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Hdmaster CNA 1 State Competency Practice Exam
Questions with Answers (100% Correct Answers)
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— Answer: 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
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c. encourage Mrs. Clark to exercise more
d. call the doctor immediately— Answer: 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— Answer: 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
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c. a new long term care home would suit him better
d. he is just being difficult— Answer: 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— Answer: a. the right to form militant
groups in the facility
Increased respiratory rate is
a. bradypnea
b. apnea
c. dyspnea
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Hdmaster CNA 1 State Competency Practice Exam
Questions with Answers (100% Correct Answers)
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— Answer: 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
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c. encourage Mrs. Clark to exercise more
d. call the doctor immediately— Answer: 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— Answer: 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
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c. a new long term care home would suit him better
d. he is just being difficult— Answer: 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— Answer: a. the right to form militant
groups in the facility
Increased respiratory rate is
a. bradypnea
b. apnea
c. dyspnea
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