Certified Nursing Assistant Exam Prep - Question List

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51.

The supervisor is orienting newly hired medical assistants to the policies of the facility and their job responsibilities. The supervisor reminds them that they can refuse to perform a task for any the following reasons except:

  1. The task is beyond the legal limits of your role
  2. The task is not in your job description
  3. You do not like the task
  4. A nurse is not available to supervise you
52.

Which of the following statements is true about implementing an advanced directive?

  1. The directive is applicable to a client who can understand and make choices
  2. The physician has evaluated the wishes as expressed in the document to determine what the client may want or not want
  3. The relatives will be given the legal right to decide for the client's condition
  4. Advance directives mean do not resuscitate orders (DNRs)
53. While you are obtaining a client's vital signs, he tells you that he is experiencing pain on his IV site. You check his right arm where the intravenous line is connected and notice that it is reddened. What should be your priority action?
  1. Change the position of the clamp.
  2. Regulate the flow rate to facilitate flushing.
  3. Report the observation immediately to the licensed nurse.
  4. Stop the flow rate, pull out the IV line aseptically, and report to the licensed nurse. This is a sign of phlebitis.
54. Which of the following ways can a medical assistant demonstrate empathy?
  1. Putting others ahead of self
  2. Sharing of emotions with residents
  3. Imagining self in the place of others
  4. Going the extra mile for someone
55.

Anita overheard a co-worker saying that the nurse assigned to their floor is having an illicit affair with a physician. Anita then informs the supervisor of this information. Which of the following statements best describe the situation?

  1. Anita is doing her part in protecting a co-worker from gossip.
  2. Anita is eavesdropping and wants to clarify the whole matter with the supervisor.
  3. Anita wants the supervisor to intervene in this scandalous situation to protect the reputation of the her employer.
  4. Anita is participating in a gossip and is acting unprofessionally.

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