CNA Practice Exam Flashcards

Flashcards in a question and answer format to help you review the CNA practice exam questions and answers.

Where should a nurse aide place clean linens when preparing to make a bed?

On a chair or table beside the bed.

What is the only acceptable purpose for using a restraint?

To ensure the safety of the client or others.

Where should articles contaminated with blood or body fluids be disposed of?

In the biohazard container.

Where should catheter tubing be secured to avoid pulling on an indwelling urethral catheter when turning a client?

To the client's upper thigh.

What should a nurse aide request the client do when collecting a 24-hour urine sample?

Discard the first voided urine.

What is an important safety measure a nurse aide should take when ambulating a client?

Ensure the client is wearing non-skid footwear.

What is the best personal protective equipment for a nurse aide to wear when handling infectious waste that could splash or spray?

A faceshield

What is an appropriate response for the nurse aide to make if a client expresses anger during care?

"You seem upset. Would you like to talk about it?"

What should a nurse aide do after raising a client's bed but forgetting to bring necessary supplies?

Lower the bed and place the call light within reach.

What should the nurse aide do if a client requests the nurse aide to call the client’s spiritual advisor?

Tell the client that the nurse aide will inform the nurse of the client's request.

What should the nurse aide do first if a client wakes up during the night and asks for something to eat?

Check client's diet before offering nourishment.

What should the nurse aide do FIRST when preparing to bathe a client?

Tell the client what the nurse aide is going to do

When making a bed that is occupied by a client, what action should the nurse aide take?

Make the toe pleat.

Frequent turning and repositioning of the client helps prevent what condition?

Pressure injuries.

When applying elastic stockings to the client, what is the best position for the client?

Lying down in bed.

What should a nurse aide do if other nurse aides begin discussing a client rudely in the employee dining room?

Suggest that this is not the place to discuss the client.

Where should the client's signaling device be placed?

Within the client's reach.

When helping a client who is recovering from a stroke to walk, on which side should the nurse aide assist?

On the client's weak side.

What should the nurse aide do NEXT if a confused client begins to cry and scream out for the client's parent?

Talk to the client in a calm voice about familiar things

Which action would be best for the nurse aide to take to show respect to the spiritual needs of a client?

Assisting the client to read the client's religious materials

While providing care, a client calls the nurse aide by the name of the client's deceased child. What is the BEST response?

Ask the client about the client's favorite memories of the client's child.

When providing care for a client receiving oxygen therapy, what action should the nurse aide take?

Check ears for pressure points.

What should the nurse aide do NEXT if a client falls and suffers a deep cut on the forehead?

Stay with the client and call for help

What would be the BEST thing for the nurse aide to do for a client who has been sad and depressed since being admitted to the facility?

Introduce the client to other clients and staff members

The nurse aide is asked by a client who is confused "what day it is?" What action should the nurse aide take?

Point to the date on a calendar and say the date.

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

Repositioning the client every 2 hours

When caring for a client who is dying, what action should the nurse aide take?

Pay special attention to fluid intake and mouth care.

To BEST communicate with a client who has total hearing loss, what action should the nurse aide take?

Write out the information.

When a client who is weak and unable to move without assistance is positioned in a chair, what action should the nurse aide take?

Place the signaling device within the client's reach

What would be the BEST way for the nurse aide to promote client independence when bathing a client who had a stroke?

Encourage the client to do as much as possible and assist as needed

Which of the following methods is the correct way to remove a dirty isolation gown?

Roll the gown dirty side in and away from the body

Which health care team member assists the client with the performance of activities of daily living?

Occupational therapist.

What does "ambulate with assistance" mean?

The client can walk with the nurse aide providing help

When transferring a client, MOST of the client's weight should be supported by the nurse aide's:

Legs.

When changing a soiled dressing, when should the nurse aide wash the nurse aide's hands?

before and after the procedure.

When MUST the nurse aide wear gloves?

Providing mouth care.

When assisting a client who has right-sided weakness to transfer from a wheelchair, which side should the nurse aide support?

Left side.

How can the nurse aide help prevent pressure injuries in the client?

Keeping linens clean, dry, and wrinkle-free.

If a nurse aide discovers a small fire in a client's room, what is the FIRST thing the nurse aide should do?

Sound the alarm.

When a client has memory loss or confusion, what action should the nurse aide take?

Give the client simple step-by-step instructions.

What does the abbreviation ADL mean?

Activities of Daily Living

Which of the following actions SHOULD the nurse aide take to communicate with a client who has a hearing loss?

Face the client when speaking

What is the FIRST area of a client's body that the nurse aide should wash when providing a bed bath?

Face

When a nurse provides the nurse aide confidential information about a client, what action should the nurse aide take?

Keep the information private.

Before entering a client's room, what should the nurse aide do FIRST?

Knock on the door.

Mouth care for a client who is unconscious MUST be done every:

2 hours.

Where should the nurse aide place the client's soiled bedsheets?

In the soiled linen container.

Before taking the oral temperature of a client who has just finished a cold drink, how long should the nurse aide wait?

20 minutes.

To prevent dehydration of the client, what action should the nurse aide take?

Offer fluids frequently while the client is awake.

When preparing to take a meal tray into the client's room, what is the MOST important action for the nurse aide to take?

Check that the client's name is displayed on the tray card

Which of the following equipment should the nurse aide have available when caring for a client's beard?

Towel, gloves, razor and shaving cream