CNA Certification Practice Exam Study Guide

A set of vocabulary-style flashcards based on CNA practice exam materials covering emergency procedures, infection control, and resident care.

Possible Warning Sign of a Stroke

A sudden change in a resident characterized by slurred speech.

Hand-control Faucet Protocol

The nurse aide should use a paper towel to turn the water off.

Moving a Resident Up in Bed

A procedure where the nurse aide should bend the resident's knees and ask the resident to push with his/her feet.

Standard Precautions for PPE

Correctly followed when the nurse aide wears gloves to remove a resident's bedpan.

Fall Prevention (Bed Level)

Nurse aides should leave residents' beds at the lowest level when care is complete.

Constipation Prevention

Helped by ensuring adequate fluid intake.

Indwelling Urinary Catheter Troubleshooting

If no urine is in the drainage bag, the nurse aide should first check for kinks in the tubing.

Urinary Incontinence Risk

An increased risk of developing pressure sores.

Perineal Care (Uncircumcised Male)

The nurse aide should replace the foreskin after it has been pushed back to cleanse the penis.

Heimlich Maneuver

The required response when a resident is grabbing at her throat without making any noise (choking with no sound).

Sensory Impairment Fall Risk

Blindness, which is a visual impairment that prevents patients from seeing hazards.

Fire Safety (Containment)

When fire alarms ring and no one is in immediate danger, the aide must close the patient doors to prevent smoke from entering.

RACE Procedure (Fire Safety)

An acronym representing the steps: R (rescue patients in immediate danger), A (pull the alarm), C (contain the fire by closing doors), and E (extinguish).

Fire Evacuation Priority

Ambulatory patients, children, and babies should be evacuated first; immobile patients and those on life support should be evacuated last.

Ignoring the Urge to Defecate

A habit that may result in constipation and the accumulation of feces.

Chain of Infection

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