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Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Practice Exam 1
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Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Practice Exam 1
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1. Which of the following is the correct method for counting respirations?
2. When the CNA washes a patient's hair, the best way to keep it from tangling and matting is to
3. What is the last action taken by a nursing assistant when making a resident’s bed?
4. What statement suggests an understanding by the nursing assistant of cultural awareness?
5. It is appropriate for the nursing assistant to share resident information with all of the following persons, except
6. Where is the best position for the nursing assistant to stand when assisting a resident to transfer to a wheelchair?
7. Select the observation that should be reported to the nurse STAT?
8. The resident calls the nursing assistant into his room to tell her that his dentures are lost. What is the best action for the nursing assistant to take first?
9. When a resident falls, what is the most frequent injury that occurs?
10. One of the residents you care for is a member of your church. When someone from the church inquires about the resident’s medical condition, your best response should be:
11. When can a nursing assistant refuse to do a delegated task?
12. An assigned resident does not want lifesaving measures to be performed if he expires. The term the nursing assistant would find written on the chart is
13. What is the best way to improve communication with a resident who is 100% deaf?
14. When a resident is dying, what sense is generally lost last?
15. For what condition would the nursing assistant be directed by the nurse to apply a cold pack?
16. In which location is the body temperature of a resident taken most often?
17. What product is applied to a resident’s skin before shaving?
18. What is the important basic procedure for the nursing assist to perform to increase muscle strength and joint mobility of a resident who is unable to voluntarily move his or her limbs?
19. Gloves are worn to protect residents when the nursing assistant performs which of the following activities?
20. What is the first sign of a decubitus ulcer developing on a resident’s skin?
21. When the CNA washes a resident’s feet, the water temperature should be
22. A fellow nursing assistant comes to work under the influence of marijuana. As a member of the health-care team, what is the best action of the nursing assistant?
23. What is the medical term for high blood pressure?
24. Select the best definition for restorative nursing.
25. What device is used to prevent contractures?