CNA mcq practice questions

providing personal hygiene care

may cause the client to feel ashamed

Oral hygiene involves?

Cleaning the mouth, teeth gums,

When assessing perennial care

Begin wiping in the cleanest area then working to the dirtiest area

You are assigned to give a client a partial bath during Hs care you will?

Wash the face, hands, unarms, and perineum

When giving a patient a complete bath bed the nurse aid washes the?

The clients complete body (cbb)

PPE

Personal protection equipment

ADL

Activities of daily living

Top drawer

PPE - soap, hand lotion, transfer belt

Emesis basin- comb, nail file, emery board, orange stick

Tooth and denture brush- tooth paste, denture cup, alcohol prep

Center drawer

Wash basin & sometimes Emesis basin

Bottom drawer

Toilet paper- bedpan, graduated container/urine measuring cup

Pass

Pull the pin, aim the fire extinguishersqueeze the handle, sweep the extinguisher from base

Race

Remove the staff & residents, activate alarm, contain the fire, evacuate

UTI

Unitary track infection

The purpose of assisting clients wl daily hygiene care is t0?

Prevent infection, promote relaxation, giving self esteem

The temperature of the client bath water sure be approximately?

10s degrees

The primary purpose of oral hygiene is to?

Clean the mouth, teeth, gums & tongue

Store the client denture?

In a covered labeled cup of cold water

The primary purpose of providing shin care is to?

Prevent complications, including infections & pressure ulcers

How often should you move the patient?

Every 2 hours

Mrs. Jones has an order for support anti-embolism stockings, you should?

Apply the hose before Mrs. Done get out of bed

When dressing Mr. Keen a 72 year client who has had a stroke the nurses aid should?

Put the shirt on the corrected arm first

You are assigned to give Mrs. Jones a shower with shampoo, the client is wearing a hearing aid in both ears, you should?

Remove the hearing aids before showering the client

When undressing, a client who has a paralyzed side from a stroke, the nurses aid should?

Undress the uncorrected side first

Mrs. Jones has long hair that is tangled in the back, to remove the tangled the nurse did shout?

Hold the tangled section of hair tight, and begin combing at the end and working upward in short strokes

When applying lotion to the client skin the nurse aid should?

Rub the entire back and butt with gentle firm strokes

When providing fingernail care the client?

Soap the hands in warm water and scrub under the nails with a soft brush

Nutrition is?

Essential to life

Carbohydrates are?

Provide fuel & energy

Proteins are?

Essential for good health, healing and growth

Which of the following would be found on a clear liquid tray?

Tea with sugar

A nasal gastric tube is?

Threaded through the nose into the stomach

Gastronomy tube is?

Inserted through the abdominal wall into the stomach

An order to force fluids

Encouraging the client to drink each time you are in the room

Which of the following would not be included when recording intake & output

Applesauce

When feeding clients?

Alternate liquids & solids

Clients should consume enough fluids each day to?

Prevent renovation

Signs and symptoms of dehydration include?

Lethargy, weakness, low blood pressure (rapid pulse, dry mucus membranes)

Incontinence is?

Medical problems

Feces are?

Bowel movements

Voiding is?

Urination

Fecal impaction is?

The most serious form of constipation

When assisting n client to use a bed pan, position the bed in the?

Fowler position

The bedside commode is used for?

Urinal and fecal elimination

When caring for a client with an indwelling catheter?

Position the drainage bag below the level of the bladder

The urinal catheter?

Must be fastened to the client leg or abdomen at all times

Pain is?

Means something is wrong (pain is never normal)

A confused client moans and makes a face which you position him in bed, this is a sign r what?

Pain

Comfort, rest, & sleep are necessary to?

Restores strength & repair body problems

Assisting a client to relax may?

Relieve anxiety, pain, and rear

Before a client can rest comparably, the nurses aid must?

Assure that hunger, thirst & elimination needs are met

The purpose of sleep is to?

