CNA PRACTICE EXAM 1 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED PREP
SET
●● What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing
body part?
-External rotation
-Abduction
-Pronation
-Prosthesis.
Answer: Prosthesis
●● The Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrusts) is used for a client who
has
-a bloody nose
-a blocked airway
-impaired eyesight
-fallen out of bed.
Answer: a blocked airway
,●● The most comfortable position for a resident with a respiratory
problem is
-Supine
-Lateral
-Prone
-Fowler's.
Answer: Fowler's
●● The nurse aide sees a client spill water on the floor in the hall.
Another client is walking down the hall. The nurse aide SHOULD
-call housekeeping.
-call the nurse.
-leave the spill.
-clean up the spill..
Answer: clean up the spill.
●● The electric shaver that the nurse aide is using to shave a client
begins to spark and smoke. What should the nurse aide do FIRST?
-Call the nurse in charge.
-Finish shaving the client as quickly as possible
,-Unplug the shaver
-Use the roommate's shaver to finish the shave.
Answer: Unplug the shaver
●● When transferring a client, MOST of the client's weight should be
supported by the nurse aide's
-shoulders
-back
-wrists
-legs.
Answer: legs
●● The nurse aide is going to help the client walk from the bed to a
chair. What should the nurse aide put on the client's feet?
-Nothing
-Rubber-soled slippers or shoes
-Socks or stockings only
-Cloth-soled slippers.
Answer: Rubber-soled slippers or shoes
●● Physical restraints are used MOST often
, -at the roommate's request.
-when staff is short.
-to prevent client injury.
-at the family's request..
Answer: to prevent client injury.
●● Which of the following is NOT considered to be a way to restrain a
client?
-Pain management
-A hand mitt
-Lap buddy/tray
-A sedative.
Answer: Pain management
●● A client needs to be repositioned but is heavy, and the nurse aide is
not sure she can move the client alone. The nurse aide should
-ask another nurse aide to help
-have the family do it
-try to move the client alone
-go on to another task.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED PREP
SET
●● What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing
body part?
-External rotation
-Abduction
-Pronation
-Prosthesis.
Answer: Prosthesis
●● The Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrusts) is used for a client who
has
-a bloody nose
-a blocked airway
-impaired eyesight
-fallen out of bed.
Answer: a blocked airway
,●● The most comfortable position for a resident with a respiratory
problem is
-Supine
-Lateral
-Prone
-Fowler's.
Answer: Fowler's
●● The nurse aide sees a client spill water on the floor in the hall.
Another client is walking down the hall. The nurse aide SHOULD
-call housekeeping.
-call the nurse.
-leave the spill.
-clean up the spill..
Answer: clean up the spill.
●● The electric shaver that the nurse aide is using to shave a client
begins to spark and smoke. What should the nurse aide do FIRST?
-Call the nurse in charge.
-Finish shaving the client as quickly as possible
,-Unplug the shaver
-Use the roommate's shaver to finish the shave.
Answer: Unplug the shaver
●● When transferring a client, MOST of the client's weight should be
supported by the nurse aide's
-shoulders
-back
-wrists
-legs.
Answer: legs
●● The nurse aide is going to help the client walk from the bed to a
chair. What should the nurse aide put on the client's feet?
-Nothing
-Rubber-soled slippers or shoes
-Socks or stockings only
-Cloth-soled slippers.
Answer: Rubber-soled slippers or shoes
●● Physical restraints are used MOST often
, -at the roommate's request.
-when staff is short.
-to prevent client injury.
-at the family's request..
Answer: to prevent client injury.
●● Which of the following is NOT considered to be a way to restrain a
client?
-Pain management
-A hand mitt
-Lap buddy/tray
-A sedative.
Answer: Pain management
●● A client needs to be repositioned but is heavy, and the nurse aide is
not sure she can move the client alone. The nurse aide should
-ask another nurse aide to help
-have the family do it
-try to move the client alone
-go on to another task.
