CNA Practice Test #1 (100
Questions) / Real Exam Questions
with Correct Answers, A+ Score
Solutions.
Quiz____?
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 -
Answer✓✓
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.
Quiz____?
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 -
Answer✓✓
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,C. give your name and position
When responding to a patient on the intercom, you should give your name
and position.
Quiz____?
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 -
Answer✓✓
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.
Quiz____?
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 -
Answer✓✓
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,C. administer medications
Nursing assistants are never allowed to give medications.
Quiz____?
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 -
Answer✓✓
A. employ body mechanic techniques
You should always use good body mechanics when moving patients.
Quiz____?
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 -
Answer✓✓
D. before and after contact with a patient
You should wash your hands before and after contact with a patient.
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, Quiz____?
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 -
Answer✓✓
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.
Quiz____?
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 -
Answer✓✓
A. soak the nails
Soaking the nails first will make cleaning them easier.
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Questions) / Real Exam Questions
with Correct Answers, A+ Score
Solutions.
Quiz____?
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 -
Answer✓✓
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.
Quiz____?
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 -
Answer✓✓
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,C. give your name and position
When responding to a patient on the intercom, you should give your name
and position.
Quiz____?
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 -
Answer✓✓
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.
Quiz____?
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 -
Answer✓✓
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,C. administer medications
Nursing assistants are never allowed to give medications.
Quiz____?
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 -
Answer✓✓
A. employ body mechanic techniques
You should always use good body mechanics when moving patients.
Quiz____?
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 -
Answer✓✓
D. before and after contact with a patient
You should wash your hands before and after contact with a patient.
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, Quiz____?
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 -
Answer✓✓
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.
Quiz____?
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 -
Answer✓✓
A. soak the nails
Soaking the nails first will make cleaning them easier.
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