Practice Questions CNA State Exam Question
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When cassisting ca cclient cin clearning chow cto cuse ca ccane, cthe cnurse caide cstands
a. capproximately ctwo cfeet cdirectly cbehind cthe
client.
b. cabout cone cfoot cfrom cthe cclient's cweak cside.
c. cabout cone cfoot cfrom cthe cclient's cstrong cside.
d. cslightly cbehind cthe cclient con cthe cclient's cweak
side. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d. cslightly cbehind cthe cclient con cthe cclient's cweak
side.
When cworking cwith ca cclient cwho chas curinary
retention, cthe cnurse caide ccan cexpect cthat cthe
client cwill
a. curinate clarge cvolumes.
b. cbe cunable cto curinate.
c. curinate cfrequently.
d. cbe cincontinent cof curine. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cbe cunable cto curinate.
Aging-related chearing cchanges cresult cin colder
clients cgradually closing ctheir cability cto chear
a. chigh-pitched csounds.
b. clow-pitched csounds.
c. cslow csounds.
d. crapid csounds. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. chigh-pitched csounds.
The cbest cway cto csafely cidentify cyour cpatient cis cby
a. casking chis cname.
b. ccalling chis cname cand cwaiting cfor chis
response.
c. cchecking cthe cbed cplate.
,b. chigh cblood cpressure.
c. clow cblood csugar.
d. chigh cblood csugar. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. chigh cblood cpressure.
A cpatient cwho chas cdifficulty cchewing cor
swallowing cwill cneed cwhat ctype cof cdiet?
a. cclear cliquid
b. clow cresidue
c. cbland
d. cmechanical csoft c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d. cmechanical csoft
An celderly cresident cwith cAlzheimer's cdisease
cannot cfind cher croom. cHow ccan cthe cnurse caide
help cthe cclient cfeel cmore cindependent?
a. cTell cher cto cstay cin cthe croom.
b. cHave cher croommate csecretly cwatch cher.
c. cPlace ca cfamiliar cobject con cthe cclient's cdoor.
d. cWrite cthe croom cnumber con ca cpiece cof cpaper. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. cPlace ca cfamiliar cobj
How coften cshould ca cpatient's cintake cand coutput
records cbe ctotaled?
a. conce ceach cshift
b. ctwice ca cday
c. cevery cfour chours
d. cevery c12 chours c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. conce ceach cshift
Which cof cthe cfollowing cshould cthe cnursing
assistant cobserve cand crecord cwhen cadmitting ca
client?
a. cfreckles
b. cwrinkles
c. cshort cnails
d. cbruises c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d. cbruises
When cresponding cto ca cclient con cthe cintercom,
the cnursing cassistant cshould csay
a. c"Hello, cwho cis ccalling, cplease?"
b. c"What cis cit cthat cyou cwant?"
c. c"This cis c[nursing cassistant cname cand cposition], ccan cI chelp cyou?"
d. c"Please chold; cI'll chave cthe cnurse canswer cyour
call." c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. c"This cis c[nursing cassistant cname cand cposition], ccan cI chelp cyou?
Which cof cthe cfollowing cthings cshould cthe cnurse
aide cdo cto cfamiliarize cnew cclients cwith ctheir
surroundings?
a. cDemonstrate cthe clocation cand cuse cof cthe ccall
light.
b. cExplain cthat cthe cTV cis cnot cto cbe cused.
c. cInstruct cfamily cto cleave cthe croom cafter cthe
aide cis cfinished cwith cthe cadmission.
d. cRaise cthe cbed cto cthe chigh cposition cand craise
the csafety crails. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cDemonstrate cthe clocation cand cuse cof cthe ccall
light.
When carranging ca cclient's croom, cthe cnursing
, Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe ccorrect cprocedure
for cserving ca cmeal cto ca cclient cwho cmust cbe cfed?
a. cServe cthe ctray calong cwith call cthe cother ctrays,
and cthen ccome cback cto cfeed cthe cclient.
b. cBring cthe ctray cto cthe cclient clast; cfeed cafter
you chave cserved call cthe cother cclients.
c. cBring cthe ctray cinto cthe croom cwhen cyou care
ready cto cfeed cthe cclient.
d. cHave cthe ckitchen chold cthe ctray cfor cone chour. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. cBring cthe ctray cinto ct
ready cto cfeed cthe cclient.
