CNA Study Quiz 1

Modules A-E (Test: May 18th); Practice questions for 50 MC test

What is the single most important way to prevent the spread of infection?

Handwashing

An infected finger is an example of what type of infection?

Localized

Initiating CPR is an example of ________ consent.

Implied

The Federal law enacted by Congress in 1987 to improve quality of life for residents while living in a nursing home environment is known as?

OBRA

Actions or failure to act or give proper care that results in injury are known as?

Negligence

Everyday tasks that a resident may need assistance with such as hygiene, dressing, eating, and toileting are known as?

Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

A bladder infection with fever, chills, and burning with urination is an example of what type of infection?

Systemic

If a CNA performs tasks that are not within their range of function, they are guilty of _____.

Malpractice

What element does aerobic bacteria need to survive?

Oxygen

________ is key when providing resident care.

Privacy

Match the following words to each statement.

Word Bank

• Resident Rights

• Droplet Precautions

• Standard precautions

• Cognition

• Airborne Precautions

• Communication

• Culture

• Work Ethic

• Bloodborne Pathogen

• Chain of Infection

Definitions

1. Behavior in the workplace that includes appearance, communication skills, treatment of others, judgment, and teamwork

2. Harmful germs found in human blood which can cause infection and disease.

3. Successfully getting and receiving messages

4. Rules that have been written into Federal Law that identify how a resident must be treated while living in a long-term care facility.

5. View of the world as well as a set of values, beliefs and traditions that handed down from generation to generation.

6. Transmission based precaution that prevents spread of harmful germs by droplets in the air, using Standard Precautions, masks and gloves

7. Way messages from the five sense are collected, stored then recovered from memory, later used to answer questions, respond to requests and perform tasks.

8. An infectious host, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host are all required to be present to transmit an infection.

9. Transmission based precaution that prevents the spread of harmful germs that travel in the air at a distance, using Standard Precautions, plus a respirator depending on the specific disease.

10. The first of two levels to prevent/control infections; basic tasks that health care workers must do to prevent/control the spread of infection, whereby all body fluids, non-intact skin and mucous membranes are treated as if they are infectious.

1. Work Ethic

2. Bloodborne Pathogen

3. Communication

4. Residents Rights

5. Culture

6. Droplet Precautions

7. Cognition

8. Chain of Infection

9. Airborne Precautions

10. Standard precautions

True or False.

1. The norovirus is a very contagious infection of the respiratory tract.

2. Ethics is knowledge of what is right and wrong conduct or the inner knowledge that assists one in making choices or judgements.

3. North Carolina Board of Nursing provides a list of tasks that fall within the range of function for nurse aides in the State of North Carolina.

1. F

2. T

3. T

True or False.

1. The nurse aide is supervised by a licensed nurse.

2. Medical asepsis is removing ALL microorganisms to prevent spread of infection.

3. Warm, moist areas with tissue to feed on are some of the requirements needed for microorganisms to survive.

1. T

2. F

3. T

True or False.

1. Hand hygiene is the #1 way to prevent the spread of infection.

2. Breaking the 1st and 3rd link in the chain is the ONLY way to prevent the spread of infection.

3. A Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) can only be transmitted in the hospital.

1. T

2. F

3. F

True or False.

1. Gloves are not always required when providing care for a resident in a long-term facility.

2. #1 way a harmful germ travels from place to place is on the hands.

3. Hepatitis B (HBV) only lives on dry surfaces for three days.

4. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is a group of items used by the nurse aide to block harmful germs from getting on skin and clothes.

1. T

2. T

3. F

4. T

True or False.

1. A call bell system should be attached to the head of the bed and is only necessary when the resident is bed bound.

2. Knee and joint instability increases risk for falls in the elderly, especially after surgery.

3. Cognitive impairment can increase the risk for falls due to poor judgement and misperceptions.

4. Therapeutic communication is consciously used by healthcare providers when talking with residents to influence or help resident understand better.

1. F

2. T

3. T

True or False.

1. Talking fast is NOT a barrier to communication if used with body language.

2. If a resident appears sad or crying the best practice is to leave quietly and wait for them to use the call bell to signal for assistance.

3. Cultural sensitivity means that a nurse aide must be aware of, recognize, accept, and acknowledge each resident as an individual and incorporate their belief systems when providing care.

4. During clinical assignment, student class pictures may be taken at the facility and posted on social media as long as the residents who are seen in the background cannot be identified by name.

1. F

2. F

3. T

4. F

True or False.

1. Confidentiality is the non-disclosure of telling information that is personal or private about a resident except to authorized members of the healthcare team.

2. To prevent the spread of infection, the nurse aide should take the soiled linens removed from a resident bed and carry them to the soiled linen container instead of shaking them in the air to remove any loose terms.

3. When emptying the trash can in the resident’s room, you get stuck by a needle. The first thing you do is fill out an incident report.

1. T

2. T

3. F

1. The reason why females are more likely to have urinary tract infections versus a male is their anatomy. Females have a shorter urethra than males.

2. In the chain of infection, the link that is easiest to break is the mode of transmission (also the mode of transportation).

3. The code of ethics is the name of a set of conduct rules for a particular group that may differ from one facility to another but revolves around the idea that residents are valuable people who deserve ethical care.

1. T

2. T

3. T

1. In the event of a bodily fluid spill on any surface, the nurse aide should promptly clean the area using the appropriate cleaning products and follow the facility’s established procedures.

2. When providing personal care for a resident, the nurse aide should perform all the care of the resident.

3. The nurse aide is allowed to accept money from a resident as a tip.

1. T

2. F

3. F