CNA Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS ALREADY PASSED
1.1 Your patient was fine this morning and was able to get out of bed and walk
around his room. After lunch, you notice that the patient is lying very quietly in
bed, does not answer when you talk to him, and his face is very red. You should:
Select one:
a. yell at the patient to wake him.
b. pay no attention to the situation; the nurse will see the patient for herself when
she makes her afternoon rounds.
c. call the visitors in to see the patient.
d. report this to the head nurse immediately as this is a change in the patient
condition.
e. call the doctor.
D.
report this to the head nurse immediately as this a change in the patient condition.
The following is OBJECTIVE data: Mrs. Smith says she has pain in her right
shoulder.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
False
Write the time using the 24 hour clock: 5:30pm
1730
The following is SUBJECTIVE data: Blue Colored Lips
Select one:
a. False
b. True
False
Write the time using the 24 hour clock: 9:15pm
2115
Write the time using the 24 hour clock: 11:55pm
2355
1.1 When a patient tells you about pains or problems you cannot observe through
your senses, they are called symptoms or _______________ data.
Select one:
a .Legal
b. Personal
c. Subjective
d .Objective
C. Objective
Your patient has been admitted to your unit because of a diabetic condition. The
doctor ordered a special diabetic diet for her, which includes no concentrated
sugars. You notice the patient eating a candy bar when she believes she is alone.
,You should:
Select one:
a. report this incident to your charge nurse immediately.
b .scold the patient, telling her that she should know better.
c. ignore the whole thing.
d .take your break and eat a candy bar with the patient.
e. let her eat it; she really does not want to get well.
a. report this incident to your charge nurse immediately.
The following is OBJECTIVE data: Mr. Green ate all of his breakfast.
Select one:
a. False
b. True
True
When you obtain information about a person with your senses, it is called signs
or _______________ data.
Select one:
a. Objective
b. Personal
c. Legal
d. Subjective
a. objective
You have raised the bedside rails on the bed of a newly admitted woman who is
70 years old. She says, "What are you trying to do, put me in a crib?" The nursing
assistant's best response to this statement is:
Select one:
a ."It may seem like a crib to you but it is really because we are concerned for
your safety. Our beds are high and may be narrower than what you are used to at
home."
b. "I'm just doing what the head nurse told me to do."
c. "Does it seem like a crib to you?"
d ."It is the hospital's policy to have the bedside rails up for all confused
patients."
e. "Don't you want them up?"
a ."It may seem like a crib to you but it is really because we are concerned for your
safety. Our beds are high and may be narrower than what you are used to at home."
A patient complains to you that his "I.V. hurts." You look at that area on the
patient's arm around the needle, and it appears red and swollen. You should:
Select one:
a. tell another nursing assistant.
b. call and tell the doctor.
c.do nothing; as a nursing assistant, this is not your job.
d. tell the patient to mention it to the nurse next time she comes in.
e. report this immediately to your head nurse.
e. report this immediately to your head nurse.
Your patient has just been admitted to your unit. The doctor ordered oxygen by
face mask for this patient. You notice that as soon as the charge nurse leaves the
, room, the patient takes the mask off. In response, you:
Select one:
a. tell the family.
b. tell another nursing assistant.
c. report this to the charge nurse.
d. tell the doctor.
e. call the pharmacy.
c. report this to the charge nurse.
The following is SUBJECTIVE data: Rapid Breathing
Select one:
a. True
b .False
False
When objectively reporting your observations, you should:
Select one:
a. tell the head nurse or team leader to go to the patient at once, even though it is
not an emergency.
b. tell the head nurse to give the patient some pills.
c. tell the head nurse what you touched, smelled, heard, or saw.
d. tell the head nurse to observe the patient.
e. tell the head nurse your opinion of what you think is wrong with the patient.
c. tell the head nurse what you touched, smelled, heard, or saw.
The following is OBJECTIVE data: Mr. Jones states he is cold.
Select one:
a .False
b. True
false
Because communication is basic to the mutual exchange of messages that make
a connection between the nursing assistant and the patient, it is necessary to:
Select one:
a. utilize good eye contact.
b.do all of these things.
c. speak in a pleasant tone.
d. show interest in what the patient is saying.
e. use good manners, courtesy, emotional control, empathy and tact.
b. do all these things
The following is OBJECTIVE data: Mary had red hair.
