CNA EXAMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ During hand washing, the nurse aide
accidentally touches the inside of the sink while
rinsing the soap off. The next action is to
a. allow the water to run over the hands for
two minutes.
b. dry the hands and turn off the faucet with
the paper towel.
c. repeat the wash from the beginning.
d. repeat washing, but for half the time.
Answer: c. repeat the wash from the beginning.
◉ How should a nurse aide dress for a job
interview?
a. wearing a clean t-shirt and casual slacks
b. wearing a nurse aide uniform
c. wearing a business suit, dress, or pants and
dress shirt
d. wearing formal attire
,Answer: c. wearing a business suit, dress, or pants and
dress shirt
◉ An ambulatory client is newly admitted. Before
leaving the client alone, the nurse aide should
a. ask if the client is hungry.
b. inspect the client's skin.
c. assess the client's intake and output.
d. make sure the client knows how to use the
call bell.
Answer: d. make sure the client knows how to use the
call bell.
◉ When lifting a heavy object, the correct method
would be to bend at the
a. waist, keeping your legs straight.
b. waist, rounding your shoulders.
c. knees, keeping your back straight.
d. knees and waist.
Answer: c. knees, keeping your back straight.
◉ When should nurse aides wash their hands?
,a. after eating
b. before using the bathroom
c. after client care
d. before cleaning a bedpan
Answer: c. after client care
◉ When assisting a client with eating, one of the
first things the nurse aide should do is
a. cut the food into bite-size pieces.
b. wash his own hands and the client's hands.
c. butter the client's bread.
d. provide the client with privacy.
Answer: b. wash his own hands and the client's hands.
◉ A patient has a new cast on her right arm.
While caring for her, it is important to first
observe for
a. pulse above the cast.
b. color and hardness of the cast.
c. warmth and color of fingers.
d. signs of crumbling at the cast end.
Answer: c. warmth and color of fingers.
, ◉ Encouraging a client to take part in activities of
daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, combing
hair, and feeding is
a. done only when time permits.
b. the family's responsibility.
c. necessary for rehabilitation.
d. a violation of client rights.
Answer: c. necessary for rehabilitation.
◉ In caring for a confused elderly man, it is
important to remember to
a. keep the bedrails up except when you are at
the bedside.
b. close the door to the room so that he does
not disturb other patients.
c: keep the room dark and quiet at all times to
keep the patient from becoming upset,
d. remind him each morning to shower and
shave independently.
Answer: a. keep the bedrails up except when you are at
the bedside.
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ During hand washing, the nurse aide
accidentally touches the inside of the sink while
rinsing the soap off. The next action is to
a. allow the water to run over the hands for
two minutes.
b. dry the hands and turn off the faucet with
the paper towel.
c. repeat the wash from the beginning.
d. repeat washing, but for half the time.
Answer: c. repeat the wash from the beginning.
◉ How should a nurse aide dress for a job
interview?
a. wearing a clean t-shirt and casual slacks
b. wearing a nurse aide uniform
c. wearing a business suit, dress, or pants and
dress shirt
d. wearing formal attire
,Answer: c. wearing a business suit, dress, or pants and
dress shirt
◉ An ambulatory client is newly admitted. Before
leaving the client alone, the nurse aide should
a. ask if the client is hungry.
b. inspect the client's skin.
c. assess the client's intake and output.
d. make sure the client knows how to use the
call bell.
Answer: d. make sure the client knows how to use the
call bell.
◉ When lifting a heavy object, the correct method
would be to bend at the
a. waist, keeping your legs straight.
b. waist, rounding your shoulders.
c. knees, keeping your back straight.
d. knees and waist.
Answer: c. knees, keeping your back straight.
◉ When should nurse aides wash their hands?
,a. after eating
b. before using the bathroom
c. after client care
d. before cleaning a bedpan
Answer: c. after client care
◉ When assisting a client with eating, one of the
first things the nurse aide should do is
a. cut the food into bite-size pieces.
b. wash his own hands and the client's hands.
c. butter the client's bread.
d. provide the client with privacy.
Answer: b. wash his own hands and the client's hands.
◉ A patient has a new cast on her right arm.
While caring for her, it is important to first
observe for
a. pulse above the cast.
b. color and hardness of the cast.
c. warmth and color of fingers.
d. signs of crumbling at the cast end.
Answer: c. warmth and color of fingers.
, ◉ Encouraging a client to take part in activities of
daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, combing
hair, and feeding is
a. done only when time permits.
b. the family's responsibility.
c. necessary for rehabilitation.
d. a violation of client rights.
Answer: c. necessary for rehabilitation.
◉ In caring for a confused elderly man, it is
important to remember to
a. keep the bedrails up except when you are at
the bedside.
b. close the door to the room so that he does
not disturb other patients.
c: keep the room dark and quiet at all times to
keep the patient from becoming upset,
d. remind him each morning to shower and
shave independently.
Answer: a. keep the bedrails up except when you are at
the bedside.
