Kentucky Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) Practice Test

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• What is the minimum number of in-service education hours a nursing assistant must earn each year?
• What is the correct sequence for hand hygiene from wetting hands to turning off the faucet?
• What are the RACE and PASS principles used during a fire and how should a CNA apply them?
• How much training must a nursing assistant have?
• Which of the following is a sign of dehydration?
• Which statement about urinary catheter collection bag positioning helps prevent infection?
• Nursing assistants are not allowed to perform which task?
• What should the nurse aide avoid asking to prevent residents from feeling defensive?
• In a clinical setting, what is an incident?
• What precautions should a CNA take when assisting a resident with a wheelchair to prevent falls?
• What is a policy?
• Which sign indicates potential early skin breakdown or pressure ulcer?
• Acute care is short-term, immediate care for illnesses and injuries provided in which settings?
• The separation of a person from others against the person's will describes which term?
• During the adult brief technique, which statement reflects skin protection?
• Which form of abuse involves emotional harm through threats or intimidation, such as humiliating or isolating a person?
• Person centered care emphasizes the individuality of the person who needs care, and recognizes and develops his or her capabilities.
• What is the first step when applying an adult brief?
• What should you do if you make a mistake in a chart?
• What is the proper method to clean and store dentures to prevent damage?
• What should a nursing assistant do when a resident reports symptoms, events, or feelings?
• Culture change core values include which of the following?
• Which action is an initial step to ensure safe body mechanics in hemi-technique dressing?
• Why is regular weight monitoring important for CNAs and what risk is associated with rapid changes?
• What is the typical adult blood pressure range, and when should a nurse be notified of a reading?
• Which step is performed after finishing one leg when applying knee-high stockings?
• Which term describes the abuse of staff by other staff members, residents, or visitors?
• Which statement best describes person-centered care?
• Which principle best supports careful documentation?
• Within what timeframe must the MDS be completed after admission and thereafter?
• Liability means what?
• How should CNA respond to call lights?
• What proper techniques for providing oral care to an aware resident to prevent dental problems and maintain comfort?
• What is the CNA's role in nutrition to prevent pressure ulcers, and what steps should be taken during meals?
• Which step helps maintain resident modesty while removing clothing during a full bed bath?
• Which statement best describes subjective information?
• Which of the following is NOT a defense mechanism?
• According to standard practice, which statement about hand hygiene is correct?
• What are the correct steps to transfer a resident from bed to a wheelchair using a gait belt?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a cause of anger in residents?
• Adult day services are designed for people who do not live in the facility but need some assistance during certain hours.
• Which statement best defines Protected Health Information (PHI) in healthcare?
• Nursing assistants must demonstrate which of the following ethical characteristics?
• What action helps protect a resident's privacy and dignity during care?
• Which right covers the right to complain?
• Which is essential when documenting intake and output (I&O)?
• The intentional touching of a person without consent, such as hitting or forcing a meal, is called what?
• Which term means the repeated use of legal or illegal drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol in a way that is harmful to oneself or others?
• Which of the following is a sign of infection that should be reported to the nurse?
• During hand hygiene, what is the minimum recommended duration for scrubbing all surfaces?
• How should a CNA report safety concerns without fear of retaliation?
• Which part is washed first during face cleansing in a full bed bath?
• What is the purpose of monitoring changes in appetite and weight in residents?
• Which catheter care tasks is a CNA typically allowed to perform, and what should be avoided?
• Two valid ways to verify a resident's identity before beginning care?
• Which statement describes objective information?
• In applying knee-high elastic stockings, which step is described as removing twists, creases, or wrinkles?
• Which situation should be reported immediately to the supervisor or responsible staff?
• In a full bed bath, what should you do after raising the bed to the best level for good body mechanics?
• What is the term for the method or way of doing something?
• What describes the Minimum Data Set (MDS) in long-term care facilities?
• Which approach helps manage wandering or pacing in a resident with dementia while maintaining safety?
• Which of the following is a barrier to communication related to hearing?
• Under OBRA, what requirement is established for nurse aides employed by nursing facilities?
• Abuse by spouses, intimate partners, or family members is known as what?
• During passive ROM on the knee and ankle, what safety signals indicate to stop?
• How does a CNA support a resident's dignity during personal care tasks?
• What does cite mean in survey or quality-improvement contexts?
