Nursing Assistant| CNA| Responsibilities Exam Practice Questions | 80 Questions

Nursing Assistant| CNA| Responsibilities
Exam Practice Questions
SET 1

1. The LPN/LVN is supervising a nursing assistant working in a long-term care facility.
What task may be assigned to the nursing assistant by the LPN/LVN?

 • Administering medication to residents
 • Assessing a resident's vital signs
 • Performing diagnostic tests
 • Providing a diagnosis to residents

Answer:

 Assessing a resident's vital signs




2. As a nursing assistant, you never give medications unless

 • The nurse is busy and asks you to give the medications
 • The person is in the shower and the nurse leaves the medications at the bedside
 • You have completed a state-approved medication assistant training program
 • You are feeding the person and the nurse leaves the medications at the bedside

Answer:

 You have completed a state-approved medication assistant training program




3. Who can tell the resident or family member a diagnosis or prescribe treatments?

 • The medical assistant
 • The doctor
 • The RN
 • An experienced nursing assistant

Answer:

 The doctor

,4. You are asked to carry out an assignment that you do not understand. What should you
do?

 • Ask another nursing assistant to help you
 • Ask for clarification from the supervising nurse
 • Inform the administrator
 • Refuse to do the assignment

Answer:

 Ask for clarification from the supervising nurse




5. A cause of false imprisonment would arise if a patient/resident/client were injured
because you:

 • Carried out a special procedure that you had not been taught
 • Confined a noisy patient in their room by shutting and locking the room door
 • Reported a defective electrical wire
 • Asked the patient to remain in the chair until you cleaned up a spill of water

Answer:

 Confined a noisy patient in their room by shutting and locking the room door




6. Which of the following is NOT acceptable?

 • An RN delegates a task to a LPN/LVN
 • An RN delegates a task to a nursing assistant
 • An LPN/LVN delegates a task to a nursing assistant
 • A nursing assistant delegates a task to another nursing assistant

Answer:

 A nursing assistant delegates a task to another nursing assistant




7. Which of the following is part of the code of conduct for a nursing assistant?

 • Carry out any task assigned to you
 • Take a co-worker's medication for a headache
 • Recognize the limits of your role and your knowledge
 • Plan your work so you can go to lunch with your friend

, Answer:

 Recognize the limits of your role and your knowledge




8. When a nursing assistant shares false information about a resident in a way that
damages the resident's reputation, this act is known as:

 • Slander
 • Defamation
 • Libel
 • Malpractice

Answer:

 Defamation




9. Who is it acceptable for a nursing assistant to discuss a resident's care plan with?

 • The resident's family members
 • The nursing assistant's friends
 • The next shift's staff
 • The facility's maintenance team

Answer:

 The next shift's staff




10. Which department in the long-term care facility is the nursing assistant a part of?

 • Administration
 • Nursing
 • Dietary
 • Housekeeping

Answer:

 Nursing