Hdmaster CNA 1 State Competency Practice Exam
Questions and Answers 2023 with complete solution
When you are communicating with residents, you need to remember to
a. look away when they make direct eye contact
b. speak rapidly and loudly
c. face the resident and make eye contact
d. finish all their sentences for them
c. face the resident and make eye contact
You are measuring Mrs. Clark's pulse and it is 98 beats per minute, which is
significantly different than her normal pulse. You should
a. ignore this, as pulse rates always fluctuate in older people
b. report this to the charge nurse
c. encourage Mrs. Clark to exercise more
d. call the doctor immediately
b. report this to the charge nurse
All of these devices can be used to help a person to use regular toileting facilities with
more ease EXCEPT
a. elevated toilet seat
b. bedside commode
c. grab bars on the wall next to the toilet
d. eggcrate mattress
d. eggcrate mattress
Mr. Russell keeps getting up from his wheelchair. Instead of using a restraint you should
ask him if
a. he needs to go to the toilet
b. he is hungry again after just having eaten
c. a new long term care home would suit him better
d. he is just being difficult
a. he needs to go to the toilet
All of the following are in the Resident Bill of Rights EXCEPT
a. the right to form militant groups in the facility
b. the right to be free from sexual, verbal, physical, or mental abuse
c. the right to be free of corporal punishment and involuntary seclusion
d. the right to choose activities
a. the right to form militant groups in the facility
Increased respiratory rate is
a. bradypnea
b. apnea
, c. dyspnea
d. tachypnea
d. tachypnea
A male staff member is overheard telling Mary, "What a sexy top you have on today."
Mary walks away red faced. This could be considered
a. sexual abuse
b. sexual harassment
c. complimentary behavior
d. adolescent behavior
b. sexual harassment
Mrs. White has turned on her call light four times in the last hour. When the nursing
assistant goes to her room she should say, "Mrs. White,
a. Is there something I can help you with?"
b. I can't be running to your room every fifteen minutes."
c. Turning on your call light all the time is disturbing the other residents."
d. Do not call us again. We are very busy."
a. Is there something I can help you with?"
A nursing assistant is allowed to
a. give medication from the bedside table
b. give water through the nasogastric tube
c. accept orders from a physician over the telephone
d. empty the resident's Foley catheter bag
d. empty the resident's Foley catheter bag
When nursing assistants complain of frequent back aches, the most likely factor
contributing to their back problem would be
a. pushing or pulling heavy objects
b. bending over to tie their resident's shoe laces
c. keeping their feet shoulder width apart
d. bending their knees and lifting with their legs
b. bending over to tie their resident's shoe laces
You walk into the dining room. The conscious resident has his hands to his throat and is
making no sounds. The first thing you will do is:
a. call 911
b. call the nurse
c. start chest compressions
d. ask, "Are you choking?"
d. ask, "Are you choking?"
The nursing assistant is transferring a resident from the bed to the chair. The nursing
assistant should
a. stand with feet apart
Questions and Answers 2023 with complete solution
When you are communicating with residents, you need to remember to
a. look away when they make direct eye contact
b. speak rapidly and loudly
c. face the resident and make eye contact
d. finish all their sentences for them
c. face the resident and make eye contact
You are measuring Mrs. Clark's pulse and it is 98 beats per minute, which is
significantly different than her normal pulse. You should
a. ignore this, as pulse rates always fluctuate in older people
b. report this to the charge nurse
c. encourage Mrs. Clark to exercise more
d. call the doctor immediately
b. report this to the charge nurse
All of these devices can be used to help a person to use regular toileting facilities with
more ease EXCEPT
a. elevated toilet seat
b. bedside commode
c. grab bars on the wall next to the toilet
d. eggcrate mattress
d. eggcrate mattress
Mr. Russell keeps getting up from his wheelchair. Instead of using a restraint you should
ask him if
a. he needs to go to the toilet
b. he is hungry again after just having eaten
c. a new long term care home would suit him better
d. he is just being difficult
a. he needs to go to the toilet
All of the following are in the Resident Bill of Rights EXCEPT
a. the right to form militant groups in the facility
b. the right to be free from sexual, verbal, physical, or mental abuse
c. the right to be free of corporal punishment and involuntary seclusion
d. the right to choose activities
a. the right to form militant groups in the facility
Increased respiratory rate is
a. bradypnea
b. apnea
, c. dyspnea
d. tachypnea
d. tachypnea
A male staff member is overheard telling Mary, "What a sexy top you have on today."
Mary walks away red faced. This could be considered
a. sexual abuse
b. sexual harassment
c. complimentary behavior
d. adolescent behavior
b. sexual harassment
Mrs. White has turned on her call light four times in the last hour. When the nursing
assistant goes to her room she should say, "Mrs. White,
a. Is there something I can help you with?"
b. I can't be running to your room every fifteen minutes."
c. Turning on your call light all the time is disturbing the other residents."
d. Do not call us again. We are very busy."
a. Is there something I can help you with?"
A nursing assistant is allowed to
a. give medication from the bedside table
b. give water through the nasogastric tube
c. accept orders from a physician over the telephone
d. empty the resident's Foley catheter bag
d. empty the resident's Foley catheter bag
When nursing assistants complain of frequent back aches, the most likely factor
contributing to their back problem would be
a. pushing or pulling heavy objects
b. bending over to tie their resident's shoe laces
c. keeping their feet shoulder width apart
d. bending their knees and lifting with their legs
b. bending over to tie their resident's shoe laces
You walk into the dining room. The conscious resident has his hands to his throat and is
making no sounds. The first thing you will do is:
a. call 911
b. call the nurse
c. start chest compressions
d. ask, "Are you choking?"
d. ask, "Are you choking?"
The nursing assistant is transferring a resident from the bed to the chair. The nursing
assistant should
a. stand with feet apart
