PRACTICE QUESTIONS CNA STATE
EXAM
Whenooassistingooaooclientooinoolearningoohowootooouseooaoocane,ootheoonurseooaideoosta
nds
a.ooapproximatelyootwooofeetoodirectlyoobehindoothe
client.
b.ooaboutoooneoofootoofromootheooclient'sooweakooside.
c.ooaboutoooneoofootoofromootheooclient'soostrongooside.
d.ooslightlyoobehindootheooclientooonootheooclient'sooweak
side.oo-ooans--✔✔d.ooslightlyoobehindootheooclientooonootheooclient'sooweak
side.
Whenooworkingoowithooaooclientoowhooohasoourinary
retention,ootheoonurseooaideoocanooexpectoothatoothe
clientoowill
a.oourinateoolargeoovolumes.
b.oobeoounableootooourinate.
c.oourinateoofrequently.
d.oobeooincontinentooofoourine.oo-ooans--✔✔b.oobeoounableootooourinate.
Aging-relatedoohearingoochangesooresultooinooolder
clientsoograduallyoolosingootheirooabilityootooohear
a.oohigh-pitchedoosounds.
b.oolow-pitchedoosounds.
c.ooslowoosounds.
d.oorapidoosounds.oo-ooans--✔✔a.oohigh-pitchedoosounds.
Theoobestoowayootooosafelyooidentifyooyouroopatientooisooby
a.ooaskingoohisooname.
b.oocallingoohisoonameooandoowaitingooforoohis
response.
c.oocheckingootheoobedooplate.
d.oocheckingootheoonameootag.oo-ooans--✔✔d.oocheckingootheoonameootag.
Aooclientooisooonooaoobowelooandoobladderootraining
programooandoohasoonotoohadooaooboweloomovementooin
threeoodays.ooTheoonurseooaideooshould
,a.ooreportooitootoootheoochargeoonurse.
b.oogiveootheooclientooanooenema.
c.ooofferootheooclientoopruneoojuice.
d.ooencourageootheooclientootooodrinkoomoreoofluids.oo-ooans--
✔✔a.ooreportooitootoootheoochargeoonurse.
Theooproperoomedicalooabbreviationooforoobefore
mealsoois
a.oop.c.
b.oob.i.d.
c.ooa.c.
d.oot.i.d.oo-ooans--✔✔c.ooa.c.
Aooclientoodiagnosedoowithoohypertensionoowilloomost
likelyoohaveooaoohistoryooof
a.oolowoobloodoopressure.
b.oohighoobloodoopressure.
c.oolowoobloodoosugar.
d.oohighoobloodoosugar.oo-ooans--✔✔b.oohighoobloodoopressure.
Aoopatientoowhooohasoodifficultyoochewingooor
swallowingoowillooneedoowhatootypeooofoodiet?
a.ooclearooliquid
b.oolowooresidue
c.oobland
d.oomechanicaloosoftoo-ooans--✔✔d.oomechanicaloosoft
AnooelderlyooresidentoowithooAlzheimer'soodisease
cannotoofindooherooroom.ooHowoocanootheoonurseooaide
helpootheooclientoofeeloomoreooindependent?
a.ooTellooherootooostayooinootheooroom.
b.ooHaveooherooroommateoosecretlyoowatchooher.
c.ooPlaceooaoofamiliarooobjectooonootheooclient'soodoor.
d.ooWriteootheooroomoonumberooonooaoopieceooofoopaper.oo-ooans--
✔✔c.ooPlaceooaoofamiliarooobjectooonootheooclient'soodoor.
Howoooftenooshouldooaoopatient'soointakeooandoooutput
recordsoobeoototaled?
a.ooonceooeachooshift
b.ootwiceooaooday
c.ooeveryoofouroohours
d.ooeveryoo12oohoursoo-ooans--✔✔a.ooonceooeachooshift
Whichooofootheoofollowingooshouldootheoonursing
assistantooobserveooandoorecordoowhenooadmittingooa
client?
