CNA Final Exam QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST 2023
16) Which of the following is an example of an NA having a professional relationship
with an employer?
A) Documenting carefully
B) Never bothering the nurses with questions
C) Trying not to be late more than twice a week
D) Talking about management behind their backs - ANS A
1) Which of the following healthcare settings is generally for people who will die in six
months or less?
a) Hospice care
B) Long-term care
C) Outpatient care
D) Acute care - ANS A
2) Which of the following statements is true of long-term care?
A) People with terminal illnesses do not live in long-term care facilities
B) Most conditions seen in long-term care facilities are never able to return home
C) People who live in long-term care facilities are never able to return home
D) Long-term care takes place in a person's home - ANS B
3) A resident has purchased a special gift for her nursing assistant (NA). What would be
the best response by the nursing assistant?
A) The NA should refuse the gift but thank the resident for thinking of her
B) The NA should accept the gift because she is unsure about her facility's policy on
gifts
C) The NA should accept the gift if the resident agrees to keep it confidential
D) NA should refuse the gift and explains that her employer is very unfair about
employees accepting gifts from residents - ANS A
4) A ___ is a method or way of doing something
A) Policy
B) Procedure
C) Survey
D) Cite - ANS B
5) Medicare will pay for
A) All care requested by the recipient
B) All care requested by the doctor
C) All care requested by the long-term care facility
,D) Only care that it determines to be medically necessary - ANS D
6) Which of the following is a core value associated with culture change?
A) Doing everything for residents
B) Treating all residents the same way
C) Promoting self-determination and personal choice
D) Making sure all residents participate in the same activities - ANS C
7) Which member of the care team diagnoses disease and prescribes treatment?
A) Nursing assistant (NA)
B) Medical social worker (MSW)
C) Physician (MD)
D) Dietitian (RDN) - ANS C
8) Which of the following care team members are licensed professionals who assign job
to nursing assistants?
A) Nursing assistants, nurse
B) Dietitian, resident's family
C) Nurses, physical therapists
D) Nursing assistants, physicians - ANS C
9) Which of the following statements is true of residents as a part of the care team?
A) Residents cannot make their own decisions
B) Residents are not care team members
C) Residents should not try to make choices about the care they want to recieve
D) The care team revolves around the resident and her condition, treatment and
progress - ANS D
10) Which of the following statements is true of a nursing assistant's responsibilities if
an activity is not listed in the care plan?
A) The NA should not perform the activity if it is not listed in the care plan
B) The NA should perform the activity if he believes it is best for the resident
C) The NA should only perform the activity if the resident says he wants it performed
D) The NA should consult other NAs to see if they would perform the activitiy - ANS A
11) A nursing assistant tells a resident that her grandchildren are noisy and disrupt the
facility and suggests that next time her daughter visits, she should leave the kids at
home. Which Residents' Right might this behavior violate?
A) The right to voice complaints without fear of punishment
B) The right to refuse medication and treatment
C) The right to have visitors
D) The right to confidentiality - ANS C
12) What is one reason why reporting a resident's changes and problems to the nurse is
very important role of the nursing assistant?
A) The care plan must be updated as the resident's condition changes
,B) Reporting changes is not a task that the NA performs
C) Depending on the resident's changes, the NA can decide if she wants to work that
day or not
D) The NA can decide what medication to prescribe for the resident's current condition -
ANS A
13) Which of the following is a typical task that an NA performs?
A) Changing a sterile dressing on an open wound
B) Helping residents with elimination needs
C) Administering medication
D) Prescribing treatments - ANS B
14) Which of the following tasks is outside the scope of practice for an NA?
A) Giving a resident a bath
B) Inserting a tube into a resident's body
C) Helping a resident eat dinner
D) Transferring a resident from the bed to a chair - ANS B
15) A professional relationship between an NA and a resident includes
A) Telling the resident about problems with the supervisor
B) Calling the resident Dearie and Sweetie
C) Letting a resident know if the NA is in a bad mood
D) Keeping resident information confidential - ANS D
17) What is one function of the chain of command?
A) It determines which residents go in which rooms
B) It determines which shift an NA works
C) It describes the care plan for each resident
D) It helps protect nursing assistants and their employer from liability - ANS D
18) What is required of a nursing assistant if he suspects that a resident is being
abused?
