CNA EXAM Part 2

Question 1

Acronym for every other day

Answer 1

QOD

Question 2

If a nurse aide needs to wear a gown to care for a patient in isolation, the nurse aide should

Answer 2

take the gown off before leaving the patients room, as to not spread disease

Question 3

3 times a day

Answer 3

Tid

Question 4

twice a day

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Bid

Question 5

Examples of ADL’s

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Bathing, feeding, amulbating and dressing.

Question 6

when making a bed,

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raise it your waist as to not bed over

Question 7

Fracture type bedpan

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are used for those that have injury, and is smaller than a normal bedpan

Question 8

A patient has had hip surgery. Her legs should be

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abducted

Question 9

the process of restoring a disabled client to the highest level of functioning possible

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rehabilitation

Question 10

ROM exercises help prevent

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contractures (shortening of muscles)

Question 11

In passive ROM

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The clients joints are supported by someone else. PROM increases flexiblilty, but not muscle

Question 12

When someone returns from surgery, what do you do?

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perform turn, cough, and deep breath leg exercises. As to prevent atelectasis (fluid in the lungs)

Question 13

Restorative care is

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returning the patient to a normal life at home.

Question 14

when lifting with your legs have your feet

Answer 14

12-18 inches apart

Question 15

right arm has been weak. Which of the following should he be taught to do?

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how to use his left in order to compensate for his right , so put in the left first and have him assist his right

Question 16

the branch of medicine that is concerned with physical medicine and rehabilitation

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Physiatry

Question 17

When is an easy time to preform ROM

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during a bath

Question 18

When helping walk, you should assist on the

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weak side

Question 19

Can a familiy member help bathe a patient

Answer 19

yes only if the patient agrees.

Question 20

Sundown Syndrome

Answer 20

Fading daylight seems to trigger confusion and agitation in people with Alzheimer’s

Question 21

When getting dressed, a client always wants to wear her favorite outfit. What is a good solution?

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get several identical outfits

Question 22

What are not considered bodily fluids

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sweat and tears , for the low amount of pathgens

Question 23

When a patient is infectious

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they may be put in isolation

Question 24

Infection control practices that prevent the transmission of disease are called

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standard precautions

Question 25

A patient is nearing death. What should the nurse aide focus on?

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Support and keep them comfortable

Question 26

Which of the following are warning signs of cancer?

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irregular mole or wart, a sore that does not heal , change in bladder habits

Question 27

A client loses the doll and starts crying

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comfort them as if it were real, it is called doll therapy

Question 28

If you dont know how to do something

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ask the nurse to tell you how

Question 29

Components of effective communication

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a sender, message, and receiver

Question 30

When washing hands, apply soap

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after wetting your hands a little

Question 31

Is hepatitis blood borne

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yes

Question 32

If someone bleeds

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block off the blood area, despite medical history, All blood is treated as infectious

Question 33

When starting a job, when is HIPAA training mandatory?

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during orientation

Question 34

An intentional attempt or threat to touch a person’s body without the person’s consent is called

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assault, there is no need for actual touching

Question 35

Patients can suddenly become combative and hit a nurse aide. If this happens to you, you should

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back away and speak in a calm voice

Question 36

A client with Alzheimer’s disease wanders from room to room, moving the belongings of other clients to different locations. Alert and oriented clients are angry that their things have been moved. The nurse aide SHOULD

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find the items and return them,

Question 37

Mrs. Branden is a resident at your long-term care (LTC) facility. She has been diagnosed with depression. The best way for you to help Mrs. Branden is to

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spend time with her , listening or sitting quietly

Question 38

All behavior has meaning to the

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person doing the behavior

Question 39

Which of the following actions by the nursing assistant can help meet a male resident’s social needs?

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praise him on his acomplishments

Question 40

A resident with dementia needs

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a structured environment

Question 41

Incident reports are made so that

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patterns emerge

Question 42

The nurse aide is administering a bed bath when suddenly he or she hears a scream coming from the next room. What should the nurse aide do?

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secure safety of the patient first before leaving the room

Question 43

When caring for a patient with MRSA, a nurse aide should wear

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use a gown and gloves

Question 44

how would vital signs taken aevery 4 hours be written

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VS q4 hrs

Question 45

What does BKA mean

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Below Knee amputation

Question 46

Race

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R, or rescue patients in immediate danger. There are no patients on your unit in danger. The next thing you do is A, or pull the alarm. The alarm was already pulled because you hear the alarms ringing. So, the next step, C, or contain the fire is done. You close the doors to contain the fire and smoke, not open them.

Question 47

Which patients should be evacuated first in the event of a fire within the area?

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Small children and ambulatory patients

Question 48

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?

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Safely attempt to detain the person until security arrives.

Question 49

The chain of infection includes the

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a. germ, agent, reservoir, exit portal, mode of transmission, entry port, and susceptible host

Question 50

Asepsis is defined as

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the absence of disease causing germs

Question 51

MRSA

Answer 51

A patient with MRSA, or Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, would be placed on contact precautions. MRSA is a commonly known and widespread bacterium that is resistant to antibiotics.

A patient who is coughing is likely to be placed on droplet precautions, not contact precautions. A patient who just had hip surgery would require standard precautions, unless they were positive with a bac

Question 52

Which of the following hospital floors would you most likely expect to see Reverse Isolation Precautions?

Answer 52

Oncology

Question 53

Which of the following is an example of a skeletal hazard of immobility?

Answer 53

Calcium loss

Question 54

Where should the wheelchair be placed when transferring a stroke patient from their bed to the chair?

Answer 54

On the patient’s strong side

Question 55

He has edema, or swelling, in his legs and he has a fluid restriction in terms of his fluid intake. You have been assigned to weigh him daily. Based on these symptoms and the care that he is being given, what disorder is he most likely affected with?

Answer 55

Congestive heart failure

Question 56

A CNA is caring for a patient on hospice care. She notices the patient’s lips, hands and feet are blue and mottled. There is no rise and fall of the patient’s chest. What should the CNA’s next action be?

Answer 56

Notify the nurse