Practice Questions CNA State Exam With
Complete Solutions
When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurse aide
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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 ANSWER✔✔-d. slightly behind the client on the client's
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weak
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side.
When working with a client who has urinary
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retention, the nurse aide can expect that the
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client will |
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 ANSWER✔✔-b. be unable to
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urinate.
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Aging-related hearing changes result in older | | | | |
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 ANSWER✔✔-a. high-pitched sounds.
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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 ANSWER✔✔-d. checking the name
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tag.
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A client is on a bowel and bladder training
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program and has not had a bowel movement in
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,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 ANSWER✔✔-a.
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report it to the charge nurse.
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The proper medical abbreviation for before
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meals is |
a. p.c. |
b. b.i.d.
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c. a.c.
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d. t.i.d. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. a.c.
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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 ANSWER✔✔-b. high blood pressure.
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, A patient who has difficulty chewing or
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swallowing will need what type of diet? | | | | | |
a. clear liquid
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b. low residue
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c. bland
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d. mechanical soft - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. mechanical soft
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An elderly resident with Alzheimer's disease
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cannot find her room. How can the nurse aide
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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 ANSWER✔✔-
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c. Place a familiar object on the client's door.
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How often should a patient's intake and output
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records be totaled? | |
a. once each shift
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b. twice a day
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c. every four hours
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Complete Solutions
When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurse aide
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
stands
|
a. approximately two feet directly behind the
| | | | | |
client.
b. about one foot from the client's weak side.
| | | | | | | |
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 ANSWER✔✔-d. slightly behind the client on the client's
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weak
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side.
When working with a client who has urinary
| | | | | | |
retention, the nurse aide can expect that the
| | | | | | |
client will |
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 ANSWER✔✔-b. be unable to
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urinate.
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Aging-related hearing changes result in older | | | | |
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 ANSWER✔✔-a. high-pitched sounds.
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The best way to safely identify your patient is by
| | | | | | | | |
a. asking his name.
| | |
b. calling his name and waiting for his
| | | | | | |
response.
c. checking the bed plate.
| | | |
d. checking the name tag. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. checking the name
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tag.
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A client is on a bowel and bladder training
| | | | | | | |
program and has not had a bowel movement in
| | | | | | | |
,three days. The nurse aide should
| | | | |
a. report it to the charge nurse.
| | | | | |
b. give the client an enema.
| | | | |
c. offer the client prune juice.
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d. encourage the client to drink more fluids. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a.
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report it to the charge nurse.
| | | | | |
The proper medical abbreviation for before
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meals is |
a. p.c. |
b. b.i.d.
|
c. a.c.
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d. t.i.d. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. a.c.
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A client diagnosed with hypertension will most
| | | | | |
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 ANSWER✔✔-b. high blood pressure.
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, A patient who has difficulty chewing or
| | | | | |
swallowing will need what type of diet? | | | | | |
a. clear liquid
| |
b. low residue
| |
c. bland
|
d. mechanical soft - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. mechanical soft
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An elderly resident with Alzheimer's disease
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cannot find her room. How can the nurse aide
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help the client feel more independent?
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a. Tell her to stay in the room.
| | | | | | |
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 ANSWER✔✔-
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c. Place a familiar object on the client's door.
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How often should a patient's intake and output
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records be totaled? | |
a. once each shift
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b. twice a day
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c. every four hours
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