CNA/GNA PRACTICE QUESTIONS #2GASKIN,
ALL WITH ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026
1. When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurse aide stands\n\na.
approximately two feet directly behind the\nclient.\nb. about one foot from the client's
weak side.\nc. about one foot from the client's strong side.\nd. slightly behind the client on
the client's weak\nside.
d. slightly behind the client on the client's weak\nside.
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
b. be unable to urinate.
3. Aging-related hearing changes result in older\nclients gradually losing their ability to
hear\na. high-pitched sounds.\nb. low-pitched sounds.\nc. slow sounds.\nd. rapid sounds.
a. high-pitched sounds.\n
4. The best way to safely identify your patient is by\na. asking his name.\nb. calling his
name and waiting for his\nresponse.\nc. checking the bed plate.\nd. checking the name tag.
d. checking the name tag.
5. A client is on a bowel and bladder training\nprogram and has not had a bowel
movement in\nthree days. The nurse aide should\na. report it to the charge nurse.\nb. give
,the client an enema.\nc. offer the client prune juice.\nd. encourage the client to drink more
fluids.
a. report it to the charge nurse.\n
6. The proper medical abbreviation for before\nmeals is\na. p.c.\nb. b.i.d.\nc. a.c.\nd. t.i.d.
c. a.c.\n
7. A client diagnosed with hypertension will most\nlikely have a history of\na. low blood
pressure.\nb. high blood pressure.\nc. low blood sugar.\nd. high blood sugar.
b. high blood pressure.\n
8. A patient who has difficulty chewing or\nswallowing will need what type of diet?\na.
clear liquid\nb. low residue\nc. bland\nd. mechanical soft
d. mechanical soft
9. An elderly resident with Alzheimer's disease\ncannot find her room. How can the nurse
aide\nhelp the client feel more independent?\na. Tell her to stay in the room.\nb. Have her
roommate secretly watch her.\nc. Place a familiar object on the client's door.\nd. Write the
room number on a piece of paper.
c. Place a familiar object on the client's door.\n
10. Hbw often should a patient's intake and output\nrecords be totaled?\na. once each
shift\nb. twice a day\nc. every four hours\nd. every 12 hours
a. once each shift\n
,11. Which of the following should the nursing\nassistant observe and record when
admitting a\nclient?\na. freckles\nb. wrinkles\nc. short nails\nd. bruises
d. bruises
12. When responding to a client on the intercom,\nthe nursing assistant should say\na.
"Hello, who is calling, please?"\nb. "What is it that you want?"\nc. "This is [nursing
assistant name and position], can I help you?"\nd. "Please hold; I'll have the nurse answer
your\ncall."
c. "This is [nursing assistant name and position], can I help you?"
13. Which of the following things should the nurse\naide do to familiarize new clients with
their\nsurroundings?\na. Demonstrate the location and use of the call\nlight.\nb. Explain
that the TV is not to be used.\nc. Instruct family to leave the room after the\naide is
finished with the admission.\nd. Raise the bed to the high position and raise\nthe safety
rails.
a. Demonstrate the location and use of the call\nlight.
14. When arranging a client's room, the nursing\nassistant should do all of the
following\nEXCEPT\na. checking the placement of the call bell.\nb. adjusting the back rest
as directed.\nc. administering the client's medications.\nd. adjusting the lighting as
appropriate.
c. administering the client's medications.
, 15. When assisting a client out of bed, the nurse\naide should always\na. employ body
mechanic techniques.\nb. get another nurse aide to assist.\nc. raise the bed to its maximum
height.\nd. lower all safety rails.
a. employ body mechanic techniques.
16. How often should clients be repositioned\nduring an eight-hour shift?\na. qlh\nb.
q2h\nc. q3h\nd. q4h
b. q2h
17. Which of the following is the correct procedure\nfor serving a meal to a client who must
be fed?\na. Serve the tray along with all the other trays,\nand then come back to feed the
client.\nb. Bring the tray to the client last; feed after\nyou have served all the other
clients.\nc. Bring the tray into the room when you are\nready to feed the client.\nd. Have
the kitchen hold the tray for one hour.
c. Bring the tray into the room when you are\nready to feed the client.
18. The most serious problem that wrinkles in the\nbedclothes can cause is\na.
restlessness.\nb. sleeplessness.\nc. decubitus ulcers.\nd. bleeding and shock.
c. decubitus ulcers.
19. Restorative care begins\na. as soon as possible.\nb. when the client is ready.\nc. when
the client is discharged.\nd. when the client is diagnosed as terminally ill.
a. as soon as possible.