, a.oofreckles
b.oowrinkles
c.ooshortoonails
d.oobruisesoo-ooans--✔✔d.oobruises
Whenoorespondingootoooaooclientooonootheoointercom,
theoonursingooassistantooshouldoosay
a.oo"Hello,oowhoooisoocalling,ooplease?"
b.oo"Whatooisooitoothatooyouoowant?"
c.oo"Thisooisoo[nursingooassistantoonameooandooposition],oocanooIoohelpooyou?"
d.oo"Pleaseoohold;ooI'lloohaveootheoonurseooanswerooyour
call."oo-ooans--
✔✔c.oo"Thisooisoo[nursingooassistantoonameooandooposition],oocanooIoohelpooyou?"
Whichooofootheoofollowingoothingsooshouldootheoonurse
aideoodoootooofamiliarizeoonewooclientsoowithootheir
surroundings?
a.ooDemonstrateootheoolocationooandoouseooofootheoocall
light.
b.ooExplainoothatootheooTVooisoonotootooobeooused.
c.ooInstructoofamilyootoooleaveootheooroomooafteroothe
aideooisoofinishedoowithootheooadmission.
d.ooRaiseootheoobedootoootheoohighoopositionooandooraise
theoosafetyoorails.oo-ooans--✔✔a.ooDemonstrateootheoolocationooandoouseooofootheoocall
light.
Whenooarrangingooaooclient'sooroom,ootheoonursing
assistantooshouldoodoooallooofootheoofollowing
EXCEPT
a.oocheckingootheooplacementooofootheoocalloobell.
b.ooadjustingootheoobackoorestooasoodirected.
c.ooadministeringootheooclient'soomedications.
d.ooadjustingootheoolightingooasooappropriate.oo-ooans--
✔✔c.ooadministeringootheooclient'soomedications.
Whenooassistingooaooclientoooutooofoobed,ootheoonurse
aideooshouldooalways
a.ooemployoobodyoomechanicootechniques.
b.oogetooanotheroonurseooaideootoooassist.
c.ooraiseootheoobedootoooitsoomaximumooheight.
d.oolowerooalloosafetyoorails.oo-ooans--✔✔a.ooemployoobodyoomechanicootechniques.
Howoooftenooshouldooclientsoobeoorepositioned
duringooanooeight-hourooshift?
a.ooqlh
b.ooq2h
EXAM
Whenooassistingooaooclientooinoolearningoohowootooouseooaoocane,ootheoonurseooaideoosta
nds
a.ooapproximatelyootwooofeetoodirectlyoobehindoothe
client.
b.ooaboutoooneoofootoofromootheooclient'sooweakooside.
c.ooaboutoooneoofootoofromootheooclient'soostrongooside.
d.ooslightlyoobehindootheooclientooonootheooclient'sooweak
side.oo-ooans--✔✔d.ooslightlyoobehindootheooclientooonootheooclient'sooweak
side.
Whenooworkingoowithooaooclientoowhooohasoourinary
retention,ootheoonurseooaideoocanooexpectoothatoothe
clientoowill
a.oourinateoolargeoovolumes.
b.oobeoounableootooourinate.
c.oourinateoofrequently.
d.oobeooincontinentooofoourine.oo-ooans--✔✔b.oobeoounableootooourinate.
Aging-relatedoohearingoochangesooresultooinooolder
clientsoograduallyoolosingootheirooabilityootooohear
a.oohigh-pitchedoosounds.
b.oolow-pitchedoosounds.
c.ooslowoosounds.
d.oorapidoosounds.oo-ooans--✔✔a.oohigh-pitchedoosounds.
Theoobestoowayootooosafelyooidentifyooyouroopatientooisooby
a.ooaskingoohisooname.
b.oocallingoohisoonameooandoowaitingooforoohis
response.
c.oocheckingootheoobedooplate.
d.oocheckingootheoonameootag.oo-ooans--✔✔d.oocheckingootheoonameootag.
Aooclientooisooonooaoobowelooandoobladderootraining
programooandoohasoonotoohadooaooboweloomovementooin
threeoodays.ooTheoonurseooaideooshould
,a.ooreportooitootoootheoochargeoonurse.
b.oogiveootheooclientooanooenema.
c.ooofferootheooclientoopruneoojuice.
d.ooencourageootheooclientootooodrinkoomoreoofluids.oo-ooans--
✔✔a.ooreportooitootoootheoochargeoonurse.
