Alaska CNA case studies
Alaska CNA · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Alaska Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) credential is a state-issued authorization that allows a nursing assistant to provide direct, hands-on care to residents and patients in Alaska's nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and home-care settings. It is intended for people entering the frontline care workforce - often through a state-approved nurse aide training program - as well as for experienced aides who need to demonstrate current competency. Certification typically involves completing an approved training program, passing a competency evaluation, and meeting the state's other requirements, such as a background check; the Alaska Department of Health is the state authority that oversees health care certification and licensing in Alaska, while a national testing vendor delivers the competency examination. The examination itself has two parts: a written (knowledge) test, generally composed of multiple-choice items, and a hands-on skills demonstration in which the candidate performs selected nursing assistant procedures before an evaluator. The Alaska CNA case studies are 5 cases and about 4,056 words.
1The New Admission, the Daughter, and the LPN's Request
You are a certified nurse aide three months into your first job at a 60-bed long-term care facility. At 1900 the charge nurse is pulled to another unit for a code, leaving you and one LPN for 28 residents.
881 words, about 4 min2The Bed Alarm at 0210
K, 84, has moderate dementia and lives on your 28-bed unit. She walks with a walker and has fallen twice in the past 30 days; her care plan includes a bed-exit alarm, hourly rounding, and a scheduled toileting program at 0200.
809 words, about 4 min3The Daughter with the Spoon
R, 71, is three weeks post-stroke with right-sided weakness and mild expressive aphasia. He understands most of what is said, uses a few words and gestures, and becomes frustrated when rushed.
798 words, about 4 min4Redness That Does Not Blanch
L, 88, has been on bedrest for four days after a hip fracture. She is incontinent of urine and stool two to three times per shift, wears a brief, and cannot turn herself.
772 words, about 4 min5Glucose of 58 in the Dayroom
T, 76, has type 2 diabetes and takes insulin with breakfast. At 0730 he received his usual dose.
796 words, about 4 min