CNA STATE ACTUAL 2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔A female client's perineal area should be
cleansed before which specimen is collected?
a. 24-hour urine specimen
b. midstream clean-catch urine specimen
c. pediatric routine urine specimen
d. routine urine specimens - ✔✔b. midstream clean-catch urine specimen
✔✔The most common site for counting the pulse
is the
a. carotid artery.
b. femoral artery.
c. brachial artery.
d. radial artery. - ✔✔d. radial artery.
✔✔When counting respirations, the nurse aide
should
a. wait until after the client has exercised.
b. not tell the patient what he is going to do.
c. count five respirations and then check his
watch.
d. have the client count respirations while the
aide takes her pulse - ✔✔b. not tell the patient what he is going to do.
✔✔Which of the following is NOT the nurse aide's
responsibility when caring for clients who have
urinary catheters?
a. inserting the catheter
b. ensuring that the catheter drains properly
c. preventing infection
d. recording urinary output - ✔✔a. inserting the catheter
✔✔When giving information to the charge nurse
for an incident report, the nurse aide should
a. write in the client's chart that an incident
occurred.
b. keep the report in her personal file.
c. state the facts clearly.
d. give her opinions as to the cause of the
incident - ✔✔c. state the facts clearly.
✔✔All long-term-care nurse aides must be
competency evaluated and must complete a
,distinct educational course. These requirements
are set by
a. OBRA.
b. OSHA.
c. CDC.
d. FDA. - ✔✔a. OBRA.
✔✔A resident is blind. It is important not to
a. leave the door completely opened.
b. rearrange the furniture.
c. announce yourself before entering the room.
d. explain the location of food on the plate,
using the face of the clock to assist. - ✔✔b. rearrange the furniture.
✔✔When family members visit a client, the visitors
should
a. stay in the day room.
b. stay a short while so as not to tire the client.
c.,be expected to help with care.
d. be allowed privacy with the client - ✔✔d. be allowed privacy with the client
✔✔A resident asks, "If I need help during the
night, who will be there?" The nursing assistant
should respond,
a. "Don't worry, you'll be okay."
b. "Just yell; someone will hear you."
c. "Your roommate will probably ring the call
bell."
d. "There are people here all night to help you." - ✔✔d. "There are people here all night
to help you."
✔✔Which of the following is a client's right?
a. having personal information kept
confidential
b. obtaining private duty staff if desired
c. knowing what is wrong with the client's
roommate
d. treating the staff any way he or she pleases - ✔✔a. having personal information kept
confidential
✔✔A resident often cries while she is receiving her
P.M. care. What should the nurse aide do?
a. Tell her to stop crying.
b. Ignore her and continue with her carq.
c. Tell her jokes to make her laugh.
, d. Tell her that it's all right to cry, and that the
aide is there for her if she wants to talk. - ✔✔d. Tell her that it's all right to cry, and that
the
aide is there for her if she wants to talk.
✔✔When providing denture care, the nurse aide
must
a. wash them in boiling water.
b. hold them under warm running water.
c. dunk them in and out of cool water.
d. place them on a towel in the sink with cool
water. - ✔✔d. place them on a towel in the sink with cool
water.
✔✔Sexuality in long-term-care clients may include
all of the following EXCEPT
a. needing private time with a partner.
b. caring about one's physical appearance.
c. engaging in public fondling.
d. desiring sexual interaction - ✔✔c. engaging in public fondling.
✔✔A client is scheduled for a partial bed bath. This
means that the nurse aide must wash the
client's
a. face, neck, ears, arms, and hands.
b. face, axillae, hands, and buttocks.
c. face, hands, axillae, and legs.
d. face, hands, axillae, genitals, and buttocks. - ✔✔d. face, hands, axillae, genitals, and
buttocks.
✔✔An agitated resident must be turned every two
hours all night long. The first action of the
nurse aide when waking up this resident is to
a. turn on the light.
b. speak quietly and calmly.
c. touch her shoulder.
d. shout her name. - ✔✔b. speak quietly and calmly.
✔✔If a client objects to certain food for religious
or cultural reasons, the appropriate action
would be to
a. tell him to wait for the next meal.
b. offer to substitute something different for
him.
c. call the dietician the next day.
