CNA Written Test Questions and Answers
1.When getting ready to make a bed, the aide should place the clean
linens on
a. in the bathroom
b. Chair or table beside the bed
c. Roommate's bed
d. The floor
Answer B. chair or table beside the bed
2.The only purpose for using a restraint is to
a. keep the client quiet
b. make nurses job easier
c. calm a verbally abusive client
d. ensure safety of others
Answer d. ensure safety of others
3.Articles contaminated with blood or body fluids should be disposed of
in the
a. trash
b. soiled utility room
c. biohazard container
d. soiled linen basket
Answer c. biohazard container
,4.To avoid pulling the indwelling urethral catheter when turning a client,
the catheter tubing SHOULD be secured to the client's
a. upper thigh
b. bed sheet
c. bed frame
d. hip
Answer a. upper thigh
5.When collecting a 24 hour urine sample for a client, the nurse aide
should request that the client
a. avoid red meat
b. drink 2 L of water
c. take a bath or shower before starting the urine collection
d. discard the first voided urine
Answer d. discard the first voided urine
6.When ambulating the client, the nurse aide should
a. ask the nurse for help
b. be sure the client is wearing non-skid footwear
c. ask a family member for assistance
walk in front of the client and show the client the way
Answer b. be sure the client is wearing non-skid footwear
7.Which of the following is the best personal protective equipment item
for the nurse aide to wear when handling infectious waste that could
, splash or spray?
a. shoe covers
b. mask
c. goggles
d. Face shield
Answer d. face shield
8.Which of the following would be an appropriate response for the nurse
aide to make if a client expresses anger during care?
a. "Why are you so mean today?"
b. "You should not say such mean things to people."
c. "You seem upset, would you like to talk about it?"
d. "I'll come back when your bad mood is over."
Answer c. "You seem upset, would you like to talk about it?"
9.The nurse aide has raised the height of the client's bed to provide care,
but the nurse aide forgot to bring the needed supplies. What should the
nurse aide do NEXT?
a. instruct client to lay still
b. lower the bed and place the call light within reach
c. Ask roommate to watch the client & get the supplies
d. quickly get the supplies
Answer b. lower the bed and place the call light within reach
10.A client requests that the nurse aide call the client's spiritual advisor.
1.When getting ready to make a bed, the aide should place the clean
linens on
a. in the bathroom
b. Chair or table beside the bed
c. Roommate's bed
d. The floor
Answer B. chair or table beside the bed
2.The only purpose for using a restraint is to
a. keep the client quiet
b. make nurses job easier
c. calm a verbally abusive client
d. ensure safety of others
Answer d. ensure safety of others
3.Articles contaminated with blood or body fluids should be disposed of
in the
a. trash
b. soiled utility room
c. biohazard container
d. soiled linen basket
Answer c. biohazard container
,4.To avoid pulling the indwelling urethral catheter when turning a client,
the catheter tubing SHOULD be secured to the client's
a. upper thigh
b. bed sheet
c. bed frame
d. hip
Answer a. upper thigh
5.When collecting a 24 hour urine sample for a client, the nurse aide
should request that the client
a. avoid red meat
b. drink 2 L of water
c. take a bath or shower before starting the urine collection
d. discard the first voided urine
Answer d. discard the first voided urine
6.When ambulating the client, the nurse aide should
a. ask the nurse for help
b. be sure the client is wearing non-skid footwear
c. ask a family member for assistance
walk in front of the client and show the client the way
Answer b. be sure the client is wearing non-skid footwear
7.Which of the following is the best personal protective equipment item
for the nurse aide to wear when handling infectious waste that could
, splash or spray?
a. shoe covers
b. mask
c. goggles
d. Face shield
Answer d. face shield
8.Which of the following would be an appropriate response for the nurse
aide to make if a client expresses anger during care?
a. "Why are you so mean today?"
b. "You should not say such mean things to people."
c. "You seem upset, would you like to talk about it?"
d. "I'll come back when your bad mood is over."
Answer c. "You seem upset, would you like to talk about it?"
9.The nurse aide has raised the height of the client's bed to provide care,
but the nurse aide forgot to bring the needed supplies. What should the
nurse aide do NEXT?
a. instruct client to lay still
b. lower the bed and place the call light within reach
c. Ask roommate to watch the client & get the supplies
d. quickly get the supplies
Answer b. lower the bed and place the call light within reach
10.A client requests that the nurse aide call the client's spiritual advisor.
