Practice Questions CNA State Exam & Answers Updated 2026

Practice Questions CNA State Exam
& Answers Updated 2026
WhenBassistingBaBclientBinBlearningBhowBtoBuseBaBcane,BtheBnurseBaideBstands



a.BapproximatelyBtwoBfeetBdirectlyBbehindBthe

client.

b.BaboutBoneBfootBfromBtheBclient'sBweakBside.

c.BaboutBoneBfootBfromBtheBclient'sBstrongBside.

d.BslightlyBbehindBtheBclientBonBtheBclient'sBweak

side.B-BAnswerd.BslightlyBbehindBtheBclientBonBtheBclient'sBweak

side.



WhenBworkingBwithBaBclientBwhoBhasBurinary

retention,BtheBnurseBaideBcanBexpectBthatBthe

clientBwill

a.BurinateBlargeBvolumes.

b.BbeBunableBtoBurinate.

c.BurinateBfrequently.

d.BbeBincontinentBofBurine.B-BAnswerb.BbeBunableBtoBurinate.



Aging-relatedBhearingBchangesBresultBinBolder

clientsBgraduallyBlosingBtheirBabilityBtoBhear

a.Bhigh-pitchedBsounds.

b.Blow-pitchedBsounds.

c.BslowBsounds.

d.BrapidBsounds.B-BAnswera.Bhigh-pitchedBsounds.



TheBbestBwayBtoBsafelyBidentifyByourBpatientBisBby

a.BaskingBhisBname.

b.BcallingBhisBnameBandBwaitingBforBhis

,response.

c.BcheckingBtheBbedBplate.

d.BcheckingBtheBnameBtag.B-BAnswerd.BcheckingBtheBnameBtag.



ABclientBisBonBaBbowelBandBbladderBtraining

programBandBhasBnotBhadBaBbowelBmovementBin

threeBdays.BTheBnurseBaideBshould

a.BreportBitBtoBtheBchargeBnurse.

b.BgiveBtheBclientBanBenema.

c.BofferBtheBclientBpruneBjuice.

d.BencourageBtheBclientBtoBdrinkBmoreBfluids.B-BAnswera.BreportBitBtoBtheBchargeBnurse.



TheBproperBmedicalBabbreviationBforBbefore

mealsBis

a.Bp.c.

b.Bb.i.d.

c.Ba.c.

d.Bt.i.d.B-BAnswerc.Ba.c.



ABclientBdiagnosedBwithBhypertensionBwillBmost

likelyBhaveBaBhistoryBof

a.BlowBbloodBpressure.

b.BhighBbloodBpressure.

c.BlowBbloodBsugar.

d.BhighBbloodBsugar.B-BAnswerb.BhighBbloodBpressure.



ABpatientBwhoBhasBdifficultyBchewingBor

swallowingBwillBneedBwhatBtypeBofBdiet?

a.BclearBliquid

b.BlowBresidue

c.Bbland

,d.BmechanicalBsoftB-BAnswerd.BmechanicalBsoft



AnBelderlyBresidentBwithBAlzheimer'sBdisease

cannotBfindBherBroom.BHowBcanBtheBnurseBaide

helpBtheBclientBfeelBmoreBindependent?

a.BTellBherBtoBstayBinBtheBroom.

b.BHaveBherBroommateBsecretlyBwatchBher.

c.BPlaceBaBfamiliarBobjectBonBtheBclient'sBdoor.

d.BWriteBtheBroomBnumberBonBaBpieceBofBpaper.B-
BAnswerc.BPlaceBaBfamiliarBobjectBonBtheBclient'sBdoor.



HowBoftenBshouldBaBpatient'sBintakeBandBoutput

recordsBbeBtotaled?

a.BonceBeachBshift

b.BtwiceBaBday

c.BeveryBfourBhours

d.BeveryB12BhoursB-BAnswera.BonceBeachBshift



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBshouldBtheBnursing

assistantBobserveBandBrecordBwhenBadmittingBa

client?

a.Bfreckles

b.Bwrinkles

c.BshortBnails

d.BbruisesB-BAnswerd.Bbruises



WhenBrespondingBtoBaBclientBonBtheBintercom,

theBnursingBassistantBshouldBsay

a.B"Hello,BwhoBisBcalling,Bplease?"

b.B"WhatBisBitBthatByouBwant?"

c.B"ThisBisB[nursingBassistantBnameBandBposition],BcanBIBhelpByou?"

, d.B"PleaseBhold;BI'llBhaveBtheBnurseBanswerByour

call."B-BAnswerc.B"ThisBisB[nursingBassistantBnameBandBposition],BcanBIBhelpByou?"



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBthingsBshouldBtheBnurse

aideBdoBtoBfamiliarizeBnewBclientsBwithBtheir

surroundings?

a.BDemonstrateBtheBlocationBandBuseBofBtheBcall

light.

b.BExplainBthatBtheBTVBisBnotBtoBbeBused.

c.BInstructBfamilyBtoBleaveBtheBroomBafterBthe

aideBisBfinishedBwithBtheBadmission.

d.BRaiseBtheBbedBtoBtheBhighBpositionBandBraise

theBsafetyBrails.B-BAnswera.BDemonstrateBtheBlocationBandBuseBofBtheBcall

light.



WhenBarrangingBaBclient'sBroom,BtheBnursing

assistantBshouldBdoBallBofBtheBfollowing

EXCEPT

a.BcheckingBtheBplacementBofBtheBcallBbell.

b.BadjustingBtheBbackBrestBasBdirected.

c.BadministeringBtheBclient'sBmedications.

d.BadjustingBtheBlightingBasBappropriate.B-BAnswerc.BadministeringBtheBclient'sBmedications.



WhenBassistingBaBclientBoutBofBbed,BtheBnurse

aideBshouldBalways

a.BemployBbodyBmechanicBtechniques.

b.BgetBanotherBnurseBaideBtoBassist.

c.BraiseBtheBbedBtoBitsBmaximumBheight.

d.BlowerBallBsafetyBrails.B-BAnswera.BemployBbodyBmechanicBtechniques.



HowBoftenBshouldBclientsBbeBrepositioned