TL;DR
Study the legal and ethical frameworks governing healthcare practice including patient rights, confidentiality, and scope of practice. These principles are foundational to professional practice and heavily tested.
Free Resident Rights (OBRA) Practice Questions
CNA Written Examination (NNAAP) · Client Rights & Legal/Ethics
This module covers Resident Rights (OBRA) as part of the Client Rights & Legal/Ethics section, testing your understanding of core concepts and their practical application.
| Exam | CNA Written Examination (NNAAP) |
| Pass Rate | 87% |
| Duration | 90 minutes |
| Module | Resident Rights (OBRA) |
Why Resident Rights (OBRA) matters
Resident Rights (OBRA) appears on the CNA Written Examination (NNAAP) because healthcare professionals must understand the legal boundaries of their practice.
Sample Practice Questions (5)
1. A resident tells the CNA they want to attend a care plan meeting to discuss their treatment goals. The CNA should:
- Tell the resident that care plan meetings are only for staff
- Support the resident's request because OBRA guarantees residents the right to participate in their own care planning
- Discourage attendance because the medical information might be confusing
- Tell the resident to have their family attend instead
2. A facility announces that a resident is being moved to a different room to accommodate a new admission. Under OBRA, the resident has the right to:
- Be moved at any time without notice since the facility owns the building
- Receive advance notice of the transfer, the reason for the move, and the right to appeal the decision
- Refuse the move only if they pay extra for their current room
- Be moved only during sleeping hours to minimize disruption
3. A resident's family asks the CNA to keep the resident in bed with all side rails up "so they don't fall." The CNA should:
- Raise all four side rails as the family requests
- Explain that using all four side rails is considered a restraint and refer the family to the nurse
- Use all four side rails and also tie the resident's wrists to the bed
- Tell the family that fall prevention is not important
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- Refuse treatment
- Privacy during personal care
- Choose their own physician
- Leave the facility at any time
5. A resident receives a phone call. The CNA is providing care in the room at the time. To respect the resident's right to privacy, the CNA should:
- Listen to the conversation in case the resident needs help
- Offer to step out of the room to give the resident privacy during the call and return when the call is finished
- Tell the resident to call back later because care is being provided
- Continue providing care and ignore the phone call
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