CRRN TEST (CERTIFICATION TEST)2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | ALREADY GRADED A

CRRN TEST (CERTIFICATION TEST)2023-2024 ACTUAL

EXAM 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | ALREADY

GRADED A

You are assisting the parents of a twelve year old with a brain injury and

significant cognitive limitations to prepare for discharge to home. What safety

interventions will you include?

a. Serving hot food and beverages as soon as possible

to improve palatability

b. Storing medications, alcohol and other harmful

substances in a secured area

c. Placing all small appliances in the same location

d. Lowering the temperature of the water heater to 140

degrees to avoid accidental burning. - ANSWER- Storing medications, alcohol

and other harmful substances in a secured area

Which of the following interventions should be the first to be tried for patients who

are evidencing sleep deprivation?

a. Administrating sleep medications nightly

b. Waking the patient every 3 hours instead of every 2

c. Controlling the amount of noise, stimulation and

activities occurring during sleep time

d. Assisting the patient through an exercise routine

prior to bedtime to increase fatigue. - ANSWER- Controlling the amount of noise,

stimulation and activities occurring during sleep time

In order to be eligible for Worker's Compensation, the worker must be:

a. Injured in the course of employment

b. Able to request claim dollars

c. Able to meet the minimum hours worked requirement

d. Signed up with the Worker's Compensation program - ANSWER- Injured in the

course of employment

A patient with Brown-Sequard syndrome will demonstrate:

a. Paralysis and loss of proprioception on the same

side as the lesion with the loss of pain and

temperature on the other side

b. Weakness greater in the upper extremities than in

the lower

c. Loss of proprioception with preservation of other

sensory and motor functions

d. Paralysis and loss of pain and temperature sensation

with preservation of proprioception - ANSWER- Paralysis and loss of

proprioception on the same side as the lesion with the loss of pain and temperature

on the other side.

Cognitive, flexibility, motivation, organization and planning are key concepts of:

a. Selective attention

b. Memory

c. Motor learning

d. Executive functioning - ANSWER- Executive functioning

Which of the following is a PRIMARY functioning for management of chronic

pain?

a. Spinal implants

b. Patient administered analgesia

c. Exercise and conditioning

d. Electrical stimulation - ANSWER- Exercise and conditioning

A case manager is generally expected to participate in all of the following activities

of the patient care EXCEPT:

a. Evaluation of goal achievement

b. Discharge planning

c. Providing direct patient care

d. Assisting the patient/family with coping and

adaptation to disability - ANSWER- Providing direct patient care

While caring for a patient who had a brain injury and is at Rancho Cognitive Level

IV, you will instruct the family that the siblings will be most helpful to the patient

if they:

a. Quietly converse with them, telling him what has

gone on throughout the day

b. Watch his favorite movies with him, particularly

those which are most intense and stimulating

c. Challenge him to computer or board games

d. Visit in groups of three to four at a time and work

hard at cheering him up. - ANSWER- Quietly converse with them, telling him

what has gone on throughout the day

According to CARF, the person responsible for coordinating the patient's care:

a. Is responsible to ensure achievement of outcomes

b. Must be a full-time employee

c. Must be trained as a social worker or nurse with

discharge planning experience

d. Is also accountable to do discharge planning - ANSWER- Is responsible to

ensure achievement of outcomes

Primary factors for establishment of a bowel program include all of the following

EXCEPT:

a. Establishing a consistent emptying time

b. Maintaining appropriate levels of hydration

c. Regular and frequent schedule of cathartic stimulants

d. Diet high in bulk and fiber - ANSWER- Regular and frequent schedule of

cathartic stimulants

Your patient is dysreflexic. You elevate her head, loosen tight clothing, check

blood pressure and empty the bladder. The blood pressure continues above 150

mm Hg. Your next step is to:

a. Instill lidocaine into the rectum

b. Remove stool from the rectum

c. Lay the patient flat and elevate the legs

d. Administer a short-acting antihypertensive - ANSWER- Remove stool from the

rectum

Which of the following symptoms would make you suspect nerve impairment in a

patient who recently had a hip replacement?

a. Hot, warm, red area over the joint

b. Paresthesia

c. Popping noise and alteration in length of leg