Certified Nursing Assistant Exam Practice Questions
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| being free of diease producing microbes | asepsis
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| is the most important way to pevent the spread of infection | hand washing
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| nosocomial infections | hospital acquired
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| release restraints | at least every 2 hours for 10 minutes
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| unecesary restraints | are false imprisonment
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| High Fowler's position | 90 degrees HOB up
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| Semi Fowler's position | 45-60 degrees
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| low fowler's position | 30 degrees
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| trendelenburg position | HOB down feet up doctors order needed
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| wedges, pillows and trocanter rolls | help with positioning and alignment
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| groups of cells with similar functions combine to form | tissues
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| when you help a patient walk stand on | affected side
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| a cane is used on the | unaffected or strong side
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| transfer patient on | stronger side
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| cast care includes checking for | color, motion, edema and temp
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| aorta | major atery of the body- has oxygenated blood
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| myocardial infarction | heart attack
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| largest chamber of the heart is the | left ventricle because it squeezes blood to the rest of the body
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| the use of an incentive spirometer helps to prevent | pneumonia
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| peristalsis | wave like contractions
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| small intestine | absorbs vitamins and nutrients
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| large intestine | absorbs water and electrolytes
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| cerebrum | largest part of the brain
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| post mortem care is performed | immediately after the dr pronounces the pt dead
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| a walker may be used | if the pt can support some weight
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| when applying a cold treatment observe for signs of | cyanosis
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| a surgical bead hould be left in | the highest horizontal position
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| the first step in any procedure is to | wash your hands
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| what is the best way to destroy all bacteria | sterilization
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| if a client cannot speak english the nurse aide should | ask the charge nurse to arrange for an interpreter
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| a clients elbows are red and dry you should | report this to the nurse
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| if you do not know how to do an assigned task | call the charge nurse and ask for help
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| what is the main goal of OBRA | to make sure that health care providers meet the requirements nationwide by passing a competency and skill test to provide quality care
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| objective data seen heard felt or smelled by an observer | signs
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| subjective data information that a person gives you. that you cannot observe using your senses | symptoms
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| what happens during assesment | information is collected
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| symptom | pain
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| sign | dry skin
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| a suffix is placed after a | root
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| cell | the basic unit of body structure
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| the outer layer of the skin is the | epidermis
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| allows movement | joint
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| pumps blood to the rest of the body | left ventricle
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| oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the | alveoli and capillaries
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| a person has a re wrist band this means the patient has an | allergy
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| a person has a vest restraint it is too loose if you can fit | an open hand between the vest and the person
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| clean technique | medical asepsis
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| contamination | the process of becoming unclean
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| sterile | the absence of all microbes-pathogens an non pathogens
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| lateral position | side-lying position
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| a left side-lying position in which the upper leg is flexed, the lower arm is behind the person | sims
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| back lying position -dorsal recumbent position | supine
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| position when you are lying on your stomach with head turned to side | prone
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| turning the person as a unit,in alignment , wih one motion | logrolling
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| the rubbing of one surface against another | friction
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| when skin stiks to a surface while muscles slide in the direction the body is moving | shearing
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| breathing food, fluid, vomitus or an object into the lungs | aspiration
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| clear-liquid diet | foos liquid at body temperature and that leave small amounts of residue
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| full-liquid diet | foods liquid at room temperature or melt at body temperature
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| mechanical soft diet | semi-solid foods that are eaily digeted
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| a type of illness that comes on suddely requires intense immediate treatment | acute
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| a type of illness that is long term. it it treatable but not curable | chronic
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| an illness that is life ending with no reasonable expectation of recovery | terminal
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| intentionally attempt or threaten to touch someone without consent | assault
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| the act of touching someone without consent | battery
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| right or wrong conduct, involves morals, judgements and choices | ethics
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| say or do something to trick, fool or deceive | fraud
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| making false statements orally | slander
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| making false statements in writing | libel
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| a wrongful act against a person and/or their property | tort
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| chart | flow sheet
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| at or toward he front of the body or body part | anterior
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| the part farthest from the center or from the point of attachment | distal
