CNA State Practice Exam Updated Questions
and Answers
1.When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurs
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.
d. slightly behind the client on the
client's weak side.
Answer d. slightly behind the client on the
client's weak side.
2.When working with a client who has
urinary retention, the nurse aide can
expect that the client will
a. urinate large volumes.
b. be unable to urinate.
c. urinate frequently.
d. be incontinent of urine.
Answer b. be unable to urinate.
,3.Aging-related hearing changes result
in older clients gradually losing their
ability to hear
a. high-pitched sounds.
b. low-pitched sounds.
c. slow sounds.
d. rapid sounds.
Answer a. high-pitched sounds.
4.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.
Answer d. checking the name tag.
5.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.
d. encourage the client to drink more fluids.
, Answer a. report it to the charge nurse.
6.The proper medical abbreviation
for before meals is
a. p.c.
b. b.i.d.
c. a.c.
d. t.i.d.
Answer c. a.c.
7.A client diagnosed with hypertension
will most likely have a history of
a. low blood pressure.
b. high blood pressure.
c. low blood sugar.
d. high blood sugar.
Answer b. high blood pressure.
8.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
, Answer d. mechanical soft
9.An elderly resident with Alzheimer's
disease cannot find her room. How can
the nurse aide help the client feel
more independent?
a. Tell her to stay in the room.
b. Have her roommate secretly watch her.
c. Place a familiar object on the client's door.
d. Write the room number on a piece of paper.
Answer c. Place a familiar object on the client's door.
10.How often should a patient's intake
and output records be totaled?
a. once each shift
b. twice a day
c. every four hours
d. every 12 hours
Answer a. once each shift
11.Which of the following should the
nursing assistant observe and record
when admitting a client?
a. freckles
b. wrinkles
and Answers
1.When assisting a client in learning how to use a cane, the nurs
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.
d. slightly behind the client on the
client's weak side.
Answer d. slightly behind the client on the
client's weak side.
2.When working with a client who has
urinary retention, the nurse aide can
expect that the client will
a. urinate large volumes.
b. be unable to urinate.
c. urinate frequently.
d. be incontinent of urine.
Answer b. be unable to urinate.
,3.Aging-related hearing changes result
in older clients gradually losing their
ability to hear
a. high-pitched sounds.
b. low-pitched sounds.
c. slow sounds.
d. rapid sounds.
Answer a. high-pitched sounds.
4.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.
Answer d. checking the name tag.
5.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.
d. encourage the client to drink more fluids.
, Answer a. report it to the charge nurse.
6.The proper medical abbreviation
for before meals is
a. p.c.
b. b.i.d.
c. a.c.
d. t.i.d.
Answer c. a.c.
7.A client diagnosed with hypertension
will most likely have a history of
a. low blood pressure.
b. high blood pressure.
c. low blood sugar.
d. high blood sugar.
Answer b. high blood pressure.
8.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
, Answer d. mechanical soft
9.An elderly resident with Alzheimer's
disease cannot find her room. How can
the nurse aide help the client feel
more independent?
a. Tell her to stay in the room.
b. Have her roommate secretly watch her.
c. Place a familiar object on the client's door.
d. Write the room number on a piece of paper.
Answer c. Place a familiar object on the client's door.
10.How often should a patient's intake
and output records be totaled?
a. once each shift
b. twice a day
c. every four hours
d. every 12 hours
Answer a. once each shift
11.Which of the following should the
nursing assistant observe and record
when admitting a client?
a. freckles
b. wrinkles
