9. A. Every minute B. Every five minutes C. Every ten minutes D Every fifteen minutes When applying a cold compress to a resident’s body part for 20 minutes, how often must the nurse assistant check the area of the resident’s skin that is in direct contact with the cold compress?

15. Distractor  A. at room temperature. Key  B. on ice or in the refrigerator. Distractor  C. near the resident’s bed. Distractor  D. in a safe place in the lab. The nurse assistant has been instructed to collect a 24-hour urine specimen from a resident in a long-term care facility. The collected specimens should be stored:

16. Distractor  A. Rinsing hands Distractor  B. Drying Hands Distractor  C. Cleaning fingernails Key  D. Rubbing hands together When washing hands, what action is done for about one minute?

17. A. It is important that the nurse assistant attend the meeting because there will be food at the meeting. B. It is important that the nurse assistant attend the meeting because important resident care information will be shared. C. It is important that the nurse assistant attend the meeting because his/her absence will be noted in his record. D. It is important that the nurse assistant attend the meeting because the nurse assistants will be allowed to talk freely about the residents. A nurse assistant who is coming on duty at a long-term care facility feels he is too busy to attend the end-of-shift report.

18. Corrected Example A nursing assistant who is coming on duty at a long-term care facility feels he is too busy to attend the end-of-shift report. It is important that the nurse assistant attend the meeting because: A. there will be food at the meeting. B. important resident care information will be shared. C. his/her absence will be noted in his record. D. the nurse assistants will be allowed to talk freely about the residents.

19. Distractor  A. relief of pain. Distractor  B. relief of muscular tension. Distractor  C. decreased blood flow due to constriction of vessels. Key  D. increased waste removal from area. Heat applications may have all of the following beneficial effects EXCEPT:

20. A. offer Mrs. Green a sweater or blanket and report the request to adjust the room temperature. B. assure Mrs. Green that the room is at the correct temperature. C. increase the room temperature by 10 degrees. D. provide Mrs. Green with a hot beverage. Marge Simpson is a CNA in a long-term care facility and has been assigned to a resident who has recently arrived. The elderly resident, Mrs. Green, is complaining that she is cold in her room. The nurse assistant should:

21. An elderly resident, Mrs. Green, is complaining that she is cold in her room. The nurse assistant should:A. offer Mrs. Green a sweater or blanket and report the request to adjust the room temperature. B. assure Mrs. Green that the room is at the correct temperature. C. increase the room temperature by 10 degrees. D. provide Mrs. Green with a hot beverage.

25. A. be calm and peaceful. B. deny that he/she is dying. C. make the nurse assistant the target of anger. D. discuss people and things that will be left behind. When a nurse assistant is providing care to a terminally ill resident who is in the acceptance stage of the 5 stages of dying, the resident is most likely to:

26. A. cleanse Mr. Green’s foot. B. constrict the blood vessels of the foot. C. decrease blood circulation in the foot. D. apply heat to the foot. The charge nurse instructs the nursing assistant to administer a hot soak to Mr. Green’s right foot. The primary purpose of the hot soak is to:

28. A. unprotected or poorly protected sexual contact with an infected person. B. hugging an infected person. C. sharing needles with an infected person. D. both A & C. HIV/AIDS may be transmitted by:

31. On behalf of the SIUC Illinois Nurse Assistant/Aide Testing Project and the Illinois Department of Public Health.. Thank you