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔A female client's perineal area should be
cleansed before which specimen is collected?
a. 24-hour urine specimen
b. midstream clean-catch urine specimen
c. pediatric routine urine specimen
d. routine urine specimens - ✔✔b. midstream clean-catch urine specimen
✔✔The most common site for counting the pulse
is the
a. carotid artery.
b. femoral artery.
c. brachial artery.
d. radial artery. - ✔✔d. radial artery.
✔✔When counting respirations, the nurse aide
should
a. wait until after the client has exercised.
b. not tell the patient what he is going to do.
c. count five respirations and then check his
watch.
d. have the client count respirations while the
aide takes her pulse - ✔✔b. not tell the patient what he is going to do.
✔✔Which of the following is NOT the nurse aide's
responsibility when caring for clients who have
urinary catheters?
a. inserting the catheter
b. ensuring that the catheter drains properly
c. preventing infection
d. recording urinary output - ✔✔a. inserting the catheter
✔✔When giving information to the charge nurse
for an incident report, the nurse aide should
a. write in the client's chart that an incident
occurred.
b. keep the report in her personal file.
c. state the facts clearly.
d. give her opinions as to the cause of the
incident - ✔✔c. state the facts clearly.
✔✔All long-term-care nurse aides must be
competency evaluated and must complete a
,distinct educational course. These requirements
are set by
a. OBRA.
b. OSHA.
c. CDC.
d. FDA. - ✔✔a. OBRA.
✔✔A resident is blind. It is important not to
a. leave the door completely opened.
b. rearrange the furniture.
c. announce yourself before entering the room.
d. explain the location of food on the plate,
using the face of the clock to assist. - ✔✔b. rearrange the furniture.
✔✔When family members visit a client, the visitors
should
a. stay in the day room.
b. stay a short while so as not to tire the client.
c.,be expected to help with care.
d. be allowed privacy with the client - ✔✔d. be allowed privacy with the client
✔✔A resident asks, "If I need help during the
night, who will be there?" The nursing assistant
should respond,
a. "Don't worry, you'll be okay."
b. "Just yell; someone will hear you."
c. "Your roommate will probably ring the call
bell."
d. "There are people here all night to help you." - ✔✔d. "There are people here all night
to help you."
✔✔Which of the following is a client's right?
a. having personal information kept
confidential
b. obtaining private duty staff if desired
c. knowing what is wrong with the client's
roommate
d. treating the staff any way he or she pleases - ✔✔a. having personal information kept
confidential
✔✔A resident often cries while she is receiving her
P.M. care. What should the nurse aide do?
a. Tell her to stop crying.
b. Ignore her and continue with her carq.
c. Tell her jokes to make her laugh.
, d. Tell her that it's all right to cry, and that the
aide is there for her if she wants to talk. - ✔✔d. Tell her that it's all right to cry, and that
the
aide is there for her if she wants to talk.
✔✔When providing denture care, the nurse aide
must
a. wash them in boiling water.
b. hold them under warm running water.
c. dunk them in and out of cool water.
d. place them on a towel in the sink with cool
water. - ✔✔d. place them on a towel in the sink with cool
water.
✔✔Sexuality in long-term-care clients may include
all of the following EXCEPT
a. needing private time with a partner.
b. caring about one's physical appearance.
c. engaging in public fondling.
d. desiring sexual interaction - ✔✔c. engaging in public fondling.
✔✔A client is scheduled for a partial bed bath. This
means that the nurse aide must wash the
client's
a. face, neck, ears, arms, and hands.
b. face, axillae, hands, and buttocks.
c. face, hands, axillae, and legs.
d. face, hands, axillae, genitals, and buttocks. - ✔✔d. face, hands, axillae, genitals, and
buttocks.
✔✔An agitated resident must be turned every two
hours all night long. The first action of the
nurse aide when waking up this resident is to
a. turn on the light.
b. speak quietly and calmly.
c. touch her shoulder.
d. shout her name. - ✔✔b. speak quietly and calmly.
✔✔If a client objects to certain food for religious
or cultural reasons, the appropriate action
would be to
a. tell him to wait for the next meal.
b. offer to substitute something different for
him.
c. call the dietician the next day.
