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CNA Knowledge Assessment

Test your knowledge and skills as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) with our comprehensive quiz! Designed to align with industry standards, this quiz will challenge your understanding of essential CNA duties, ethical considerations, and legal responsibilities.

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Your work as a CNA is supervised by

An RN or LPN/LVN

The Doctor

The director of nursing

A more experienced CNA

As a CNA you never give medication unless

The nurse is busy and asks you to

The resident is in the shower and the nurse leaves medication at the bedside

You have completed a state required medication training program

You are feeding the resident and the nurse asks you to mix medication with the food

Who can tell the resident or his family a diagnosis or prescribe treatment?

Director of nursing

Doctor

Experienced CNA

The nurse asks you to carry out a task you do not know how to do. You should

Ignore the order

Perform the task as well as you can

Ask another CNA to show you how

Explain to the nurse why you cannot carry out the task

When a resident is confined to his room by a caregiver, he is victim of

Physical abuse

False imprisonment

Invasion of privacy

Battery

Which of the following is NOT acceptable?

An RN delegates a task to an LPN/LVN

An LPN/LVN delegates task to a CNA

An RN delegates a task to a CNA

A CNA delegates a task to another CNA

Which of the following is not good conduct for a CNA?

Carry out every task assigned whether you are familiar with it or not

Take only drugs prescribed by a doctor

Know the limits of your role and knowledge

Consider the resident’s needs to be more important than your own.

A CNA writes a note to a friend that injures the name and reputation of a person by making a false statement. This is called

Libel

Slander

Malpractice

Negligence

It is appropriate for a CNA to share information regarding a resident’s treatment with

Anyone she wants

The resident's family

The next shift’s staff

The resident’s roommate

Which department of a long term health care facility is the CNA part of?

Administration

Nursing

Dietary

Housekeeping

Some of a CNA’s tasks include

Giving medication

Diagnosing residents

Helping residents with oral care

All of the above

CNA’s of both sexes

Only work with their own sex

Work in different units of the facility

Care for residents of both sexes

Work with CNAs of the opposite sex

Ethical behavior for a CNA means to

Cooperate with others

Know what is right and wrong

Have good physical conditioning

Only helping residents who are cooperative

The CNA assigned to room 204 is on break. The call bell for that room is on. You should

Find the CNA assigned to that room

Inform the nurse

Answer the call bell

Tell resident to wait until her CNA is back from break

A resident tells you about a financial matter. She says not to tell her family about money she has. You should

Tell her family

Tell CN

Say nothing to anyone

Advise her to tell her doctor

A resident tells you that you are her favorite CNA and tries to give you a gift. You should

Thank her and accept it

Do special favors for her in return

Tell her you are not allowed to accept gifts, but you appreciate her gesture

Tell her you can only accept the gift from her family since the facility doesn’t allow you to accept gifts from residents

A CNA who applies restrains without doctor’s orders is guilty of

Negligence

Intimidation

Battery

False imprisonment

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