Oncology Divisional CNA Annual Education- 2025 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

You are in your patient's room and you overhear the provider tell the patient that a foley will need to be re-inserted because of urinary retention. The provider asks you to place a foley in the patient. Your best response is:

Once an order is placed,the RN will delegate this task to me

Sorry mister, wrong person to ask!

I am not allowed to place foley catheters.

Ignore the provider's request and notify the RN.

Your nurse asks you to change the ostomy appliance on Mr. Smith. What is the appropriate response?

Unfortunately, as a CNA, I am not allowed to do that.

Are you kidding me; who do you think I am?

Absolutely not, I can't do that!

Ignore the nurse's request.

Your post-op patient had his Foley removed today – he tells you that he voided a large amount in the toilet. Your response:

Instruct to save all urine for measurement &provide a urinal

Instruct him not to worry about saving urine

Your patient has redness on his sacral area that does not blanch (turn lighter with gentle pressure). You should:

Alert the RN

Don't worry- the skin is intact

Advise the patient that they have a pressure injury

Call the provider

Your patient’s temperature is 99.8 after being in the 97s all day. When would the careful CNA recheck the patient's temperature?

One hour later

Not at all because she wants to sleep

When the RN tells you to

At the next scheduled VS check

CAUTI Prevention: Other than routine times, when should a urinary collection bag be emptied?

The bag should be emptied whenever any of these occur

Prior to patient being transported

Prior to ambulation

When the bag is 2/3 full

CAUTI Prevention: Catheter and Peri-care should be performed daily, after stool incontinence, and as needed.

True

False

Pressure Injury Prevention: How often do you turn patients when they are in specialty beds (Kin-Air)?

Every 2 hours

Whenever the patient requests to be turned

Never- they cannot develop pressure ulcers in this bed type

The bed helps to turn them

Pressure Injury Prevention: When a patient is in a chair, how often should you offload/reposition the patient?

Every 1-2 hours

Every 30 minutes

Every 4 hours

This is not necessary, since they are sitting in a chair

What active roles can you, as a CNA, perform during a Code Blue?

Compressions, Airway, AED

Administer medications

Once others come into the room, you can leave out

Start an IV on the patient

You walk into your patient's room and find them unresponsive. What are your next steps?

Check the patient's pulse/breathing for 5-10 seconds

Run out of the room to get assistance

Call 6-9111

Do nothing; this is not your job

Your patient's IV pump starts to alarm while you are in the room. You know that it is beeping because the patient has their arm bent (where the IV is located). What action should you take?

Notify the RN; you are not allowed to manipulate the IV pump

Silence the IV pump and notify the RN

Press the "restart" button on the IV pump and notify the RN

Ignore the IV beeping

As a CNA, I am permitted to decrease or increase my patient's supplemental oxygen (i.e. Nasal cannula liters).

False

True

Routinely, how often should I&O's be documented?

Every 4 hours

Every 2 hours

Every 8 hours

Whatever the RN reports to me

If the wrong size cuff is used, the baseline cuff BP reading could read falsely low or high resulting in inappropriate treatment of hyper/hypotension.

True

False

If your patient is a high fall risk and risk for injury, which actions MUST be taken?

All these interventions should be implemented

Accompany patient with ambulation

Remain with patient while toileting

Bed/Chair alarms

How long must you wait to confirm a negative pregnancy point of care test?

5 minutes

1 minute

3 minutes

10 minutes

Glucometer test strips expire how long after opening?

6 months

3 months

4 months

They don't expire

Glucometer QC bottles expire how long after opening?

90 days

60 days

120 days

They don't expire

Your co-worker is complaining of being lightheaded and reported that he has not eaten anything all day. Which action can you take to assist your co-worker?

Either call a Code 44 or escort your co-worker to the ED

Check your co-worker's blood sugar, then call Code 44

Tell your co-worker to "hang tough", they'll be ok

Check your co-worker's blood pressure and blood sugar

Colorblind teammates can perform point of care tests.

True

False

As a CNA, you are covered to change dressings on peripheral IVs, remove peripheral IVs, and prime IV tubing with plain fluid (i.e. Normal Saline)?

True

False

What are the tasks included in "safety checks" for patients in restraints?

Skin integrity and patient care (4 P's)

Skin integrity and neuro checks

Skin integrity only

Toileting only

How often are safety checks required to be documented for patients in restraints?

Every 2 hours

Every 4 hours

Every 8 hours

At least once a shift

Your patient is a high fall risk, slightly confused, and has been attempting to get out of bed. In order to keep the patient safe, you put all 4 side rails up. Is this action correct?

No, this is considered a restraint

No, as a CNA you can never put up all 4 side rails

Yes, the patient has gone crazy

Yes, this is the safest method to prevent falls/patient harm