• Which form of abuse involves spoken or written words, pictures, or gestures that threaten, embarrass, or insult a person?
• Which term means the unintentional failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm?
• Who is responsible for residents?
• Which term describes abuse by spouses, intimate partners, or family members?
• Which term describes the improper or illegal use of a person's money or assets by another person, such as a caregiver?
• How often should a resident at risk for pressure ulcers be turned?
• What is the resident's family a great source of?
• Which statement describes liability?
• What is the stated emphasis of each skill in this program?
• Which term describes the unintentional neglect that results in harm?
• Name two resident rights protected by law and give a CNA action that supports each.
• Which of the following is a Resident's Right under OBRA?
• Which statement best defines informed consent?
• Where should the drainage bag be kept to reduce infection risk?
• When performing perineal care for a catheter, in which direction should cleaning be performed?
• Which term describes the purposeful failure to provide needed care, resulting in harm?
• When reporting a fall, what information should be included in the incident report?
• A resident with dysphagia on a thickened-liquid diet shows signs of possible choking. What signs should the CNA monitor and how should they respond?
• Improper or illegal use of a person's money, possessions, property, or other assets is known as which type of abuse?
• Which statement correctly contrasts standard precautions with transmission-based precautions and gives an example?
• Who creates the written care plan for a resident?
• How should a CNA respond to a resident with dementia who becomes anxious during care?
• Unlawful restraint or restriction of a person’s freedom of movement describes which term?
• Which strategy helps prevent falls in a long-term care setting?
• Describe how to make an occupied bed safely, considering resident comfort and privacy.
• Before transferring a resident from bed to a wheelchair, what safety step should be performed?
• Which statement describes a common error related to cuff size when measuring blood pressure?
• What is the correct order to don PPE before providing care to a resident under contact precautions?
• Which of the following is a correct step when measuring a resident's blood pressure?
• What is the correct technique for peri-care for an incontinent resident to prevent infection and irritation?
• After removing a wet or soiled brief, what should be done with the brief?
• Which barrier can be caused by using slang or clichés?
• Define informed consent and explain how a CNA demonstrates respect for it in daily care.
• Which statement best describes a procedure?
• Which role is listed as part of the chain of command?
• Which symptom might indicate a medication error or adverse drug reaction?
• Bed rails are used as fall prevention when indicated by policy and assessment. True or false?
• In a full bed bath, which area is washed after the arms?
• Which practice is correct when monitoring a resident's swallowing and meal intake?
• What information belongs on a specimen label to prevent misidentification?
• What is the definition of abuse?
• Which cues indicate safe swallowing during meals for a resident with dysphagia?
• What is the purpose of standard precautions, and which activities are included?
• Which tasks are included in activities of daily living (ADLs)?
• Hospice care is care given in facilities or homes for people who have approximately six months or less to live.
• Which items should always be within the resident's reach?
• Which term describes an individual assigned by law to advocate for residents?
• Which statement about rounding and reporting intake and output is correct?
• Culture change is the process of transforming services for elders so that they are based on the values and practices of the person receiving care; core values include choice, dignity, respect, self-determination, and purposeful living.
• Which term means actions, or the failure to act or provide the proper care, that result in unintended injury?
• What is the first standard action before beginning a full bed bath?
• Which right refers to participating in one's own care?
• If choking occurs during a meal, what should the CNA do?
• What are the goals of the healthcare team?
• How should soiled linens be handled to limit the spread of infection?
• Disorientation is defined as confusion about which aspects?
• Which term refers to the repeated use of legal or illegal drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol in a way harmful to oneself or others?
• Subacute care is best described as care for an illness or condition that requires more than chronic care but less than acute care.
• What is the correct PPE doffing sequence after providing care for a resident with an infectious disease?
• Under OBRA, what is required regarding resident assessments?
• Which statement best describes safe transfer using a gait belt?
• Which statement correctly describes Part C of Medicare?
• If a resident's weight shows a sudden decrease over a week, what should the CNA do?
• Which role is part of the chain of command in a nursing home?
• Activities of daily living (ADLs) include personal daily care tasks such as bathing, skin, nail, and hair care, walking, eating and drinking, mouth care, dressing, transferring, and toileting.
• Medicaid is a medical assistance program for low-income people and people with disabilities.
• When documenting fluid intake and output, which unit should be used?
• A long-term care facility is designed for people who need which type of care?
• Incontinence is defined as?