Provide rest and repair for the mind and body

When positioning the client on their side in bed, support him or her?

With pillows

Micros that cause disease are?

Pathogens

You are instructed to collect a regular urine specimen from a female client, you should?

Apply the principle of standard precautions when obtaining the specimen

An example of direct contact mode of transmission of infection is?

Touching an infected wound

The best method of preventing the spreading of infection is?

Frequent hand washing

Standard precautions are use?

Routinely in the care of all patients

Hepatitis B is transmitted through?

Blood and body fluid transmission

The nurse aid should wash his/her hands?

Before and after caring for each client

The use of medical aseptic is important to?

Prevent the spread of infection

Waste products that are contaminated with body or body fluids?

Are discarded in leak proof containers

The nurse's aid is responsible for cleaning clients care supplies & equipment to?

Prevent the spread of infections?

When cleaning soiled client care items the nurse aid should?

Wear personal protection Annan

Signs and symptoms of scabies include?

Rash and intense itching

When collecting the urinal output measurement (i&o) a client with a catheter the nurse aid should?

Measure urine into a gradual pitcher

The nurse ash you to take the client blood pressure, STAT?

Immediately (without delay)

A client with cyanosis has?

Blue or blue gray color

Q .1.d means?

4 times a day

t.i. D means?

3 times a day

Edema means?

Swelling

Emesis is the medical term reporting?

Vomiting

Record 7:20pm in military time?

19:20

Record 3:40 pm in military time?

15:40

When weighting a client with a bed scale, the nurse aid should?

Insure the sling hangs freely & that the client body doesn't touch the bed

Before weighting the client on a standing balance scale, the nurse aid should?

Balance the scale

A client vomits a substance that 100hs lire coffee grounds, the nurse aid should?

Notify the nurse immediately

The primary purpose of monitoring & recording urinal output is to?

Ensure that the urinal output balances with the intone

The tympanic thermometer is used to measure temperature is the clients?

Ear

You are assigned to take mrs-jones temperature by the axial method, your facility uses glass thermometers. Which thermometer will you use?

Oral thermometer for cars or armpit

You are assigned to take Mr smith temperature rectally, your facility uses color coded thermometers, which one will you select?

The ore with red dat at the end

Each lang line on the glass thermometer denotes?

2/10 degree

Of the method listed for checking the temperature, which is the recast accurate?

Axially

Measure the blood pressure by placing by the stethoscope over a?

Artery

The radial pulse is taken the?

Wrist

The blood pressure is taken using the ?

Brachial artery

Mr. Miller has an irregular pulse, you should count for?

One full minute

The primary purpose of respirator system is to?

Supply oxygen & eliminate carbon dioxide

To count respirators and the nurse aid should?

Count one inhalation & one exaltation as one respirator

You are assigned to ambulate a client uno has a weak right side, for safety you should have a gait belt, & stand?

On the client right side

You must reposition a 90lb. Bed last client on her left side, you should?

Place a pillow & or pad between her legs

A client has an abrasion on her coxes, a common type of this can be presented by?

Avoiding friction & shear when pulling the client up in Ned

To prevent pressure ulcers the nurse's aid should turn & reposition the client in bed?

Every 2 hours

The method of preventing contractures is to?

Provide rom exercises

To prevent external rotation of the hip in a bed fast client, the nurse aid should?

Support the leg with trochanter roll

Foot down is a type of?

Contracture

To prevent a flexor contracture of a paralyzed client hand, the nurse aid should?

Place a hand roll in the client palm

The purpose of a foot board is to?

Prevent foot drop

Mrs. Smith is a high risk of pressure ulcers, she sits up in a wheelchair much of the day, the nurse aid should?

Apply a foam cushion to the chair

Which of the following don't contribute to pressure ulcers development?

Adequacy nutrients anvoratich

Contractures are?

Snoring & stiffing of muscles