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Nursing Assistant CNA Practice Test
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The CNA Nursing Assistant certification exam is in two parts, a written part and a skills part. The written part is in multiple choice format. CNAs are expected to know these subjects: CNA Roles, Observation, Reporting and Abbreviations, Safety and Managing Behavior, Emergencies, Personal Care Skills, Infection Control and Blood Borne Pathogens, Caring for All Ages, Common Physical and Emotional Problems, Care of the Dying Person at the End of Life and Legal and Ethical Issues.
 

Nursing Assistant CNA Practice Test
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1. You are caring for a resident in an Alzheimer's unit in a nursing home. The resident is repeatedly pushing on the locked door trying to exit the building. Which of the following would be your first response?
2. What does the medical abbreviation ADL stand for?
3. Which sensory impairment places residents and patients at risk for falls?
4. A small contained fire breaks out in a small trash can near the lobby of the nursing home. No visitors or residents are in immediate danger. You have pulled the alarm, what should you do next?
5. ____________ may result when patients or residents ignore the urge to defecate.
6. Which of the following actions is ethically wrong in the care of nursing home residents?
7. Which of the following would not be considered a fall risk intervention?
8. Which of the following tasks would more likely be performed by a nurse?
9. You are the CNA caring for Mrs. Thomas. You see a notation on the nursing care plan that states, "ambulate at least 10 yards qid". This patient will be assisted with ambulation at which of the following times?
10. In the event of a tornado spotting near the proximity of the building, what is the CNA's response to maintain patient safety?
11. Which is considered a "normal" or "healthy" type of grief?
12. Your patient is saying that they have chest pain and "a pounding heart". You touch the person's arm and you feel moisture. The patient is sweating and your also see that the person's lips are blue. These signs and symptoms indicate that the person is most likely _______________.
13. Nursing assistants work in a lot of different places. One place that CNAs work is a skilled nursing facility. This type of facility is also called a ______________.
14. What senses do nursing assistants use to observe patients and residents?
15. The chain of infection includes the ________________.
16. Which of the following locations would provide you with the most up-to-date information on how to respond to a disaster within your facility?
17. The RN asks you to bring the unit's collected lab specimens to the lab "stat". You should ______________.
18. Which of the following lists the five senses?
19. A patient is confined to their bed and needs assistance at meals. What position should you place the bed in as you are feeding the patient?
20. You are caring for a patient with a BKA. What do you expect to see when entering the patient's room related to this abbreviation when working with the patient?
21. You hear the code for an infant abduction over the intercom in the hospital. You notice a suspicious person walking with a large bag quickly through the halls. What is your response?
22. The Grant family has just lost a loved one. A family member informs you that their culture does not permit a dead person to be left alone before burial. Hospital policy states that all bodies are to be stored in the hospital morgue. How would you best handle this situation?
23. Which risk factor places patients and residents at the greatest risk for falls?
24. The director of nursing at your long term care nursing home has assigned you to be in charge of the nursing home for the weekend because she is going away on a cruise vacation to the Caribbean. What should you do?
25. A CNA, MA, and RN all provide care for 10 patients in a sub-acute facility. What is the term for this collaborative approach to patient care?

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