• Which action is an appropriate first response to sudden shortness of breath?
• When should documentation be recorded?
• What general duties does a Kentucky CNA perform independently, and what tasks require nurse delegation or supervision?
• Medicare is a federal health insurance program established in 1965 for people aged 65 or older; it also covers people of any age with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities.
• What are key body mechanics tips for lifting or transferring a resident to minimize caregiver injury?
• Which catheter care practices reduce infection risk?
• What are the correct steps if a resident falls, and what information should be reported?
• Regarding reporting abuse or suspected abuse, it is not optional; it is what?
• When giving a bath, which actions protect skin integrity and privacy?
• During mealtime for a resident with dysphagia on a thickened-liquid diet, what is the correct feeding position and what swallowing cues indicate safe swallowing?
• Which of the following is a barrier to effective communication?
• Which statement describes the timing of documentation?
• Which right covers the right to visits?
• If a resident needs help not on your assignment sheet, what should you do?
• What is the purpose of a gait belt during transfers?
• Which barrier arises when conversations are limited to yes/no questions?
• Which term describes injuries caused by professional misconduct through negligence, carelessness, or lack of skill?
• Which option best describes impairment?
• Medical asepsis is defined as?
• Rehabilitation care is provided by specialists to help restore or improve function after an illness or injury.
• Which statement describes an assisted living facility?
• Which right protects the resident's possessions and their security?
• What is recommended when a resident uses bed rails and you are working alone?
• Acute care is provided in which settings?
• When should you raise the patient's bed?
• What is informed consent?
• Which tasks would typically require nurse delegation or supervision?
• What degree should a resident be seated at during meals to reduce aspiration risk?
• Which barrier to communication involves language barriers such as a foreign language?
• Which term defines any unwelcome sexual advance or behavior creating a hostile environment?
• Medicare was established in which year and for whom?
• What are the other names commonly used for long-term care facilities?
• Which term describes the act of failing to act or provide necessary care, leading to an unintended injury?
• In knee-high stocking application, after placing the stocking up the leg, which action ensures a proper fit?
• Which term describes any treatment, intentional or unintentional, that harms or injures a person's body?
• How does a CNA protect a resident's confidentiality and privacy in daily care?
• The separation of a person from others against the person's will describes which term?
• During a partial bed bath, which step helps the resident easily reach the basin and supplies?
• Ethics are defined as which of the following?
• What is an example of standard precautions in practice?
• Which term best describes impairment?
• Which of the following describes Medicare Part B?
• How should a CNA document and report changes in a resident's condition, and why is timely reporting crucial?
• What term refers to emotional harm caused by threatening, frightening, isolating, intimidating, humiliating, or insulting a person, or by treating him or her like a child?
• Which term is the failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental, or emotional harm?
• Which term describes the unintentional failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm?
• In bed making with a fitted sheet, which step describes tucking the corner of the fitted sheet over the head and foot of the mattress?
• Which of the following is a defense mechanism?
• Which statement describes a barrier to communication related to language or expression?
• What is an Ombudsman?
• Which of the following is an error to avoid when measuring blood pressure?
• Which option represents barrier due to nonverbal communication?
• Which right refers to making independent choices?
• Which description best defines objective information?
• Outpatient care is usually given to people who have had treatments, procedures, or surgeries and need short-term skilled care.
• Laws are defined as which of the following?
• Before leaving the bedside during a full bed bath, what should you ensure?
• Why is labeling and tracking of specimens important?
• Most people who live in long-term care facilities have what type of conditions?
• A threat to harm a person, resulting in fear of being harmed, defines which term?
• Forcing a person to perform or participate in sexual acts against his or her will describes which term?
• If a resident refuses a care task, what is the appropriate CNA response?
• What describes a care plan?
• Differentiate active ROM from passive ROM, and give one example of each that a CNA can perform safely.
• Adult day services provide care for people who need what during certain hours?
• When turning a resident every 2 hours, what should you verify about the skin?
• Which step is performed to protect the resident's privacy during dressing with hemi-technique?
• Which term describes a loss of function or ability?
• Which term describes the threat to harm a person resulting in fear of harm?
• Which of the following would be considered Protected Health Information (PHI)?
• What measures prevent urinary tract infections in residents, particularly with catheter use?
• Which task is a nursing assistant not allowed to perform?
• During a collapse while walking with a gait belt, what is the CNA's immediate action?