CNA Certification Practice Exam

When ambulation the client, the nurse aide should

be sure the client is wearing non skid footwear

Articles contaminated with blood or body fluids should be disposed of in the

biohazard container

When preparing to take a meal tray into clientś room, what is the MOST important action for the nurse to take?

check that the clientś name is displayed on the tray card

The Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrust) is used when the client is

choking

When collecting a 24 hour urine sample for a client the nurse aide should request that the client

discard the first voided urine

What is the first area of a client´s body that the nurse aide should wash when providing a bed bath

face

When caring for a client who has a hearing loss, the nurse aide should

face the client when speaking to the client

A nurse aide is assisting a client with mouth care. Which of the following actions should the nurse aide take?

floss between the teeth moving the floss up and down

In order to move a client up in bed, the nurse aide should

get assistance from a coworker

A nurse aide who wants to demonstrate effective listening skills should

give complete attention to the client while the client is talking

When a client has memory loss or confusion, the nurse aide should

give the client simple step by step instructions

The nurse aide SHOULD place the clientś soiled bedsheets

in the soiled linen container

What is the most important reason for using a mechanical lift to transfer clients?

it is the safest method for clients and staff

When a nurse gives the nurse aide confidential information about a client, the nurse aide SHOULD

keep the information private

The nurse aide has raised the height of the client´s bed to provide care to the client but the nurse aide has forgotten to bring the supplies needed, what should the nurse aide do next?

lower the bed, and place the call light within reach

When applying elastic stockings to the client, it would be best for the nurse aide to position the client

lying down in bed

When making an occupied bed the nurse aide should

make the toe pleat

Which of the following activities is within the role of the nurse aide

observing clients for changes in condition

The health care team member who assists the clientś performance of activities of daily living is the

occupational therapists

the nurse aide should understand that the signaling device must be

placed within the clientś reach

Frequent turning and repositioning of the client help prevent

pressure ulcers

Pillowing should be used for a client placed in a side-lying position to

prevent skin breakdown

The nurse aide SHOULD use proper body mechanics in order to

protect the nurse aide from injury

The nurse aide must wear gloves when

providing mouth care

which of the following client observations should the nurse aide report immediately to the nurse

radial pulse, 110

Which of the following is most important for the prevention of skin breakdown in the client?

repositioning the client every 2 hours

A client requests that the nurse aide call the clientś minister. The nurse aide should

tell the client that the nurse aide will inform the nurse of the clientś request

A client asks the nurse aide, ¨am i going to die?¨"which of the following would be the best response for the nurse aide to make?

¨is this something you have been thinking about?¨

If a client expresses anger during care, which of the following would be an APPROPRIATE response for the nurse aide to make?

¨you seem upset. Would you like to talk about it?¨

To promote independence when feeding a client the nurse aide should

allow self feeding as much as possible

When caring for a vision impaired client the nurse aide should

announce self before touching the client

The nurse aide is assisting a client to the bathroom. After the client uses the toilet, the nurse aide notices red streaks in the clientś stool. The nurse aide should

avoid flushing the toilet and report the finding to the nurse

A client drinks 240 ml of soup, 120 ml of coffee, and 90 ml of juice for lunch. The clientś total liquid intake for lunch is

450 ml