CNA State Exam Practice Test With
Correct And Detailed Answers Graded
A+
The fnurse fasks fyou fto fambulate fa fpatient fBID fduring fyour fshift. fThis fmeans fyou fwill
fambulate fthe fpatient f____ ftimes.
a. fFour
b. fThree
c. fTwo
fd. fOne f- fCORRECT✅✅C. ftwo
Sometimes fthe fbest fresponse ffor fa fnursing fassistant fis fto fassure fthe fresident fyou
fare flistening. fWhich fof fthese fbehaviors fis fthe fbest fway fto fexhibit fgood flistening
fskills?
A. fSpeaking fabout fyour fown fexperiences fon fthe ftopic fto fdirect fthe fconversation.
B. fAsking fquestions fthat fdirect fthe fconversation ffurther.
C. fTalking fto fthe fresident fwhile fyou fcontinue fto fwork.
D. fTurning fin fthe fresidents fdirection fand fresponding fwhen fit fis fappropriate. f-
fCORRECT✅✅D. fTurning fin fthe fresidents fdirection fand fresponding fwhen fit fis
fappropriate.
While femptying fthe ftrash fin fa fclient's froom, fyou fget fstuck fby fa fneedle fthat fshould
fhave fbeen fplaced fin fthe fsharps fcontainer. fWhat fis fthe ffirst fthing fto fdo?
a. fCall fyour fpersonal fphysician.
b. fWash fthe fsite ffor fseveral fminutes.
c. fFill fout fan fIncident fReport.
d. fTry fto fsqueeze fblood fout. f- fCORRECT✅✅b. fWash fthe fsite ffor fseveral fminutes.
Infection fcontrol fpractices fthat fprevent fthe ftransmission fof fdisease fare fcalled
a. fisolation fprotocols.
b. fpolicies fand fprocedures.
c. fstandard fprecautions.
d. fhand fhygiene fmandates. f- fCORRECT✅✅c. fstandard fprecautions.
A fresident fin fyour fcare fis ffrustrated, fupset, fand fraising fhis fvoice fin fcomplaint. fWhich
fof fthese fis fthe fbest fresponse fto fhis factions?
,a. fReport fthe fincident fto fthe fsupervising fnurse.
b. fWalk faway ffrom fthe fpatient fin fan feffort fto fshow fyou fwon't ftolerate fthe fbehavior.
c. fOffer fsupport fand fcare fusing fa fcomforting fand fcalming fmanner.
d. fAsk fthe fresident fto flower fhis fvoice fin fcourtesy fto fother fresidents fwho fare fgetting
fupset. f- fCORRECT✅✅c. fOffer fsupport fand fcare fusing fa fcomforting fand fcalming
fmanner.
There fare fcertain fsteps fto ffollow ffrom fstart fto ffinish fwhen fbeginning fa fprocedure fon fa
fpatient. fAs fa fnursing fassistant, fit fis fextremely fimportant fto fstart fwith fwhich fof fthese
ftasks?
a. fEnter fthe fdate fin fthe fpatients fmedical frecord.
b. fDocument fwhat fyou fdid.
c. fProvide fprivacy fin fthe fimmediate farea.
d. fVerify fthe fresidents fidentification. f- fCORRECT✅✅d. fVerify fthe fresidents
fidentification.
As fdementia fprogresses, fincontinence fcan fbecome fan fissue. fHow fcan fthe fnurse faide
fassist?
a. fAvoid foutings fto fminimize faccidents fand fpossible fembarrassment.
b. fRemind fthe fresident fto flet fyou fknow fwhen fthey fneed fto fuse fthe fbathroom.
c. fStart fto fuse fan fadult fdiaper fto fkeep fclothing fand flinens fclean.
d. fWatch ffor fsigns fof fdiscomfort fso fyou fcan ftake fthe fresident fto fthe fbathroom. f-
fCORRECT✅✅d. fWatch ffor fsigns fof fdiscomfort fso fyou fcan ftake fthe fresident fto fthe
fbathroom.