Select one:
a. False
b. True
true
The following is SUBJECTIVE data: Bright Red Vomit
Select one:
a. False
b. True
False
SOLUTIONS ALREADY PASSED
1.1 Your patient was fine this morning and was able to get out of bed and walk
around his room. After lunch, you notice that the patient is lying very quietly in
bed, does not answer when you talk to him, and his face is very red. You should:
Select one:
a. yell at the patient to wake him.
b. pay no attention to the situation; the nurse will see the patient for herself when
she makes her afternoon rounds.
c. call the visitors in to see the patient.
d. report this to the head nurse immediately as this is a change in the patient
condition.
e. call the doctor.
D.
report this to the head nurse immediately as this a change in the patient condition.
The following is OBJECTIVE data: Mrs. Smith says she has pain in her right
shoulder.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
False
Write the time using the 24 hour clock: 5:30pm
1730
The following is SUBJECTIVE data: Blue Colored Lips
Select one:
a. False
b. True
False
Write the time using the 24 hour clock: 9:15pm
2115
Write the time using the 24 hour clock: 11:55pm
2355
1.1 When a patient tells you about pains or problems you cannot observe through
your senses, they are called symptoms or _______________ data.
Select one:
a .Legal
b. Personal
c. Subjective
d .Objective
C. Objective
Your patient has been admitted to your unit because of a diabetic condition. The
doctor ordered a special diabetic diet for her, which includes no concentrated
sugars. You notice the patient eating a candy bar when she believes she is alone.
,You should:
Select one:
a. report this incident to your charge nurse immediately.
b .scold the patient, telling her that she should know better.
c. ignore the whole thing.
d .take your break and eat a candy bar with the patient.
e. let her eat it; she really does not want to get well.
a. report this incident to your charge nurse immediately.
The following is OBJECTIVE data: Mr. Green ate all of his breakfast.
Select one:
a. False
b. True
True
When you obtain information about a person with your senses, it is called signs
or _______________ data.
Select one:
a. Objective
b. Personal
c. Legal
d. Subjective
a. objective
You have raised the bedside rails on the bed of a newly admitted woman who is
70 years old. She says, "What are you trying to do, put me in a crib?" The nursing
assistant's best response to this statement is:
Select one:
a ."It may seem like a crib to you but it is really because we are concerned for
your safety. Our beds are high and may be narrower than what you are used to at
home."
b. "I'm just doing what the head nurse told me to do."
c. "Does it seem like a crib to you?"
d ."It is the hospital's policy to have the bedside rails up for all confused
patients."
e. "Don't you want them up?"
a ."It may seem like a crib to you but it is really because we are concerned for your
safety. Our beds are high and may be narrower than what you are used to at home."
A patient complains to you that his "I.V. hurts." You look at that area on the
patient's arm around the needle, and it appears red and swollen. You should:
Select one:
a. tell another nursing assistant.
b. call and tell the doctor.
c.do nothing; as a nursing assistant, this is not your job.
d. tell the patient to mention it to the nurse next time she comes in.
e. report this immediately to your head nurse.
e. report this immediately to your head nurse.
Your patient has just been admitted to your unit. The doctor ordered oxygen by
face mask for this patient. You notice that as soon as the charge nurse leaves the
, room, the patient takes the mask off. In response, you:
Select one:
a. tell the family.
b. tell another nursing assistant.
c. report this to the charge nurse.
d. tell the doctor.
e. call the pharmacy.
c. report this to the charge nurse.
The following is SUBJECTIVE data: Rapid Breathing
Select one:
a. True
b .False
False
When objectively reporting your observations, you should:
Select one:
a. tell the head nurse or team leader to go to the patient at once, even though it is
not an emergency.
b. tell the head nurse to give the patient some pills.
c. tell the head nurse what you touched, smelled, heard, or saw.
d. tell the head nurse to observe the patient.
e. tell the head nurse your opinion of what you think is wrong with the patient.
c. tell the head nurse what you touched, smelled, heard, or saw.
The following is OBJECTIVE data: Mr. Jones states he is cold.
Select one:
a .False
b. True
false
Because communication is basic to the mutual exchange of messages that make
a connection between the nursing assistant and the patient, it is necessary to:
Select one:
a. utilize good eye contact.
b.do all of these things.
c. speak in a pleasant tone.
d. show interest in what the patient is saying.
e. use good manners, courtesy, emotional control, empathy and tact.
b. do all these things
The following is OBJECTIVE data: Mary had red hair.
Select one:
a. False
b. True
true
The following is SUBJECTIVE data: Bright Red Vomit
Select one:
a. False
b. True
False
