CNA STATE EXAM 2026/2027 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH WELL DETAILED SOLUTIONS
When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurse aide stands
a. approximately two feet directly behind the
client.
b. about one foot from the client's weak side.
c. about one foot from the client's strong side.
d. slightly behind the client on the client's weak
side.
d. slightly behind the client on the client's weak
side.
A nurse aide notices that a water pitcher has
spilled onto the floor. The best action for the
aide to perform is to
a. wipe it up immediately.
b. cover it with a towel.
c. notify the charge nurse.
d. contact housekeeping.
a. wipe it up immediately.
Upon entering a room, the nurse aide notices
that a patient is not breathing. The aide's first
action is to
,a. call for help.
b. lay the patient down on his back.
c. give four quick breaths.
d. give ten abdominal thrusts.
a. call for help.
When should postmortem caer be performed?
a. after the family views the body
b. Immediately after doctor pronounces
c. when rigor mortis sets in.
d.after boyd goes to teh morgue.
b. Immediately after doctor pronounces
The purpose of correctly positioning the client is to:a. prevent skin breakdown.
b. maintian function of joints and muscles
c. increase comfort.
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
A surgical bed should be left in what position?
highest position
,A female resident's husband has asked for some
time alone with his wife in her room. What
should the nurse aide do?
(A) Let the husband visit but listen outside the
door.
(B) Let the husband visit and leave the door
open.
(C) Tell the husband not to disturb his wife.
(D) Let the husband visit in private.
(D) Let the husband visit in private.
A resident needs range of motion (ROM)
exercises every day. When the nurse aide tries to
help her do the exercises, the resident says she
will not do them. She says that they are too hard.
What is the nurse aide's best response?
(A) "Try harder and the exercises will be easier."
(B) "I understand, but try working slowly and
resting often."
(C) "The doctor ordered the exercises because
they are important."
(D) "Think of something good during the
exercises and maybe they won't be so
hard."
(B) "I understand, but try working slowly and
, resting often."
A nurse aide enters a room to check on a resident
who is in restraints. The nurse aide finds that the
resident has gotten out of the restraint and is
partly out of the bed. What should the nurse
aide do?
(A) Call for help to get the resident back into bed
and put the restraint back on.
(B) Put the restraint back on tightly so that the
resident cannot move.
(C) Leave the restraint off and report the
problem to the charge nurse.
(D) Put a different type of restraint on the
resident.
hard."
(A) Call for help to get the resident back into bed
and put the restraint back on.
A resident does not want to wear her dentures.
She says she has a sore in her mouth. The nurse
aide should
(A) tell her to leave her dentures out for a few
days.
When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurse aide stands
a. approximately two feet directly behind the
client.
b. about one foot from the client's weak side.
c. about one foot from the client's strong side.
d. slightly behind the client on the client's weak
side.
d. slightly behind the client on the client's weak
side.
A nurse aide notices that a water pitcher has
spilled onto the floor. The best action for the
aide to perform is to
a. wipe it up immediately.
b. cover it with a towel.
c. notify the charge nurse.
d. contact housekeeping.
a. wipe it up immediately.
Upon entering a room, the nurse aide notices
that a patient is not breathing. The aide's first
action is to
,a. call for help.
b. lay the patient down on his back.
c. give four quick breaths.
d. give ten abdominal thrusts.
a. call for help.
When should postmortem caer be performed?
a. after the family views the body
b. Immediately after doctor pronounces
c. when rigor mortis sets in.
d.after boyd goes to teh morgue.
b. Immediately after doctor pronounces
The purpose of correctly positioning the client is to:a. prevent skin breakdown.
b. maintian function of joints and muscles
c. increase comfort.
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
A surgical bed should be left in what position?
highest position
,A female resident's husband has asked for some
time alone with his wife in her room. What
should the nurse aide do?
(A) Let the husband visit but listen outside the
door.
(B) Let the husband visit and leave the door
open.
(C) Tell the husband not to disturb his wife.
(D) Let the husband visit in private.
(D) Let the husband visit in private.
A resident needs range of motion (ROM)
exercises every day. When the nurse aide tries to
help her do the exercises, the resident says she
will not do them. She says that they are too hard.
What is the nurse aide's best response?
(A) "Try harder and the exercises will be easier."
(B) "I understand, but try working slowly and
resting often."
(C) "The doctor ordered the exercises because
they are important."
(D) "Think of something good during the
exercises and maybe they won't be so
hard."
(B) "I understand, but try working slowly and
, resting often."
A nurse aide enters a room to check on a resident
who is in restraints. The nurse aide finds that the
resident has gotten out of the restraint and is
partly out of the bed. What should the nurse
aide do?
(A) Call for help to get the resident back into bed
and put the restraint back on.
(B) Put the restraint back on tightly so that the
resident cannot move.
(C) Leave the restraint off and report the
problem to the charge nurse.
(D) Put a different type of restraint on the
resident.
hard."
(A) Call for help to get the resident back into bed
and put the restraint back on.
A resident does not want to wear her dentures.
She says she has a sore in her mouth. The nurse
aide should
(A) tell her to leave her dentures out for a few
days.
