Ch. 1-2 Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care
Updated Questions and Answers
(2026/2027) | Review Guide | Grade A+
• DYSPHASIC -✓✓UNABLE TO SPEAK OR UNDERSTAND WORDS
• ANALGESIA -✓✓UNABLE TO EXPERIENCE PAIN - LACK OF PAIN SENSATION
• DONNING ORDER FOR PPE -✓✓WASH HANDS, GOWN, MASK, GOGGLES,
GLOVES (BMEH)
• DOFFING ORDER FOR PPE -✓✓GLOVES, GOGGLES, GOWN, MASK, WASH
HANDS (3 G'S & M)
• OPTIMAL BP RANGE IN mmHg? -✓✓120/80
• HOW MANY mmHg SHOULD YOU PUMP THE BP TOURNIQUET? -✓✓150 TO 180
• WHICH IS THE FIRST BP SOUND HEARD? -✓✓THE SYSTOLIC, OR
CONTRACTING RATE
• WHICH IS THE LAST BP SOUND HEARD? -✓✓THE DIASTOLIC, OR THE
RESTING RATE
• NORMAL BPMs FOR AN ADULT? -✓✓60 - 100
• WHAT IS THE ADULT COMPRESSION TO BREATH RATIO FOR CPR? -✓✓30:2
• ANOTHER TERM FOR "BAD" EAR, LEG, ARM ETC. -✓✓AFFECTED
• EXAMPLE OF AN ORAL REPORT? -✓✓END OF SHIFT REPORT
• WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSIONAL SIGNATURE? -✓✓FIRST NAME, LAST NAME,
TITLE (CNA)
• AT THE END OF YOUR SHIFT, WHAT DO YOU DO WITH ANY NOTES OR
DOCUMENTS? -✓✓GIVE TO CHARGE NURSE OR SHRED THEM. DO NOT LEAVE
THE FACILITY WITH THEM.
• WHAT SHOULD A CNA MARK WITH TAPE OF A CONTRASTING COLOR? -
✓✓UNEVEN FLOOR SURFACES OR STAIRS TO PREVENT FALLS
, • WHEN HELPING A RESIDENT SIT UP, STAND UP OR WALK, HOW FAR APART
SHOULD YOU PLACE YOUR FEET FOR STABILITY? -✓✓12 INCHES, OR
SHOULDER'S WIDTH APART
• WHEN SHOULD A CNA TURN HIS/HER WHOLE BODY, USING THE PIVOT
METHOD (PENGUIN METHOD) WITH THEIR FEET? -✓✓WHEN LIFTING AN
OBJECT
• WHAT IS THE MOST STABLE BASE OF SUPPORT? -✓✓A LOWER CENTER OF
GRAVITY... CORE, PELVIS, LEGS
• WHAT IS THE BEST GUIDE TO USE TO EXPLAIN THE POSITION OF AN OBJECT
TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED? -✓✓THE FACE OF AN IMAGINARY CLOCK. (THE
DOOR IS AT 10 O'CLOCK, THE BED STAND IS AT 5 O'CLOCK).
• IF YOU FAIL TO REPORT THAT A VISUALLY IMPAIRED RESIDENT'S GLASSES
ARE BROKEN, IS THAT NEGLIGENCE OR ABUSE? HINT - IT CAN RESULT IN
SERIOUS INJURY AND IT IS PART OF THE REALITY ORIENTATION OF THE
RESIDENT. -✓✓ABUSE.
