CNA Practice Test for Basic Nursing Skills (70 Questions & Answers Updated)2026

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CNA Practice Test for Basic Nursing
Skills (70 Questions & Answers
Updated)2026
whichBmedicalBtermBisBoftenBusedBforB"burping,BbelchingBandBpassingBgas"?B-BAnswerflatus



makingBaBbed,BwhetherBoccupiedBorBunoccupied,BshouldBendBwith_____.B-
BAnswerwashingBhands



whichBofBtheseBisBleastBlikelyBtoBcontributeBtoBskinBtears?B-BAnswerlengthBofBhair



whichBofBtheseBtreatmentBwouldBbeBbestBtoBdecreaseBswelling?B-BAnswercoldBcompression



whichBofBtheseBisBtheBleastBlikelyBtoBsignalBimpendingBdeath?B-BAnswerincreaseBinBappetite



whichBmedicalBpositionBcanBbeBdescribedBas,B"BtheBpatient'sBheadBisBelevatedBwithBlegsBeith
erBbentB-BAnswerfowlersBposition



whichBofBtheseBexamplesBdemonstratesBusingBproperBbodyBmechanicsBwhenBhelpingBtoBliftBa
BresidentBinBbed?B-
BAnswerbendingBatBtheBwaist,BkneesBpartiallyBflexedB,usingBlegBmusclesBtoBlift.



theBbestBuseBofBalcohol-BbasedBsanitizerBis____.B-BAnswerwhenBhandsBareBnoBvisiblyBsoiled



whichBofBtheseBisBincorrectBinBreferenceBtoBwearingBgloves?B-
BAnsweralwaysBwearBlatexBglovesBbecauseBtheyBareBtheBmostBimpermeableBoption.



ifByouBareBwalkingBwithBaBresidentBandBtheyBfall,BwhichBofBtheseBisBnotBanBactionByouBsho
uldBtake?B-BAnswerhelpBtheBresidentBoffBtheBfloorBandBinBtoBtheBnearestBchair



ifByouBsmellBsmokeBandBdiscoverBaBresidentBsmokingBinBhisBroom,BitBisBbestBtoB____.B-
BAnswerhaveBhimBstopBandBremindBhimBofBtheBfacilityBpoliciesBbecauseBofBtheBhazardsBitBcr
eatesBtoBeverBresident

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ABresidentBisBsupposedBtoBhaveB240BmillilitersBofBjuiceBeveryB2Bhours.BWhichBoneBofBtheseB
choicesBwouldBbeBtheBmostBconvenientBtoBmeetBthisBrequirement?B-
BAnswer8Boz.BcanBofBjuice



allBofBtheseBmightBbeBusedBdealingBwithBcontracturesBexcept_____.B-BAnswerbandaging



hypertensionBisBaBmedicalBtermBfor____.B-BAnswerhighBbloodBpressure



toBminimizeBtheBspreadBofBbacteria,BfurtherBinfection,BandBcontamination,BwhichBprocedureBs
houldBbeBusedBforBwashingBtheBperineumBofBaBresidentBwithBaBcatheter?B-
BAnswerwasBfromBtheBmeatusBout



whichBofBtheseBshouldBnotBbeBpartBofBtheBprocessBforBcleaningBaBresidentBdentures?B-
BAnswerplacingBcleanBdenturesBonBtopBofBaBtissueBonBtheBresidentBtable.



ABresidentBinByourBcareBhasBcalledByouBforBhelp.BheBclaimBtheyBcan'tBfindBhisBdentures.BAsB
aBnursingBassistant,BIBisByourBresponsibilityBto____.B-BAnswernotifyBtheBsupervisingBnurse



applyingBfrictionBinBtheBhandwashingBprocessBisBveryBimportant.BaccordingBtoBCDCBrecommen
dations,BtheBscrubbingBportionBofBhandBwashingBshouldBtake____.B-BAnswer20Bseconds



allBofBtheseBprecautionsBshouldBbeBfollowedBwhenBusingBaBtransefer-
BgaitBbelt,Bexcept_____.B-BAnswernotBworryingBaboutBproperBbodyBmechanics



whichBofBtheseBisBconsideredBanBaccurateBmethodBforBcountingBrespirationBrate?B-
BAnswertheBnursingBassistantBlooksBatBtheBresidentsBabdomenBandBaBwatchBatBtheBsameBti
me.



theBmedicalBtermBtetraplegia-BmeaningBparalysisBofBallBfourBextremities-
BisBoftenBusedBinterchangeablyBwithBtheBterm_____.B-BAnswerquadriplegia



whichBofBtheseBisBnotBtrueBwhenBtakingBaBbloodBpressureBreading?B-
BAnswertheBoptimumBpositionBforBtheBresidentBisBlyingBdownBwithBhisBorBherBfeetBelevated



aBresidentBhasBtheBfollowingBsymptoms:Bdizziness,BfeelingBfait,BbloodBpressureBbelowB90/60B
andBcold,BsweatyBskin.BtheBresidentBisBmostBlikelyBsufferingBfrom____.B-BAnswerhypotension