CNA Practice Test 5

It is important to practice standard precautions when

What position should a patient be in to receive
an enema?

Which of the following lists only items that
would be included in fluid intake?

The nurse aide must use a stethoscope to
determine the

Another name for involuntary urination is

A client complains of a sore spot in her calf.
The nurse aide should

An example of possible contamination through
direct contact is

A nurse aide finds smoke and flames coming
from a resident’s room. The nurse aide should
first

To place a client in good alignment, the nurse
aide should

When dressing a client with left-sided
weakness, it is important for the nurse aide to
begin dressing him

Which of the following conditions needs to be
reported immediately to the charge nurse?

A nurse aide is making rounds at 1:00 a.m. She
finds a patient lighting a cigarette. Assuming
smoking is allowed in the facility, what should
she do?

A client with a broken hip needs an enema. The
best bedpan to use would be a

Which of the following is true about visually
challenged clients?

Before ambulating a client who has a Foley
catheter, the nurse aide should first

A resident is walking back and forth in the hall.
The nurse aide should

When transferring a client, the client becomes
weak and begins to fall. The nurse aide’s first
action is to

The best way to measure accurate daily weights
is to

A client is sitting in her room with a doll in her
arms, stating, “My baby is sick.” What should
the nurse aide do?

Padded side rails are used to

A nurse aide is recording the output of a
resident who has a Foley catheter. She sees that
the urine bag is empty. What should she do
first?

In the middle of lunch, a client stands up,
clutching her neck and unable to speak. The
nurse aide should first

A client has not had a bowel movement in five
days. He may also complain of

A client who is weak and unsteady needs to
urinate. The nurse aide can safely leave him
alone to use a

For a client who is classified as wound-andskin
isolation, the soiled linen should be

If a resident begins to choke while being fed
and is unable to speak, the nurse aide should
call for help and begin doing

When making a bed, the nurse aide should
place the soiled linen

The ABCs of emergency care stand for

When forcing fluids, the nurse aide should
offer

When caring for a hearing-impaired client, the
nursing assistant should do all of the following
EXCEPT

Security for a client’s dentures includes

While caring for a client, a nurse aide
accidentally gets blood in her eyes. The nurse
aide should first

A client drinks four ounces of juice. The nurse
aide would document this as

When using client restraints, the nurse aide
should

Which of the following vital signs should be
reported immediately?

Examples of client abuse include all of the
following EXCEPT

When bathing a client, the nurse aide
recognizes which of the following as the first
sign of a pressure ulcer?

Nurse aides should wash their hands in all of
the following situations EXCEPT

While bathing a resident, the nursing assistant
notices a rash on the resident’s legs. The
nursing assistant should

The nursing assistant should tell clients

A client begins to have a seizure while the nurse
aide is bathing him. The nurse aide should

Sputum is best collected

To change direction, a nurse aide should

When repositioning a heavy client, the nurse
aide should

To help a client into a wheelchair, the nurse
aide should position the chair

Transferring a client from a bed to a stretcher
requires that the nurse aide use

Which statement about dressing residents is
correct?

Which of the following is an example of a
client’s delusion?

Reality orientation techniques include all of the
following EXCEPT

A young resident with muscular dystrophy
talks about wanting a boyfriend. This feeling is
best described as

A nurse aide walks in on a client masturbating
in his bathroom. The nurse aide should

When providing postmortem care, the nurse
aide must

Which statement about bathing unconscious
clients is correct?

A client wants to know what is wrong with his
roommate. The nurse aide’s best response is

The care plan includes all of the following
EXCEPT

A ten-month-old baby cries and pulls at his left
ear. The nurse aide should

A client is hard of hearing and repeatedly turns
her call light on. The nurse aide should

When giving a client a bath, the nurse aide
should do all of the following EXCEPT

A client who is eating poorly should be offered

What are the signs of death?

On Good Friday, a Catholic client is served
chicken and requests a meatless meal. The
nurse aide should

A client is observing the Islamic holy month of
Ramadan by fasting from sunup to sundown.
The most appropriate action for the nurse aide
would be to

An ECF resident tells the nurse aide something
about her family in confidence. The nurse aide

A nurse aide observes a client falling in the
hallway. It is important that the nurse aide
report

A client’s daughter offers the nurse aide $50 to
thank her for caring for the client. The nurse
aide should

An elderly resident recently cared for her
husband until he died. The nurse aide
recognizes that this client needs to

A resident refuses to go to physical therapy one
morning. The nurse aide reports this to the
charge nurse, who discusses this with the
resident. The resident states that she will go to
phys ical therapy the next day. The nurse aide
understands that the resident

A person admitted to a hospital or extendedcare
facility can be expected to be treated
according to the

The nurse aide is told to bring a client by
wheelchair to the X-Ray Department and
covers the client with a robe, blanket, and
slippers. The nurse aide has maintained the
client’s

Nurse aides need to identify themselves with
their names and title of CNA before giving any
care to clients. This is an example of the
patient’s right to