When fa fpatient fis fdying, fthe flast fof fthe ffive fsenses fthe fpatient floses fis f____?
a. fHearing
b. fTouch
c. fTaste
d. fSight f- fCORRECT✅✅a. fHearing
If fyou fhave fa fresident fwho fis fcompletely fdeaf, fwhich fof fthese fwould fbe fthe fmost
fimportant ffor feffective fcommunication?
a. fA flaptop for fpen fand fpaper.
b. fA floud fvoice fthat fprojects fover fnoise.
c. fAn falarm fthat frings flouder fthan fin fnon-hearing fimpaired frooms.
d. fA fphone fsystem fwith famplifiers. f- fCORRECT✅✅a. fA flaptop for fpen fand fpaper.
When fgetting fdressed, fa fclient falways fwants fto fwear fher ffavorite foutfit. fWhat fis fa
fgood fsolution?
a. fHide fthe ffavorite foutfit ffor fa ffew fdays fso fshe fforgets.
,b. fTell fthe fresident fthat fthe foutfit fis fdirty fand fshe fwill fhave fto fchoose fanother.
c. fAsk fthe ffamily fto fget fseveral fidentical foutfits.
d. fExplain fthe fbenefits fof fvariety fand foffer fseveral fother foutfits. f- fCORRECT✅✅c.
fAsk fthe ffamily fto fget fseveral fidentical foutfits.
Blood-borne finfections finclude
a. fchicken fpox
b. fpneumonia
c. fhepatitis
d. fmeasles f- fCORRECT✅✅c. fhepatitis
A fresident fin fyour fcare fhas fjust freceived fnews fof fa fdeath fin fthe ffamily. fWhat fis fthe
fbest fway fto fassist fthem fwith fthe fgrieving fprocess?
a. fTell fthe fresident fabout fan fexperience fyou fhad fwith fdeath fand fwhat fhelped fyou
fcope fwith fit.
b. fRemind fthe fresident fthat fdeath fis finevitable.
c. fSpend fsome ftime fwith fthe fresident, fparticularly foffering fsupport fif fhe for fshe fwishes
fto ftalk fabout fit.
d. fSuggest fthat fthe fresident fget fhis for fher fmind foff fof fthings fby fthinking fof fsomething
fpleasant. f- fCORRECT✅✅c. fSpend fsome ftime fwith fthe fresident, fparticularly foffering
fsupport fif fhe for fshe fwishes fto ftalk fabout fit.
Elizabeth fKübler-Ross fdescribes fthe fstages fof fgrief fa fperson fgoes fthrough fwhen fthey
flose fsomeone fclose fto fthem. fShe fbelieves fthe ffirst fstage fof fthe fgrieving fprocess fis
f____.
a. fAcceptance
b. fAnger
c. fDepression
d. fDenial f- fCORRECT✅✅d. fDenial
When fyou fare fdocumenting fin fa fmedical frecord, fwhich fof fthese fis fnot fpart fof fthe
fprocess?
a. fAuthor fidentification.
b. fUsing fcorrect fspelling.
c. fDating fyour fentries.
d. fWriting fin fpencil fso ferasures fcan fmake fthe frecord fclean. f- fCORRECT✅✅d.
fWriting fin fpencil fso ferasures fcan fmake fthe frecord fclean.
A fnurse faide ffinds fa fresident flooking fin fthe frefrigerator fat fthe fnurses' fstation fat f5
fa.m. fThe fresident, fwho fis fconfused, fexplains fthat fhe fneeds fbreakfast fbefore fhe
fleaves ffor fwork. fThe fbest fresponse fby fthe fnurse faide fis fto f____.
, a. ftell fhim fthat fresidents fare fnot fallowed fin fthe fnurses' fstation.
b. fremind fhim fthat fhe fis fretired ffrom fhis fjob fand fin fa fnursing fhome.
c. fask fthe fresident fabout fhis fjob fand fif fhe fis fhungry.
d. fhelp fthe fresident fback fto fhis froom fand finto fbed. f- fCORRECT✅✅c. fask fthe
fresident fabout fhis fjob fand fif fhe fis fhungry.
