1|Page
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA)
CERTIFICATION EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA) EXAM
Ensuring adequate circulation to tissues is a major factor in
preventing skin breakdown. This can be accomplished by doing
all of the following EXCEPT...
a. positioning the patient every four hours.
b. using mechanical aids.
c. giving backrubs.
d. performing active or passive ROM exercises. - CORRECT
ANSWER-a. positioning the patient every four hours.
The purpose of cold applications is usually to...
a. speed the flow of blood to the area.
b. prevent heat exhaustion.
c. prevent or reduce swelling.
,2|Page
d. prevent the formation of scar tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER-
c. prevent or reduce swelling.
The hot water bottle is an example of a...
a. local dry heat application.
b. generalized dry heat application.
c. local moist heat application.
d. generalized moist heat application. - CORRECT ANSWER-a.
local dry heat application.
Clients receiving an enema are usually placed...
a. on the right side.
b. on the left side.
c. flat on the back.
d. in a semisitting position. - CORRECT ANSWER-b. on the
left side.
A female client's perineal area should be cleansed before which
specimen is collected?
a. 24-hour urine specimen
b. midstream clean-catch urine specimen
c. pediatric routine urine specimen
,3|Page
d. routine urine specimens - CORRECT ANSWER-b.
midstream clean-catch urine specimen.
42. The most common site for counting the pulse is the...
a. carotid artery.
b. femoral artery.
c. brachial artery.
d. radial artery. - CORRECT ANSWER-d. radial artery.
When counting respiration, the nurse aide should...
a. wait until after the client has exercised.
b. not tell the patient what he is going to do.
c. count five respirations and then check his watch.
d. have the client count respirations while the aide takes her
pulse.. - CORRECT ANSWER-b. not tell the patient what he is
going to do.
Which of the following is NOT the nurse aide's responsibility
when caring for clients who have urinary catheters?
a. inserting the catheter.
b. ensuring that the catheter drains properly.
c. preventing infection.
, 4|Page
d. recording urinary output. - CORRECT ANSWER-a. inserting
the catheter.
When giving information to the charge nurse for an incident
report, the nurse aide should...
a. write in the client's chart that an incident occurred.
b. keep the report in her personal file.
c. state the facts clearly.
d. give her opinions as to the cause of the incident. - CORRECT
ANSWER-c. state the facts clearly.
All long-term-care nurse aides must be competency evaluated
and must complete a distinct educational course. These
requirements are set by...
a. OBRA.
b. OSHA.
c. CDC.
d. FDA. - CORRECT ANSWER-a. OBRA.
A resident is blind. It is important not to...
a. leave the door completely opened.
b. rearrange the furniture.
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA)
CERTIFICATION EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA) EXAM
Ensuring adequate circulation to tissues is a major factor in
preventing skin breakdown. This can be accomplished by doing
all of the following EXCEPT...
a. positioning the patient every four hours.
b. using mechanical aids.
c. giving backrubs.
d. performing active or passive ROM exercises. - CORRECT
ANSWER-a. positioning the patient every four hours.
The purpose of cold applications is usually to...
a. speed the flow of blood to the area.
b. prevent heat exhaustion.
c. prevent or reduce swelling.
,2|Page
d. prevent the formation of scar tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER-
c. prevent or reduce swelling.
The hot water bottle is an example of a...
a. local dry heat application.
b. generalized dry heat application.
c. local moist heat application.
d. generalized moist heat application. - CORRECT ANSWER-a.
local dry heat application.
Clients receiving an enema are usually placed...
a. on the right side.
b. on the left side.
c. flat on the back.
d. in a semisitting position. - CORRECT ANSWER-b. on the
left side.
A female client's perineal area should be cleansed before which
specimen is collected?
a. 24-hour urine specimen
b. midstream clean-catch urine specimen
c. pediatric routine urine specimen
,3|Page
d. routine urine specimens - CORRECT ANSWER-b.
midstream clean-catch urine specimen.
42. The most common site for counting the pulse is the...
a. carotid artery.
b. femoral artery.
c. brachial artery.
d. radial artery. - CORRECT ANSWER-d. radial artery.
When counting respiration, the nurse aide should...
a. wait until after the client has exercised.
b. not tell the patient what he is going to do.
c. count five respirations and then check his watch.
d. have the client count respirations while the aide takes her
pulse.. - CORRECT ANSWER-b. not tell the patient what he is
going to do.
Which of the following is NOT the nurse aide's responsibility
when caring for clients who have urinary catheters?
a. inserting the catheter.
b. ensuring that the catheter drains properly.
c. preventing infection.
, 4|Page
d. recording urinary output. - CORRECT ANSWER-a. inserting
the catheter.
When giving information to the charge nurse for an incident
report, the nurse aide should...
a. write in the client's chart that an incident occurred.
b. keep the report in her personal file.
c. state the facts clearly.
d. give her opinions as to the cause of the incident. - CORRECT
ANSWER-c. state the facts clearly.
All long-term-care nurse aides must be competency evaluated
and must complete a distinct educational course. These
requirements are set by...
a. OBRA.
b. OSHA.
c. CDC.
d. FDA. - CORRECT ANSWER-a. OBRA.
A resident is blind. It is important not to...
a. leave the door completely opened.
b. rearrange the furniture.