ALL WITH ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026
1. When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurse aide stands\n\na.
approximately two feet directly behind the\nclient.\nb. about one foot from the client's
weak side.\nc. about one foot from the client's strong side.\nd. slightly behind the client on
the client's weak\nside.
d. slightly behind the client on the client's weak\nside.
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
b. be unable to urinate.
3. Aging-related hearing changes result in older\nclients gradually losing their ability to
hear\na. high-pitched sounds.\nb. low-pitched sounds.\nc. slow sounds.\nd. rapid sounds.
a. high-pitched sounds.\n
4. The best way to safely identify your patient is by\na. asking his name.\nb. calling his
name and waiting for his\nresponse.\nc. checking the bed plate.\nd. checking the name tag.
d. checking the name tag.
5. A client is on a bowel and bladder training\nprogram and has not had a bowel
movement in\nthree days. The nurse aide should\na. report it to the charge nurse.\nb. give
,the client an enema.\nc. offer the client prune juice.\nd. encourage the client to drink more
fluids.
a. report it to the charge nurse.\n
6. The proper medical abbreviation for before\nmeals is\na. p.c.\nb. b.i.d.\nc. a.c.\nd. t.i.d.
c. a.c.\n
7. A client diagnosed with hypertension will most\nlikely have a history of\na. low blood
pressure.\nb. high blood pressure.\nc. low blood sugar.\nd. high blood sugar.
b. high blood pressure.\n
8. A patient who has difficulty chewing or\nswallowing will need what type of diet?\na.
clear liquid\nb. low residue\nc. bland\nd. mechanical soft
d. mechanical soft
9. An elderly resident with Alzheimer's disease\ncannot find her room. How can the nurse
aide\nhelp the client feel more independent?\na. Tell her to stay in the room.\nb. Have her
roommate secretly watch her.\nc. Place a familiar object on the client's door.\nd. Write the
room number on a piece of paper.
c. Place a familiar object on the client's door.\n
10. Hbw often should a patient's intake and output\nrecords be totaled?\na. once each
shift\nb. twice a day\nc. every four hours\nd. every 12 hours
a. once each shift\n
,11. Which of the following should the nursing\nassistant observe and record when
admitting a\nclient?\na. freckles\nb. wrinkles\nc. short nails\nd. bruises
d. bruises
12. When responding to a client on the intercom,\nthe nursing assistant should say\na.
"Hello, who is calling, please?"\nb. "What is it that you want?"\nc. "This is [nursing
assistant name and position], can I help you?"\nd. "Please hold; I'll have the nurse answer
your\ncall."
c. "This is [nursing assistant name and position], can I help you?"
13. Which of the following things should the nurse\naide do to familiarize new clients with
their\nsurroundings?\na. Demonstrate the location and use of the call\nlight.\nb. Explain
that the TV is not to be used.\nc. Instruct family to leave the room after the\naide is
finished with the admission.\nd. Raise the bed to the high position and raise\nthe safety
rails.
a. Demonstrate the location and use of the call\nlight.
14. When arranging a client's room, the nursing\nassistant should do all of the
following\nEXCEPT\na. checking the placement of the call bell.\nb. adjusting the back rest
as directed.\nc. administering the client's medications.\nd. adjusting the lighting as
appropriate.
c. administering the client's medications.
, 15. When assisting a client out of bed, the nurse\naide should always\na. employ body
mechanic techniques.\nb. get another nurse aide to assist.\nc. raise the bed to its maximum
height.\nd. lower all safety rails.
a. employ body mechanic techniques.
16. How often should clients be repositioned\nduring an eight-hour shift?\na. qlh\nb.
q2h\nc. q3h\nd. q4h
b. q2h
17. Which of the following is the correct procedure\nfor serving a meal to a client who must
be fed?\na. Serve the tray along with all the other trays,\nand then come back to feed the
client.\nb. Bring the tray to the client last; feed after\nyou have served all the other
clients.\nc. Bring the tray into the room when you are\nready to feed the client.\nd. Have
the kitchen hold the tray for one hour.
c. Bring the tray into the room when you are\nready to feed the client.
18. The most serious problem that wrinkles in the\nbedclothes can cause is\na.
restlessness.\nb. sleeplessness.\nc. decubitus ulcers.\nd. bleeding and shock.
c. decubitus ulcers.
19. Restorative care begins\na. as soon as possible.\nb. when the client is ready.\nc. when
the client is discharged.\nd. when the client is diagnosed as terminally ill.
a. as soon as possible.
