve first? 
Definition
Weak arm. 
Term
If a resident refuses to eat a certain food because of a religious preference, the CNA should:
Definition
 Respect the residents religion and notify the dietician. 
Term
Which of the following best helps reduce pressure on the bony prominences? 
Definition
Flotation mattress. 
Term
While an unsteady resident is showering you should: 
Definition
Use a shower chair. 
Term
 If the CNA is confused about instructions of a task that the nurse told the CNA to do, the CNA should:
Definition
Ask the nurse to clarify the instructions. 
Term
When caring for a confused resident what should a nursing assistant do? 
Definition
Give simple directions. 
Term
When removing soiled bed linen, they should be: 
Definition
Rolled dirty side in. 
Term
You are assigned to care for a new resident. You do not know what to call her. You should introduce yourself then: 
Definition
Ask her by what name she would like to be called. 
Term
Insulin, a hormone, regulates: 
Definition
The amount of sugar in the blood. 
Term
When assisting a blind resident to walk it is important to: 
Definition
Allow the resident to hold your arm. 
Term

A nursing assistant closes the door, pulls curtains between beds, and covers the resident with a bath sheet when giving a bath. 

This is an example of maintaining a resident's: 

Definition
Privacy. 
Term
When you are giving hair care you should particularly observe for the following: 
Definition
 Lice, nits, and sores. 
Term
What can you do to allow a helpless resident some independence when he must be fed? 
Definition
Ask which foods the resident would like to eat first. 
Term
ROM exercises will help prevent: 
Definition
Contractures. 
Term
Keeping information confidential about a client is: 
Definition
A legal responsibility. 
Term
NPO means: 
Definition
Nothing by mouth. 
Term
Which of the following is a right of residents in a nursing facility? 
Definition
Refusing treatment ordered by the doctor. 
Term
A nursing assistant is helping a resident to walk. If the resident becomes faint and begins to fall, the assistant should: 
Definition
 Ease the resident to the floor and call for help. 
Term
A resident's call light: 
Definition
Should be answered as quickly as possible. 
Term
You don't answer a call light because the patient is always hitting it accidentally. This would be considered: 
Definition
Neglect/abuse. 
Term
The most comfortable position for a resident with a respiratory problem is: 
Definition
Fowler's. 
Term
 Restraints should be unfastened or released: 
Definition
1-2 hours
Term

Which of the following people provide treatment for persons who have difficulty talking due to disorders such as a stroke or physical

defects? 

Definition
Speech therapist. 
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