• NORMAL TEMPERATURE IN DEGREES? -✓✓97.6-99.6
• DKA (DIABETIC KETOASIDOSIS) -✓✓HYPERGLYCEMIA
• DYSPHAGIA -✓✓TROUBLE SWALLOWING
• ACCEPTABLE mmHg SYSTOLIC -✓✓90-140
• ACCEPTABLE mmHg DIASTOLIC -✓✓60-90
• WHAT IS AN INFANT'S COMPRESSION TO BREATH RATIO FOR CPR? -✓✓15:2
• NORMAL PULSE RATE IN BPMs -✓✓60 - 100
• NORMAL RESPIRATORY BREATH PER MINUTE RANGE -✓✓12-16
• ACUTE CARE -✓✓IMMEDIATE CARE SHORT TERM -URGENT CARE, ER- FOR
FRACTURES, FLU, CVA
• SUB ACUTE CARE -✓✓24 HR SKILLED CARE & EQUIPT. UNTIL CONDITION IS
STABLE- ICU RECOVERY-NURSING HOME- KIDNEY INFECTIONS OR FAILURE -
ONCOLOGY RECOVERY-CHEMO-RADIATION-ORTHO REHAB-NEURO
DISORDERS-WOUND MGMT-IV < BID-MI RECOVERY
Updated Questions and Answers
(2026/2027) | Review Guide | Grade A+
• DYSPHASIC -✓✓UNABLE TO SPEAK OR UNDERSTAND WORDS
• ANALGESIA -✓✓UNABLE TO EXPERIENCE PAIN - LACK OF PAIN SENSATION
• DONNING ORDER FOR PPE -✓✓WASH HANDS, GOWN, MASK, GOGGLES,
GLOVES (BMEH)
• DOFFING ORDER FOR PPE -✓✓GLOVES, GOGGLES, GOWN, MASK, WASH
HANDS (3 G'S & M)
• OPTIMAL BP RANGE IN mmHg? -✓✓120/80
• HOW MANY mmHg SHOULD YOU PUMP THE BP TOURNIQUET? -✓✓150 TO 180
• WHICH IS THE FIRST BP SOUND HEARD? -✓✓THE SYSTOLIC, OR
CONTRACTING RATE
• WHICH IS THE LAST BP SOUND HEARD? -✓✓THE DIASTOLIC, OR THE
RESTING RATE
• NORMAL BPMs FOR AN ADULT? -✓✓60 - 100
• WHAT IS THE ADULT COMPRESSION TO BREATH RATIO FOR CPR? -✓✓30:2
• ANOTHER TERM FOR "BAD" EAR, LEG, ARM ETC. -✓✓AFFECTED
• EXAMPLE OF AN ORAL REPORT? -✓✓END OF SHIFT REPORT
• WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSIONAL SIGNATURE? -✓✓FIRST NAME, LAST NAME,
TITLE (CNA)
• AT THE END OF YOUR SHIFT, WHAT DO YOU DO WITH ANY NOTES OR
DOCUMENTS? -✓✓GIVE TO CHARGE NURSE OR SHRED THEM. DO NOT LEAVE
THE FACILITY WITH THEM.
• WHAT SHOULD A CNA MARK WITH TAPE OF A CONTRASTING COLOR? -
✓✓UNEVEN FLOOR SURFACES OR STAIRS TO PREVENT FALLS
, • WHEN HELPING A RESIDENT SIT UP, STAND UP OR WALK, HOW FAR APART
SHOULD YOU PLACE YOUR FEET FOR STABILITY? -✓✓12 INCHES, OR
SHOULDER'S WIDTH APART
• WHEN SHOULD A CNA TURN HIS/HER WHOLE BODY, USING THE PIVOT
METHOD (PENGUIN METHOD) WITH THEIR FEET? -✓✓WHEN LIFTING AN
OBJECT
• WHAT IS THE MOST STABLE BASE OF SUPPORT? -✓✓A LOWER CENTER OF
GRAVITY... CORE, PELVIS, LEGS
• WHAT IS THE BEST GUIDE TO USE TO EXPLAIN THE POSITION OF AN OBJECT
TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED? -✓✓THE FACE OF AN IMAGINARY CLOCK. (THE
DOOR IS AT 10 O'CLOCK, THE BED STAND IS AT 5 O'CLOCK).
• IF YOU FAIL TO REPORT THAT A VISUALLY IMPAIRED RESIDENT'S GLASSES
ARE BROKEN, IS THAT NEGLIGENCE OR ABUSE? HINT - IT CAN RESULT IN
SERIOUS INJURY AND IT IS PART OF THE REALITY ORIENTATION OF THE
RESIDENT. -✓✓ABUSE.
• NORMAL TEMPERATURE IN DEGREES? -✓✓97.6-99.6
• DKA (DIABETIC KETOASIDOSIS) -✓✓HYPERGLYCEMIA
• DYSPHAGIA -✓✓TROUBLE SWALLOWING
• ACCEPTABLE mmHg SYSTOLIC -✓✓90-140
• ACCEPTABLE mmHg DIASTOLIC -✓✓60-90
• WHAT IS AN INFANT'S COMPRESSION TO BREATH RATIO FOR CPR? -✓✓15:2
• NORMAL PULSE RATE IN BPMs -✓✓60 - 100
• NORMAL RESPIRATORY BREATH PER MINUTE RANGE -✓✓12-16
• ACUTE CARE -✓✓IMMEDIATE CARE SHORT TERM -URGENT CARE, ER- FOR
FRACTURES, FLU, CVA
• SUB ACUTE CARE -✓✓24 HR SKILLED CARE & EQUIPT. UNTIL CONDITION IS
STABLE- ICU RECOVERY-NURSING HOME- KIDNEY INFECTIONS OR FAILURE -
ONCOLOGY RECOVERY-CHEMO-RADIATION-ORTHO REHAB-NEURO
DISORDERS-WOUND MGMT-IV < BID-MI RECOVERY
