CNA Practice Questions 2016

A nurse aide should give an unconscious client oral hygiene at LEAST every:

2 hours.

A confused and disoriented client is begging to go home. The nurse aide's BEST response to this client is:

ask the client to tell the nurse aide about his/her home.

If a client has hand tremors, the nurse aide SHOULD:

assist the client with the activity of daily living as needed.

To lift an object using good body mechanics, the nurse aide SHOULD:

bend knees and keep back straight.

The nurse aide sees a client spill water on the floor in the hall. Another client is walking down the hall. The nurse aide SHOULD:

clean up the spill.

Incident reports are written in order to:

determine patterns and trends.

Nurse aides can provide a client with a sense of security by:

explaining all routines and procedures.

A client with Alzheimer's disease wanders from room to room moving the belongings of other clients to different locations. Alert and oriented clients are angry that their things have been moved. The nurse aide SHOULD:

find the missing articles and return them.

When operating a manual bed, the nurse aide should remember to:

fold cranks under bed.

The client's Bill of Rights includes:

freedom of choice.

The female perineum should be cleansed:

from front to back.

When ambulating an unsteady client, it is best for the nurse aide to use a:

gait belt.

The nursing care plan states, "Transfer with mechanical lift." However, the client is very agitated. To transfer the client, the nurse aide SHOULD:

get assistance to move the client.

After assisting with evening care, the nurse aide notices the client has bilateral hearing aids. The nurse aide understands that if a hearing aid is not in use, it should:

have the battery removed.

When the nurse aide gives evening care to a client with a full set of dentures, proper procedure requires that the dentures be placed:

in a denture cup with the client's name on it.

The nurse aide should place soiled linen:

in the dirty linen container.

When transferring a client to a different unit, the most important information the nurse aide needs from the nurse is the:

name and room number.

The nurse aide should refuse to perform a task if the:

nurse aide has not been trained to do it.

When assisting a client in resolving grievances, the nurse aide should report the grievance to the:

nurse in charge.

The nurse aide reports directly to the:

nurse supervisor.

A client is paralyzed on the right side. The nurse aide should place the signaling device:

on the left side of the bed near the client's hand.

For safety, when leaving a client alone in a room, the nurse aide SHOULD:

place signaling device within client's reach.

A client is to be assisted out of bed to sit in a wheelchair. Which action would make this procedure safe?

place the bed in the low position

When taking an oral temperature, it is important to:

place the thermometer under the tongue.

The client looks forward to playing Bingo each morning. The nurse aide should:

plan the client's schedule so client is bathed and dressed in time for Bingo.

When giving care to a client, the nurse aide should avoid unnecessary exposure of the client in order to protect the client's right to:

privacy.

A family member asks the nurse aide what medication the client is receiving. The nurse aide should:

refer the family member to the nurse.

The MOST important reason for using soap and water to clean a client's skin after elimination is to:

remove feces and urine from the skin.

While making an empty bed, the nurse aide sees that the side rail is broken. The nurse aide SHOULD:

report the broken side rail immediately.

The nurse aide notices that the client's radio cord is draped across a chair in order to reach the nearest outlet. The FIRST thing the nurse aide should do is:

see if any changes can be made so that the radio can be plugged in safely.

The nurse aide is responsible for all of the following fire prevention measures EXCEPT:

taking cigarettes and matches away from all clients and visitors.

Physical restraints are used MOST often:

to prevent client injury.

Pressure sores can often be prevented if the client is:

turned or repositioned every two hours.

When giving a back rub the nurse aide SHOULD:

use circular motion over bony areas.

When taking a client's radial pulse, the nurse aide's fingertips should be placed on the client's:

wrist.

In what position should the nurse aide place the unconscious person when giving oral care?

Lateral

Which of the following is a restraint alternative?

Pain management

What type of fire can be put out with water?

Paper

The nurse aide gave a client the wrong diet. What will the nurse aide do after realizing this error?

Report the error immediately to the nurse

A button hook and a sock assist are all part of what kind of nursing care?

Restorative and rehabilitation

The nurse aide is going to help the client walk from the bed to a chair. What should the nurse aide put on the client's feet?

Rubber-soled slippers or shoes

If the nurse aide is concerned about client care, who should the nurse aide speak to FIRST?

The nurse in charge

The electric shaver that the nurse aide is using to shave a client begins to spark and smoke. What should the nurse aide do FIRST?

Unplug the shaver

The nurse aide is caring for a client whose religious beliefs do not allow the client to eat certain foods. The nurse aide should report this information to the:

charge nurse.

When caring for a client who uses a protective device (restraint), the nurse aide SHOULD:

check the client's body alignment.

Before helping a client into a bath or shower, the nurse aide should FIRST:

check the temperature of the water.

Right before dinner a client is incontinent of urine. The nurse aide SHOULD:

clean the client and take to dinner as soon as possible.

Which of the following statements might strongly support that a client is considering suicide?

"I might as well be dead."

A visitor enters the room while the nurse aide is changing the client. How should the nurse aide respond?

"Would you please wait in the lobby?"

What is the main purpose of continuing education for the nurse aide?

Client safety

The nurse aide is caring for client who answers every question by nodding and saying "yes." How will the nurse aide respond to this behavior?

Inform the nurse of the client's behavior

What is the FIRST thing a nurse aide should do when finding an unresponsive client?

Call for help

What should the nurse aide do FIRST when changing an ostomy bag?

Explain procedure to client

What should the nurse aide do to communicate with a client that only speaks and understands a foreign language?

Use an interpretation guide

The BEST razor to use when shaving a diabetic client is:

an electric razor.

When caring for a client from another country, the nurse aide SHOULD:

be sensitive to the client's cultural needs.

While eating dinner a client starts to choke and turn blue. The nurse aide SHOULD:

call for assistance and perform the Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrust).

The nurse aide is walking with a client confined to a wheelchair when the facility fire alarm system is activated. The client becomes excited from the noise. The nurse aide SHOULD:

comfort the client while moving to a safe place.

When communicating with the client's family, the nurse aide SHOULD:

listen to concerns and offer support.

If an alert and oriented client touches a nurse aide inappropriately, the nurse aide's BEST response is to:

step back and ask the client not to do it again.