CNA

Question 1

Cyanosis

Answer 1

bluish discoloration of the skin

Question 2

ACUTE

Answer 2

New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic

Question 3

Normal range for an oral temperature

Answer 3

97.6-99.6 average being 98.6

Question 4

Halitosis

Answer 4

bad breath

Question 5

Enema

Answer 5

Helps with constipation

Question 6

dysphasic

Answer 6

Speaking

Question 7

Comatose

Answer 7

Unconscious person

Question 8

Sepsis

Answer 8

presence of pathogenic (disease-producing) microorganisms.

Question 9

Asepsis

Answer 9

the condition in which an object is free of pathogenic, microbes.

Question 10

Spina Bifida

Answer 10

Condition in which the spine and the cord inside the spine do not grow normally, resulting in the brain’s messages not being carried to the rest of the body.

Question 11

Stoma

Answer 11

A surgically created opening

Question 12

The normal range for an axillary temperature

Answer 12

96.6-98.6F with the average being 97.6F

Question 13

Medical Asepsis

Answer 13

Procedures used to prevent pathogens from spreading

Question 14

AM CARE

Answer 14

Performed before breakfast

Question 15

Morning care

Answer 15

Performed after breakfast

Question 16

Afternoon care

Answer 16

after lunch and evening meal

Question 17

HS Care

Answer 17

During sleeping hours

Question 18

Unconscious residents require special mouth care at least

Answer 18

Every 2 hours

Question 19

Bath temp should always be

Answer 19

no cooler than 105°F but no warmer than 110°F

Question 20

Tub baths should only be

Answer 20

20 minutes

Question 21

For peri care

Answer 21

Put washcloth in water then take out form square and put soap on each side

Question 22

When dressing a resident with weak arm

Answer 22

always take off strong first

Question 23

most accurate way to check temperature

Answer 23

rectal

Question 24

First sense to diminish

Answer 24

Sight

Question 25

Last sense to diminish

Answer 25

Hearing

Question 26

A client with AD wanders from room to room, moving the belongings of other clients to different locations. Alert and oriented clients are angry that their belongings have been moved. The nurse aide should:

Answer 26

find the missing articles and return them.

Question 27

dementia is not part

Answer 27

of a normal aging process

Question 28

Held accountable for your actions

Answer 28

Responsibility

Question 29

Before performing oral care ask the resident

Answer 29

If they have open sores

Question 30

Geriatric

Answer 30

Old age

Question 31

Self-Actualization

Answer 31

Relating to that which enables one to reach their highest potential

Question 32

Terminal

Answer 32

An illness or injury for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery.

Question 33

Alzheimers is a

Answer 33

chronic disease also part of dementia

Question 34

Hypoglycemia

Answer 34

Low blood sugar

Question 35

Cerebral Palsy

Answer 35

difficulty talking, walking, seeing, hearing, sitting, or swallowing.

Question 36

Mental Retardation

Answer 36

caused by an injury, disease or abnormality of the brain that happens before the person is 18 years old.

Question 37

Dementia

Answer 37

Progressive brain dysfunction

Question 38

Denial

Answer 38

deny the truth “nothing is wrong”

Question 39

Anger

Answer 39

blame their creator, fate, a friend, a family member, you, the other LTC staff, or their doctor.

Question 40

Bargaining

Answer 40

negotiate with physicians, friends or even God or promise to give to charity or reaffirm their earlier faith in god.

Question 41

Depression

Answer 41

withdrawal, psychomotor retardation, sleep disturbances, hopelessness

Question 42

Acceptance

Answer 42

accepts death as the inevitable, universal conclusion of the living.

Question 42

Acceptance

Answer 42

accepts death as the inevitable, universal conclusion of the living.

Question 43

cognition

Answer 43

the ability to think clearly and logically

Question 44

Autonomy is a person’s right to

Answer 44

make their own deicisions