CNA State Exam Questions and answers
updated 100% PASS 2025/2026
When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurse aide stands
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a. approximately two feet directly behind the
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client.
b. about one foot from the client's weak side.
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c. about one foot from the client's strong side.
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d. slightly behind the client on the client's weak
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side. - Correct Answers d. slightly behind the client on the client's weak
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side.
II! When working with a client who has urinary
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retention, the nurse aide can expect that the II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
client will II!
a. urinate large volumes.
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b. be unable to urinate.
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c. urinate frequently.
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d. be incontinent of urine. - Correct Answers b. be unable to urinate.
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II! Aging-related hearing changes result in older II! II! II! II! II!
clients gradually losing their ability to hear
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a. high-pitched sounds.
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b. low-pitched sounds.
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c. slow sounds.
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d. rapid sounds. - Correct Answers a. high-pitched sounds.
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,II! The best way to safely identify your patient is by
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a. asking his name.
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b. calling his name and waiting for his
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response.
c. checking the bed plate.
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d. checking the name tag. - Correct Answers d. checking the name tag.
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II! A client is on a bowel and bladder training
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program and has not had a bowel movement in II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
three days. The nurse aide should
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a. report it to the charge nurse.
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b. give the client an enema.
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c. offer the client prune juice.
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d. encourage the client to drink more fluids. - Correct Answers a. report it to the charge nurse.
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II! The proper medical abbreviation for before
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meals is II!
a. p.c. II!
b. b.i.d.
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c. a.c.II!
d. t.i.d. - Correct Answers c. a.c.
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II! A client diagnosed with hypertension will most
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likely have a history of
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a. low blood pressure.
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b. high blood pressure.
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c. low blood sugar.
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d. high blood sugar. - Correct Answers b. high blood pressure.
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,II! A patient who has difficulty chewing or
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swallowing will need what type of diet? II! II! II! II! II! II!
a. clear liquid
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b. low residue
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c. bland
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d. mechanical soft - Correct Answers d. mechanical soft
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II! An elderly resident with Alzheimer's disease
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cannot find her room. How can the nurse aideII! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
help the client feel more independent?
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a. Tell her to stay in the room.
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b. Have her roommate secretly watch her.
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c. Place a familiar object on the client's door.
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d. Write the room number on a piece of paper. - Correct Answers c. Place a familiar object on the client's
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door.
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II! How often should a patient's intake and output
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records be totaled? II! II!
a. once each shift
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b. twice a day
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c. every four hours
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d. every 12 hours - Correct Answers a. once each shift
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II! Which of the following should the nursing
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assistant observe and record when admitting a II! II! II! II! II! II!
client?
a. freckles
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b. wrinkles
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c. short nails
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, d. bruises - Correct Answers d. bruises
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II! When responding to a client on the intercom,
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the nursing assistant should say
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a. "Hello, who is calling, please?"
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b. "What is it that you want?"
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c. "This is [nursing assistant name and position], can I help you?"
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d. "Please hold; I'll have the nurse answer your
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call." - Correct Answers c. "This is [nursing assistant name and position], can I help you?"
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II! Which of the following things should the nurse
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aide do to familiarize new clients with their
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surroundings?
a. Demonstrate the location and use of the call
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light.
b. Explain that the TV is not to be used.
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c. Instruct family to leave the room after the
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aide is finished with the admission.
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d. Raise the bed to the high position and raise
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the safety rails. - Correct Answers a. Demonstrate the location and use of the call
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light.
II! When arranging a client's room, the nursing
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assistant should do all of the following II! II! II! II! II! II!
EXCEPT
a. checking the placement of the call bell.
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b. adjusting the back rest as directed.
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c. administering the client's medications.
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d. adjusting the lighting as appropriate. - Correct Answers c. administering the client's medications.
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updated 100% PASS 2025/2026
When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurse aide stands
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
a. approximately two feet directly behind the
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client.
b. about one foot from the client's weak side.
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c. about one foot from the client's strong side.
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d. slightly behind the client on the client's weak
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side. - Correct Answers d. slightly behind the client on the client's weak
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side.
II! When working with a client who has urinary
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retention, the nurse aide can expect that the II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
client will II!
a. urinate large volumes.
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b. be unable to urinate.
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c. urinate frequently.
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d. be incontinent of urine. - Correct Answers b. be unable to urinate.
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II! Aging-related hearing changes result in older II! II! II! II! II!
clients gradually losing their ability to hear
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a. high-pitched sounds.
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b. low-pitched sounds.
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c. slow sounds.
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d. rapid sounds. - Correct Answers a. high-pitched sounds.
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,II! The best way to safely identify your patient is by
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a. asking his name.
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b. calling his name and waiting for his
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response.
c. checking the bed plate.
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d. checking the name tag. - Correct Answers d. checking the name tag.
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II! A client is on a bowel and bladder training
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program and has not had a bowel movement in II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
three days. The nurse aide should
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a. report it to the charge nurse.
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b. give the client an enema.
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c. offer the client prune juice.
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d. encourage the client to drink more fluids. - Correct Answers a. report it to the charge nurse.
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II! The proper medical abbreviation for before
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meals is II!
a. p.c. II!
b. b.i.d.
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c. a.c.II!
d. t.i.d. - Correct Answers c. a.c.
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II! A client diagnosed with hypertension will most
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likely have a history of
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a. low blood pressure.
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b. high blood pressure.
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c. low blood sugar.
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d. high blood sugar. - Correct Answers b. high blood pressure.
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,II! A patient who has difficulty chewing or
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swallowing will need what type of diet? II! II! II! II! II! II!
a. clear liquid
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b. low residue
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c. bland
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d. mechanical soft - Correct Answers d. mechanical soft
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II! An elderly resident with Alzheimer's disease
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cannot find her room. How can the nurse aideII! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
help the client feel more independent?
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a. Tell her to stay in the room.
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b. Have her roommate secretly watch her.
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c. Place a familiar object on the client's door.
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d. Write the room number on a piece of paper. - Correct Answers c. Place a familiar object on the client's
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door.
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II! How often should a patient's intake and output
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records be totaled? II! II!
a. once each shift
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b. twice a day
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c. every four hours
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d. every 12 hours - Correct Answers a. once each shift
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II! Which of the following should the nursing
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assistant observe and record when admitting a II! II! II! II! II! II!
client?
a. freckles
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b. wrinkles
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c. short nails
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, d. bruises - Correct Answers d. bruises
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II! When responding to a client on the intercom,
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the nursing assistant should say
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a. "Hello, who is calling, please?"
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b. "What is it that you want?"
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c. "This is [nursing assistant name and position], can I help you?"
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d. "Please hold; I'll have the nurse answer your
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call." - Correct Answers c. "This is [nursing assistant name and position], can I help you?"
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II! Which of the following things should the nurse
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aide do to familiarize new clients with their
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surroundings?
a. Demonstrate the location and use of the call
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light.
b. Explain that the TV is not to be used.
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c. Instruct family to leave the room after the
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aide is finished with the admission.
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d. Raise the bed to the high position and raise
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the safety rails. - Correct Answers a. Demonstrate the location and use of the call
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light.
II! When arranging a client's room, the nursing
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assistant should do all of the following II! II! II! II! II! II!
EXCEPT
a. checking the placement of the call bell.
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b. adjusting the back rest as directed.
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c. administering the client's medications.
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d. adjusting the lighting as appropriate. - Correct Answers c. administering the client's medications.
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