CNA PRACTICE EXAM WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS| PASS
WITH THE BEST GRADES.
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. - Correct Answer-d. checking the name tag.
Which of the following things should the nurse
aide do to familiarize new clients with their
surroundings?
a. Demonstrate the location and use of the call
light.
b. Explain that the TV is not to be used.
c. Instruct family to leave the room after the
aide is finished with the admission.
d. Raise the bed to the high position and raise
the safety rails. - Correct Answer-a. Demonstrate the location and use of the call
light.
When arranging a client's room, the nursing
assistant should do all of the following
,EXCEPT
a. checking the placement of the call bell.
b. adjusting the back rest as directed.
c. administering the client's medications.
d. adjusting the lighting as appropriate. - Correct Answer-c. administering the
client's medications.
When assisting a client out of bed, the nurse
aide should always
a. employ body mechanic techniques.
b. get another nurse aide to assist.
c. raise the bed to its maximum height.
d. lower all safety rails. - Correct Answer-a. employ body mechanic techniques.
When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurse aide stands
a. approximately two feet directly behind the
client.
b. about one foot from the client's weak side.
c. about one foot from the client's strong side.
d. slightly behind the client on the client's weak
side. - Correct Answer-d. slightly behind the client on the client's weak
side.
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. - Correct 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. - Correct Answer-a. high-pitched sounds.
A client is on a 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. - Correct 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. - Correct Answer-c. a.c.
A client diagnosed with hypertension will most
likely have a history of
a. low blood pressure.
b. high blood pressure.
c. low blood sugar.
d. high blood sugar. - Correct 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 - Correct 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. - Correct Answer-c. Place a familiar
object on the client's door.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS| PASS
WITH THE BEST GRADES.
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. - Correct Answer-d. checking the name tag.
Which of the following things should the nurse
aide do to familiarize new clients with their
surroundings?
a. Demonstrate the location and use of the call
light.
b. Explain that the TV is not to be used.
c. Instruct family to leave the room after the
aide is finished with the admission.
d. Raise the bed to the high position and raise
the safety rails. - Correct Answer-a. Demonstrate the location and use of the call
light.
When arranging a client's room, the nursing
assistant should do all of the following
,EXCEPT
a. checking the placement of the call bell.
b. adjusting the back rest as directed.
c. administering the client's medications.
d. adjusting the lighting as appropriate. - Correct Answer-c. administering the
client's medications.
When assisting a client out of bed, the nurse
aide should always
a. employ body mechanic techniques.
b. get another nurse aide to assist.
c. raise the bed to its maximum height.
d. lower all safety rails. - Correct Answer-a. employ body mechanic techniques.
When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurse aide stands
a. approximately two feet directly behind the
client.
b. about one foot from the client's weak side.
c. about one foot from the client's strong side.
d. slightly behind the client on the client's weak
side. - Correct Answer-d. slightly behind the client on the client's weak
side.
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. - Correct 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. - Correct Answer-a. high-pitched sounds.
A client is on a 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. - Correct 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. - Correct Answer-c. a.c.
A client diagnosed with hypertension will most
likely have a history of
a. low blood pressure.
b. high blood pressure.
c. low blood sugar.
d. high blood sugar. - Correct 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 - Correct 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. - Correct Answer-c. Place a familiar
object on the client's door.
