CNA Gerontological Nursing case studies
CNA Gerontological Nursing · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The CNA Gerontological Nursing credential is a specialty certification for nursing assistants who work primarily with older adults in nursing homes, assisted living, home care, and hospital geriatric units. It signals that an aide has moved beyond entry-level tasks and can apply aging-specific knowledge: normal age-related change versus disease, dementia communication, fall and skin-integrity prevention, hydration risk, and resident rights under abuse-reporting rules. Typical candidates already hold a state CNA certification and want a portable way to show geriatric competence to employers or to support a role as a charge aide or mentor. The exam is multiple choice and organized around nine domains weighted toward personal care and activities of daily living (about 20 percent) and mobility and safety (about 15 percent), with smaller shares for aging principles, communication, nutrition, medication observation, psychosocial care, rights and ethics, and infection control and emergencies. The CNA Gerontological Nursing case studies are 5 cases and about 2,009 words.
1Refusing the Morning Shower After a Fall
Alvarez is 84 and moved into the facility nine days ago after a hip fracture repaired with pins. She walks with a walker and a gait belt and is on a blood thinner.
444 words, about 2 min2The Walker and the Wet Floor
Okafor is 79, has Parkinson's disease, and uses a four-wheeled walker. He shuffles and has frozen episodes when he turns.
402 words, about 2 min3The New Patch and the Dizzy Morning
Chen is 81 and has dementia. She has a fentanyl patch for chronic back pain, changed every 72 hours by the nurse.
393 words, about 2 min4The Purse, the Phone, and the Missing Twenty Dollars
Bianchi is 88 and lives in assisted living. He has mild memory loss but manages his own money.
393 words, about 2 min5The Daughter Who Wants Everything Done
Novak is 90 and has advanced dementia and stage 4 pressure injury. She no longer recognizes her daughter, eats a few spoonfuls at meals, and has had two hospital stays in three months.
377 words, about 2 min