CNA PRACTICE EXAM 1 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● When working with a client who has urinary retention, the nurse aide
can expect that the client will
A. urinate large volumes
B. be unable to urinate
C. urinate frequently
D. be incontinent of urine
Answer: B. be unable to urinate
●● Aging-related hearing changes result in older clients gradually losing
their ability to hear
A. high-pitched sounds
B. low-pitched sounds
C. slow sounds
D. rapid sounds
Answer: A. high-pitched sounds
●● The best way to safely identify your patient is by
A. asking his name
,B. calling his name and waiting for his response
C. checking the bed plate
D. checking the name tag
Answer: D. checking the name tag
●● A client is on bowel and bladder training program and has not had a
bowel movement in three days. The nurse aide should
A. report it to the charge nurse
B. give the client an enema
C. offer the client prune juice
D. encourage the client to drink more fluids
Answer: A. report it to the charge nurse
●● The proper medical abbreviation for before meals is
A) p.c.
B) b.i.d
C) a.c.
D) t.i.d.
Answer: C) a.c.
●● A client diagnosed with hypertension will most likely to have a
history of
A. low blood pressure
, B. high blood pressure
C. low blood sugar
D. high blood sugar
Answer: B. high blood pressure
●● A patient who has difficulty chewing or swallowing will need what
type of diet?*
A. clear liquid
B. low residue
C. bland
D. mechanical soft
Answer: D. mechanical soft
●● An elderly resident with Alzheimer's disease cannot find her room.
How can the nurse aide help the client feel more independent?
A. Tell her to stay in the room
B. Have her roommate secretly watch her
C. Place a familiar object on the client's door
D. Write the room number on a piece of paper
Answer: C. Place a familiar object on the client's door
●● How often should a patient's intake and output records be totaled?
A. once each shift
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● When working with a client who has urinary retention, the nurse aide
can expect that the client will
A. urinate large volumes
B. be unable to urinate
C. urinate frequently
D. be incontinent of urine
Answer: B. be unable to urinate
●● Aging-related hearing changes result in older clients gradually losing
their ability to hear
A. high-pitched sounds
B. low-pitched sounds
C. slow sounds
D. rapid sounds
Answer: A. high-pitched sounds
●● The best way to safely identify your patient is by
A. asking his name
,B. calling his name and waiting for his response
C. checking the bed plate
D. checking the name tag
Answer: D. checking the name tag
●● A client is on bowel and bladder training program and has not had a
bowel movement in three days. The nurse aide should
A. report it to the charge nurse
B. give the client an enema
C. offer the client prune juice
D. encourage the client to drink more fluids
Answer: A. report it to the charge nurse
●● The proper medical abbreviation for before meals is
A) p.c.
B) b.i.d
C) a.c.
D) t.i.d.
Answer: C) a.c.
●● A client diagnosed with hypertension will most likely to have a
history of
A. low blood pressure
, B. high blood pressure
C. low blood sugar
D. high blood sugar
Answer: B. high blood pressure
●● A patient who has difficulty chewing or swallowing will need what
type of diet?*
A. clear liquid
B. low residue
C. bland
D. mechanical soft
Answer: D. mechanical soft
●● An elderly resident with Alzheimer's disease cannot find her room.
How can the nurse aide help the client feel more independent?
A. Tell her to stay in the room
B. Have her roommate secretly watch her
C. Place a familiar object on the client's door
D. Write the room number on a piece of paper
Answer: C. Place a familiar object on the client's door
●● How often should a patient's intake and output records be totaled?
A. once each shift