A fresident fwho fhas fnot fbeen fdischarged finsists fshe fis fgoing fhome. fWhat fshould fthe
fnurse faide fdo?
a. fNotify fthe fcharge fnurse fimmediately.
b. fPut fher fin fphysical frestraints funtil fshe fcalms fdown.
c. fTell fher fshe fcannot fleave fwithout fa fdoctor's forder.
d. fAdvise fher fthat fshe fcan fleave fif fshe fwants fto. f- fCORRECT✅✅a. fNotify fthe
fcharge fnurse fimmediately.
When fcaring ffor fa fconfused fresident fwhat fshould fa fnursing fassistant fdo?
a. fSay fnothing fto favoid fmore fconfusion.
b. fGive fsimple fdirections.
c. fAllow fthe fresident fto fplan fdaily factivities.
d. fGive fthe fresident factivities. f- fCORRECT✅✅b. fGive fsimple fdirections.
Reality forientation fshould finclude
a. fCalling fthe fresident fby fhis fname.
b. fUsing fnicknames flike f"Granny".
c. fTalking fabout fyour finterests.
d. fTelling fimaginative fstories fto fthe fresident. f- fCORRECT✅✅a. fCalling fthe fresident
fby fhis fname.
As fa fnursing fassistant, fyou fmay fencounter fresidents fwho fare fanxious for ffeeling
funsettled fabout feither ftheir fcircumstances for fsurroundings. fThe fbest fresponse fin
fdealing fwith fthis fanxiety fis fto f____.
a. fOpen fthe fshades fto flet fin fmore flight fand fbrighten fthe fsurroundings.
b. fLeave fthe froom fso fthe fresident fcan fre-group fand fre-focus fin fprivate.
c. fSpeak fin fa fcalm fvoice fand fexhibit fa fcalm fand fcomforting fdemeanor.
d. fTurn fon fthe fradio for ftelevision fto fdistract fthe fresident ffrom ftheir fimmediate
fthought. f- fCORRECT✅✅c. fSpeak fin fa fcalm fvoice fand fexhibit fa fcalm fand
fcomforting fdemeanor.
Used fdisposable fsupplies fand fequipment fshould fbe fdiscarded
a. foutside fthe fresident's froom.
b. fin fa fdesignated freceptacle.
c. fin fthe fresident's fwastebasket
Correct And Detailed Answers Graded
A+
The fnurse fasks fyou fto fambulate fa fpatient fBID fduring fyour fshift. fThis fmeans fyou fwill
fambulate fthe fpatient f____ ftimes.
a. fFour
b. fThree
c. fTwo
fd. fOne f- fCORRECT✅✅C. ftwo
Sometimes fthe fbest fresponse ffor fa fnursing fassistant fis fto fassure fthe fresident fyou
fare flistening. fWhich fof fthese fbehaviors fis fthe fbest fway fto fexhibit fgood flistening
fskills?
A. fSpeaking fabout fyour fown fexperiences fon fthe ftopic fto fdirect fthe fconversation.
B. fAsking fquestions fthat fdirect fthe fconversation ffurther.
C. fTalking fto fthe fresident fwhile fyou fcontinue fto fwork.
D. fTurning fin fthe fresidents fdirection fand fresponding fwhen fit fis fappropriate. f-
fCORRECT✅✅D. fTurning fin fthe fresidents fdirection fand fresponding fwhen fit fis
fappropriate.
While femptying fthe ftrash fin fa fclient's froom, fyou fget fstuck fby fa fneedle fthat fshould
fhave fbeen fplaced fin fthe fsharps fcontainer. fWhat fis fthe ffirst fthing fto fdo?
a. fCall fyour fpersonal fphysician.
b. fWash fthe fsite ffor fseveral fminutes.
c. fFill fout fan fIncident fReport.
d. fTry fto fsqueeze fblood fout. f- fCORRECT✅✅b. fWash fthe fsite ffor fseveral fminutes.
Infection fcontrol fpractices fthat fprevent fthe ftransmission fof fdisease fare fcalled
a. fisolation fprotocols.
b. fpolicies fand fprocedures.
c. fstandard fprecautions.
d. fhand fhygiene fmandates. f- fCORRECT✅✅c. fstandard fprecautions.
A fresident fin fyour fcare fis ffrustrated, fupset, fand fraising fhis fvoice fin fcomplaint. fWhich
fof fthese fis fthe fbest fresponse fto fhis factions?
