A resident is using a walker for the first time. What should the CNA do?
Let the resident go at their own pace
Stay close and provide reminders for safety
Walk behind and carry the walker if needed
Tell the resident not to stop once they start
What is the goal of rehabilitation?
To make the resident fully independent overnight
To make the resident fully independent overnight
To help the resident regain or maintain function
To move the resident to a long-term care facility
A resident becomes more confused in the late afternoon. What is this called?
Reorientation
Confusion syndrome
Sundowning
Twilight dementia
When transferring a resident to a chair, what should be done first?
Grab the resident’s arms
Lock the bed and wheelchair brakes
Ask another resident to help
Slide the resident quickly
Which is a CNA’s role in end-of-life care?
Explain the stages of death to the family
Adjust medications as needed
Provide comfort and meet basic needs
Make funeral arrangements
A resident with dementia forgets they already ate breakfast. What is the CNA’s best response?
“You already ate—don’t ask again.”
“You always say that.”
“Would you like to have a snack now?”
“Stop asking me that question.”
A family member is crying at the bedside of a dying resident. What should the CNA do?
Tell them to leave if they’re emotional
Offer a chair and quiet presence or tissues
Ignore them—it’s not your job
Say, “Everything happens for a reason”
Gait Belt [[1]]
Hospice [[2]]
Sundowning [[4]]
Independence [[3]]
Device for safe transfers
Supportive care at end of life
Encouraged in rehab
Increased confusion in the evening