Theooproperoomedicalooabbreviationooforoobefore
mealsoois
a.oop.c.
b.oob.i.d.
c.ooa.c.
d.oot.i.d.oo-ooans--✔✔c.ooa.c.
Aooclientoodiagnosedoowithoohypertensionoowilloomost
likelyoohaveooaoohistoryooof
a.oolowoobloodoopressure.
b.oohighoobloodoopressure.
c.oolowoobloodoosugar.
d.oohighoobloodoosugar.oo-ooans--✔✔b.oohighoobloodoopressure.
Aoopatientoowhooohasoodifficultyoochewingooor
swallowingoowillooneedoowhatootypeooofoodiet?
a.ooclearooliquid
b.oolowooresidue
c.oobland
d.oomechanicaloosoftoo-ooans--✔✔d.oomechanicaloosoft
AnooelderlyooresidentoowithooAlzheimer'soodisease
cannotoofindooherooroom.ooHowoocanootheoonurseooaide
helpootheooclientoofeeloomoreooindependent?
a.ooTellooherootooostayooinootheooroom.
b.ooHaveooherooroommateoosecretlyoowatchooher.
c.ooPlaceooaoofamiliarooobjectooonootheooclient'soodoor.
d.ooWriteootheooroomoonumberooonooaoopieceooofoopaper.oo-ooans--
✔✔c.ooPlaceooaoofamiliarooobjectooonootheooclient'soodoor.
Howoooftenooshouldooaoopatient'soointakeooandoooutput
recordsoobeoototaled?
a.ooonceooeachooshift
b.ootwiceooaooday
c.ooeveryoofouroohours
d.ooeveryoo12oohoursoo-ooans--✔✔a.ooonceooeachooshift
Whichooofootheoofollowingooshouldootheoonursing
assistantooobserveooandoorecordoowhenooadmittingooa
client?
, a.oofreckles
b.oowrinkles
c.ooshortoonails
d.oobruisesoo-ooans--✔✔d.oobruises
Whenoorespondingootoooaooclientooonootheoointercom,
theoonursingooassistantooshouldoosay
a.oo"Hello,oowhoooisoocalling,ooplease?"
b.oo"Whatooisooitoothatooyouoowant?"
c.oo"Thisooisoo[nursingooassistantoonameooandooposition],oocanooIoohelpooyou?"
d.oo"Pleaseoohold;ooI'lloohaveootheoonurseooanswerooyour
call."oo-ooans--
✔✔c.oo"Thisooisoo[nursingooassistantoonameooandooposition],oocanooIoohelpooyou?"
Whichooofootheoofollowingoothingsooshouldootheoonurse
aideoodoootooofamiliarizeoonewooclientsoowithootheir
surroundings?
a.ooDemonstrateootheoolocationooandoouseooofootheoocall
light.
b.ooExplainoothatootheooTVooisoonotootooobeooused.
c.ooInstructoofamilyootoooleaveootheooroomooafteroothe
aideooisoofinishedoowithootheooadmission.
d.ooRaiseootheoobedootoootheoohighoopositionooandooraise
theoosafetyoorails.oo-ooans--✔✔a.ooDemonstrateootheoolocationooandoouseooofootheoocall
light.
Whenooarrangingooaooclient'sooroom,ootheoonursing
assistantooshouldoodoooallooofootheoofollowing
EXCEPT
a.oocheckingootheooplacementooofootheoocalloobell.
b.ooadjustingootheoobackoorestooasoodirected.
c.ooadministeringootheooclient'soomedications.
d.ooadjustingootheoolightingooasooappropriate.oo-ooans--
✔✔c.ooadministeringootheooclient'soomedications.
Whenooassistingooaooclientoooutooofoobed,ootheoonurse
aideooshouldooalways
a.ooemployoobodyoomechanicootechniques.
b.oogetooanotheroonurseooaideootoooassist.
c.ooraiseootheoobedootoooitsoomaximumooheight.
d.oolowerooalloosafetyoorails.oo-ooans--✔✔a.ooemployoobodyoomechanicootechniques.
Howoooftenooshouldooclientsoobeoorepositioned
duringooanooeight-hourooshift?
a.ooqlh
b.ooq2h