,a. fReport fthe fincident fto fthe fsupervising fnurse.
b. fWalk faway ffrom fthe fpatient fin fan feffort fto fshow fyou fwon't ftolerate fthe fbehavior.
c. fOffer fsupport fand fcare fusing fa fcomforting fand fcalming fmanner.
d. fAsk fthe fresident fto flower fhis fvoice fin fcourtesy fto fother fresidents fwho fare fgetting
fupset. f- fCORRECT✅✅c. fOffer fsupport fand fcare fusing fa fcomforting fand fcalming
fmanner.
There fare fcertain fsteps fto ffollow ffrom fstart fto ffinish fwhen fbeginning fa fprocedure fon fa
fpatient. fAs fa fnursing fassistant, fit fis fextremely fimportant fto fstart fwith fwhich fof fthese
ftasks?
a. fEnter fthe fdate fin fthe fpatients fmedical frecord.
b. fDocument fwhat fyou fdid.
c. fProvide fprivacy fin fthe fimmediate farea.
d. fVerify fthe fresidents fidentification. f- fCORRECT✅✅d. fVerify fthe fresidents
fidentification.
As fdementia fprogresses, fincontinence fcan fbecome fan fissue. fHow fcan fthe fnurse faide
fassist?
a. fAvoid foutings fto fminimize faccidents fand fpossible fembarrassment.
b. fRemind fthe fresident fto flet fyou fknow fwhen fthey fneed fto fuse fthe fbathroom.
c. fStart fto fuse fan fadult fdiaper fto fkeep fclothing fand flinens fclean.
d. fWatch ffor fsigns fof fdiscomfort fso fyou fcan ftake fthe fresident fto fthe fbathroom. f-
fCORRECT✅✅d. fWatch ffor fsigns fof fdiscomfort fso fyou fcan ftake fthe fresident fto fthe
fbathroom.
When fa fpatient fis fdying, fthe flast fof fthe ffive fsenses fthe fpatient floses fis f____?
a. fHearing
b. fTouch
c. fTaste
d. fSight f- fCORRECT✅✅a. fHearing
If fyou fhave fa fresident fwho fis fcompletely fdeaf, fwhich fof fthese fwould fbe fthe fmost
fimportant ffor feffective fcommunication?
a. fA flaptop for fpen fand fpaper.
b. fA floud fvoice fthat fprojects fover fnoise.
c. fAn falarm fthat frings flouder fthan fin fnon-hearing fimpaired frooms.
d. fA fphone fsystem fwith famplifiers. f- fCORRECT✅✅a. fA flaptop for fpen fand fpaper.
When fgetting fdressed, fa fclient falways fwants fto fwear fher ffavorite foutfit. fWhat fis fa
fgood fsolution?
a. fHide fthe ffavorite foutfit ffor fa ffew fdays fso fshe fforgets.
,b. fTell fthe fresident fthat fthe foutfit fis fdirty fand fshe fwill fhave fto fchoose fanother.
c. fAsk fthe ffamily fto fget fseveral fidentical foutfits.
d. fExplain fthe fbenefits fof fvariety fand foffer fseveral fother foutfits. f- fCORRECT✅✅c.
fAsk fthe ffamily fto fget fseveral fidentical foutfits.
Blood-borne finfections finclude
a. fchicken fpox
b. fpneumonia
c. fhepatitis
d. fmeasles f- fCORRECT✅✅c. fhepatitis
A fresident fin fyour fcare fhas fjust freceived fnews fof fa fdeath fin fthe ffamily. fWhat fis fthe
fbest fway fto fassist fthem fwith fthe fgrieving fprocess?
a. fTell fthe fresident fabout fan fexperience fyou fhad fwith fdeath fand fwhat fhelped fyou
fcope fwith fit.
b. fRemind fthe fresident fthat fdeath fis finevitable.
c. fSpend fsome ftime fwith fthe fresident, fparticularly foffering fsupport fif fhe for fshe fwishes
fto ftalk fabout fit.
d. fSuggest fthat fthe fresident fget fhis for fher fmind foff fof fthings fby fthinking fof fsomething
fpleasant. f- fCORRECT✅✅c. fSpend fsome ftime fwith fthe fresident, fparticularly foffering
fsupport fif fhe for fshe fwishes fto ftalk fabout fit.