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| away from the midline-at the side of the body part | lateral
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| at or near te middle or midline of the body or body part | medial
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| ventral | anterior
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| dorsal | posterior
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| at or toward te back of the body or body part | posterior
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| the part nearest to the center or to the point of origin | proximal
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| pre-natal development, 2 weeks after conception to 8 weeks | embryo
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| unborn baby 8 weeks to birth | fetus
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| from birth to 4 weeks | newborn
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| tested 1 min and 5 min after birth, checks for prematurity. tests the babys color, cry, reflexes and grip | APGAR
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| uterus returns to normal size | involution
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| RACE | rescue,alarm,confine, extinguish
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| PASS | pull,aim,squeeze,sweep
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| type of fracture, closed, bone breaks and skin is intact | simple
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| type of fracture, open, bone breaks, protrudes through skin | compound
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| type of fracture, not broken completely through bone | green stick
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| communication fails when you | talk too much
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| what type of tape do you use to secure a condom catheter | elastic
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| lack of O2 level to the brain | hypoxia
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| nothing by mouth | NPO
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| filling up of gas in the bowel | distention
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| delirium is an | emergency
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| according to OBRA ,secured nursing units are | physical restraints
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| trust vs mistrust | birth to 1 yr infants oral sensory
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| autonomy vs shame and doubt | 1 to 3 yrs toddlers muscular anal
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| initiative vs guilt | 3 to 5 yrs pre school locomotor
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| industry vs inferiority | 6 to 11 yrs school age latency
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| identity vs role confusion | 12 to 18 yrs adolescence
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| intimacy vs isolation | 19 to 35 yrs young adulthood
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| generativity vs stagnation | 35 to 50 yrs adulthood
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| ego integrity vs despair | 50+ yrs maturity
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| soft spots; anterior front closes around 4 months; posterior front closes between 12-18 months | fontanelles
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| needed for feeding | rooting and sucking
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| grasping | needed for feeding
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| moro and startle reflexes | normal response to sudden loud noise, the head is liften and dropped down
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| 120-170 bpm | normal pulse range for newborn
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| 35-60bpm | norman resp rate for newborn
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| wood,paper,cloth,rubber | class a fire
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| flammable or combustible liquids, gasoline, paint | class b fire
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| electrical equipment,appliances,panel boxes | class c fire
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| a fire needs this to start and keep burning | fuel, heat and oxygen
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| a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart | artery
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| tiny blood vessel, food oxygen an other substances pass from this to cells | capillary
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| the process of phsically and chemically breaking down food so that it can be absorbed for use by the cells | digestion
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| the substance in red blood cells hat carries oxygen and gives blood its color | hemoglobin
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| a chemical substance secreted by the endocrine glnds into the bloodstream | hormone
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| a blood vessel that returns blood to the heart | vein
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| the inner layer of the skin, made up of connective tissue | dermis
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| the human body has how many bones | 206
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| this type pf bone bears the body's weight | long
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| this type of bone allows skill and ease in movement | short
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| this type of bone protects the organs | flat
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| this type of bone allows various degrees or movement and flexibility | irregular
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| the point at which 2 or more bones meet | joint
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| is the connective tissue at the end of the long bones | cartilage
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| lines the joints | synovial membrane
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| bones are held together at the joint by strong bands or connective tissue called | ligaments
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| consists of the brain and spinal cord | central nervous system
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| involves the nerves throughout the body | peripheral nervous system
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| part of the brain that controls the highest functions of the brain | cerebral cortex
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| the ossicle that looks like a hammer is the | malleus
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| the ossicle that looks like an anvil is the | incus
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| the ossicle that looks like a stirrup is the | stapes
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| the outer layer of the heart | pericardium
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| the second layer of the heart | myocardium
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| the inner layer of the heart | endocardium
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| this is the master gland | pituitary
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| a human or animal that is a reservoir for microbes but does not have the signs and symptoms of infection | carrier
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| the process of destroying all pathogens | disinfection
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| a disease state resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes in the body | infection
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| a small livng plant or animal seen only with a microscope; a microbe | microorganism
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| unoxygenated | vena cava
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| brings unoxygenated blood to lungs | pulmonary artery
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| brings oxygenated blood to the heart | pulmonary vein
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| the lungs are separated from the abdominal cavity by a muscle called the | diaphragm
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| the smallest branch of the lung is called the | bronchiole
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