A) The NA should call the police to report that the resident is being abused
B) The NA should discuss the issue with the resident to find out if it is okay for him to
report what he suspects
C) The NA should report it to the charge nurse immediately
D) The NA should immediately confront the abuser about what he suspects - ANS C
19) Ombudsmen are in facilities to assist and support *
A) Administrators
B) Directors of nursing
C) Residents
D) Nursing assistants - ANS C
20) When a nursing assistant is performing a procedure on a resident, he should
A) Try to distract the resident so she will not know what the NA is doing
, B) Explain the procedure fully before performing it
C) Wait until the resident is sleeping before the NA starts the procedure
D) Talk to the resident's roommate so the resident does not become self-conscious -
ANS B
21) The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) sets minimum standards for
A) Facility cleanliness
B) Resident rehabilitation
C) Nursing Assistant Training
D) Facility spending - ANS C
22) How many hours of in-service education does OBRA require for nursing assistants
every year?
A) At least 34 hours
B) At least 28 hours
C) At least 18 hours
D) At least 12 hours - ANS D
23) For nursing assistants, confidentiality means
A) Not telling the nurse about possible abuse of a resident
B) Not documenting resident problems
C) Keeping resident information private
D) Sharing information with the NA's family - ANS C
24) One reason that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
was created to
A) Help keep health information private and secure
B) Help ombudsmen monitor care in facilities
C) Give nursing assistants proper health insurance coverage
D) Prevent abuse and neglect of residents - ANS A
25) Which of the following is an example of sexual abuse?
A) Rubbing up against a resident inappropriately
B) Confining a resident in a separate physical space without the resident's consent
C) Using alcohol in a harmful way
D) Failing to provide needed care for a resident - ANS A
26) An NA is caring for a resident who is paralyzed on her right side from a recent
stroke. Some of her family members are visiting and one of them turns to the NA and
says in a loud voice, "She looks so dumb with half of her face drooping down like that.
Isn't there something you can do to fix that?" What kind of abuse is this? *
1/1
A) Physical abuse
B) Psychological abuse
C) Sexual abuse
D) Involuntary seclusion - ANS B
ANSWERS LATEST 2023
16) Which of the following is an example of an NA having a professional relationship
with an employer?
A) Documenting carefully
B) Never bothering the nurses with questions
C) Trying not to be late more than twice a week
D) Talking about management behind their backs - ANS A
1) Which of the following healthcare settings is generally for people who will die in six
months or less?
a) Hospice care
B) Long-term care
C) Outpatient care
D) Acute care - ANS A
2) Which of the following statements is true of long-term care?
A) People with terminal illnesses do not live in long-term care facilities
B) Most conditions seen in long-term care facilities are never able to return home
C) People who live in long-term care facilities are never able to return home
D) Long-term care takes place in a person's home - ANS B
3) A resident has purchased a special gift for her nursing assistant (NA). What would be
the best response by the nursing assistant?
A) The NA should refuse the gift but thank the resident for thinking of her
B) The NA should accept the gift because she is unsure about her facility's policy on
gifts
C) The NA should accept the gift if the resident agrees to keep it confidential
D) NA should refuse the gift and explains that her employer is very unfair about
employees accepting gifts from residents - ANS A
4) A ___ is a method or way of doing something
A) Policy
B) Procedure
C) Survey
D) Cite - ANS B
5) Medicare will pay for
A) All care requested by the recipient
B) All care requested by the doctor
C) All care requested by the long-term care facility
,D) Only care that it determines to be medically necessary - ANS D
6) Which of the following is a core value associated with culture change?
A) Doing everything for residents
B) Treating all residents the same way
C) Promoting self-determination and personal choice
D) Making sure all residents participate in the same activities - ANS C
7) Which member of the care team diagnoses disease and prescribes treatment?
A) Nursing assistant (NA)
B) Medical social worker (MSW)
C) Physician (MD)
D) Dietitian (RDN) - ANS C
8) Which of the following care team members are licensed professionals who assign job
to nursing assistants?
A) Nursing assistants, nurse
B) Dietitian, resident's family
C) Nurses, physical therapists
D) Nursing assistants, physicians - ANS C
9) Which of the following statements is true of residents as a part of the care team?
