CNA PRACTICE TEST 1 (100 QUESTIONS)
Which of the following should you observe and record when admitting a patient?
A. color of the stool and amount of urine voided
B. how much the patient has eaten and drunk
C. bruises, marks, rashes, or broken skin
D. requests the patient makes - Answers :C. bruises, marks, rashes, or broken skin
Failure to notice bruises or marks on the skin on admission may later cause someone to
believe you were involved in abuse.
When responding to a patient on the intercom, you should
A. ask for the patient's name
B. say, May I help you?
C. give your name and position
D. say, The nurse will answer your call - Answers :C. give your name and position
When responding to a patient on the intercom, you should give your name and position.
Which of the following things should you do to familiarize a new patient with his or her
surroundings?
A. show the patient where the call bell is and how to work it
B. tell the patient not to operate the TV
C. ask visitors to leave the room while you finish admitting the patient
D. raise the side rails of the bed and raise the bed to high position - Answers :A. show
the patient where the call bell is and how to work it
You should never leave a new admit until the patient knows how to call for help.
When arranging a patient's room, you should do all of the following EXCEPT
A. check signal cords
B. fix the back and knee rests as directed
C. administer medications
D. check lighting - Answers :C. administer medications
Nursing assistants are never allowed to give medications.
When assisting a patient in and out of bed, you should always
A. employ body mechanic techniques
,B. get another person to help
C. pull the patient's feet out first, and then lift the back up
D. put shoes on the patient because the patient may slip - Answers :A. employ body
mechanic techniques
You should always use good body mechanics when moving patients.
When should you wash your hands?
A. when you notice they look or feel dirty
B. when the head nurse tells you to
C. at least twice a day
D. before and after contact with a patient - Answers :D. before and after contact with a
patient
You should wash your hands before and after contact with a patient.
Which of the following is the correct procedure for serving a meal to a patient who must
be fed?
A. serve the tray along with all the other trays, and then come back to feed the patient
B. bring the tray to the patient last; feed after you have served all the other patients
C. bring the tray into the room when you are ready to feed the patient
D. have the kitchen hold the tray for one hour - Answers :C. bring the tray into the room
when you are ready to feed the patient
You should not bring the tray into the room until you have time to feed the patient.
A newly admitted patient has dirty fingernails. When giving the patient a bath, you
should first
A. soak the nails
B. trim the nails
C. apply extra lotion
D. clean the nails with a metal file - Answers :A. soak the nails
Soaking the nails first will make cleaning them easier.
When you move a patient on a stretcher, you should stand at the patient's
A. right side
B. left side
C. head
D. feet - Answers :C. head
Always control a stretcher from the head in case you lose control of it.
, The most serious problem that wrinkles in the bedclothes can cause is
A. restlessness
B. sleeplessness
C. decubitus ulcers
D. bleeding and shock - Answers :C. decubitus ulcers
The most serious problem that wrinkles in the bedclothes can cause patients are
decubitus ulcers, or decubiti.
When making a bed, you can save steps and time if you
A. assemble all needed linen before starting to make the bed
B. tuck in bottom linen and top linen at the foot of bed before going to the head of bed
C. use only fitted sheets
D. ask for help from the head nurse - Answers :A. assemble all needed linen before
starting to make the bed
Gathering all supplies first is a timesaver.
One important way to reduce the incidence of decubitus ulcers is to
A. keep the patient in bed
B. force fluids every 2 hours
C. change position every 2 hours
D. all of the above - Answers :C. change position every 2 hours
Changing the patient's position every 2 hours prevents bedsores.
You are told to put a patient in Fowler's position. Before changing the position of the
patient's bed, you should
A. open the window
B. explain the procedure to the patient
C. check with the patient's family
D. remake the bed - Answers :B. explain the procedure to the patient
You should always explain procedures first, so b is the correct answer
You touch the inside of the sink while rinsing soap off your hands. You should
A. allow the water to run over your hands for two minutes
B. dry your hands and turn off the faucet with the paper towel
C. repeat the wash from the beginning
D. none of the above - Answers :C. repeat the wash from the beginning
Which of the following should you observe and record when admitting a patient?
