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Role scope practice questions

20 questions from the nursing assistant (cna) practice test.

Role scope practice test

10 questions, graded as you go, with the reason for every answer. No sign-up.

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Sample questions

A nurse who is very busy hands a nursing assistant a resident's pill and says, 'Just give this to her for me.' What should the nursing assistant do?

  1. Give the pill, because the nurse remains responsible for it
  2. Decline, explaining that aides do not give medication
  3. Give the pill only if the resident confirms it is hers
  4. Leave the pill at the bedside for the resident to take later
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B. Decline, explaining that aides do not give medication

Giving medications is outside the nursing assistant's scope of practice unless the aide holds a separate medication aide certification. A nurse cannot delegate a task the aide is not allowed to do, so being told to do it does not make it acceptable.

Reference: Role of the nursing assistant: scope of practice

A nursing assistant writes the wrong weight on a paper flow sheet. How should the error be corrected?

  1. Draw one line through it, write the correct entry, and initial it
  2. Cover it with correction fluid and write the right number over the top
  3. Tear the page out of the record and recopy all of the day's entries
  4. Scribble over it until it cannot be read, then write the number beside it
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A. Draw one line through it, write the correct entry, and initial it

The record is a legal document, so the original entry must stay readable. A single line with initials and date shows what was changed and by whom; correction fluid, erasing or removing pages hides the original.

Reference: Reporting and documentation: correcting errors

Which statement is an objective observation?

  1. The resident says her ankle aches
  2. The resident's left ankle is swollen
  3. The resident reports feeling dizzy
  4. The resident states he feels nauseated
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B. The resident's left ankle is swollen

Objective information is what the aide can see, hear, feel, smell or measure, such as swelling. Aching, dizziness and nausea are subjective: they are what the resident tells you and should be reported in the resident's own words.

Reference: Reporting and documentation: objective and subjective information

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