A) Residents cannot make their own decisions
B) Residents are not care team members
C) Residents should not try to make choices about the care they want to recieve
D) The care team revolves around the resident and her condition, treatment and
progress - ANS D
10) Which of the following statements is true of a nursing assistant's responsibilities if
an activity is not listed in the care plan?
A) The NA should not perform the activity if it is not listed in the care plan
B) The NA should perform the activity if he believes it is best for the resident
C) The NA should only perform the activity if the resident says he wants it performed
D) The NA should consult other NAs to see if they would perform the activitiy - ANS A
11) A nursing assistant tells a resident that her grandchildren are noisy and disrupt the
facility and suggests that next time her daughter visits, she should leave the kids at
home. Which Residents' Right might this behavior violate?
A) The right to voice complaints without fear of punishment
B) The right to refuse medication and treatment
C) The right to have visitors
D) The right to confidentiality - ANS C
12) What is one reason why reporting a resident's changes and problems to the nurse is
very important role of the nursing assistant?
A) The care plan must be updated as the resident's condition changes
,B) Reporting changes is not a task that the NA performs
C) Depending on the resident's changes, the NA can decide if she wants to work that
day or not
D) The NA can decide what medication to prescribe for the resident's current condition -
ANS A
13) Which of the following is a typical task that an NA performs?
A) Changing a sterile dressing on an open wound
B) Helping residents with elimination needs
C) Administering medication
D) Prescribing treatments - ANS B
14) Which of the following tasks is outside the scope of practice for an NA?
A) Giving a resident a bath
B) Inserting a tube into a resident's body
C) Helping a resident eat dinner
D) Transferring a resident from the bed to a chair - ANS B
15) A professional relationship between an NA and a resident includes
A) Telling the resident about problems with the supervisor
B) Calling the resident Dearie and Sweetie
C) Letting a resident know if the NA is in a bad mood
D) Keeping resident information confidential - ANS D
17) What is one function of the chain of command?
A) It determines which residents go in which rooms
B) It determines which shift an NA works
C) It describes the care plan for each resident
D) It helps protect nursing assistants and their employer from liability - ANS D
18) What is required of a nursing assistant if he suspects that a resident is being
abused?
A) The NA should call the police to report that the resident is being abused
B) The NA should discuss the issue with the resident to find out if it is okay for him to
report what he suspects
C) The NA should report it to the charge nurse immediately
D) The NA should immediately confront the abuser about what he suspects - ANS C
19) Ombudsmen are in facilities to assist and support *
A) Administrators
B) Directors of nursing
C) Residents
D) Nursing assistants - ANS C
20) When a nursing assistant is performing a procedure on a resident, he should
A) Try to distract the resident so she will not know what the NA is doing
, B) Explain the procedure fully before performing it
C) Wait until the resident is sleeping before the NA starts the procedure
D) Talk to the resident's roommate so the resident does not become self-conscious -
ANS B
21) The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) sets minimum standards for
A) Facility cleanliness
B) Resident rehabilitation
C) Nursing Assistant Training
D) Facility spending - ANS C
22) How many hours of in-service education does OBRA require for nursing assistants
every year?
A) At least 34 hours
B) At least 28 hours
C) At least 18 hours
D) At least 12 hours - ANS D
23) For nursing assistants, confidentiality means
A) Not telling the nurse about possible abuse of a resident
B) Not documenting resident problems
C) Keeping resident information private
D) Sharing information with the NA's family - ANS C
24) One reason that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
was created to
A) Help keep health information private and secure
B) Help ombudsmen monitor care in facilities
C) Give nursing assistants proper health insurance coverage
D) Prevent abuse and neglect of residents - ANS A
25) Which of the following is an example of sexual abuse?
A) Rubbing up against a resident inappropriately
B) Confining a resident in a separate physical space without the resident's consent
C) Using alcohol in a harmful way
D) Failing to provide needed care for a resident - ANS A
26) An NA is caring for a resident who is paralyzed on her right side from a recent
stroke. Some of her family members are visiting and one of them turns to the NA and
says in a loud voice, "She looks so dumb with half of her face drooping down like that.
Isn't there something you can do to fix that?" What kind of abuse is this? *
1/1
A) Physical abuse
B) Psychological abuse
C) Sexual abuse
D) Involuntary seclusion - ANS B
