Pre-CNA QUIZ 4: Emergencies Part 2

Weekly Quiz based on homework reading.

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Instructions
Choose the best answer.
1. Shock occurs when organs and tissues in the body do not receive an adequate: *
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A) Amount of fluids.
B) Amount of red blood cells.
C) Blood supply.
D) Blood pressure.
2. A myocardial infarction (MI) or a __________ occurs when the heart muscle itself does
not receive enough oxygen because blood vessels are blocked: *
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B) heart stroke
A) heart episode
D) heart attack
C) heart infarction
3. Signs and symptoms of a myocardial infarction are: *
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C) Pain in the center of the chest and hip pain.
D) Pain in the chest and pain in both feet.
B) Pain in the chest and left sided chest pain.
A) Pain in the chest and right sided chest pain.
4. The nurse's aid has walked into one of her assigned patients room and finds the patient
sweaty, cool to the touch, pale or bluish skin and short of breath and the vital signs are
abnormal. The CNA needs to: *
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C) ask the patient, "what could be the matter with you?"
D) ask the patient, "can you talk?"
A) immediately notify the doctor.
B) immediately notify the nurse.
5. You are Emergency Department (ED) at the hospital and someone comes in with a gun
because they are angry their mother has died. You have the unfortunate privilege to witness
a person that is standing beside you being shot in the leg with the gun. To help to control the
bleeding, the first thing you would do is: *
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B) Find a security guard to assist you because this is an emergency.
D) Find the first available doctor and ask that the patient be taken to surgery.
C) Put on gloves and find a large clean pad to place pressure on the wound.
A) Find a large clean pad to place pressure on the wound.
6. You have found a patient on the floor of his room collapsed and have determined he is not
breathing and does not have a pulse. Once you call for help and have notified the nurse and
you know help is on the way. The next thing you would do is to: *
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B) Wait for the nurse to arrive with the Crash Cart.
C) Hurry down the hall to see if there is someone that can assist you.
A) Start Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
D) See if you can change the patient's position.
7. The doctor's orders are to walk Mrs. Miller in the hallway twice daily. When you start to get
her up from her bed, she states, "I feel like I'm getting dizzy." What is the first action you
would take? *
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D) Put on the call light and ask for someone to bring you a wheelchair quickly.
B) Check a full set of Mrs. Miller's vital signs.
A) Check Ms. Miller's pulse immediately.
C) Have Mrs. Miller sit back down on the bed, put her in Fowler's position (sitting up
position), and have her take slow, deep breaths.
8. Why is a quick response to a suspected stroke/CVA victim critical? *
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B) Early treatment may reduce the severity of the stroke.
C) Residents will be able to say their goodbyes to loved ones.
D) Residents will experience no side effects at all if there is a quick response.
A) A quick response means that the facility will not be liable.
9. When something is blocking the tube through which air enters the lungs, the person is
chocking or has a/an: *
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A) open airway.
B) obstructed airway.
C) closed throat.
D) serious cough.
10. You are sitting with friends at dinner. Mr. Brown at the table begins to choke. You know
Mr. Brown is chocking because he is showing: *
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A) The heimlich maneuver.
B) Cyanosis.
C) The universal sign for chocking.
D) An unobstructed airway.