Thursday, December 6, 2012

FEEDING QUIZ FOR UTAH CNA STUDENTS

 FEEDING QUIZ FOR UTAH CNA STUDENTS
1.      If a resident is choking on food and is coughing strongly, what do you do?
Wait and allow them to cough

2.      If your resident has a feeding tube, what do you do with the bed?
       Elevate the head of the bed at least 45 degrees during feeding

3.      When you are helping a resident to eat, what type of position do you place them in?
Seat them comfortably in an upright position

4.      If a person coughs each time they drink fluids, what do you think is the issue?
      Aspiration

5.      If a resident is supposed to receive supplemental feedings, liquid or solid, who offers it to the resident?
The nursing assistant’s responsibility

6.      If my resident has right-sided paralysis, and I am feeding him, the food should be placed where?
On the left side of the mouth or on the unaffected side of the tongue

7.      After feeding a resident who has aspiration precautions, the head of the bed should be placed how?
          Elevated greater than 30 degrees

8.      When I feed a resident, how should I stand?
At eye level

9.      What is the CNA’s first reaction when a feeding infusion pump is beeping?
        Notify the nurse

10.  When feeding a resident after a CVA, the CNA should…
Test the temperature of the food and feed with small bites

11.  How long should you leave the HOB up after a tube feeding has ended?
Leave the head of the bed up for one hour

12.   Do frequent oral care on a resident who has a feeding tube…
Give frequent oral hygiene to a resident who has  a tube feeding

13.   Does the CNA disconnect the feeding tube prn?
Using extreme care when repositioning the resident

14.   What is a serious problem for a resident with diarrhea?
Dehydration
 
SOME STUDY QUESTIONS FOR YOUR CNA EXAM!
CNA BLOG

No comments:

Post a Comment