CNA State Exam Practice Test (Illinois) Questions and Answers Graded A+
The nurse asks you to ambulate a patient BID during your shift. This means you will ambulate the patient ____ times.
- Four
- Three
- Two
- One ✔✔C. two
Sometimes the best response for a nursing assistant is to assure the resident you are listening.Which of these behaviors is the best way to exhibit good listening skills?
- Speaking about your own experiences on the topic to direct the conversation.
- Asking questions that direct the conversation further.
- Talking to the resident while you continue to work.
- Turning in the residents direction and responding when it is appropriate. ✔✔D. Turning in the
residents direction and responding when it is appropriate. 1 / 4
While emptying the trash in a client's room, you get stuck by a needle that should have been placed in the sharps container. What is the first thing to do?
- Call your personal physician.
- Wash the site for several minutes.
- Fill out an Incident Report.
- Try to squeeze blood out. ✔✔b. Wash the site for several minutes.
Infection control practices that prevent the transmission of disease are called
- isolation protocols.
- policies and procedures.
- standard precautions.
- hand hygiene mandates. ✔✔c. standard precautions.
A resident in your care is frustrated, upset, and raising his voice in complaint. Which of these is the best response to his actions?
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- Report the incident to the supervising nurse.
- Walk away from the patient in an effort to show you won't tolerate the behavior.
- Offer support and care using a comforting and calming manner.
- Ask the resident to lower his voice in courtesy to other residents who are getting upset. ✔✔c.
Offer support and care using a comforting and calming manner.
There are certain steps to follow from start to finish when beginning a procedure on a patient. As a nursing assistant, it is extremely important to start with which of these tasks?
- Enter the date in the patients medical record.
- Document what you did.
- Provide privacy in the immediate area.
- Verify the residents identification. ✔✔d. Verify the residents identification.
As dementia progresses, incontinence can become an issue. How can the nurse aide assist?
- Avoid outings to minimize accidents and possible embarrassment.
- Remind the resident to let you know when they need to use the bathroom.
- Start to use an adult diaper to keep clothing and linens clean. 3 / 4
- Watch for signs of discomfort so you can take the resident to the bathroom. ✔✔d. Watch for
signs of discomfort so you can take the resident to the bathroom.
When a patient is dying, the last of the five senses the patient loses is ____?
- Hearing
- Touch
- Taste
- Sight ✔✔a. Hearing
If you have a resident who is completely deaf, which of these would be the most important for effective communication?
- A laptop or pen and paper.
- A loud voice that projects over noise.
- An alarm that rings louder than in non-hearing impaired rooms.
- A phone system with amplifiers. ✔✔a. A laptop or pen and paper.
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