1. You have worked for three days and have not seen the physician in the facility. The physician comes to you, the bedside CNA caregiver, and asks you how this resident is doing, then she goes to the chart and you observe her charting three days’ visits based on your report. She writes an order for skin cream which you suggest and backdates the order to yesterday. What is your ethical obligation in this scenario?

2. You have been asked to record the amount of food that the person has eaten during each meal.  What kinds of words or numbers would you use to record this food intake?

3. You take an adult’s blood pressure and it is 40/20. You immediately report this to the nurse. The nurse returns to the patient room with you. She instructs you to place the patient in a Trendelenberg position while the nurse rechecks the blood pressure. You will put the patient into the Trendelenberg position.

4. What is the relationship between HIPPA and technological advances?

5. Which federal agency is responsible for infection control in hospitals and skilled facilities?

6. Your coworker has been accused of verbally abusing a resident. What will happen to him now?

7. A CNA sees a former patient across the store. The CNA cared for this former patient for 6 months and got to know her well. Based on that scenario, which of the following is accurate with regards to HIPAA?

8. You are working a 7 AM to 3 PM shift. Mr. Mack returns from dialysis at 2 PM. What should you do for him before your shift is finished?

9. Which of the following matches one of the five senses with an alternative term or definition?

10. You are taking Mr. D’s blood pressure. The first sound that you hear is at 162 and the second sound that you hear is at 86. You should document and report that the blood pressure is:

11. In relation to infections organisms, what does MDRO mean?

12. What other preventive measure will prevent Mary Eden from falling from her bed?

13. Which governmental agency mandates that workplaces, including healthcare settings, have security plans in place to prevent workplace violence?

14. Your resident has had a stroke and has residual paralysis (hemiplegia) on her left side. What type of range of motion exercises can you, as a CNA working with rehabilitation, be asked to perform on her?

15. What is the difference between an EMT and a paramedic?

16. The RN has assigned you to empty urinary drainage bags for a group of patients. You should take which of the following actions?

17. As a CNA you are working with 6-8 year old children with mental disabilities. What should you do to prevent injury to them?

18. You have 3 call lights on while you are serving trays. One is a resident who calls all the time for trivial things. One is a resident who has had diarrhea all night and probably wants to be cleaned. The third one is calling because her meal is cold and she wants you to microwave it for her. What do you do first?

19. You are caring for an Alzheimer’s patient who is confused. What can you do to decrease the level of confusion?

20. You take the blood pressure for your patient while they are in bed and then you take it as soon as they rise from the bed and stand. The patient’s blood pressure in bed was 152/85 and the blood pressure when standing was 96/46.You should:

21. Mr. Allen can be combative during care. How do you respond if he attempts to strike you?

22. Your patient has finished a 12-ounce can of ice tea and 8 ounces of fresh orange juice. What will you record on the Intake and Output form for this patient intake?

23. Many elders are affected by lowered metabolism and the loss of subcutaneous tissue. These physiological changes can lead to one of the following?

24. Which of the following does not cause aspiration?

25. Your resident is actively dying. You want to stay with her but you have other residents and 2 call lights on. How should you handle this?