CNA Practice Exam
1. ___________is maintaining equal intake and output. -- Correct Answer --fluid balance
2. A ___________ is the permanent and painful stiffening of a joint and muscle. -- Correct
Answer --contracture
3. A nursing assistant should wear gloves when -- Correct Answer --giving perineal care to a
resident
4. A resident's protected health information (PIH) may be shared with: -- Correct Answer --
only those who need the information for care or processing of records
5. A way to prevent aspiration during oral care of unconscious residents include: -- Correct
Answer --using as little liquid as possible when giving oral care
6. After an amputation, a resident may experience phantom sensation. Phantom sensation is
-- Correct Answer --pain or sensation caused by remaining nerve endings
7. An attitude that is helpful in hospice work is -- Correct Answer --respect privacy and
independence
8. Before helping a resident eat, how should the nursing assistant position the resident? --
Correct Answer --sitting as upright as possible
9. Diabetes can lead to what complications: -- Correct Answer --impaired wound healing
10. During a seizure an NA should -- Correct Answer --keep the resident safe
11. Exercises that put each joint through its full arc of motion are called: -- Correct Answer --
range of motion
12. For a nursing assitant, confidentiality means -- Correct Answer --keeping private things
private
, 13. Generally, the last sense to leave a dying person is the sense of -- Correct Answer --
hearing
14. HIV can be transmitted -- Correct Answer --to a fetus by an infected mother
15. How can a nursing assistant help residents with their spirtual needs? -- Correct Answer --
learn about resident's beliefs and listen carefully
16. How many rubber-tipped feet does a quad can have? -- Correct Answer --four
17. How should a fracture pan be positioned? -- Correct Answer --with the handle toward the
foot of the bed
18. How should a resident with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) be
positioned? -- Correct Answer --sitting upright
19. If a nursing assistant sees a letter for the resident at the front desk, she should -- Correct
Answer --take the opened letter to the resident's room
20. If a resident starts to fall, the best thing an NA can do is to: -- Correct Answer --widen her
stance and bring the resident's body close to her
21. If a resident with Alzheimer's disease has problems with dressing, the nursing assistant
should: -- Correct Answer --lay out clothes in the order they should be put on
22. If a resident with Alzheimer's disease shows violent behavior, the nursing assistant should
-- Correct Answer --remove triggers
23. If an activity is not listed on the care plan, what is the responsibility of a NA? -- Correct
Answer --The NA should not perform the activity if it is not listed on the care plan.
24. In order to communicate with a resident who is hearing-impaired, the nursing assistant
should -- Correct Answer --face the resident directly when speaking
1. ___________is maintaining equal intake and output. -- Correct Answer --fluid balance
2. A ___________ is the permanent and painful stiffening of a joint and muscle. -- Correct
Answer --contracture
3. A nursing assistant should wear gloves when -- Correct Answer --giving perineal care to a
resident
4. A resident's protected health information (PIH) may be shared with: -- Correct Answer --
only those who need the information for care or processing of records
5. A way to prevent aspiration during oral care of unconscious residents include: -- Correct
Answer --using as little liquid as possible when giving oral care
6. After an amputation, a resident may experience phantom sensation. Phantom sensation is
-- Correct Answer --pain or sensation caused by remaining nerve endings
7. An attitude that is helpful in hospice work is -- Correct Answer --respect privacy and
independence
8. Before helping a resident eat, how should the nursing assistant position the resident? --
Correct Answer --sitting as upright as possible
9. Diabetes can lead to what complications: -- Correct Answer --impaired wound healing
10. During a seizure an NA should -- Correct Answer --keep the resident safe
11. Exercises that put each joint through its full arc of motion are called: -- Correct Answer --
range of motion
12. For a nursing assitant, confidentiality means -- Correct Answer --keeping private things
private
, 13. Generally, the last sense to leave a dying person is the sense of -- Correct Answer --
hearing
14. HIV can be transmitted -- Correct Answer --to a fetus by an infected mother
15. How can a nursing assistant help residents with their spirtual needs? -- Correct Answer --
learn about resident's beliefs and listen carefully
16. How many rubber-tipped feet does a quad can have? -- Correct Answer --four
17. How should a fracture pan be positioned? -- Correct Answer --with the handle toward the
foot of the bed
18. How should a resident with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) be
positioned? -- Correct Answer --sitting upright
19. If a nursing assistant sees a letter for the resident at the front desk, she should -- Correct
Answer --take the opened letter to the resident's room
20. If a resident starts to fall, the best thing an NA can do is to: -- Correct Answer --widen her
stance and bring the resident's body close to her
21. If a resident with Alzheimer's disease has problems with dressing, the nursing assistant
should: -- Correct Answer --lay out clothes in the order they should be put on
22. If a resident with Alzheimer's disease shows violent behavior, the nursing assistant should
-- Correct Answer --remove triggers
23. If an activity is not listed on the care plan, what is the responsibility of a NA? -- Correct
Answer --The NA should not perform the activity if it is not listed on the care plan.
24. In order to communicate with a resident who is hearing-impaired, the nursing assistant
should -- Correct Answer --face the resident directly when speaking
