CNA Personal Care Skills Practice Quiz

CNA Personal Care Skills Practice Quiz

Practice person-centered CNA personal care, bathing, skin and oral care, nutrition, toileting, infection prevention, and safe reporting.

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Quiz36 Questions
Flashcards24 Cards
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List of Questions30 questions
  1. Question 1
    • Diagnosis, prescribing, surgery, and billing
    • Staff scheduling, inventory, payroll, and transport
    • Hygiene, dressing, eating, mobility, and elimination
    • Imaging, laboratory testing, pharmacy review, and discharge
  2. Question 2
    • Let the resident do the safe parts they can and assist only where needed
    • Complete the whole bath quickly without asking
    • Cancel bathing because partial ability is not enough
    • Require the resident to complete every step without help
  3. Question 3
    • A nickname selected by the aide
    • A generic term such as sweetheart
    • The resident's room number for efficiency
    • The name and form of address the resident prefers
  4. Question 4
    • Enter silently to avoid delay
    • Knock before entering
    • Call the family for permission
    • Move supplies into the room first
  5. Question 5
    • Rely only on the room number
    • Use the facility-approved identification process appropriate to the setting
    • Ask another resident to confirm identity
    • Assume identity from the scheduled task
  6. Question 6
    • To guarantee the resident agrees
    • To transfer responsibility for safety to the resident
    • So documentation is unnecessary afterward
    • So the resident can understand, ask questions, participate, or decline
  7. Question 7
    • Close the door or privacy curtain and keep the resident covered as appropriate
    • Leave the door open so staff can observe
    • Ask a roommate to look away
    • Expose the full body to make care faster
  8. Question 8
    • Raise the bed and put the call light on the table
    • Leave the bed unlocked for easier movement
    • Place the bed low and locked and put the call light within reach
    • Turn off all alarms regardless of the care plan
  9. Question 9
    • Only after an infection is laboratory-confirmed
    • Only in hospital operating rooms
    • Only when a resident requests them
    • For all patient care, with PPE selected by anticipated exposure
  10. Question 10
    • Put on a second pair without cleaning hands
    • Perform hand hygiene
    • Touch the clean supplies before washing
    • Reuse the gloves if they look clean
  11. Question 11
    • Begin with cleaner areas and finish with perineal care
    • Perineal area first, then face
    • Use the same soiled cloth for every area
    • Alternate randomly between clean and soiled sites
  12. Question 12
    • Proceed because hygiene is mandatory
    • Document refusal without speaking to anyone
    • Respect the refusal, offer an appropriate alternative or later time, and follow reporting policy
    • Permanently remove bathing from the care plan
  13. Question 13
    • Whichever method the aide prefers
    • The resident's needs, preferences, mobility, care plan, and safety
    • The same method for every resident
    • The method that uses the fewest supplies
  14. Question 14
    • A resident who cannot tolerate leaving bed
    • Every resident regardless of mobility
    • Only a resident with a special bath-treatment order
    • A resident who can safely sit in a shower chair or stand with required supervision
  15. Question 15
    • Only residents who refuse all care
    • Only fully independent residents
    • A resident who has difficulty getting out of bed or cannot tolerate another bath type
    • Every resident receiving morning care
  16. Question 16
    • Manage wet surfaces and use the assistance and equipment specified in the care plan
    • Encourage walking on a wet floor to test balance
    • Leave the resident alone to preserve privacy
    • Remove required footwear during transport
  17. Question 17
    • The resident's longstanding preference for unscented lotion
    • Normal intact skin with no change
    • A healed scar already documented with no change
    • A newly reddened area that does not match the resident's baseline
  18. Question 18
    • Leave moisture trapped in skin folds
    • Dry skin folds thoroughly and apply approved moisturizer as directed
    • Rub reddened areas vigorously
    • Apply an unapproved medicated cream
  19. Question 19
    • Reduced oil and cushioning can make skin dry, fragile, and easier to damage
    • It always becomes thicker and oilier
    • It no longer needs observation
    • Bathing permanently removes the epidermis
  20. Question 20
    • Ignore it because no pain was spoken
    • Scrub the area to complete care
    • Stop or modify the task for safety and report the observed pain behavior
    • Diagnose a pressure injury
  21. Question 21
    • Keep the resident completely flat regardless of plan
    • Use another resident's toothbrush if rinsed
    • Elevate the head of bed when permitted by the care plan
    • Skip gloves because the mouth is clean
  22. Question 22
    • Report and document the observation according to facility policy
    • Choose a treatment independently
    • Apply an unapproved topical medication
    • Wait until the next monthly review
  23. Question 23
    • The unaffected side for both dressing and undressing
    • The affected or least-mobile side
    • Whichever side is nearest the aide
    • Both sleeves at exactly the same time
  24. Question 24
    • Choose clothes without asking
    • Leave the resident exposed until all clothing is ready
    • Discuss the resident's body with staff in the hallway
    • Ask clothing preferences and keep the resident covered as much as possible
  25. Question 25
    • The aide's preferred menu for the resident
    • The current ordered diet, food texture, and liquid consistency in the care plan
    • A family member's unofficial diet change
    • Only whether the tray looks appealing
  26. Question 26
    • The resident chooses dessert first
    • The resident uses a napkin
    • Coughing or a wet-sounding voice while eating
    • The meal takes place in the dining room
  27. Question 27
    • It limits meals to a fixed number of minutes
    • It records the exact time each bite is taken
    • It replaces the need to identify the foods
    • It describes food locations as positions on a clock face
  28. Question 28
    • A utensil with a built-up handle
    • A fracture pan
    • A privacy curtain
    • A standard toothbrush
  29. Question 29
    • A bed cradle
    • A gait belt around the plate
    • A plate guard
    • A urinary collection bag
  30. Question 30
    • To the nearest single bite
    • To the nearest 25 percent
    • Only as eaten or not eaten
    • In fluid ounces
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