CNA PRACTICE MULTIPLE CHOICE

CNA PRACTICE MULTIPLE CHOICE
TEST WITH CORRECT ANSWERS


1. While the nurse aide is assisting a client to
the commode, a visitor enters the room. How
SHOULD the nurse aide respond?
(A) "Can't you knock?"
(B) "Hi. This will only take a moment, so
please take a seat."
(C) "Would you help me lift the client?"
(D) "Would you please wait in the lobby?" - CORRECT ANSWER-D

2. The nurse aide should perform oral care on a
client who is unconscious at LEAST every:
(A) 2 hours.
(B) 3 hours.
(C) 4 hours.
(D) 5 hours. - CORRECT ANSWER-A

3. The nurse aide SHOULD report a client's
concerns directly to the:
(A) nurse supervisor.
(B) primary health care provider.
(C) client's family.
(D) administrator - CORRECT ANSWER-A

4. Before assisting a client into a bath or shower,
the nurse aide should FIRST:
(A) check the temperature of the water.
(B) shampoo the client's hair.
(C) soak the client's feet.
(D) apply lotion or oil to the client's skin. - CORRECT ANSWER-A

5. A client looks forward to playing cards each
morning. The nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) tell the client that the nurse aide is too
busy today to take the client to play cards.
(B) plan the client's schedule so that the client
is bathed and dressed in time for playing
cards.
(C) tell the client that the nurse aide forgot
that the client wanted to play cards.
(D) ask the client to bathe and dress self
before taking the client to play cards. - CORRECT ANSWER-B

6. A client with Alzheimer's disease wanders from
room to room while moving the belongings of
other clients to different locations. Alert and
oriented clients are angry that their things have
been moved. The nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) return the client to the client's room and
close the door.
(B) find the missing articles and return them.
(C) walk with the client at all times to keep
the client from wandering.
(D) tell the other clients to be understanding
of the client's condition. - CORRECT ANSWER-B

7. A client is paralyzed on the left side. The
nurse aide SHOULD place the signaling
device:
(A) on the client's right hand.
(B) on the left side of the client's bed.
(C) on the chair at the left of the client's bed.
(D) on the table at the foot of the bed. - CORRECT ANSWER-A

8. Physical restraints are used MOST often:
(A) to prevent client injury.
(B) when the nurse aide staff is unavailable.
(C) at the family's request.
(D) to prevent clients from wandering. - CORRECT ANSWER-A

9. What is the FIRST thing a nurse aide should
do when finding an unresponsive client?
(A) Place a cold washcloth on the client's
forehead
(B) Call for help

, (C) Close the door to provide privacy to the
client
(D) Call the client's family - CORRECT ANSWER-B

10. What type of fire can be put out with water?
(A) Electrical
(B) Grease
(C) Paper
(D) Chemical - CORRECT ANSWER-C

11. When caring for a client from another
country, the nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) be sensitive to the client's cultural needs.
(B) orient the client to the cultural practices
of the facility.
(C) promote participation by the client in
group activity.
(D) explain to the client that cultural
preferences are not important when
providing care. - CORRECT ANSWER-A

12. If a client has hand tremors, the nurse aide
SHOULD:
(A) restrain the hand that has the tremor.
(B) assist the client with activities of daily
living (ADL) as needed.
(C) tell the client to stop shaking and control
the tremors.
(D) do everything for the client. - CORRECT ANSWER-B

13. When taking a client's radial pulse, the nurse
aide SHOULD:
(A) count 2 pulsations as 1 pulse beat.
(B) place the nurse aide's fingertips on the
client's wrist.
(C) place the nurse aide's fingertips on the
side of the client's neck.
(D) count for 5 full minutes. - CORRECT ANSWER-B

14. The female perineum SHOULD be cleansed:
(A) from front to back.
(B) without soap.
(C) with oxygen peroxide.
(D) from back to front. - CORRECT ANSWER-A

15. To lift an object by using good body
mechanics, the nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) keep both feet close together.
(B) lift with abdominal muscles.
(C) bend the knees and keep the back
straight.
(D) hold the object away from the body. - CORRECT ANSWER-C

16. The nurse aide is caring for a client who has
dentures. Which of the following actions
SHOULD the nurse aide take when caring for
the client's dentures?
(A) Store the dentures in the client's
bathroom on the sink
(B) Clean the dentures with regular
toothpaste
(C) Use hot water to disinfect the dentures
(D) Line the bathroom sink with a towel
before cleaning the dentures - CORRECT ANSWER-D

17. Right before dinner, a client is incontinent of
urine. The nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) minimize the interruption of the client's
dinner by cleaning up the client after
dinner.
(B) clean the client and take the client to
dinner as soon as possible.
(C) tell the client not to eat until the client
has cleaned and changed self.
(D) insist that the client eat dinner in the client's
room. - CORRECT ANSWER-B

18. When operating a manual bed, the nurse aide
SHOULD remember to:
(A) elevate the client's head at all times.
(B) lock the wheels only when the cranks are
folded.
(C) fold the cranks under the bed.
(D) raise all the side rails. - CORRECT ANSWER-C

19. The nurse aide is providing care for a
client after elimination. It would be MOST
important for the nurse aide to:
(A) keep the client comfortable.
(B) prevent soiling the bed linen.
(C) ensure that all feces are removed from the
client's skin.
(D) use soap and water when cleaning the
client to keep the linen costs down. - CORRECT ANSWER-C

20. The nursing care plan states, "Transfer with
mechanical lift." However, a client is very
agitated. To transfer the client, the nurse aide
SHOULD:
(A) lift the client by placing the nurse aide's
hands under the client's underarms.