CNA Practice #2

Which is NOT information that is recorded on the facility form after taking a patient's radial or apical pulse

Depth

What location is the appropriate location to store a patient's bedpan?

In the bedroom drawer of the patient's bedside table

Which is NOT an abnormal reaction to analgesia?

Diarrhea

A resident with heart disease may experience health issues with atherosclerosis. Which of the following options BEST defines atherosclerosis

Fats and calcium that accumulate inside the artery's lining

Which is the MOST effective safeguard used to manage infections in patients and workforce?

Hand washing

Which of the following terminology definitions is FALSE?

Hypertension is when an individual has low blood pressure

Which is a warning sign that a patient may have a fecal impaction?

If the patient has a small, watery leakage of stool

As a nursing assistant, what is your first priority when a fire occurs at the facility?

Immediately remove all patients located in the fire zone

What should a nursing assistant do when he or she notices warning signs that indicate that patient may be developing a bedsore?

Immediately report the warning signs to the patient's assigned nurse

One of your patient has recently started to refuse to participate in social activities and has been having trouble sleeping and eating. These are all signs that the patient:

Is in pain

You are visiting Mr. jones as he eats his lunch. While chewing a bite of his food, you notice that he grabs his throat and begins choking. As a nursing assistant, what is the first thing your should do?

Perform the Heinrich maneuver

Needles are often used in the health care of patients. If you should find a needle when changing a patient's bed sheets, what should you do with it?

Place it in the sharps container

Which is not acceptable when changing a patients linens?

Placing the linens on the floor while changing them

Which of the following options BEST describes the role of a nursing assistant?

Providing the patient with direct personal care

Which of the following team members is responsible for working with the patient's therapist and dietician to ensure that the patient is receiving the proper care?

Registered nurse

You are asked to take a urine specimen from a patient's in dwelling catheter. What should you do immediately before you expel the urine sample into the sterile container?

Remove the clamp

Which identifies the appropriate method for securing a urinary drainage bag?

Secure the drainage bag to the bed frame?

If the patient wake up confused, or delirious, this is a sign that indicates:

The patient is not getting enough oxygen to the brain

Which methods is the appropriate method for removing a mask?

Untie the bottom tie first, then the top tie

The nurse punched out the patient's medications and placed them in the trash without giving them to the patient. After two days of not receiving his medications, the patient was in severe pain. Which of the following options BEST identifies this action?

negligence