CA CNA WRITTEN PRACTICE EXAM
Questions and Answers
1. Which of the following statements BEST describes the nursing care plan?
A. A chart listing a client's vital signs
B. A card containing a client's diagnosis
C. A weekly schedule of a client's recreational activities
D. A guide to caring for an individual client
ANS D. A guide to caring for an individual client
2. Failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental, or emotional harm
to a client is
A. Battery
B. Neglect
C. Verbal abuse
D. Domestic violence
ANS B. Neglect
3. The following diagram represents a dinner meal served to a client. The client ate
the BAKED CHICKEN and FRUIT CUP. What percentage of the meal SHOULD the
nurse aide record as eaten by the client?
Milk (10%), Fruit Cup (20%), Rice (20%), Baked Chicken (25%), and Peas (25%)
,A. 25%
B. 35%
C. 45%
5. 55%
ANS C. 45%
4. A nurse aide is assisting a client with a right-sided weakness to dress. What is the
correct procedure for dressing this client?
A. Start with the left upper side and then the right side
B. There is no set order to dress this client
C. Begin with the weak side and proceed to the strong side
D. The decision is made by the client
ANS C. Begin with the weak side and proceed to the strong side
5. An ombudsman is a person who
A. Directs the activities program
B. Delivers the flowers to the clients
C. Promotes clients rights
D. Performs religions services
ANS C. Promotes clients rights
6. Where in a client's room should an oxygen tank be placed?
,A. Next to a candle in the room
B. Next to the space heater
C. Near the fireplace
D. Next to the client in a clear area
ANS D. Next to the client in a clear area
7. Dentures should be stored in
A. A carefully wrapped paper towel
B. An emesis basin filled with cool water
C. A labeled container filled with hot water
D. A labeled container filled with cool water
ANS D. A labeled container filled with cool water
8. Which of the following clients is at LEAST risk for developing pressure sore?
A. Incontinent client
B. Very heavy client
C. Ambulatory client
D. Client with a cast
ANS C. Ambulatory client
9. The nurse aide exercises a client's arm by gently straightening it. This type of
exercise is called
, A. Isometrics
B. Flexion
C. Range of Motion (ROM)
D. Aerobics
ANS C. Range of Motion (ROM)
10. When a client with a communicable disease is separated from other clients, it
is called
A. Immobilization
B. Isolation
C. Incubation
D. Infection
ANS B. Isolation
11. The nurse aide disagrees with a client's do not resuscitate (DNR) order. The
nurse aide SHOULD
A. Perform CPR if the client arrests
B. Follow the client's DNR order
C. Discuss the DNR order with the client
D. Call the client's family
ANS B. Follow the client's DNR order
Questions and Answers
1. Which of the following statements BEST describes the nursing care plan?
A. A chart listing a client's vital signs
B. A card containing a client's diagnosis
C. A weekly schedule of a client's recreational activities
D. A guide to caring for an individual client
ANS D. A guide to caring for an individual client
2. Failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental, or emotional harm
to a client is
A. Battery
B. Neglect
C. Verbal abuse
D. Domestic violence
ANS B. Neglect
3. The following diagram represents a dinner meal served to a client. The client ate
the BAKED CHICKEN and FRUIT CUP. What percentage of the meal SHOULD the
nurse aide record as eaten by the client?
Milk (10%), Fruit Cup (20%), Rice (20%), Baked Chicken (25%), and Peas (25%)
,A. 25%
B. 35%
C. 45%
5. 55%
ANS C. 45%
4. A nurse aide is assisting a client with a right-sided weakness to dress. What is the
correct procedure for dressing this client?
A. Start with the left upper side and then the right side
B. There is no set order to dress this client
C. Begin with the weak side and proceed to the strong side
D. The decision is made by the client
ANS C. Begin with the weak side and proceed to the strong side
5. An ombudsman is a person who
A. Directs the activities program
B. Delivers the flowers to the clients
C. Promotes clients rights
D. Performs religions services
ANS C. Promotes clients rights
6. Where in a client's room should an oxygen tank be placed?
,A. Next to a candle in the room
B. Next to the space heater
C. Near the fireplace
D. Next to the client in a clear area
ANS D. Next to the client in a clear area
7. Dentures should be stored in
A. A carefully wrapped paper towel
B. An emesis basin filled with cool water
C. A labeled container filled with hot water
D. A labeled container filled with cool water
ANS D. A labeled container filled with cool water
8. Which of the following clients is at LEAST risk for developing pressure sore?
A. Incontinent client
B. Very heavy client
C. Ambulatory client
D. Client with a cast
ANS C. Ambulatory client
9. The nurse aide exercises a client's arm by gently straightening it. This type of
exercise is called
, A. Isometrics
B. Flexion
C. Range of Motion (ROM)
D. Aerobics
ANS C. Range of Motion (ROM)
10. When a client with a communicable disease is separated from other clients, it
is called
A. Immobilization
B. Isolation
C. Incubation
D. Infection
ANS B. Isolation
11. The nurse aide disagrees with a client's do not resuscitate (DNR) order. The
nurse aide SHOULD
A. Perform CPR if the client arrests
B. Follow the client's DNR order
C. Discuss the DNR order with the client
D. Call the client's family
ANS B. Follow the client's DNR order
