What are the Grief stages?
D-Denial
A-Anger
B-Bargaining
D-Depression
A-Accepting
What is the required number of hours of continuing education a CNA is to attend
every 24 months?
24
What is the correct range of oral temperature, a CNA must report to her charge
nurse?
Below 96 degrees and above 99 degrees
A resident makes the comment that he wants to kill himself. What should you as
the CNA do?
Stay with him and call for additional help
What is not helpful in avoiding decubitus ulcers?
A CNA massages a part of the resident’s skin to avoid decubitus
True or False
A CNA may take pictures of a resident with her phone camera
False
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Example of Cheyne-Strokes respirations?
A resident who is actively dying
A CNA sees a fire in the resident’s room. What is the CNA’s first action?
Remove the patient
A resident with a Foley catheter is ordered to ambulate twice a day. What is most
crucial, with a resident who has a Foley, when having the person ambulate?
Keep the Foley bag below the bladder level
The resident says “If I pray every night, God will forgive me and spare my life”
Which stage of the grief process does the statement mean?
Bargaining
What task is not completed during a routine bed bath for a diabetic resident?
Adequate and Appropriate Nail Care
Which of the following procedures is not appropriate for a resident who has been
ordered to be placed in restraints?
The CNA ties the restraints directly to the side rails
What is an abnormal vital sign and should be reported immediately to the nurse?
A respiratory rate of 8
A CNA is caring for a resident who is becoming agitated. How should she speak to
the resident?
Calmly and Clearly, while attempting to determine why the resident is agitated
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True or False
Alzheimer’s has grown to be the #1 cause of death in people over the age of 65.
True
What do you use the give mouth care to a person who is an unconscious resident?
Toothette
Which position should you lay a resident who is having dyspnea?
High Fowler
As a CNA some of your duties are?
Taking Vital signs
Documenting ADL’s
Brushing teeth
The CNA’s resident has been placed in “Contact” precautions. What PPE will he
wear to enter the room?
Gown and Gloves
The resident has a heart rate of 54 beats per minute. The CNA knows that which of
the following is the correct medical term to describe this?
Bradycardia
What are the two identifiers you can always use?
Name
Date of birth
What does the abbreviation BID stand for?
2 times a day