CNA EXAMS REVIEW WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
_____ is taking in and eliminating equal amounts of fluid.
- ANSWERS-Response: Fluid balance
"Log-rolling" is a technique best used for which of the following patient diagnoses?
A. left tibial fracture
B. Spinal cord injury
C. Cellulitus of the right arm,
D. psychosis
- ANSWERS-B
(n) _____ is the permanent and painful shortening of a muscle or tendon.
- ANSWERS-Contracture
a client who has not had a bowel movement in four days would recieve the most benefit from
which procedure?
- ANSWERS-enema.
A nurse aid is asked to change a urinary drainage bag attached to an indwelling urinary
catheter. The nurse aid has never done this before. The best response by the nurse aide is to
- ANSWERS-ask a nurse aid to watch the nurse aid change the bag since it is the first time
A nurse aide finds a resident looking in the refrigerator at the nurses' station at 5 a.m. The
resident, who is confused, explains he needs breakfast before he leaves for work. The best
response by the nurse aide is to:A. Help resident back into his room and back to bed.B. Ask
resident about his job and if he is hungry.C. Tell him that residents are not allowed in the nurses'
station.D. Remind him that he is retired from his job and in a nursing home.
- ANSWERS-B
a resident burns foot on george foreman grill, it looks blistered and red, what kind of burn is this
- ANSWERS-Partial thickness burn,
total thickness would appear waxy and white, superficial would be blotchiness and no blistering
A resident gets dressed and comes out of his room wearing shoes that are from two different
pairs the nurse aid should
- ANSWERS-ask if the resident realizes that the shoes do not match
A resident had diabetes. Which of the following is a common sign of a low bloodsugar?
A. fever