The cmost cserious cproblem cthat cwrinkles cin cthe
bedclothes ccan ccause cis
a. crestlessness.
b. csleeplessness.
c. cdecubitus culcers.
d. cbleeding cand cshock. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. cdecubitus culcers.
Restorative ccare cbegins
a. cas csoon cas cpossible.
b. cwhen cthe cclient cis cready.
c. cwhen cthe cclient cis cdischarged.
d. cwhen cthe cclient cis cdiagnosed cas cterminally cill. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cas csoon cas cpossibl
Before cplacing ca cclient cin cFowler's cposition, cthe
nurse caide cshould
a. copen cthe cwindow.
b. cexplain cthe cprocedure cto cthe cclient.
c. ccheck cwith cthe cclient's cfamily.
d. cremake cthe cbed. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cexplain cthe cprocedure cto cthe cclient.
During chand cwashing, cthe cnurse caide
accidentally ctouches cthe cinside cof cthe csink cwhile
rinsing cthe csoap coff. cThe cnext caction cis cto
a. callow cthe cwater cto crun cover cthe chands cfor
two cminutes.
b. cdry cthe chands cand cturn coff cthe cfaucet cwith
the cpaper ctowel.
c. crepeat cthe cwash cfrom cthe cbeginning.
d. crepeat cwashing, cbut cfor chalf cthe ctime. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. crepeat cthe cwash cfrom cthe cb
How cshould ca cnurse caide cdress cfor ca cjob
interview?
a. cwearing ca cclean ct-shirt cand ccasual cslacks
b. cwearing ca cnurse caide cuniform
c. cwearing ca cbusiness csuit, cdress, cor cpants cand
dress cshirt
d. cwearing cformal cattire c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. cwearing ca cbusiness csuit, cdress, cor cpants cand
dress cshirt
An cambulatory cclient cis cnewly cadmitted. cBefore
leaving cthe cclient calone, cthe cnurse caide cshould
a. cask cif cthe cclient cis chungry.
b. cinspect cthe cclient's cskin.
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When cassisting ca cclient cin clearning chow cto cuse ca ccane, cthe cnurse caide cstands
a. capproximately ctwo cfeet cdirectly cbehind cthe
client.
b. cabout cone cfoot cfrom cthe cclient's cweak cside.
c. cabout cone cfoot cfrom cthe cclient's cstrong cside.
d. cslightly cbehind cthe cclient con cthe cclient's cweak
side. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d. cslightly cbehind cthe cclient con cthe cclient's cweak
side.
When cworking cwith ca cclient cwho chas curinary
retention, cthe cnurse caide ccan cexpect cthat cthe
client cwill
a. curinate clarge cvolumes.
b. cbe cunable cto curinate.
c. curinate cfrequently.
d. cbe cincontinent cof curine. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cbe cunable cto curinate.
Aging-related chearing cchanges cresult cin colder
clients cgradually closing ctheir cability cto chear
a. chigh-pitched csounds.
b. clow-pitched csounds.
c. cslow csounds.
d. crapid csounds. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. chigh-pitched csounds.
The cbest cway cto csafely cidentify cyour cpatient cis cby
a. casking chis cname.
b. ccalling chis cname cand cwaiting cfor chis
response.
c. cchecking cthe cbed cplate.
,b. chigh cblood cpressure.
c. clow cblood csugar.
d. chigh cblood csugar. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. chigh cblood cpressure.
A cpatient cwho chas cdifficulty cchewing cor
swallowing cwill cneed cwhat ctype cof cdiet?
a. cclear cliquid
b. clow cresidue
c. cbland
d. cmechanical csoft c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d. cmechanical csoft
An celderly cresident cwith cAlzheimer's cdisease
cannot cfind cher croom. cHow ccan cthe cnurse caide
help cthe cclient cfeel cmore cindependent?
a. cTell cher cto cstay cin cthe croom.
b. cHave cher croommate csecretly cwatch cher.
c. cPlace ca cfamiliar cobject con cthe cclient's cdoor.
d. cWrite cthe croom cnumber con ca cpiece cof cpaper. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. cPlace ca cfamiliar cobj
How coften cshould ca cpatient's cintake cand coutput
records cbe ctotaled?