Elizabeth fKübler-Ross fdescribes fthe fstages fof fgrief fa fperson fgoes fthrough fwhen fthey
flose fsomeone fclose fto fthem. fShe fbelieves fthe ffirst fstage fof fthe fgrieving fprocess fis
f____.
a. fAcceptance
b. fAnger
c. fDepression
d. fDenial f- fCORRECT✅✅d. fDenial
When fyou fare fdocumenting fin fa fmedical frecord, fwhich fof fthese fis fnot fpart fof fthe
fprocess?
a. fAuthor fidentification.
b. fUsing fcorrect fspelling.
c. fDating fyour fentries.
d. fWriting fin fpencil fso ferasures fcan fmake fthe frecord fclean. f- fCORRECT✅✅d.
fWriting fin fpencil fso ferasures fcan fmake fthe frecord fclean.
A fnurse faide ffinds fa fresident flooking fin fthe frefrigerator fat fthe fnurses' fstation fat f5
fa.m. fThe fresident, fwho fis fconfused, fexplains fthat fhe fneeds fbreakfast fbefore fhe
fleaves ffor fwork. fThe fbest fresponse fby fthe fnurse faide fis fto f____.
, a. ftell fhim fthat fresidents fare fnot fallowed fin fthe fnurses' fstation.
b. fremind fhim fthat fhe fis fretired ffrom fhis fjob fand fin fa fnursing fhome.
c. fask fthe fresident fabout fhis fjob fand fif fhe fis fhungry.
d. fhelp fthe fresident fback fto fhis froom fand finto fbed. f- fCORRECT✅✅c. fask fthe
fresident fabout fhis fjob fand fif fhe fis fhungry.
A fresident fwho fhas fnot fbeen fdischarged finsists fshe fis fgoing fhome. fWhat fshould fthe
fnurse faide fdo?
a. fNotify fthe fcharge fnurse fimmediately.
b. fPut fher fin fphysical frestraints funtil fshe fcalms fdown.
c. fTell fher fshe fcannot fleave fwithout fa fdoctor's forder.
d. fAdvise fher fthat fshe fcan fleave fif fshe fwants fto. f- fCORRECT✅✅a. fNotify fthe
fcharge fnurse fimmediately.
When fcaring ffor fa fconfused fresident fwhat fshould fa fnursing fassistant fdo?
a. fSay fnothing fto favoid fmore fconfusion.
b. fGive fsimple fdirections.
c. fAllow fthe fresident fto fplan fdaily factivities.
d. fGive fthe fresident factivities. f- fCORRECT✅✅b. fGive fsimple fdirections.
Reality forientation fshould finclude
a. fCalling fthe fresident fby fhis fname.
b. fUsing fnicknames flike f"Granny".
c. fTalking fabout fyour finterests.
d. fTelling fimaginative fstories fto fthe fresident. f- fCORRECT✅✅a. fCalling fthe fresident
fby fhis fname.
As fa fnursing fassistant, fyou fmay fencounter fresidents fwho fare fanxious for ffeeling
funsettled fabout feither ftheir fcircumstances for fsurroundings. fThe fbest fresponse fin
fdealing fwith fthis fanxiety fis fto f____.
a. fOpen fthe fshades fto flet fin fmore flight fand fbrighten fthe fsurroundings.
b. fLeave fthe froom fso fthe fresident fcan fre-group fand fre-focus fin fprivate.
c. fSpeak fin fa fcalm fvoice fand fexhibit fa fcalm fand fcomforting fdemeanor.
d. fTurn fon fthe fradio for ftelevision fto fdistract fthe fresident ffrom ftheir fimmediate
fthought. f- fCORRECT✅✅c. fSpeak fin fa fcalm fvoice fand fexhibit fa fcalm fand
fcomforting fdemeanor.
Used fdisposable fsupplies fand fequipment fshould fbe fdiscarded
a. foutside fthe fresident's froom.
b. fin fa fdesignated freceptacle.
c. fin fthe fresident's fwastebasket