A. color of the stool and amount of urine voided
B. how much the patient has eaten and drunk
C. bruises, marks, rashes, or broken skin
D. requests the patient makes - Answers :C. bruises, marks, rashes, or broken skin
Failure to notice bruises or marks on the skin on admission may later cause someone to
believe you were involved in abuse.
When responding to a patient on the intercom, you should
A. ask for the patient's name
B. say, May I help you?
C. give your name and position
D. say, The nurse will answer your call - Answers :C. give your name and position
When responding to a patient on the intercom, you should give your name and position.
Which of the following things should you do to familiarize a new patient with his or her
surroundings?
A. show the patient where the call bell is and how to work it
B. tell the patient not to operate the TV
C. ask visitors to leave the room while you finish admitting the patient
D. raise the side rails of the bed and raise the bed to high position - Answers :A. show
the patient where the call bell is and how to work it
You should never leave a new admit until the patient knows how to call for help.
When arranging a patient's room, you should do all of the following EXCEPT
A. check signal cords
B. fix the back and knee rests as directed
C. administer medications
D. check lighting - Answers :C. administer medications
Nursing assistants are never allowed to give medications.
When assisting a patient in and out of bed, you should always
A. employ body mechanic techniques
,B. get another person to help
C. pull the patient's feet out first, and then lift the back up
D. put shoes on the patient because the patient may slip - Answers :A. employ body
mechanic techniques
You should always use good body mechanics when moving patients.
When should you wash your hands?
A. when you notice they look or feel dirty
B. when the head nurse tells you to
C. at least twice a day
D. before and after contact with a patient - Answers :D. before and after contact with a
patient
You should wash your hands before and after contact with a patient.
Which of the following is the correct procedure for serving a meal to a patient who must
be fed?
A. serve the tray along with all the other trays, and then come back to feed the patient
B. bring the tray to the patient last; feed after you have served all the other patients
C. bring the tray into the room when you are ready to feed the patient
D. have the kitchen hold the tray for one hour - Answers :C. bring the tray into the room
when you are ready to feed the patient
You should not bring the tray into the room until you have time to feed the patient.
A newly admitted patient has dirty fingernails. When giving the patient a bath, you
should first
A. soak the nails
B. trim the nails
C. apply extra lotion
D. clean the nails with a metal file - Answers :A. soak the nails
Soaking the nails first will make cleaning them easier.
When you move a patient on a stretcher, you should stand at the patient's
A. right side
B. left side
C. head
D. feet - Answers :C. head
Always control a stretcher from the head in case you lose control of it.
, The most serious problem that wrinkles in the bedclothes can cause is
A. restlessness
B. sleeplessness
C. decubitus ulcers
D. bleeding and shock - Answers :C. decubitus ulcers
The most serious problem that wrinkles in the bedclothes can cause patients are
decubitus ulcers, or decubiti.
When making a bed, you can save steps and time if you
A. assemble all needed linen before starting to make the bed
B. tuck in bottom linen and top linen at the foot of bed before going to the head of bed
C. use only fitted sheets
D. ask for help from the head nurse - Answers :A. assemble all needed linen before
starting to make the bed
Gathering all supplies first is a timesaver.
One important way to reduce the incidence of decubitus ulcers is to
A. keep the patient in bed
B. force fluids every 2 hours
C. change position every 2 hours
D. all of the above - Answers :C. change position every 2 hours
Changing the patient's position every 2 hours prevents bedsores.
You are told to put a patient in Fowler's position. Before changing the position of the
patient's bed, you should
A. open the window
B. explain the procedure to the patient
C. check with the patient's family
D. remake the bed - Answers :B. explain the procedure to the patient
You should always explain procedures first, so b is the correct answer
You touch the inside of the sink while rinsing soap off your hands. You should
A. allow the water to run over your hands for two minutes
B. dry your hands and turn off the faucet with the paper towel
C. repeat the wash from the beginning
D. none of the above - Answers :C. repeat the wash from the beginning
