Certified Nursing Assistant Exam 6 (College of Dupage
NURSA 1105 Summer 2024) Questions With Complete
Solutions
______ is the most common mental health problem in older
persons. Correct Answer Depression
_______ and ________ are used to relieve anxiety. Correct
Answer Coping; Defense Mechanisms
________ and ________ give persons the right to accept or
refuse medical treatment and to make advance directives.
Correct Answer The Patient Self-Determination Act, the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
________ are signs and symptoms of cystitis Correct Answer
Urinary frequency, urgency, difficult or painful urination, foul-
smelling urine, blood or pus in the urine, and fever may occur
________ involves a pattern of unstable moods, behaviors, self-
image, and functioning. The person is impulsive and has
unstable relationships. Correct Answer Borderline Personality
Disorder (BPD)
________ involves the body, mood and thoughts Correct
Answer Depression
________ is one of the last functions lost. Always assume that
the person can ________. Correct Answer Hearing, Hear
,________ is the most common type of permanent dementia
Correct Answer Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
________ is the physical and mental response after stopping or
severely reducing the use of a substance that was used regularly.
Correct Answer Withdrawal syndrome
________ occurs after a terrifying ordeal. It involves physical
harm or the threat of physical harm. Correct Answer Post
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
________ occurs when the heart is weakened and cannot pump
blood normally. Blood backs up and tissue congestion occurs.
Correct Answer Heart failure or congestive heart failure (CHF)
________ tumors do not spread to other body parts Correct
Answer Benign
_________ is a chronic disease in which the myelin in the brain
and spinal cord is destroyed. Correct Answer Multiple sclerosis
(MS)
_________ is inflammation of the kidney pelvis. Correct
Answer Pyelonephritis
_________ is the greatest risk factor for COPD. Correct
Answer Cigarette smoking
_________ is when the use of alcohol or another substance leads
to health issues or problems at work, school, or home. Correct
Answer Substance abuse disorder
,_________ means fear if water Correct Answer Aquaphobia
_________ occurs from violent injury to the brain. Correct
Answer Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
__________ attacks the nerve cells that control voluntary
muscles. It is commonly called Lou Gehrig's disease. Correct
Answer Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
__________ is the most common endocrine disorder. Correct
Answer Diabetes
__________ is the removal of all or part of an extremity Correct
Answer An amputation
__________ means fear of being in an open, crowded or public
space Correct Answer Agoraphobia
__________ must be started at once when a person has sudden
cardiac arrest. Correct Answer Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR)
________, ________, and ________ are warning signals for
fainting. Correct Answer Dizziness, perspiration, blackness
before the eyes
A "DNR" order means that
a. CPR will not be done
b. The person has a living will
c. Life-prolonging measures will be carried out
, d. The person is kept alive as long as possible Correct Answer
CPR will not be done
A cast needs to dry. Which should you question?
a. Turn the person so the cast dries evenly
b. Cover the cast with blankets and plastic
c. Elevate the cast on pillows
d. Support the cast by the palms when lifting Correct Answer
Cover the cast with blankets and plastic
A compulsion is ________. Correct Answer Repeating an act
over and over again
A flashback is ________. Correct Answer Reliving a trauma in
thoughts during the day and in nightmares during sleep
A living will may instruct doctors: Correct Answer 1) Not to
start measures that prolong dying
2) To remove measures that prolong dying
A man always checks every door in his house exactly five times
before leaving. He becomes very anxious if he is unable to do
so. This is
a. Compulsion
b. Phobia
c. Paranoia
d. Flashback Correct Answer Compulsion
A man has a disagreement with his boss. When he gets home he
shouts at his son. Which defense mechanism is she using?
a. Projection
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