CBMT PRACTICE EXAM 2026
UPDATE – 300+ REALISTIC
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS | CLINICAL SCENARIOS,
MUSIC THERAPY TECHNIQUES,
ETHICS, AND CLIENT CARE
REVIEW
What can be delegated to Assistive personnel (AP)? (Topic 4) - answer-- ADLs - bathing -
grooming - dressing - ambulating - feeding (w/o swallow precautions) - positioning - bed
making - specimen collection - I&O - VS (stable clients
A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and will care for 4 clients.
Which of the following clients needs will the nurse assign to an AP? (Topic 4)
A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hours ago with aspiration pneumonia
B. Reinforcing teaching with a client who is learning to walk with a quad cane
C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence
D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer - answer-C
A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee arthroplasty 5 days ago to an
AP. Which of the following info should the nurse share with the AP? (Topic 4)
Select all:
A. the roommate is up independently
B. The client ambulates with his slippers on over his antiembolic stockings
C. The client uses a front wheeled walker when ambulating
D. The client had pain meds 30 minutes ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F. the client ate 50 % of his breakfast this morning - answer-B
C
,D
An RN is making assignments for client care to an LPN at the beginning of the shift. Which of
the following assignments should the LPN question?
A. Assisting a client who is 24 hr postop to use an incentive spirometer
B. Collecting a clean catch urine specimen from a client who was admitted on the previous
shift
C. providing nasopharyngeal suctioning for a client who has pneumonia
D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump - answer-D
A nurse is preparing an inservice program about delegation. Which of the following
elements should she identify when presenting the 5 rights of delegation. Select all: (Topic
26)
A. Right client
B. Right supervision/evaluation
C. Right direction/communication
D. Right time
E. Right circumstances - answer-B
C
E
A nurse manager of a med surge unit is assigning care responsibilities for the oncoming shift.
A client is waiting transfer back to the unit from the PACU following thoracic surgery. To
which staff member should the nurse assign the client?
A. Charge nurse
B. RN
C. LVN
D. AP - answer-B
What is the study of conduct and character? - answer-Ethics
,What are the values and beliefs that guide behavior and decision making? - answer-Morals
What is the right to make ones own personal decisions, even tho those decisions might not
be in the persons best interest - answer-Autonomy
What are positive actions to help others - answer-Beneficience
What is an agreement to keep promises - answer-Fidelity
What is fairness in care delivery and use of resources - answer-Justice
What is avoidance of harm or injury - answer-Non-maleficence
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant blockages in
his coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this clients choice is an example of what
principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmalificience - answer-A
A nurse offers pain meds to a client who is postop prior to ambulation. The nurse
understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following ethical
principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficience - answer-D
, A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the responsibilities involved with
organ donation and procurement. When the nurse explains that all clients waiting for a
kidney transplant have to meet the same qualifications, the students should understand that
this aspect of care delivery is an example of which ethical principle
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - answer-C
A nurse questions a med prescription as too extreme and light of the clients advanced age
and unstable status. The nurse understands that this action is an example of which ethical
principle
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmalificence - answer-D
Which of the following situations can be identified as an ethical dilemma?
A. A nurse on a med surge unit demonstrates signs of chemical impairment
B. A nurse over hears another nurse telling an older adult client that if he doesnt stay in bed
she will restrain him
C. A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of enteral tube feedings of their father
who is terminally ill
D. A client who is terminally ill hesitates to name her spouse on her durable power of
attorney form - answer-C
Most managers can be categorized as - answer-authoritative, democratic, and laissez faire
makes decisions of the group
UPDATE – 300+ REALISTIC
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS | CLINICAL SCENARIOS,
MUSIC THERAPY TECHNIQUES,
ETHICS, AND CLIENT CARE
REVIEW
What can be delegated to Assistive personnel (AP)? (Topic 4) - answer-- ADLs - bathing -
grooming - dressing - ambulating - feeding (w/o swallow precautions) - positioning - bed
making - specimen collection - I&O - VS (stable clients
A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and will care for 4 clients.
Which of the following clients needs will the nurse assign to an AP? (Topic 4)
A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hours ago with aspiration pneumonia
B. Reinforcing teaching with a client who is learning to walk with a quad cane
C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence
D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer - answer-C
A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee arthroplasty 5 days ago to an
AP. Which of the following info should the nurse share with the AP? (Topic 4)
Select all:
A. the roommate is up independently
B. The client ambulates with his slippers on over his antiembolic stockings
C. The client uses a front wheeled walker when ambulating
D. The client had pain meds 30 minutes ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F. the client ate 50 % of his breakfast this morning - answer-B
C
,D
An RN is making assignments for client care to an LPN at the beginning of the shift. Which of
the following assignments should the LPN question?
A. Assisting a client who is 24 hr postop to use an incentive spirometer
B. Collecting a clean catch urine specimen from a client who was admitted on the previous
shift
C. providing nasopharyngeal suctioning for a client who has pneumonia
D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump - answer-D
A nurse is preparing an inservice program about delegation. Which of the following
elements should she identify when presenting the 5 rights of delegation. Select all: (Topic
26)
A. Right client
B. Right supervision/evaluation
C. Right direction/communication
D. Right time
E. Right circumstances - answer-B
C
E
A nurse manager of a med surge unit is assigning care responsibilities for the oncoming shift.
A client is waiting transfer back to the unit from the PACU following thoracic surgery. To
which staff member should the nurse assign the client?
A. Charge nurse
B. RN
C. LVN
D. AP - answer-B
What is the study of conduct and character? - answer-Ethics
,What are the values and beliefs that guide behavior and decision making? - answer-Morals
What is the right to make ones own personal decisions, even tho those decisions might not
be in the persons best interest - answer-Autonomy
What are positive actions to help others - answer-Beneficience
What is an agreement to keep promises - answer-Fidelity
What is fairness in care delivery and use of resources - answer-Justice
What is avoidance of harm or injury - answer-Non-maleficence
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant blockages in
his coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this clients choice is an example of what
principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmalificience - answer-A
A nurse offers pain meds to a client who is postop prior to ambulation. The nurse
understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following ethical
principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficience - answer-D
, A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the responsibilities involved with
organ donation and procurement. When the nurse explains that all clients waiting for a
kidney transplant have to meet the same qualifications, the students should understand that
this aspect of care delivery is an example of which ethical principle
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence - answer-C
A nurse questions a med prescription as too extreme and light of the clients advanced age
and unstable status. The nurse understands that this action is an example of which ethical
principle
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmalificence - answer-D
Which of the following situations can be identified as an ethical dilemma?
A. A nurse on a med surge unit demonstrates signs of chemical impairment
B. A nurse over hears another nurse telling an older adult client that if he doesnt stay in bed
she will restrain him
C. A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of enteral tube feedings of their father
who is terminally ill
D. A client who is terminally ill hesitates to name her spouse on her durable power of
attorney form - answer-C
Most managers can be categorized as - answer-authoritative, democratic, and laissez faire
makes decisions of the group
