CNA PRACTICE MULTIPLE
CHOICE TEST
1. While the nurse aide is assisting a client to
the commode, a visitor enters the room. How
SHOULD the nurse aide respond?
(A) "Can't you knock?"
(B) "Hi. This will only take a moment, so
please take a seat."
(C) "Would you help me lift the client?"
(D) "Would you please wait in the lobby?" - D
2. The nurse aide should perform oral care on a
client who is unconscious at LEAST every:
(A) 2 hours.
(B) 3 hours.
(C) 4 hours.
(D) 5 hours. - A
3. The nurse aide SHOULD report a client's
concerns directly to the:
(A) nurse supervisor.
(B) primary health care provider.
(C) client's family.
(D) administrator - A
4. Before assisting a client into a bath or shower,
the nurse aide should FIRST:
(A) check the temperature of the water.
(B) shampoo the client's hair.
(C) soak the client's feet.
(D) apply lotion or oil to the client's skin. - A
5. A client looks forward to playing cards each
morning. The nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) tell the client that the nurse aide is too
busy today to take the client to play cards.
(B) plan the client's schedule so that the client
is bathed and dressed in time for playing
cards.
(C) tell the client that the nurse aide forgot
that the client wanted to play cards.
(D) ask the client to bathe and dress self
before taking the client to play cards. - B
, 6. A client with Alzheimer's disease wanders from
room to room while moving the belongings of
other clients to different locations. Alert and
oriented clients are angry that their things have
been moved. The nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) return the client to the client's room and
close the door.
(B) find the missing articles and return them.
(C) walk with the client at all times to keep
the client from wandering.
(D) tell the other clients to be understanding
of the client's condition. - B
7. A client is paralyzed on the left side. The
nurse aide SHOULD place the signaling
device:
(A) on the client's right hand.
(B) on the left side of the client's bed.
(C) on the chair at the left of the client's bed.
(D) on the table at the foot of the bed. - A
8. Physical restraints are used MOST often:
(A) to prevent client injury.
(B) when the nurse aide staff is unavailable.
(C) at the family's request.
(D) to prevent clients from wandering. - A
9. What is the FIRST thing a nurse aide should
do when finding an unresponsive client?
(A) Place a cold washcloth on the client's
forehead
(B) Call for help
(C) Close the door to provide privacy to the
client
(D) Call the client's family - B
10. What type of fire can be put out with water?
(A) Electrical
(B) Grease
(C) Paper
(D) Chemical - C
11. When caring for a client from another
country, the nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) be sensitive to the client's cultural needs.
CHOICE TEST
1. While the nurse aide is assisting a client to
the commode, a visitor enters the room. How
SHOULD the nurse aide respond?
(A) "Can't you knock?"
(B) "Hi. This will only take a moment, so
please take a seat."
(C) "Would you help me lift the client?"
(D) "Would you please wait in the lobby?" - D
2. The nurse aide should perform oral care on a
client who is unconscious at LEAST every:
(A) 2 hours.
(B) 3 hours.
(C) 4 hours.
(D) 5 hours. - A
3. The nurse aide SHOULD report a client's
concerns directly to the:
(A) nurse supervisor.
(B) primary health care provider.
(C) client's family.
(D) administrator - A
4. Before assisting a client into a bath or shower,
the nurse aide should FIRST:
(A) check the temperature of the water.
(B) shampoo the client's hair.
(C) soak the client's feet.
(D) apply lotion or oil to the client's skin. - A
5. A client looks forward to playing cards each
morning. The nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) tell the client that the nurse aide is too
busy today to take the client to play cards.
(B) plan the client's schedule so that the client
is bathed and dressed in time for playing
cards.
(C) tell the client that the nurse aide forgot
that the client wanted to play cards.
(D) ask the client to bathe and dress self
before taking the client to play cards. - B
, 6. A client with Alzheimer's disease wanders from
room to room while moving the belongings of
other clients to different locations. Alert and
oriented clients are angry that their things have
been moved. The nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) return the client to the client's room and
close the door.
(B) find the missing articles and return them.
(C) walk with the client at all times to keep
the client from wandering.
(D) tell the other clients to be understanding
of the client's condition. - B
7. A client is paralyzed on the left side. The
nurse aide SHOULD place the signaling
device:
(A) on the client's right hand.
(B) on the left side of the client's bed.
(C) on the chair at the left of the client's bed.
(D) on the table at the foot of the bed. - A
8. Physical restraints are used MOST often:
(A) to prevent client injury.
(B) when the nurse aide staff is unavailable.
(C) at the family's request.
(D) to prevent clients from wandering. - A
9. What is the FIRST thing a nurse aide should
do when finding an unresponsive client?
(A) Place a cold washcloth on the client's
forehead
(B) Call for help
(C) Close the door to provide privacy to the
client
(D) Call the client's family - B
10. What type of fire can be put out with water?
(A) Electrical
(B) Grease
(C) Paper
(D) Chemical - C
11. When caring for a client from another
country, the nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) be sensitive to the client's cultural needs.
