AM
CNA PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Terms in this set (100)
Many elderly residents d)both a&c
lose their appetite due to
a) a decrease in saliva
b) hardening of the
arteries
c) decrease
number of tastebuds
d)both a & c
The thinning of the fatty c)develop pressure sores
layer under the skin could
cause the resident to:
a) lose their appetite
b) have difficulty walking
1/62
,3/18/25, 8:12 CNA practice Flashcards |
AM
c) develop pressure
sores
d)have slowed
mental responses
2/62
,3/18/25, 8:12 CNA practice Flashcards |
AM
Elderly residents c)lose of Ca causing changes in the spinal column
sometimes appear
stooped over and like
they have lose height due
to:
a) the residence
increase difficulty
breathing
b) the
deterioration of
muscle tissue
c) lose of Ca
causing changes in
the spinal column
d)decreased cardiac
tissue
one of the major d)muscle in the bladder weakens
reasons the elderly are
incontinent of urine is:
a) they are too lazy
to go to the BR
b) they can't get a nurse
aid to help them to the BR
c) the circulatory
system is failing
3/62
, 3/18/25, 8:12 CNA practice Flashcards |
AM
d)the muscle that
keeps urine in the
bladder
weakens
Constipation and c)slowed peristalsis
indigestion can result
from:
a) slowed restorations
b) slowed mental
response
c) slowed peristalsis
d)slowed brain waves
Strokes are seen in the b)when the brain is deprived of O2
elderly. Strokes are best
described as:
a) when the muscle dies
b) when the
brain is deprived
of O2
c) when the heart fails
d)when the lungs fill
with fluid
Which statement is TRUE c)elderly men and women are attracted to each other
4/62