1[Date]CNA PRACTICE MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST 60+ QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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?" - Correct answer 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. - Correct answer 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 - Correct answer 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. 2[Date](D) apply lotion or oil to the client's skin. - Correct answer 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. - Correct answer 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. - Correct answer 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. 3[Date](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. - Correct answer 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. - Correct answer 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 - Correct answer B
10. What type of fire can be put out with water?
(A) Electrical
(B) Grease
(C) Paper
(D) Chemical - Correct answer C
11. When caring for a client from another
country, the nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) be sensitive to the client's cultural needs.
(B) orient the client to the cultural practices
of the facility.
(C) promote participation by the client in
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?" - Correct answer 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. - Correct answer 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 - Correct answer 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. 2[Date](D) apply lotion or oil to the client's skin. - Correct answer 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. - Correct answer 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. - Correct answer 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. 3[Date](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. - Correct answer 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. - Correct answer 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 - Correct answer B
10. What type of fire can be put out with water?
(A) Electrical
(B) Grease
(C) Paper
(D) Chemical - Correct answer C
11. When caring for a client from another
country, the nurse aide SHOULD:
(A) be sensitive to the client's cultural needs.
(B) orient the client to the cultural practices
of the facility.
(C) promote participation by the client in