a. conce ceach cshift
b. ctwice ca cday
c. cevery cfour chours
d. cevery c12 chours c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. conce ceach cshift
Which cof cthe cfollowing cshould cthe cnursing
assistant cobserve cand crecord cwhen cadmitting ca
client?
a. cfreckles
b. cwrinkles
c. cshort cnails
d. cbruises c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d. cbruises
When cresponding cto ca cclient con cthe cintercom,
the cnursing cassistant cshould csay
a. c"Hello, cwho cis ccalling, cplease?"
b. c"What cis cit cthat cyou cwant?"
c. c"This cis c[nursing cassistant cname cand cposition], ccan cI chelp cyou?"
d. c"Please chold; cI'll chave cthe cnurse canswer cyour
call." c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. c"This cis c[nursing cassistant cname cand cposition], ccan cI chelp cyou?
Which cof cthe cfollowing cthings cshould cthe cnurse
aide cdo cto cfamiliarize cnew cclients cwith ctheir
surroundings?
a. cDemonstrate cthe clocation cand cuse cof cthe ccall
light.
b. cExplain cthat cthe cTV cis cnot cto cbe cused.
c. cInstruct cfamily cto cleave cthe croom cafter cthe
aide cis cfinished cwith cthe cadmission.
d. cRaise cthe cbed cto cthe chigh cposition cand craise
the csafety crails. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cDemonstrate cthe clocation cand cuse cof cthe ccall
light.
When carranging ca cclient's croom, cthe cnursing
, Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe ccorrect cprocedure
for cserving ca cmeal cto ca cclient cwho cmust cbe cfed?
a. cServe cthe ctray calong cwith call cthe cother ctrays,
and cthen ccome cback cto cfeed cthe cclient.
b. cBring cthe ctray cto cthe cclient clast; cfeed cafter
you chave cserved call cthe cother cclients.
c. cBring cthe ctray cinto cthe croom cwhen cyou care
ready cto cfeed cthe cclient.
d. cHave cthe ckitchen chold cthe ctray cfor cone chour. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. cBring cthe ctray cinto ct
ready cto cfeed cthe cclient.
The cmost cserious cproblem cthat cwrinkles cin cthe
bedclothes ccan ccause cis
a. crestlessness.
b. csleeplessness.
c. cdecubitus culcers.
d. cbleeding cand cshock. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. cdecubitus culcers.
Restorative ccare cbegins
a. cas csoon cas cpossible.
b. cwhen cthe cclient cis cready.
c. cwhen cthe cclient cis cdischarged.
d. cwhen cthe cclient cis cdiagnosed cas cterminally cill. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a. cas csoon cas cpossibl
Before cplacing ca cclient cin cFowler's cposition, cthe
nurse caide cshould
a. copen cthe cwindow.
b. cexplain cthe cprocedure cto cthe cclient.
c. ccheck cwith cthe cclient's cfamily.
d. cremake cthe cbed. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. cexplain cthe cprocedure cto cthe cclient.
During chand cwashing, cthe cnurse caide
accidentally ctouches cthe cinside cof cthe csink cwhile
rinsing cthe csoap coff. cThe cnext caction cis cto
a. callow cthe cwater cto crun cover cthe chands cfor
two cminutes.
b. cdry cthe chands cand cturn coff cthe cfaucet cwith
the cpaper ctowel.
c. crepeat cthe cwash cfrom cthe cbeginning.
d. crepeat cwashing, cbut cfor chalf cthe ctime. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. crepeat cthe cwash cfrom cthe cb
How cshould ca cnurse caide cdress cfor ca cjob
interview?
a. cwearing ca cclean ct-shirt cand ccasual cslacks
b. cwearing ca cnurse caide cuniform
c. cwearing ca cbusiness csuit, cdress, cor cpants cand
dress cshirt
d. cwearing cformal cattire c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c. cwearing ca cbusiness csuit, cdress, cor cpants cand
dress cshirt
An cambulatory cclient cis cnewly cadmitted. cBefore
leaving cthe cclient calone, cthe cnurse caide cshould
a. cask cif cthe cclient cis chungry.
b. cinspect cthe cclient's cskin.