CNA Practice Quiz 1-20

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

• "Why are you being so mean today?"

• "You should not say such mean things to people"

• " I will come back when your bad mood is over."

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

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

• 360 ml

• 450 ml

• 480 ml

• 520 ml

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

• share it with other clients

• keep the information private

• discuss it with other staff members in the break room

• discuss it with the client's family

The nurse aide should place the client's soiled bedsheets:

• on the bedside table

• on the floor of the soiled utility room

• in a biohazard bag

• in the soiled linen container

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

• It takes fewer staff to transfer someone

• It is the safest method for clients and staff

• It is faster than other methods

• It is the method that clients like best

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

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

• Make sure the client's favorite foods are present

• Determine if enough fluids have been ordered

• keep all food covered until eaten

The nurse aid should use proper body mechanics in order to

• keep the nurse aide's weight down

• protect the nurse aide from injury

• keep facility equipment in working order

• make a good impression

When making an occupied bed the nurse aide should

• leave the bed in the lowest position

• make the toe pleat

• leave the bottom sheet untucked

• place soiled linens on the floor

Frequent turning and repositioning of the client help prevent

• cyanosis

• indigestion

• coronary disease

• decubitus ulcers

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

• promote sleep

• decrease pain

• prevents skin breakdowns

• decrease edema